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  • matt.west.co.tt » Blog Archive » Forensic criminology, the ZX Spectrum way
    "Kevin Reilly on comp.sys.sinclair uncovered some unintentional humour in season 1, episode 13 of CSI: Miami which UK-based geeks of a certain age will appreciate."
    (tags: nifty sinclair retro oldschool sounds)
  • jay is games: php Zork!
    "And now, many years later, the first game of the Zork series has been ported to PHP for your gaming pleasure by someone who goes by kodrik over at thcnet.net."
    (tags: nifty ifiction gaming interactivefiction zork php)
  • Sci Fi Wire -- Schneider Talks Smallville's 100th
    Ouch. "John Schneider—whose character of Jonathan Kent played a key role in Smallville's 100th episode, which aired Jan. 26—told SCI FI Wire that he knew what was coming, but used his mixed emotions to fuel his performance."
    (tags: smallville television)
  • Three Decades After Roe, a War We Can All Support - New York Times
    "What we need is an explicit pro-choice war on the abortion rate, coupled with a political message that anyone who stands in the way, yammering about chastity or a "culture of life," is not just anti-choice, but pro-abortion. "
    (tags: abortion prochoice politics health)
  • Care for Some Wood? - Gizmodo
    "Why anyone else in their right mind would go for these wooden USB drives is beyond me..." Actually, the kinda techie / natural mix seems appealing to me.
    (tags: nifty wishlist gadgets)
  • Sony's Stringer kills (robot) dog | Reg Hardware
    This seems stupid to me. I wonder just how much in free attention the Aibo bought Sony over the years?
    (tags: hardware sony)
  • Wired News: Machines Pluck Cash From Trash
    "When you give people the option and make it easier on them, you find that people will recycle on a much higher level" Seems like this will be very useful for when the oil runs out.
    (tags: recycling trash future environment)
  • Escape Pod » EP038: L’Alchimista
    "You are willing to follow a recipe? So many chefs of your caliber think themselves above the direction of others." Awesome story of cooking as alchemy.
    (tags: podcasts fiction scifi)
  • KurzweilAI.net - I am the very model of a Singularitarian
    "Expand his mental faculties by merging with technology" Awesome riff on a classic song.
    (tags: posthuman singularity transhumanism kurzweil)
  • Singularitarian.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)
    "I am the very model of a Singularitarian"
    (tags: mp3 audio singularity transhumanism future kurzweil)
  • Ancestor » Ancestor Claymation Movie!
    "Oh my goodness, people, look at this amazing piece of work." Hah, this kid did a clamation animation of a scene from Ancestor. Totally Airwolf.
    (tags: podcasts ancestor scottsigler claymation)
  • Neatorama » Blog Archive » Poor Man’s Air Conditioning.
    Window air conditioner + generator + beater car = hott
    (tags: hacks hardware notwishlist)
  • Ancestor Swag : Sigler Swag : CafePress.com
    "This is the place to find all things Ancestor. Embryos, Blood, and Cow Fur... these are the symbols that speak to our generation. "
    (tags: wishlist scottsigler angestor)
  • QDB: Quote #608100
    "imagine being that guy... WORST NIGHT OUT EVER"
    (tags: funny quotes irc)
  • Mike Chambers: Learning Object Oriented JavaScript Programing from ActionScript
    He's exactly right, Flash developers pushed the bounds of JS first: "if you are interested in doing object oriented JavaScript development, ... check out some of the older resources and tutorials around object oriented programing in Flash 5 / ActionScript
    (tags: ajax dhtml webdev javascript)