Goodbye, Hedley Lamarr. Here’s a brief primer.
Coffee Terrorism. Anyone who thinks that wearing a kaffiyeh promotes terrorism really just needs to die. Personally, I find Rachael Ray’s carnivorous Joker grin more frightening than a scarf.
This has been around since 2004, but I’ll post it here. The Branding of Polaroid is a neat, if choppily written website by the man who was charged with rebranding a stale product line in the face of the Kodak juggernaut. It’s fascinating on many levels, and clear parallels can be drawn to modern-day Apple/Microsoft packaging.
I just found a very interesting podcast through iTunes called Beginning Guitar 101 (podcast link) which has four-minute video tutorials for the beginning student. From what I’ve looked at so far, the tutorials start out with some basic fingerings, go over basic chords, chord fills, and then chord transitions. I’ve not been keeping up with my practice, sadly, but this is something I’m going to put on my iPhone for downtime minutes.
The Most Curious Thing – Errol Morris wonders how the girl in the Abu Ghraib picture could be smiling, and why. This is an outstanding article.
From the New York Times: Doctors Say ‘I’m Sorry’ Before ‘See You in Court’. Apparently admitting a mistake actually decreases the chance a malpractice suit will be filed. Go figure.
Laptop travel security Apparently, some brainless judge decided it was OK to allow broad, warrantless searches of laptops upon entering and exiting the U.S. Here are some tips for safer, private travel.
XBMC Turns Your Mac into the Ultimate Media Center. Hm, this looks really interesting…
Because we’re expecting soon, I’m looking at inexpensive camcorders—not for the delivery room, but for the wonderful days afterwards. The Panasonic PV-GS320 is MiniDV-based, has 3CCDs, a Leica F/1.8 lens with 10x optical zoom, 1/25-1/8000 shutter speeds, and optical image stabilization. All that for under $400.
Nixie tube clocks. Me want, bad.