Another reason to be proud of Baltimore: Mayor Dixon found guilty of embezzling a bunch of gift cards originally meant for needy families.

Date posted: December 2, 2009 | Filed under politics, shortlinks | Comments Off on Guilty.

Here’s a tremendous archive of WWI-era photos, some in color. Hours of fascinating browsing. (via)

Date posted: November 30, 2009 | Filed under flickr, shortlinks | Comments Off on WWI photo archive

Having been stuck in a photography rut for, oh, four months or so, I was happy to see this little gadget fly across the radar: a Diana Lens for a Canon or Nikon DSLR mount. Lo-fi plastic fun.

Date posted: November 24, 2009 | Filed under flickr, shortlinks | Comments Off on Diana DSLR lens

Here’s an excellent tutorial on setting up SSH and AFP for secure file sharing.

Date posted: November 11, 2009 | Filed under apple, shortlinks | Comments Off on AFP and SSH

I’m currently enjoying Tarot Sport by the endearingly named Fuck Buttons. Good for working to.

Date posted: November 4, 2009 | Filed under music, shortlinks | Comments Off on Fuck Buttons

What Startups Are Really Like. I’ve been peripherally and personally involved in several startups, and this is a good breakdown of what it’s like. (via DF.)

Date posted: October 26, 2009 | Filed under projects, shortlinks | Comments Off on What Startups Are Really Like

Behind the War Between White House and Fox – NYTimes.com. Wow, I’m amazed it took them this long to cut Fox off.

Date posted: October 23, 2009 | Filed under politics, shortlinks | Comments Off on Behind the war between the White House and the NYT

Vivian Maier – Her Discovered Work Street photography from Chicago, 1950-1970’s (via)

Date posted: October 21, 2009 | Filed under flickr, shortlinks | Comments Off on Vivian Maier – street photographer

This link to a visual guide to baby poop is making the rounds this week, which strikes me as funny for some reason. Jen and I get BabyCenter bulletins, and yes, we saw this, and yes, we looked at the poop. It’s surprising how analytical one gets about poop after having a baby.

Date posted: October 7, 2009 | Filed under life, shortlinks | Comments Off on Baby Poop

No Exit: The never-ending lunacy of Betsy McCaughey. A profile of the woman who’s trying to torpedo health-care reform.

Date posted: October 7, 2009 | Filed under politics, shortlinks | Comments Off on No Exit: The never-ending lunacy of Betsy McCaughey