June 2008
14 posts
“George Carlin owed his livelihood to his unique ability in skewering the dogma...”
– Carlin and Dogma by George Giles
How to sing like a planet →
“Scientists say the Earth is humming. Not just noise, but a deep, astonishing music. Can you hear it?” (via Mike)
No Immunity for Giant Telecom Companies →
The House just passed a bill that would grant immunity to telecom companies that helped the government illegally spy on American citizens. The debate now moves to the Senate where a filibuster may be our last chance to stop telecom immunity.
Do we create the world just by looking at it? →
A team of physicists in Vienna has devised experiments that may answer one of the enduring riddles of science.
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take...”
– Thomas Jefferson (via John Paczkowski)
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Wolf Parade — ”Call It a Ritual”
Nathan Myhrvold: A life of fascinations (video) →
Nathan Myhrvold talks about a few of his latest fascinations — animal photography, archeology, BBQ and generally being an eccentric genius multimillionaire.
On shortcuts, undo and hand massage
Mike: Here's one more I just learned about that is pretty slick: Command+Ctrl+D and hover over a word in most apps.
Fletcher: In Cocoa applications (Mail is one), if you start typing a word and hit escape, you'll get an auto complete widget.
Mike: And my favorite, Command+Ctrl+PageUp+CapsLock+LeftClick+TwoSnaps and you get a little carpal tunnel massage.
Fletcher: I accidentally erased something important from my whiteboard the other day and instinctively reached out for apple-z.
