Tag: links

Want to get an idea of the traffic pumping through Twitter? Check this proof-of-concept monitoring of the public timeline. My headache started about fifteen seconds in…

To quote Will: “I have to say that there is a Twitter issue if a site like this appears […] But [it] has great usability!”

A dictionary for Twitter. I’ve seen most of these, but a couple, like “twitterluia”, brought a smile.

Some nice little tweaks in here I hadn’t considered. Good to have as a reference.

He’s recovered the Ark of the Covenant, closed down the Thuggee cult, and found the Holy Grail. But he can’t secure tenure at the university.

The Phoenix Mars Lander has its own Twitter page. NASA’s just building smarter and smarter robots, isn’t it?

Short version: change your browser’s user agent to Mobile Safari.

Talk about commitment. Talk about school spirit. Wow.

I’d put this on my iPhone so I can have access to my own rimshot any time, any where, but alas, it’s Flash-based.

“Ever wanted to write something, and lock it away? Keep it somewhere where only you could access it? iLocker is for you! The text you enter is encrypted using your password and a highly secure encryption method.”

Fellow frogs: is it getting hot in here, or is it just me?

Nice set of links full of good tips and neat photos.

It’s all about baby steps, the Japanese concept of kaizen, or “continuous improvement”. Baby steps, not big leaps.

All this really does is yet once again clearly show I am not a morning person.

This explains why my little sister got away with so much more. University of Maryland, Duke University, & John Hopkins, with over 11,000 test subjects. Methinks this may be no junk science.

This is only a portion of the Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai. Takes an hour to walk end to end. At least now we know what they’re doing with all that oil money.

For all the other writers out there.

My favorites include: Zombie Lincoln, Lincoln Log, Racer X Lincoln, Tron Lincoln, and, of course, Darth Washington.

On my iPhone, and set as the default ringtone. Love it.

Coming October 2008.

I’m thinking this falls in to the realm of “Just because we can do a thing doesn’t necessarily mean we should do a thing.”

Read about it in Guns & Ammo, but looks like it could come in handy for lots of different uses.

The 20 Worst Foods in America. To quote my wife: “No wonder everyone in the country is fat.”

Springfield now has a mil-spec XD .45, which features an ambidextrous, thumb-operated slide safety. Looks to be the XD I’ve been waiting for.

Some good tips for using Twitter.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Oh, so wrong. What have they done to the Fett?

An easy way to download YouTube videos as MP4 files: throw this bookmarklet up in your browser’s bookmark bar, then click on it when you’re on a YouTube video page that you enjoy.

Karl Rove offers free advice to Barack Obama. Seriously.

Turn your old vinyl albums into CDs and digital music files with Crosley’s new USB turntable.

Home of the Skidless-brand yoga towels. For those of you who practice yoga, or may be considering it.

Perfect for keeping those annoyingly long electronics cables tamed.

“Self-fusing; 700 PSI tensile strength; insulates 8,000 volts per layer; withstands 500 degrees F of heat; flexible to -85 degrees F; never gets gummy or sticky; resists fuels, oils, acids, salt water, & UV rays.”