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October 28, 2005

X Marks the Baseball Team
Why the White Sox aren't the White Socks

Solar Power Brightens NYC Commute
The new Stillwell Ave. terminal (Coney Island) gets power from the sun

Indieum
An Indie Music Aggregator

It's on!
Wildcat Mountain (NH) is the first ski area in the east to open, with 4' of natural snow

October 25, 2005

October 24, 2005

How Much is Your Blog Worth?
Mine isn't worth enough to retire on…yet.

Lone Star Statements
One-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time's list of the 100 best novels since 1923.

The Catch
Towards a sustainable policy for fishing

October 21, 2005

"Lost" Numbers Lose Millions
Don't these people know that the numbers are bad?

October 20, 2005

Ten RSS Hacks
Most of which are actually useful

Everything you always wanted to know about nanotechology...
But were too afraid of quantum spookiness to ask.

October 19, 2005

October 18, 2005

Zod 2008
You will vote for Zod... or else!

Made-up words in The Simpsons
Some of these are perfectly cromulent

October 16, 2005

Arabized Simpsons not getting many laughs
"It uses the original "Simpsons" animation, but the voices are dubbed into Arabic and the scripts have been adapted to make the show more accessible, and acceptable, to Arab audiences."

October 14, 2005

October 10, 2005

Bush Crony Jobs
"'Apply' now to secure a lucrative career both decrying and luxuriating in the spoils of Big Government! No experience necessary!" Related: Con Law Study Guides For Miers

Yahoo's News Image RSS Feeds
I'm still waiting for RSS directly to my brain, but this is neat

Traffic Web Cams
Live views of busy areas from the city DOT

Is it better to buy or rent?
Renting may be a "surprisingly smart option" now

October 08, 2005

Worthless baseball cards
I actually have a surprisingly large number of these cards...

October 07, 2005

Watch the first 9 minutes (teaser) of Serenity online
In some funky streaming format, but decent quality in full-screen, like a leaf on the wind.

Cash in on Your Social Network
Friendster/MySpace-like sites for finding a job

Explaining the NHL player salary escrow account
Not the best deal for the players

Dispute leads to Internet woes for thousands
Aha, this explains why I couldn't access a server located all the way in, um, Brooklyn

Opening Arguments, Endlessly
NYT looks at lawyer blogs, mainly professors and politics

October 05, 2005

The Hanso Foundation
(Lost-related)

October 02, 2005

Arnold Schwarzenegger & Various Artists
It's like a proto-mashup. Hilarious.