From a recent post over at TechCrunch, I’ve come across a very neat news aggregator called Findory. In short, it is a personalized content delivery system that compiles content from various news and blog sites. However, unlike the many personalized services out there, there is no need to sign up, specify your preferences, [...]
Consider this scenario: You’re browsing a website (using Firefox) that has a listing of several links that you want to check out. Just by chance, this website is open in the leftmost tab of your browser window, with several other tabs open as well. Instead of leaving the website by directly clicking [...]
Just because I like them, here are a couple of random links that I found while browsing on digg.com:
List of fallacies: Probably one of my favorite logic-related classes that I took in college was one called Methods of Reasoning. In it we learned about many of the common flaws in human reasoning techniques. [...]
Oh the wonders of Google Maps. For those who are unaware, the design of Google Maps makes it somewhat easy for independent developers to leverage their mapping tool for other purposes and applications. In the age of rising gas prices, this site uses Google Maps and gasbuddy.com to map out the cheapest [...]
Here’s a gem that I found while perusing other blogs. It’s essentially a random conspiracy generator about George Bush. Here’s an example of a random conspiracy:
George W. Bush has not captured Osama bin Laden so that Republicans could steal from Iraqis.
Thanks to thumos for this one.
I came across an interesting article while browsing msnbc.com. I thought I’d link to it here because it has some connections to my Computer Science Master’s thesis which I have just recently finished writing. The article essentially presents a journalistic summary of recent scientific studies and opinions on the subject of human consciousness. [...]
Get ready with the daily savings switch bunkers. We’re in for a serious problem:
When daylight-saving time starts earlier than usual in the United States come 2007, your VCR or DVD recorder could start recording shows an hour late. Cell phone companies could give you an extra hour of free weekend calls, and people who [...]
I don’t quite understand why people think children should grow up in a bubble:
The word “fail” should be banned from use in British classrooms and replaced with the phrase “deferred success” to avoid demoralizing pupils, a group of teachers has proposed. Members of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) argue that telling pupils they [...]
