Categorie: Links
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Links voor 5 december 2011
Google Kills Its Other Plus, and How to Bring It Back – Waxy.orgAs Google marginalizes its core base, it's opened the door for smaller, more nimble startups, such as DuckDuckGo, a one-man project that's quickly becoming the go-to search engine for discriminating nerds. Anti-Semitism | Embassy of the United States Brussels, BelgiumGeen flauw idee waarom…
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Links van 12 november 2011 tot 5 december 2011
Arcade Improv: Humans Pretending to Be Videogames – Waxy.orgInstantly, Mike and Jerry understood, along with everyone in the audience born before 1978. Catherine Young & Family, Page OneA family working in the Tifton (Ga.) Cotton Mill. Mrs. A.J. Young works in mill and at home. Nell (oldest girl) alternates in mill with mother. Mammy (next…
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Oei, mijn hoofd viel er bijna af
’t Zal zijn omdat ik zo hard aan het instemmend knikken was met Rosas vs. Beyoncé – Kroy vs. Sanctorum.
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Links van 20 juni 2011 tot 21 juni 2011
FT Alphaville » George Clooney roils the Bitcoin marketBitcoin – the virtual currency — has had a tough time of it lately. Having recently gained some mainstream prominence and become the world’s fastest appreciating currency, Bitcoin has also had to contend with political scrutiny, a Black Friday and now — a hacker-induced flash crash, of…
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Links van 19 juni 2011 tot 20 juni 2011
CONELRAD: DUCK AND COVER | The Citizen Kane of Civil Defense – Part IJust how did the term "Duck and Cover" become universal shorthand for the paranoid excesses of the Cold War and for every geo-political panic attack since? How did the image of a pith-helmet-wearing cartoon turtle named Bert become as lasting a symbol…
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Links voor 18 juni 2011
POOP BURGER: Japanese Researchers Create Artificial Meat From Human Feces | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the Worldyay! maar is dat dan ook iets voor de vegetaristiërs?
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Links van 14 juni 2011 tot 15 juni 2011
Even if you have the slightest interest in Star Wars…holy shitthe old republic! Asciiflowretro! Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly offensiveThe fans are wrong. One can laugh at jokes about men and women, and there's nothing wrong with being risque, but Duke is thoughtless, backwards, and belligerent. Duke Nukem Forever is the kind…
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Links van 13 juni 2011 tot 14 juni 2011
Spreekt deze Vlaam Nederlands? – Goesting in een blogjeDe kennis over België reikt bij de gemiddelde Nederlander helaas niet veel verder dan het oprakelen van gênante episodes van 'De Pfaffs'. Het zien van mijn Belgisch paspoort was voor het KLM-personeel aan de gate op Schiphol voldoende om van de weeromstuit enkele Pfaffs te imiteren. Het…
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Links van 12 juni 2011 tot 13 juni 2011
Small Group Of People Dominate Some Internet DiscussionsAn analysis of political and philosophical newsgroups found that half of all replies were directed at just two percent of thread initiators. In related news, bear shits in wood. Why did Apple choose Twitter over Facebook?Twitter will be deeply integrated into iOS 5, bit not Facebook. Why? There…
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Links van 11 juni 2011 tot 12 juni 2011
Arabic under fire | Comment is free | guardian.co.ukA child on Hamas TV talked of annihilating the Jews … or did she? Last RitesSecretary of Defense Robert Gates has finally said publicly what everybody has assumed for a long time: NATO is dead. It's not dead in the sense that it doesn't exist anymore, but…
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Links van 9 juni 2011 tot 10 juni 2011
If It’s Hip, It’s Here: Airigami: The Fine Art of Balloon Sculpture by Larry Moss.Balloon sculptor Larry Moss has many installations, fashions, and designs crafted of colored latex balloons to his credit. Brian Wood – Comics + Graphic NovelsBrian Wood is a comic book writer, best known for his subversive DMZ, which explores the city…
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Links van 8 juni 2011 tot 9 juni 2011
Former Mossad chief fears ‘reckless’ leaders – World – NZ Herald NewsCredited with sabotaging Iran's nuclear programme and overseeing a string of high-level assassinations in the Middle East, recently retired Mossad chief Meir Dagan has levelled his sights on a surprising new target – Israel's top leaders. The Secret Lives of Outdoor Cats Revealed |…
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Links voor 7 juni 2011
Microsoft ‘flattered’ with Apple’s iOS 5 Windows Phone features | WinRumorsThe OS, which powers Apple’s iPad and iPhone devices, will be available in the fall and will include more than 200 new features. A number of the features are very similar to ones used in Android and Windows Phone 7. Where in the world is…
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Links van 6 juni 2011 tot 7 juni 2011
2012: Supernova (2009) (V) – GoofsMiscellaneous: Despite the title, this movie has no connection whatsoever with 2012. Nook Simple Touch compared to Kindle 3 – Marco.orgMy ideal e-reader would be the Nook hardware and interface, but backed by the Kindle’s ecosystem and services. It’s easier for Amazon to achieve Nook-like hardware design than for B&N…