Never really thought about this, but with women in richer parts of Asia going on a “marriage strike,” there could be a point where several countries run out of women
Category: Interesting
Got A Smartphone? Want Free Coffee?
Jonathan Stark is trying out a little social experiment. He’s posted his Starbucks card image online and you can use it, free of charge. But he’s also made it so people can pay it forward, and add value to the card so somebody else can get a coffee. The live balance twitter feed shows fluctuations of the balance, when the card goes empty (which is often), etc… . It’s actually amazing to see people adding value back to it and how fast it goes away. This guy added $100 to the card, and it was gone in about 60 seconds.
How Big Of A TV Should I Buy?
No, not for me, as my TV (which, because it’s old, has apparently made it really expensive) is fine. But if you’re shopping for a TV, this handy tool will allow you to upload a picture of your room and see how large of a screen you should get.
Telling It Like It Is: WTF Central Oregon
WTF Central Oregon is, as the creator puts it, “an uncensored view on Central Oregon life, news, and events.” Which means rants and rave with some naughty language thrown in, but his videos are still quite an entertaining look at Central Oregon. Here is his latest video (naughty language warning):
He’s right: Why should we waste tax payer money on the drunkards that float the river?
Holy Cow, That’s A Load Of Links
Finally getting around to a post-vacation link dump — hang on for the ride…
- Why John Mayer quit twitter.
- There’s an abundance of stock art if you’re doing stories about hackers.
- If you want to browse reddit at work, run this full screen (more details).
- Speaking of reddit, metareddit is all about reddit and why AskReddit is far more useful than Yahoo! answers.
- Spock is not impressed.
- This is just sad: Our security auditor is an idiot.
- How to make photos looks like pencil drawings quickly and easily.
- Yet another reason I will keep voting for Ron Wyden: Bill Would Force Intel Chief to Renounce ‘Secret Patriot Act’.
- A note to Google recruiters (and on Google hiring practices).
- While I like Amazon’s Free App of The Day, I can see where developers would hate it: Amazon App Store: Rotten To The Core.
- Somebody has far too much time on their hands — and far too many dead flies.
- Just the Swearing: “The films and telly programs you like, but with the boring, non-sweary bits cut out.” (obviously a naughty language site)
- Has the Code of The Zodiac Killer Been Cracked? Possibly.
- D. B. Cooper is might be getting closer to being identified (NPR has a good story and follow up updates).
- I’m building my next server case out of Legos — just like this guy.
- It’s official: IE users are dumb as bag of hammers (Update: Or not — thanks Barney).
- If you’re designing sites or books for folks that have dyslexia, this font might be of use.
- John Gruber: On Succeeding Steve Jobs.
- How to configure your router for network-wide URL logging.
- Maximum PC’s guide to being online anywhere.
- The Oatmeal’s Summer State of The Web.
- You. Yes, you. You are not a photographer.
- What It’s Like to Interview a Celebrity: A GIF Story.
- Every city should be designed with more slides.
- Don’t Fear The Internet: Basic HTML & CSS for non-web designers.
- The 50 Things every creative should know (I need to forward that on to my designer sister-in-law).
- Little CSS Stuff Newcomers Get Confused About.
- Build your own 135 Terabyte Storage Server for $7300-ish.
- The advanced system recovery toolkit for times when you need to repair a buggered, locked, or virus-ridden system.
- Chosen is a great little plugin that makes select boxes more user-friendly.
- Did you know that you could have your loved one’s ashes put into bullets? Now you do.
- Did you know there’s an Opera house that’s built right on top of the border between Canada and the US and has a dividing line (that’s enforced) running through it? Now you do.
- Only in Japan: Clone yourself into what looks like an action figure.
My “pile o’ shortcuts” folder looks much better now. Video links coming tomorrow.
I’m Obviously Not A Movie Buff
Can you name these movies based their final image? I only got about half of them (at most). I’ve seen most of them, but don’t remember the final image in many of them. How’d you do?
Don’t Know How To Do Anything On Google+?
I don’t either, but this Google+ Cheat Sheet should help. If you’re looking to migrate from Facebook to Google+, this guide might help, as will the Move2Picasa tool.
Finally, I Might Start Using Twitter
Might be the operative word, thanks to Shuu.sh. According to the site:
It’s a web-based Twitter reader that displays the updates of the people you follow in relation to the frequency of their tweets. It aims to amplify the people that don’t usually get heard, and scale back those with frequent updates.
That’s been my biggest problem is that there are some people who don’t post much that I’d want to hear, and folks who post a ton that I could use a little less of (kind of like Facebook, really, which is why I have so many people on my “ignore” list).
(Yes, I know technically use twitter in that this site and Bend Blogs have feeds, but it’s all automated — I never go on there and read anybody else’s stuff, and will probably never update my personal feed.)
Need Something To Read?
How about the 100 longest entries on Wikipedia?
All Roads Lead To Philosophy
The ALT text for xkcd comics are always entertaining, but the ALT text for this comic caught my attention:
Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at "Philosophy".
And they’re absolutely right. I clicked around on several random articles, and everything eventually leads back to “philosophy.”