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links for 2010-09-02

By robot_dave on September 2, 2010 8:05 PM | Permalink

Put up or shut up - Roger Ebert's Journal

The time is here for responsible Americans to put up or shut up. I refer specifically to those who have credibility among the guileless and credulous citizens who have been infected with notions so carefully nurtured. We cannot afford to allow the next election to proceed under a cloud of falsehood and delusion.

(tags: politics obama usa)

By robot_dave on September 1, 2010 8:06 PM | Permalink

The first step is to start - (37signals)

It doesn’t help that the internet gives us nearly limitless exposure to amazing work, talented individuals, and excellent execution. It’s easy to feel inadequate when you compare yourself to the very best, but even they weren’t born with those skills and they wouldn’t have them if they never started.

(tags: business creativity tips gtd motivation inspiration)

By robot_dave on August 31, 2010 8:04 PM | Permalink

Peregrine soliton may explain ocean's rogue waves

A Peregrine soliton is a special type of soliton that is very large and isolated compared to its surroundings. Researchers have long thought of the Peregrine soliton as, among other things, a model for rogue waves in the ocean, huge towers of water that come seemingly out of nowhere (though often during storms) and knock over things like cruise ships.

(tags: science sea waves)

By robot_dave on August 30, 2010 8:07 PM | Permalink

aris design & photography

In collaboration with other academic researchers of sustainable public transport alternatives for Dublin, a network of Bus Rapid Transit connections was developed. These routes are distributed throughout the city. Furthermore, these measures allowed for simplifications and cost effective upgrades to the network. As part of my MA I created a set of new public transport maps that match international high standards. A city centre public transport map with this level of clarity and detail has never existed in Dublin.

(tags: ireland design transport tube graphic_design)

By robot_dave on August 22, 2010 8:04 PM | Permalink

how2heroes › Videos › Pizza 101

Learn the ropes for building crispy, chewy, flavor-packed fresh pizza. Remon Karian starts with an Easy Pizza Dough, then convinces us that, yes, maybe we could give it a few tosses in the air. After that, add his vibrant Pizza Sauce and bake. Oven temperatures vary, so whether using a pizza stone or a baking sheet, keep a close eye on your prize. It's ready when beautifully golden brown.

(tags: pizza bread dough cooking howto)
Hullabaloo

As I wrote yesterday, it's a mistake to overthink this. This crapola is about bigotry, racism, intolerance and hate. The euphemism "liberal" isn't enough to contain the emotion anymore so they have reverted to primitive bigotry. obviously this email is only representative of a minority, but the various strings of racism and xenophobia and religious intolerance that are binding the right together are all tied up so neatly that I thought it was worth sharing. It illustrates well the primitive impulses that characterize the far right in the Obama era.

(tags: usa bigotry racism rightwing_smear_campaign)

By robot_dave on August 19, 2010 8:07 PM | Permalink

What to Expect From “Google Me” | Smarterware

Last month, a senior user experience researcher at Google, Paul Adams, gave a presentation entitled "The Real Life Social Network." The 224 slides, embedded below, describe some of the problems and common user behavior on existing social web sites, and suggest how to better design that experience. While the presentation is targeted towards businesses who want to use social media to get their message out, it also serves as a roadmap for what Google will attempt to do with Google Me.

(tags: social networking facebook interesting)