June 18, 2004
Five things the next iTunes version needs to have
I'd love to see an automatic calculation of the proper beats per minute (BPM) for each song -- it would make mix and matching that much easier. Or at least have some sort of manual tool in iTunes that you can tap out the beat and apply it to a song.
The Straight Dope: What's the market for spare body parts?
This one, too, which I think came slightly earlier.
The Straight Dope: McDonald's commercials explained!
Just thought I'd point out the question I contributed to Cecil's column way back in 1994.
some day, I will design a site that is as nice to navigate as this
But it won't have my picture on it.
A eblog with posts categorized by the Dewey Decimal System
I guess Library of Congress system took up too much space in the nav.
June 17, 2004
Findory's automatically personalized news has become my new home page
It's _that_ useful. Loads fast. Now if only they had a Google search on the page...
June 15, 2004
Will 16X be the top speed for DVD Burners?
Certainly. And Man will never travel on rails at high speeds because asphyxia would result.
The same guy also said, I think, "Men might as well project a voyage to the Moon as attempt to employ steam navigation against the stormy North Atlantic Ocean."
-- Dr Dionysius Lardner, 1838
June 14, 2004
Baby Smasher Industries offers an alternative use for baby changing stations
Order stickers, if you're feeling impish
USATODAY.com: Cassini's photos of Saturn moon support far-out origin theories
Even our cosy solar system is a strange place -- the rest of the universe unimaginably so.
June 13, 2004
BBspot - Google Releases Print Edition
The whole internet, in 36,000 convenient volumes. Pay in installments.
Steve eats the things that you won't, and blogs it
Someday, he'll die of this, and you'll feel bad you didn't stop him. Until then, it's hi-LA-rious!
Why ducks and sewer grates are natural enemies: A photo essay
The rise of citizen photojournalism is a wonderful thing.
My sister Virginia just got a job at Ruth's Chris Steak House in Portland
She'll be bringing home all sorts of bacon now.
