5/2 - the web: everywhere you want to be
a programming language’s future is determined by the facial hair of its designer
in case you hadn’t heard, plastics are so very baaaad
no one understands magnetism
a blueprint, courtesy of Time, on how to win the war against global warming
a kid in high school complained about the political bias of his government textbook and the author responds; i might side with the author, although i’d instinctively distrust anyone who teaches at pepperdine
while it’s generally agreed that people are reading less and less, it seems they’re writing more and more
facebook in real life (video)
pictures of people on subways
what’s better than recycled paper? reusable paper
great article about an enormous squid eye (enormous describing both the squid and the eye)
review of a book describing the hook-up culture and forced promiscuity on today’s college campuses
the rockefeller heirs tried to convince exxon-mobil execs to stop making so much money
and finally, this essay arguing something i really dig. the bottom line: where did wikipedia come from? it came from people not watching sitcoms anymore
Good reads featuring scary squids and a friendly octopus:
*Victor Hugo’s Toilers of the Sea
*Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
*Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s Cowboy and Octopus
comment by Tentacles — May 3, 2008 @ 3:26 pm