visualcomplexity.com
Visual complexity shows a whole plethora of projects where different data (usually large amounts of it) has been mapped in such a way that it looks aesthetically very pleasing. visualcomplexity.com
Big Book of Everything
This book (available in PDF or Excel format) contains all the details people need to know when you die – what your assets are, your passwords, where your will is, letters you want sent, etc etc. There are 37 pages of information (each with their own theme) for you to fill in, it looks pretty Read more about Big Book of Everything[…]
F-22 chopped by US Senate
The US has just gone and done something I really can’t see the point of besides politics: they’ve gone and chopped their air dominance fighter after a production run of under 200 aircraft. Instead they want to lay their eggs in the F-35 JSF basket – which performs poorly against the current Australian F-18s and Read more about F-22 chopped by US Senate[…]
One Giant Leap to Nowhere
This is a great little piece on why the NASA budget was cut after the man on the moon mission Apollo 11, and why we should be exploring space. Op-Ed Contributor – One Giant Leap to Nowhere – NYTimes.com. I’m a great believer in space exploration and agree totally that it’s fairly unbelievable that we Read more about One Giant Leap to Nowhere[…]
Improve Your Posture with Duct Tape
Stand up as straight as you can, with your back vertical and your arms at your sides, relaxed. Then, have a friend take a strip of duct tape and run a three inch strip down your back. The top of it should be on the center of one of your shoulder blades and end three Read more about Improve Your Posture with Duct Tape[…]
Wet Shaving
Who knew there was such a cult around wet shaving? I’ve been wet shaving all my life, but have to admit to using Wilkinson’s Sword or Gilette plastic blades. I’ve got a straight razor, but don’t know how to use it. Well, there’s more. Much more. Double bladed razors are a kind of in-between thing: Read more about Wet Shaving[…]
UK Child vetting systems
This story is about how little the UK trusts adults to be around children. Allready, the UK has a system in place where you have to register and be vetted in order to be in contact with children (for example to drive them to sports events). Now they want a much larger system of vetting Read more about UK Child vetting systems[…]
Cure for radiation sickness found?
The process that led up to the medical innovation dates back to 2003, when Professor Gudkov came up with the idea of using protein produced in bacteria found in the intestine to protect cells from radiation. via Cure for radiation sickness found? – Israel News, Ynetnews.
NL passes data retention law
In a blow to freedom and privacy, the Dutch have passed a law requiring ISPs and telco’s te retain all kinds of personal data about a person’s online and telecomunications transactions for the period of at least 12 months, despite not having been able to prove that this helps at all against terrorism (which is Read more about NL passes data retention law[…]
Californian plant photographs
These photographs take years to make and dicovering the process has taken years. The results are amazing..
How to Get Rid of Black Circles Under Your Eyes
12 different methods to get rid of puffy eyes. How to Get Rid of Black Circles Under Your Eyes: 12 steps (with video) – wikiHow. Health Ambition has an article on the value of vitamin K
WEP Cracking Redux: Beyond the Command Line
This is a good rundown of the varying ways to crack WEP enabled wifi networks, with some links to WPA cracking as well. WEP Cracking Redux: Beyond the Command Line – Security – Lifehacker.
External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio ‘Reception’
External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio ‘Reception’ – Iphone microphone – Gizmodo.
Homemade Steadicam
This thing is made up from a few pieces of PVC piping, costs around $10,- to make and works really really well. Homemade Steadicam Costs About $24,990 Less Than The Real Thing – Steadicam – Gizmodo.
TomTom’s GPS-Enhancing Car Adapter
Tom Tom has a GPS unit which plugs into your iphone. It’s better than the iphone’s built in unit, so you should be able to use it in built up areas properly. It looks like it’ll work on the Touch as well. TomTom’s GPS-Enhancing Car Adapter Should Work With The iPod Touch – TomTom – Read more about TomTom’s GPS-Enhancing Car Adapter[…]
SoundAMP hearing aid app for iPhone
“you run the app with your earbuds plugged in, and then sit back and enjoy listening to the sweet sounds of whatever’s going on around you — only louder. The app allows you to control volume and tone, and you can also replay the last 30 seconds of what you’ve been hearing — in case Read more about SoundAMP hearing aid app for iPhone[…]
Volume Boost – Make your iPhone Louder
Volume boost is a pretty sweet tweak that makes your audio louder. When you download this you don’t get any preference app, you have to enable it through Winterboard. This tweak can be found using the ModMyI source. This can be used on any firmware, which may be useful for those who have yet to Read more about Volume Boost – Make your iPhone Louder[…]
Get your 3GS iBSS certificate for possible jailbreak – Hackint0sh
This gets your iphone 3GS certificate information, which is quite possibly important as Apple can use it to verify and block jailbroken iphones from updating or downgrading..
The Missing Sync for iPhone 2.0
This syncs more than itunes does, such as docs, notes, voicemail, text messages, call history and much more..
Easter Island wonder drug ‘adds decade to life’
Rapamycin is a bacterial product found in soil samples on remote Easter Island in the South Pacific. Apparently it adds around 14% extra life to rats in labs..
Newest Thesaurus online
it’s taken 44 years of work, but the Oxford Thesaurus is finally complete
Drink spiking a myth
After having looked at 100 cases of supposed drink spiking in the past 12 hours, it turns out that there were no drugs in the women, just alcohol. Drink spiking a myth: WA study : thewest.com.au.
X-Pole 50mm Dancing Pole
The reviews make sense: this is the BEST striptease pole you can get. Easy to set up using the DVD and solid. Amazon.com: X-Pole 50mm Dancing Pole Xpole Striptease Pro Pole: Home & Garden. NB Amazon is expensive – if you live in Europe, buy it straight from the supplier, it’s a lot cheaper!
HeatMapper
Heatmapper allows you to upload a map to it, and then walk around with your laptop with wifi on. When you get to a place, you click on it on the map and the signal strength of wifi is measured, creating a heat map.
British Court Ditches Internet Anonymity
In a dangerous judgment for British bloggers and whistleblowers, a British court has ruled (absurdly) that because blogging itself is a public activity, bloggers have ‘no reasonable expectation of privacy’ regarding their identities, and newspapers are allowed to publish their identities if they can find them by fair or foul means. A British police detective Read more about British Court Ditches Internet Anonymity[…]