- NASA: 50 Years of Towering Achievement – The title pretty much says it all.
- The Process – What if a large corporation tried to design a simple Stop sign? (via kottke.org)
- July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu – On my list of places to visit. I read that, despite the influx of tourists, that it's still an amazing site.
Tag Archives: history
My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 12th through June 17th
- A humanist discussion of… 'creationism' – A nice rebuttal of some of the more common "arguments" against evolution.
- Classics in Lego – Famous photographs in Lego. Fantastic!
- A shaming victory on 42 days – The governments absurd law, allowing the Police to detail people for up to 42 days without charge, is not popular. Just hoping the Lords send it back with some rude comments attached.
My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 14th through May 17th
- The Dumbing Of America – "The toxic brew of anti-rationalism and ignorance hurts discussions of U.S. public policy on topics from health care to taxation." The article is about the US but it's also increasingly true here. Depressing.
- New Indiana Jones movie is dreadful – Oh dear. Like many people I'll probably still go see it anyway…
- SMS costs more than using Hubble Space Telescope – "Text messaging [is] anywhere from four to 42 times as expensive as talking to the Hubble."
My del.icio.us bookmarks for April 25th through April 30th
- An elephant never forgets? George W. Bush's lost e-mails – "The administration has chafed at external oversight and shown a tendency to come up with dubious legal justifications for ignoring laws it doesn't agree with." Just what is Mr Bush trying to hide?
- WordPress 2.5.1 – I just upgraded to the newest version of WordPress. Looks good as far as I can see but let me know if you spot anything untoward.
- Madonna, Hard Candy – "It's about grooves rather than memorable songs, and Madonna just doesn't make for a convincing soul diva [as she] sings them with the emotional engagement of a sat-nav suggesting a right turn onto the A23."
My del.icio.us bookmarks for April 2nd through April 5th
- The Cost of E-Voting – One of the many reasons that I am against e-voting machines: the cost. "The cost … increased 179 percent per voter on average." All that money for a less reliable system. Bargain!
- Change we can believe in – I didn't realise that we were in line for some new coins. They look surprisingly good, certainly much better than the new US notes. (Originally from daringfireball.net)
- Bali bombings: A sister's search for justice – I've always said that it's much easier to be against capital punishment when it's just an abstract idea. Here the sister of one of the Bali bombing's victims argues why she's still against it.
My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 19th through March 26th
- Everything you ever wanted to know about "Rickrolling"… – The man who sang "Never gonna give you up," the classic Stock-Aitken-Waterman pop song, makes an unexpected come back. (What's wrong with Debbie Gibson by the way?!)
- Lies and Statistics – Most people in Britain believe that Jesus rose from the dead. Or do they…?
- Our Bad. Wired Had Some Tips For Apple — We Were Wrong. – Fascinating to see how much things have changed in the last ten years.