links for 2008-11-14
2008 November 14
- Google has so much power to throw at problems, do normal problems even bother Google?
- "And it shows one of the overwhelming strengths of science: it shows that science is not a pile of facts. It’s a growing, almost living series of ideas, and that it’s self-consistent. One field of science is connected to every other field, and they all hang together. In a very real sense, science is a tapestry, a woven and interconnected series of ideas… just like the Universe itself is."
- Thanks Google overlords.
- A cabby's belief that the real reason religion is faltering a loss of moral authority. Really good point.
- Use conditional comments to better target your css for IE.
- "This is incredible: For the first time, ever, astronomers have captured an optical image of a planet orbiting a star like our own.
And that’s not all: we also have a second picture showing TWO planets orbiting a second star!" - Great news.
- When did Nigeria have a satellite.
- Uhh no just doubling the Peace Corp not exactly the Gestapo.
- Is this country ever going to be stable?
- Smart idea for Dell.
- "Put simply, Catholic voters, just like the rest of America, want government to focus on solving problems for American families, such as increasing access to affordable health care and helping children stay healthy and safe and not become parents before they are ready."
- $5.3 Billion was spent on this round of elections.
- Mehh, I don't see much of an improvement beyond convenience which is low.
- You can copy a key from a photograph.
- Schwartz talks about what brought Sun to provide the option when Java installs to include Microsoft software.
- Equality comparison: One way for primitives, Four ways for objects
- What are some usability mistakes even experts make.
- Bush calls for regulation that works for a 21st century economy.
- Texas is adding backup power to it's grid.
- Looks like nothing is going to be done with regards to the automotive companies till post Jan. 20.
- "The CIA says Osama Bin Laden is isolated from the day-to-day operations of al-Qaeda, but that the organisation is still the greatest threat to the US."
- This is awesome, just fill up your ISP's logs with a bunch of junk data.
- Do you Twitter too much?
- Yep, we need a reliable source of energy if we try to completely replace our electricity generation with solar and wind.
- No way Apple is building a search engine, but making a better user interface, probably. I'll be watching and see what they come up with.
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