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First impressions of the PS3 at the E³ Insider official website. Screenshots are both impressive, and, at the same time, nothing really new. I’m utterly unconvinced that the jump in processing power will bring any advancement in gameplay.
The controller is out, too, and after all the brouhaha about the concept ‘boomerang’ controller, this duplicate of […]

Honda Icon Museum. Nice work by Eboy.
They have some great looking posters for sale.

Argentina on two steaks a day
The classic beginner’s mistake in Argentina is to neglect the first steak of the day. You will be tempted to just peck at it or even skip it altogether, rationalizing that you need to save yourself for the much larger steak later that night
In search of beauty in Buenos Aires
There […]

Aljazeera on the Iranian oil bourse, a commodities market for oil that, uniquely, would be priced in Euros rather than the US Dollar. Background here.
The debate over the ultimate financial impact of trading oil in Euros rather than dollars is a complex one, but according to many experts, such a move could lead to a […]

June 6, 2006 (6/6/6) is National Day of Slayer. We are exhorted to:

Listen to Slayer at full blast in your car
Listen to Slayer at full blast in your home
Listen to Slayer at full blast at your place of employment (although, confusingly, we are later instructed to “Stage a ’slay-out’. Don’t go to work. Listen to […]

Do you ever wake up suddenly to a falling sensation and a strong muscle twitch just after you have fallen asleep? This is known as a hypnagogic myoclonic twitch or Hypnic jerk.
I call this ‘tripping over the curb’, because that’s what I think has usually happened in my semi-conscious state. Apparently I do it […]

Via Mike, Yacht Rock. Start with #1, select the ‘view’ option as it streams just fine. Superb. Smooth. Worth sticking with.

Our attachment to physical media isn’t passé just yet, but I’m sure it’s going to look pretty dated to our children when they grow up. Addiction to cd’s and dvd’s, clogging up shelves and cupboard space, just isn’t going to be an issue for them (probably just as well considering the size of property they’ll […]

In 1994 David Hahn, an eagle scout in suburban Detroit, attempted to build a nuclear breeder reactor in his backyard shed.
Leaving aside the mind boggling stupidity of this, you’ve got to admire the guy for giving it a go, and his Mitnick-esque social engineering skills.
While we’re on the subject, here’s Wikipedia’s comprehensive list of civilian […]

Cover your screen with virtual sticky yellow notes rather than actual post-its with Stickies, a small desktop app that I use continually throughout my day.
Another micro-app I use a lot is Magnifixer, a highly configurable screen magnifier with colour capture features. Great for web dev types.
I’m also a big fan of Screen Ruler, […]