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http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/iProduct.gif

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 16:17:08 -0800

"Apple iProduct. You'll buy it. And you'll like it."

http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/EquationService/

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:18:33 -0800

A Mac OS X Service that allows you to convert LaTeX equations in any text area to embedded PDF.

Schneier on Security: How Not to Test Airport Security

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:24:50 -0800

Whoops! A security test at Charles de Gaulle airport placed some plastic explosives in an unsuspecting passenger's suitcase to see if sniffer dogs could find it. They didn't, now the authorities have no idea where the explosives are.

I pity the passenger if he or she tried to enter another country with that same suitcase.

One night of a train's life.: Photo by Photographer Eugene Ilchenko - photo.net

Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:36:01 -0800

Beautiful lighting...

Vectorpark

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:54:52 -0800

Some beautiful, contemplative but slightly surreal flash do-dads to play with. The first one has the same sort of gentle puzzle solving as Samorost.

The Oblique Strategies Web Site

Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:50:24 -0800

I used to have a copy of "Oblique Strategies" on my Palm III many moons ago. They are a collection of small koan-like statements that Brian Eno thinks will help you come at a problem differently.

The one that I found most useful to repeat to myself when working on my PhD was "making a brick, not building a wall".

First Monday

Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:24:33 -0800

An online-only peer-reviewed journal with some interesting and timely articles with a broad but technology oriented bent. It's been running since 1996 so there are a good number of articles to read.

Hack your way out of writer's block | 43 Folders

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 02:02:59 -0800

Having to do a lot of writing myself right now, this list of things to try when stuck is pretty handy. It seems the more you need to write the easier it is to get stuck. I really need to follow the tip about "unplugging the router".

The SU Periodic Table - a collaborative photo project

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 18:55:32 -0800

Another fun, frivilous and collaborative web thing. Send in snippets of photos for the various symbolic names for elements in the periodic table. Being able to see the images and stories the snippets are taken from is a nice touch.

iPhotoToGallery

Sun, 05 Dec 2004 03:48:57 -0800

I like iPhoto. I like Gallery. This plugin for iPhoto lets me export pictures from iPhoto to Gallery. Very excellent.