The Problem with the Electrical Grid
ElecÂtriÂcal Grid — National GeoÂgraphic Magazine.
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iPhone 4 Camera Flash Smudge Problem
Last night I was playÂing with my new iPhone’s camÂera I noticed that I got a big white spot on the corÂner of the camÂera when I used the flash. At first I thought it was my finÂger in the way but after a couÂple of more shots I realÂized it was someÂthing else. There […]
Very Interesting Videos from Early NASA Flights
I’ve always been interÂested in space flight and I found these high defÂiÂnÂiÂtion videos on Vimeo of early NASA flights.
Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything
One of my pet peeves is seeÂing someÂone type “alot” but now I don’t feel that angry about it. HyperÂbole and a Half: The Alot is BetÂter Than You at Everything.
Poll: Which WordPress Theme Framework to Use?
It’s that time of year again, I’m startÂing to get tired of my curÂrent WordÂPress theme and ready to begin a redesign. This time I think I’m going to break down and build it from scratch. I want to leverÂage the new post types in WordÂPress 3 to make it TumÂblr style. I really want […]
My blog is now using a CDN
All of the images, javascript, css and theme files are now being served up via Amazon’s CloudÂfront CDN serÂvice. You may notice some missÂing images or styles as the CNAME propÂaÂgates. You should notice a fairly subÂstanÂtial difÂferÂence in perÂforÂmance. I will be writÂing a folÂlow up artiÂcle on what all was involved.
Last Supper Helpings Have Grown
An unusual study looks at the food porÂtions in artisÂtic depicÂtions of the Last SupÂper throughÂout hisÂtory. The aposÂtles have eaten betÂter and betÂter over the years, scholÂars say. via Last SupÂper helpÂings have grown — latimes.com.
RANT: WordPress Plugins That Don’t Include Changelogs
This has bothÂered me for a long time and I finally decided to blog about it. I run mulÂtiÂple sites with dozens of pluÂgÂins so it seems I am installing pluÂgin updates. The first thing I do before I install an update is verÂify that my hourly dataÂbase backup ran then click on the pluÂgin “verÂsion details.” […]
The Year The Army Stopped Niagara Falls
I saw this artiÂcle and I’d never heard of this before. It looks so strange not flowÂing The Year The Army Stopped NiaÂgara Falls — SciÂence — io9.
Goodbye Google Reader, Hello Fever!
I’ve been using Google Reader for sevÂeral years now. I’ve tried alterÂnaÂtive readÂers but have always come back to Google Reader. In the early days I had a handÂful of feeds, mostly tech blogs and it was easy to read through all of them every mornÂing. Over time I conÂtinÂued to add feeds, everyÂthing from tech […]