April 2010 Neatlinks

Thu, Apr 1

Aww, another nice tweetimonial.

Now finally/following @jstnwtt, and catching up on his blog posts from the last few months. Justinsomnia.org is a must read. #ff

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Neat long-exposure, hand-held shots: Chris Friel (via Gianni) (1 comment)

Can’t wait for an Intel X25-M SSD that’s greater than 160GB… (3 comments)

Fri, Apr 2

Ha: Health Reform is a BFD t-shirt (0 comments)

While Xeni fawns, Cory has a different take:

It really feels like the second coming of the CD-ROM “revolution” in which “content” people proclaimed that they were going to remake media by producing expensive (to make and to buy) products.

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Mon, Apr 5

To read later: The Collapse of Complex Business Models by Clay Shirky

In such systems, there is no way to make things a little bit simpler – the whole edifice becomes a huge, interlocking system not readily amenable to change.

Health Care/Insurance comes to mind… (0 comments)

Wow, it took me a while to realize Paul Graham ≠ Paul Graham (0 comments)

Sweet bikes: PUBLIC (0 comments)

Tue, Apr 6

Whoa: First Camera, Then Fork

Keeping a photographic food diary is a growing phenomenon with everything from truffle-stuffed suckling pig to humble bowls of Cheerios being captured and offered for public consumption.

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Wed, Apr 7

On complexity and obsolescence:

Is it possible that we’re heading for a state in which one lifetime is not long enough to master both photography and all the features of any given full-featured digital SLR? Or, more to the point, that the lifetime of the DSLR isn’t long enough for anyone to truly master it?

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I cherish purchasing my annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, but it’s worth noting that:

To make it easier to experience America’s Great Outdoors, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees, so visitors can enjoy all 392 national parks for free April 17-25.

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Thu, Apr 8

Did you realize you can make a donation to help reduce the public debt? (0 comments)

Sat, Apr 10

Whoa, dirt “tastings”: A Taste of Place: an installation by Laura Parker (via Matthew and Beth) (0 comments)

Tue, Apr 13

Great name for a cheese shop: The Calf & Kid (via Pacific Northwest Cheese Project) (1 comment)

Thu, Apr 15

Wow, suddenly it’s everywhere: Dirt! The Movie (via SFGate) (0 comments)

Great photos:

Today, British civil aviation authorities ordered the country’s airspace closed as of noon, due to a cloud of ash drifting from the erupting Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.

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This lyric from The Good Life’s “Lovers Need Lawyers” just never gets old:

I could never take another’s hand, it’s to you I’m condemned.

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Tue, Apr 20

Art of art: “Paintings of Handmade Pottery” Project (0 comments)

If I only had a smoker: Kyle makes bacon! (3 comments)

Wed, Apr 21

Incredible photos of the sun: NASA shows 1st images from solar observatory (1 comment)

Fri, Apr 23

Informative read: History of the user-agent string (I had always wondered why IE advertised itself as Mozilla/4.0) (0 comments)

Sat, Apr 24

The playful side of art: Kevin Van Aelst (1 comment)

NY Times inspired by The Onion: Tinkering With Taco Night (0 comments)

Mon, Apr 26

I feel like I done some good: Mad Men Moment (1 comment)

Tue, Apr 27

Acronym of the day: MoPhO (0 comments)

Uplifting read: In New Orleans, the Taste of a Comeback (0 comments)

Wed, Apr 28

You stay classy, Wesson Attendance Center: School Cuts Gay Student Photo from Yearbook (0 comments)

Thu, Apr 29

Check this out: I loaned $25 to a baker in Iraq

This entrepreneur is 40 years old. He is a baker. He has been working in this business for long time. He is a skilled and experienced man. He will use this loan to replace his old clay oven with new one and to buy a kneading machine. He has a good reputation in the market. His bread is fresh and flavorful and he has constant clients. People come from all districts to purchase bread from him.

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