February 2012 Neatlinks

Fri, Feb 3

I love it when people geek-out so passionately:

And after about a month of part-time slaving away (sheer fun! Better than any computer game) — in the process of which I learned lots about bezier curves and font metrics — I had a result. I call it Avería — which is a Spanish word related to the root of the word ‘average’.

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Interesting to read the thoughts of someone “coming out” as an atheist in adulthood:

So if we know enough to discard the obvious bits of bronze age nonsense and nomadic mythology, why do we need a “divinely-inspired” book at all in order to be moral people? We should use our best tool — our minds — to craft an objective morality that makes sense and doesn’t require us to ignore two thousand years of progress in philosophy and human rights.

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Sun, Feb 5

It seems that the WSJ is anti-American [parents]. After the much maligned article Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, now we learn Why French Parents Are Superior. The funny thing is, something in the latter rang true to me (at least based on recent experiences). It almost makes me want to have kids just to find out how I would be. (2 comments)

Thu, Feb 9

Whoa, Firefox 10′s built-in Web Developer Tools obsoletes the venerable Firebug (I can’t remember the last time I discovered something worth pointing out in a Firefox release) (0 comments)

Mon, Feb 13

This article broke my heart: Seven-pound Yorkie killed while protecting owner in San Jose street fight (0 comments)

Oh Kottke: “It sounds like a pod of dolphins trying to mate with Skrillex.” (0 comments)

Tue, Feb 14

SF taking after Austin: Mission might get an Alamo Drafthouse! (3 comments)

Fri, Feb 17

Clever: STACK soap (woulda been handy for those shampoo bars I used to use) (0 comments)

This house is jacked up: Moving Day. 15th and Dolores. (0 comments)

Sat, Feb 18

My latest obsession: claro walnut slab table with live edge (0 comments)

Mon, Feb 20

I thought this was a pretty amazing article: 60 Lives, 30 Kidneys, All Linked (0 comments)

Thu, Feb 23

I concur:

The thing about conducting an internet manhunt is that the only way to stop is to find who you’re looking for, or die. There’s an endless supply of potential evidence, and it could all be just a single link away. Leads don’t dead-end, they refract into a dozen new leads.

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Tue, Feb 28

Neat: satellite photo of container ship contrails (1 comment)

Wed, Feb 29

Wow. I’ve been half-noodling on a project like this: A Year of Links (my photo books are the closest I’ve gotten) (0 comments)

This is incredible: Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme (0 comments)