by Tom | May 19, 2006 | Reading
Like the old Edwardian tiles on the tubes? Not as much as Doug does. Some great stuff on why they are there, why it was an extraordinary undertaking and why there are not many of them left, and some lovely maps of the patterns.
by Tom | May 19, 2006 | Reading
According to LeapFish, raggett.net is worth somewhere between $432 and $31,000. Somehow I don’t think so.
by Tom | May 19, 2006 | Science
Amazing that medical science is reduced to finding potentially critical antibiotics in soil samples from around the world. What ever happened to designing drugs for specific purposes?
by Tom | May 19, 2006 | Reading
A thought-provoking essay from Fukuyama on critiques of his The End of History. My summary of his position: liberty and equality are evolution-driven goals in considerable tension. While Hegel thought the unfolding of reason would lead to communist utopia, events lead...
by Tom | May 19, 2006 | Science
The first entirely unguided heart surgery has been carried out by a robot. I find this spooky and slightly unnerving. Not sure why, because it is obviously the future.
by Tom | Apr 28, 2006 | Reading
Nice 12-step summary of how to find things. The best advice is knowing when to stop and wait for the object to pop up of its own accord.
by Tom | Apr 28, 2006 | Reading
Gotta watch Feynman in action! Presentation Zen has a set of contributed presentations that look well worth the time. Oh yes, when will I find the time?
by Tom | Apr 27, 2006 | IT
Interesting point from Sviokla: RFID requires a smart centre tracking dumb parts on the edge. Maybe this works for 80% of inventory, but it is the 20% that it doesn’t that causes all the problems. So smart “motes” might be the answer which add some...
by Tom | Apr 27, 2006 | Reading
A good looking summary of the zeitgeist with multiple feeds on one page.
by Tom | Apr 26, 2006 | Reading
The lads at work have been trying to generate the mother of all sandwiches.The current one, which has defeated all but Richard is as follows.Bread: Soft ciabatta bread with ketchup on one side, mayo on the other.Filling: Bread-crumbed chicken escalope, crispy bacon,...
