The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
An old but excellent thesis about human stupidity.
The original concept was to release a new (small) game every Friday. The games are fun, some of them quite so. The most interesting part is the forums, wherein a group of folks analyzes the game post-release and try to come up with what worked/failed/could be improved. Note this site has been mostly down for the last few months.
An article by the Web Standards Project. I’ve linked to the 2nd of 3 articles on this subject as it deals with some very handy tags that I don’t currently use.
Database of users and their ratings of movies. It compares yours with the database to find movie ‘soulmates’.
Why Microsoft should get out of DRM
“Here’s what I’m here to convince you of:
- That DRM systems don’t work
- That DRM systems are bad for society
- That DRM systems are bad for business
- That DRM systems are bad for artists
- That DRM is a bad business-move for MSFT”
Cory Doctorow’s speach to some Microsofties. Good examination of why DRM is bad for everyone.
When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails?
Some useful information from The Straight Dope.
“Have you ever been frustrated by having to use the outer lanes of the local high school or college track. You know what you want to do in Lane 1 but are not sure how to adapt your plan to the outer lanes.”
An extraordinarily handy tool if you’re, say, training to walk a marathon.
An online re-printing of a study on wasps published in 1900. I really like this.