Having a few Gmail invites lying around doing nothing, how abouts one more competition? Jolly good.
I want you to dig out a link to the most enlightening article you’ve read in the recent past. Again, it can be about anything. Design, movies, spirituality, space, music. In short anything you like.
Again, here are the rules:
- Begging won’t get you an invite.
- It should be an article of some substance. Not just two lines and a picture of me in a tu-tu.
- Competition ends friday evening CET.
Does It Really Matter?, easily my favorite article I have ever found online that is away from web design and standards.
I enjoyed this “middle of the road” review of Michael Moore’s upcoming Farenheit 9/11 documentary. Most of the reviews I have read have concentrated more on his “stunts” and political viewpoint than the film itself.
http://www.cinemazing.com/archives/002978.html
A few days ago I stumbled across this article by Anne van Kesteren about XML and character sets. Together with the references provided in this posting it tied me to my computer for at least three hours.
http://annevankesteren.nl/archives/2004/06/well-formed
By the way, congratulations for reaching the quarter finals in Portugal (this is no begging, isn’t it ;)
The last couple of days – being workdays, this article along the “why DRM sucks” line was pretty good.
http://www.dashes.com/anil/stuff/doctorow-drm-ms.html
Respect goes to angelday for letting folks know about it.
I don’t need a GMail invitation, but you guys should read this :)
I don’t need another gmail account, but this is a good follow up to Joel’s article about web vs. API.
http://daringfireball.net/2004/06/location_field
Man Stays Up All Night Procrastinating
Right, not sure if this article/paper can qualify – nevertheless it is a good read (if you have a bit of time to spare) about the current state of working conditions in the computer games industry – It is available from the International Game Developers Association (http://www.igda.org/qol/), but only if you take up a (free) subsription with them, so you can read it here instead: http://www.3dcoder.com/Misc/qol.pdf
Extract: “The workplace is a stressful one everywhere, more so in the game industry than in most others. Long hours are endemic. Most projects fail in the marketplace. High-profile studio closures are announced every month. And while the work we do is stimulating and rewarding in its own right, there is no reason not to make our working conditions a lot better than they are today.”
(And on a lighter note, I fondly remember reading this bit of nostaligia not too long ago: Will The Real Frank Borland Please Stand Up?)
Already have a gmail account (he he … thanks Michael), so not entering this one. Just wondering: What the hell is European Standard Time? GMT or GMT+1 or GMT+2?
+2 from GMT
The UK is currentl GMT +1 (BST)
Not enlightening at all (and I denya need a gmail accoont), but the funniest article I’ve read in a while can be found here:
Hey Crackhead.
Best article? Journalism and Blogging. Makes some valid points which people often forget, it’s not brilliantly articulated though but the concepts are there.
Keep em coming :)
Bjørn: Well I guess I should’ve started out with CET (Central European Time), which is GMT+1 IIRC. But seeing as the deadline is ‘evening’, an hour here or there won’t leave too many casulaties behind.
What’s The Big Deal With Gmail
Michael, you don’t want a submission which includes two lines and a picture of YOU in a tu-tu. Now i’m wondering: does this mean that there is pictures of you floating around, wearing a tu-tu?…This mental picture I just have produced, is going to give me some sleepless nights bathed in sweat :-)
Janco: Heh, nice one. But as you can see, I’ve already been to that entry and commented on it :)
And other than what I said over there, I don’t know… I guess it’s just kinda cool. And hey, if we can have some fun throwing links at each other or what not, all in the name of increasing our collective knowledge, then why the hell not ;)
Confused: As it should. As it should.
Hands down the most interesting article I have read in a while: it is about one person’s journey learning how to hang-glide, and the close connection he found with nature as a result. Made me want to take a break from life and go learn how to hang glide.
Flying With the Birds
This one solves a mathematical problem, that has’nt been dealt with yet. Namely that 0,999999 (repeating) and 1 is the exactly same number: http://www.blizzard.com/press/040401.shtml
This article about Stanley Kubrick in The Guardian is rather amazing – if you like his films or not. Imagine an elderly multi-elite geek in his rural England home, spending nights discussing the beauty of Futura Extra Bold, or filing thousands of photos of doorways, with his (male) secretary.
This article is an interesting one which I found after gaining a slight interest after reading a New Scientist article/interview. It’s about how different languages can have such different structures from what we are typically used to, and how it can perhaps even shape how we think about and analyze things.
Though I know a touch of German, I really only speak English. I’m not sure if those of you who fluently speak multiple languages see this in a slightly different light.
Of course I agree with you michael, it seems kinda cool because its a scarce asset at the moment and nobody want be be known as jt28347@gmail.com — we’re NOT spammers!
2 articles i found amusing in the past:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_957945.html?menu=news.quirkies.sexlife
and
an article i found last year…
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Amzanig huh?
i think it was originally posted by Matt Davis, not sure though:
http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/personal/matt.davis
but his site is no longer online.
and of course the total looney non article link of the week:
http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com
mwahaha
ai.
I’m betting money that you’ve read this already, but in the rare anomaly that you haven’t, Welcome to Planet Pixar. I have to admit, that was a truly intriguing article about some fascinating stuff – and it’s well-written. But you probably already know that.
Property Rights and Intellectual Monopoly by Michele Boldrin and David K.Levine
http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/coffee.htm
Explains why “intellectual property” is not property and how currnet laws in this field are reflecting on technological advancement of the society and ethical justice. Also disects some economic stereotypes with regard to (free) software.
Super Bonzai – “Science can be beautiful” :D
Surely that must be Jakob Nielsen’s “Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design”
^^ Link: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html
I probably missed this deadline, but when you’re looking for something interesting, look no further than space.com. This article about a 12.7 billion year old black hole that is big enough to hold “1,000 of our own Solar Systems” is enough to set you back in awe.
Massive Black Hole Stumps Researchers