Thursday, July 28
The secret behind Kobe beef is revealed? Kobe beef is famous in and out of Japan and rumor has it that they feed the cows beer and massage them with Sake. What?
History of Flip-Flops
Who says flip-flops are unprofessional? In fact people where them to the White House! Flip Flops have had a long history but people haven't really talked about its history too much, well now you can read the history of the flip-flop.
Tuesday, July 26
Tour of Adobe
Explore the Adobe Photoshop team or see how a wide angle lens will distort what everything looks like. Which is this article about? Your pick.
A Kid Who Is Good At Video Games
So there's this kid who can beat you in fighting games like Soul Calibur 2. He hangs out at the arcade and sometimes people challenge him because he's a kid, but he invariably beats them. So why is this news? because the kid is blind and still beats you in games.
Monday, July 25
How Craigslist Has Changed New York
Craigslist has had a New York version of its site for about five years now, and it's changed the way a lot of New Yorkers go about a couple of things as detailed in the link above.
Sunday, July 24
Primer on Night Photography
Do your night time photos come out blurry and grainy? Mine sure do, so I thought this article about night photography would be pretty useful. Now all I need is to get a tripod.
Friday, July 22
So You Want To Write A Book?
If you ever wanted to become an author and write a book, then bookmark this link which tells you everything you need to know about writing and publishing a book.
Thursday, July 21
Drastic Societal Change
I don't know what to say about this US proposal to lengthen Daylight Savings Time by two months. The social implications are enormous and I'm not even sure what would happen to all your electronic devices that expect DST to only run from April to October. Bye bye backwards compatibility?
What is Cirque De Soleil?
Slate looks at Cirque de Soleil. Why is it so sucessful and did it actually re-invent the circus? I don't know why everyone is so confused by them, sure the costumes are weird but I think the themes are fairly simple to comprehend.
Monday, July 18
Racism against Taxi Drivers
White people are racist against black taxi drivers (by tipping less) but it seems that black people participate in that behaviour as well. In fact, black people are 3.7 times more likely to not leave a tip!
Friday, July 8
Arial & Helvectia
Arial and Helvectia are almost identical, but they're not. So if you ever need to differentiate them (which is like incredibly hard) then you need to know about this page that detail the differences between Arial and Helvectia.
Wednesday, July 6
Outsourcing Money Laundering
Where can outsourcing and money laundering not reach? Even in the world of MMORPGs there are people who have factories in Asia that farm gold in games like WoW and UO. These online worlds end up being real economies with their own black markets.