Archives for July 2007
New Giant Microbes available
I just saw that there are a bunch of new giant microbes available from giantmicrobes.com.
Chicken pox is quite clever:
And nothing says, “We’re friends, and that’s it,” quite like giving someone Herpes:
Popularity Dialer on DailyCandy tomorrow
The Popularity Dialer is going to be featured on DailyCandy’s Everywhere edition tomorrow. I just had a nice phone call with editor Jean to confirm the types of calls and how it works.
Update:
Yep, it ran today. Popularity Dialer in DailyCandy. Here’s a screenshot:
My Keyring
Check out my keyring. Talk about niche blogging!
Volubilis, Roman Ruins outside Meknes, Morocco
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I went on a 5-day trip to Morocco this week. I flew from JFK to Casablanca with a layover in Paris. I spent two days each in Fes and Meknes, [...]
Blue Intensity — looks like Alinea
This image, via asymptotia, reminded me of the foyer of Alinea, the molecular gastronomic restaurant in Chicago that I went to in January. (See: Alinea Part I.) The foyer in Alinea has the same angular, spirally leaning quality, but it is black and white, not blue (I believe).
outside.in in NY Times
A bunch of Park Slope-related articles in the NY Times this weekend, including one article that mentioned outside.in several times. Neighborhood blogging is certainly heating up.
Steven Johnson also blogged about Park Slope in the Times.
Adium Install — Great UE
I just upgraded my copy of Adium. This is a screenshot of the disk image that gets mounted after you finish the download.
My web 2.0 motto is: “Make it big, make it colorful, make it fun to touch.”
My Simpsons Avatar
Chrysanthe made a Simpsons avatar of me at the simpsons movie site. I like it.