Interesting, Cool and Useful – Feb 07
Interesting:
- Hard drive failure rates via Rahul Pathak: A summary of several studies that looked at the failure rates of hard drives in data centers. The primary determinant of failure rate? Manufacturer.
- Pop Vs. Soda: A map of the US showing which dominates where: Pop, Soda or Coke. I didn’t know I live in Pop country now…
- Inkless photo printer. Paper covered with 3 micro-thin layers that color at different rates when heated. Disruptive technology? Maybe, but at $2 a sheet, prices need to drop.
- WSJ article on Top Contributors to Social Media (paid, unfortunately). The fascinating thing was how young the top contributors were. The top contributor on Reddit is 12.
Cool:
- Tesla Coil Photos. Make sure to check out this picture as well.
- Propane, Fire & Sound. A very cool demonstration of standing waves using fire and speakers.
- Invisible Bookshelf. A homemade bookshelf that creates a cool illusion.
Useful:
- ReadyBoost Flash Drive Review. A good primer on ReadyBoost along with several drive reviews.
- WP Cache Update. By far the most useful WordPress plugin - it helped me survive a Digging on crappy shared hosting. This update apparently fixes a few issues with WordPress 2.1.
- Ultimate guide to linkbaiting I tend to prefer ‘research or resource hooks’, although they have to be legit. Erin has a few good thoughts on the Judy’s Book Blog.
Oh, and a friend just sent me this image, which I found just hilarious. I can’t say that the math completely makes sense, but we’ve all been at that point when trying to solve a complex equation:

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