Interesting, Cool and Useful – Mar 07
Interesting:
- Remote Control Pigeons. Chinese scientists have implanted electrodes in the brains of pigeons and are able to control their (up, down, left right).
- Satellites that repair satellites. Two DARPA-funded satellites were launched last week to demonstrate autonomous refueling and servicing techniques of other satellites.
Cool:
- Guide to Secret menu items at restaurants. A collection of unlisted menu items that you can order from a number of popular chain restaurants. As it turns out, In-N-Out has their list is on their website.
- Drive Baja race cars (from Sumit). I hate the flash website, but this looks like a ton of fun.
- Algorithmic Photo Beautification (via John Ludwig). Algorithms that take pictures of people and make the people prettier.
Useful:
- Printable worldwide subway maps (via Lifehacker). A single source of subway maps for systems worldwide.
- Speeding up Vista’s Resume Some drivers are very poorly behaved. I wasn’t able to speed my “Resume” time much, but others might have luck.
- WordPress contact form. I realized that I needed to add a contact form to my blog - this plugin is solid and makes form spam unlikely.
I also stumbled on a few items that I’ll classify as
Hilarious:
- Conservapedia . No, not written by the editors of The Onion, Conservapedia is an alternate wikipedia written by home-schooled creationists. The article on kangaroos states: “like all modern animals … kangaroos are the descendants of the two founding members of the modern kangaroo baramin that were taken aboard Noah’s Ark prior to the Great Flood”. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.
- ComVentures profile photos. ComVentures just launched a new website. Matt pulled all the partner photos together into an amusing slidestrip. I can’t believe they all collectively thought these photos were a good idea.
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From your pigeon link:
“UPDATE: Noah here. Sharon, as an Iowa girl, may be able to look at this development with detached amusement. I, for one, am outraged. Those of us growing up in New York know that there is nothing nastier than the swarming, disease-ridden, flying rats who turn every public place into a fight for room to breathe. Now China is looking to engineer a fleet of cyborg pigeon slaves? Damn them. And damn those old ladies who feed the pigeons, in the first place.”
Thanks so much for posting about the Contact Form plugin!
Regards,
Doug