Some Random Dude

More political craziness was in full bloom this week so I was not able to put as many design links in as I would have liked. In the end, the current political issues are much more important than design.

In the next month, I may be adding some features to the weekly links - I am still mulling it over. If you have any suggestions for the format or content of the weekly links, please let me know. Otherwise, enjoy the links.

Current Events

Dear Senators - CIA Letter on Torture

All the 'help' that Bush keeps saying he's giving to intel and the military does not seem to be wanted by some, if not many, of them.

First they came…

This old poem has again become very appropriate.

Sen. Leahy: “We have a profoundly important and dangerous choice to make today”

And it was made - Habeas Corpus and the U.S.'s following of the Geneva Convention is no more…

Someone sends Keith Olbermann white powder, NY Post laughs about it

The hypocracy is as obivious as it is sad. Nonetheless, it is a sign of the times.

Polling Iraq

I'd say they don't want us there anymore…

3-Year-Old Boy Buys Pink Nissan on eBay

Can we really fault the boy here? I mean, who <em>wouldn't</em> want a pink Nissan?

Fox and the Clinton Interview pulled from YouTube

Nice - censoring their own work.

U.S a Dictatorship?

Scary to say the least. Worth a serious view.

Design

Christian Schwartz’s Fonts

Quite a nice collection of fonts. Go have a look.

Villain Chair

Holy crap, I want this chair! Only then can I take over the world…

The Contextual GUI

Another article by Paradyme - they're on a roll. This one describes how application UI design is taking a page from the web design book. Great read.

Web

YUI based configurable slideshow

I may be using something similar to this in the near future.

CSS Crossfader Demo

I'm not really into bumping CSS tricks, but this could be quite useful. Have a look.

Designing Web Sites for Market Segments

Very interesting article on attracting different type of market segments to produce sales.

Photography

Slimming photos with HP digital cameras

Dude, seriously, what the hell?

Amazing Photos of an Atomic Blast (taken at 1/1000,000,000 of-a-second)

Amazingly beautiful photos of such a horrible thing.

Nerdery & Tech

Honda unveils diesel system to rival gasoline cars

More hopeful news about our environmental future…

Noteworthy Articles

This Is What Waterboarding Looks Like

Not a pretty picture.

Bush Rules

Another OpEd piece about the travesty that is currently taking place in the American political system.

This Time, Congress Has No Excuse

No, they most certainly do not.

The Compromise

Sad, but oh so true.

Getting in trouble for being right

This is an interesting glimpse into the past of just how we got into this political mess to begin with. There are more Adam Hillikers out there than we'd like to think.

No Longer No. 1, and No Wonder

Very poignant article that essentially hits the nail on the head for how the U.S. - bending over for corporate interests, has basically ruined the economy. Ironic as it may seem, corporate America is killing themself for short-term profits.

Too much testosterone kills brain cells

Honestly, is anyone surprised?

Forbes’ takes a contrarian view: don’t buy green

An good analysis of a Forbes article which suggests that buying green is bad forthe enivronment. Frankly, I don't think we should be taking environmental advice from Forbes anytime soon…

Newsweek’s regional reporting

Are you still wondering why this country is ignorant to world events?

NINJA

Yup, that about says it all.

20 free ways to save energy

Great tips to save yourself some money and to keep our icecaps from melting.

Noteworthy Sites

I love my Mac. I just wish it came in green.

Great micro-site from greenpeace. Not so much in the design, but it the message. Help Greenpeace help Apple clean up their act.