Tired of turkey, try some links.
Happy Thanksgiving weekend.
Enjoy the links.
Current Events
- Obama to Reporter: I’m Sorry for “Messing Up Your Game”
- Oh man, this guy SO has my vote.
- Embittered Insiders Turn Against Bush
- Hmmm… Wonder why?
- Rep. Rangel will seek to reinstate draft
- A very interesting idea to have a draft instated for military actions to create a deterrent from jumping into wars without better thought.
- Execution of a teenage girl
- This literally made me a little sick. This world is going absolutely crazy.
- Israel developing killer bionic hornet
- Um… OK…
- Underground Video Of Tyranny In China Video
- This is something all of us should watch - China is developing at the cost of its own people. Sickening.
Design
- Worst Designed Toy Ever
- Actually, I take that back - it depends on what you expect your toy to do…
Web
- Line Rider
- A flash game that's tons of fun. Give it a try.
- Flashr: A Flickr API wrapper for Flash
- I'm unsure how old this is, but it's quite cool nonetheless.
- Font Size Checker - Percentages and Pixels
- A nice little resource for comparing font pixel sizes with percentages.
- Super-Easy Blendy Backgrounds
- Nice little CSS trick. Very cool.
Photography
- palm tree from below
- Hey, I think I took that photo!
Nerdery & Tech
- How to Configure an $80 File Server in 45 Minutes
- A very good read on how to do something very nerdy very easily.
Noteworthy Articles
- Q&A With Current TV Futurist Robin Sloan
- Man, good to see Robin getting some cred. Robin is one smart dude - read this and gain some valuable knowledge.
- Video - An Inconvenient Truth
- Watch and enjoy.
- Is Fox Flatlining? CNN, MSNBC Gaining Post-Election
- We can only hope…
- Worldmapper of HIV Prevalence
- So sad to see a map of how badly Africa and Asia are afflicted with HIV/AIDS.
- Michael Moore’s pledge
- For all you Michael Moore haters out there, this may make you hate him just a little less.
- Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of computer code
- This is absolutely amazing - I honestly cannot believe it. It would be interesting to see if Microsoft would be willing to make that change.
Noteworthy Sites
- kuler
- Adobe makes choosing a color scheme fun.
- Mac Ads - Japanese Version
- Just as funny even though I don't understand a thing they're saying.
The Discussion
2 Comments on “This Week’s Weekly Links of the Week - Week 28”kellie
29.11.06 10:34 amFile under current events….
Our brilliant gov’t now wants to spend millions of our hard earned money on abstinence programs for adults! Yes, the abstinence program once geared to teenagers is being recommended to modify their age target to include anyone up to 29-year-olds. Regardless of anyone’s point of view about pre-marital sex, isn’t it just ludicrous to spend money on baby sitting grown ups?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-30-abstinence-message_x.htm?csp=34
kellie
30.11.06 11:39 amFile under current events or noteworthy….
I have the utmost respect for Senator Jim Webb! Despite coming from CNN, a must-read article.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/29/webb.bush.ap/index.html
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