Token heads up

Just because I know that leaving anonymous comments means you don’t get a notification if I reply – I have replied to all the anon comments left thus far on yesterday’s post, so if you’re curious about what I had to say in response to you (or anyone else) then you can go back and check now.

Bookmarks for February 3, 2010

Bookmarks for January 29, 2010

  • Adria: elBulli Restaurant to Close for Two Years – TIME
    Bugger. Eating at ElBulli was pretty much the top spot on the "things to do before I die" list, and yeah, he's going to re-open, but it's still an experience I'm unlikely to ever get to have, in it's current form. I shall revise it to "Eat Ferran Adria's food", but it's still saddening.
  • stevenf.com – I need to talk to you about computers.
    Excellent article on the place for an iPad in the history of computing, and the generation shift that is occurring. For myself, I am having to keep reminding myself that I don't need one as a priority, that version 2.0 will be much better, and so on and so forth. I really do want a decent ebook/magazine reader…
  • xkcd: Spirit
    I found today's XKCD near-heartbreaking on a number of levels. Why aren't we trying to get it home, for fuck's sake? I know it's not alive, but it's out there, and we're not even trying to go after it…
    Tags: comics, space, nasa

Bookmarks for January 21, 2010

Bookmarks for January 20, 2010

Bookmarks for January 19, 2010

  • Dino Snores | Natural History Museum
    I urgently need to borrow five or more children, ages 8-11.
  • Homeopathy: There's nothing in it | The 10:23 Campaign
    Just in case anyone reading this has been dropped on their head recently, here's a campaign aiming to raise awareness of the quackery of homeopathy masquerading of "complementary" medicine. Of particular relevance is the "what's the harm?" link, because that'' explain *why* we need to make sure people understand that this crap is a scam to part the gullible from their money, just like Reiki and other similar kinds of bullshit. I all for holistic treatments, and accepting the western medical science does not yet have all the answers, but I also believe it's vital to know where the lines between "we don't know why it works", "we're not sure if it works" and "we *know* it doesn't work" are drawn.

Bookmarks for January 18, 2010

  • 5 Reasons to Ditch Your Digital SLR | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
    I am not 100% convinced by this, just because of the simple practicalities – I do not want to be fixing my fairly hefty lenses to something the size of a compact – I suspect the balance and weight will be fucked, and shooting will feel awkward. But I admin, I'd like to be able to have a play with one of these for a bit, particularly when Nikon and Canon get in the game.