The Story Behind That 9,000-Word Quora Post on Airplane Cockpits – Megan Garber – Technology – The Atlantic – What do all the controls in an airplane cockpit do? Somebody actually answered that. (This one’s for the Snook.)
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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“Bike Thief” – NYTimes.com
“Bike Thief” – NYTimes.com – A guy in New York conducts an experiment where he attempts to steal his own bike in broad daylight in a number of locations – including right outside the 9th Precinct Police Department. Needless to say, nobody stops him. This is why I’m so nervous about parking my bike outside. At home we bring them in the house, and at work I take it in the office (up two flights of stairs). I’ve only parked on the street a couple times, and mostly where I could see it. This past weekend, I rode to Surry Hills for the Guild meeting and parked my bike at the racks behind the Library. It was out of my sight for over two hours. Happily, it didn’t get nicked… but I’m sure it could have happened just as easily as it did in NYC.
Interestingly, the video mostly shows him using chain locks. Are the U-locks or steel cable locks any stronger? I have a Knog lock, and it feels pretty hefty. Just wondering if maybe the type of lock is more of a factor than I thought…)
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Lucky Charms Treats
Lucky Charms Treats – DEAR GOD. I know these are nutritionally-deficient Franken-foods that no sane adult should go near… but man, I want ’em.
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The Hunger Games Craft Roundup @Craftzine.com blog
The Hunger Games Craft Roundup @Craftzine.com blog – That embroidered map is pretty amazing. Not sure about the shoes though… 🙂
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‘Bizarro World’ – The Boston Globe
‘Bizarro World’ – The Boston Globe – A fun article about video game records, and how a random lady discovers that she’s the best Tetris player in the world. You know, I used to be pretty damn good at Tetris myself. This makes me want to play again… (Link courtesy of John.)
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Plaintiff in healthcare law challenge went bankrupt – with unpaid medical bills – Los Angeles
Plaintiff in healthcare law challenge went bankrupt – with unpaid medical bills – Los Angeles Times – As someone on MetaFilter said: “Hey, that’s a funny coincidence!” Amusing how many “rugged individualist Conservatives” see no hypocrisy in complaining about government intervention while freeloading off everyone else.
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Angel does stuff.
Angel does stuff. – Bwahahahaha! Nice one. Somebody with a David Boreanaz cutout is having lots of fun imagining what Angel is up to these days. My personal favourite is the late night snack attack.
Sophomore year we had Jerry Maguire and Darth Vader cutouts in our dorm room. I can’t believe we didn’t think of doing anything this clever with them.
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Motherf**kin’ Bike
Motherf**kin’ Bike – Terribly rude song, but also hilarious. Represents just about all cyclist stereotypes. (I especially liked the use of the ukulele.)
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Rachele Gilmore’s 100 MPH Fastball | MetaFilter
Rachele Gilmore’s 100 MPH Fastball | MetaFilter – This post isn’t actually about baseball; it’s about opera. There are two YouTube performances linked there that you should watch. The first is an aria as performed at the Met by a star at the top of her game. It’s wonderful. The second is the same aria performed by her understudy at another performance. The understudy makes the most of the opportunity and blows the audience away. Apparently there was a 17 minute ovation! And it’s believed that one of the notes she hits is the highest ever sung at the Met. Both performances are fun and beautiful even if you don’t like opera. Very cool.
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Lolita cover redesigned | MetaFilter
Lolita cover redesigned | MetaFilter – I know it’s not meant to be sexy, but I knew a guy at Notre Dame who had memorised the first paragraph of Lolita… and it was breathtaking. He later joined the priesthood. I’m not kidding.