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Rubik’s Cube Solution

I was working on a solving a Rubik’s cube a few days ago. I was never a speed-solver, but way back when Rubik’s Cubes were popular, I had a couple and learned how to solve them. Unfortunately, I had forgotten a crucial move or two, and had to look it up. I […]

17 things you’ve probably never done

Found on www.menshealth.com: Don’t Look, Just Leap. It’s a list of 17 things you’ve probably never done, but should. I’m partial to #7: Disagree with the person you fear most.

Quit Your Job Day

Apparently, September 18th is Quit Your Job Day.

Photo Touchup

Here is a good tutorial for retouching and touching up poor source material for beauty: Photo Touchup. The tutorial shows each and every step. Have a look at the before and after shots:

Web design for the Sony PSP

This article is a good introduction: Web design for the Sony PSP.

Dating an Apple Developer

Finally, hope that there are women out there that get it: Dating an Apple Developer

Testosterone Boosting Foods

I dunno, but this seems to look OK on paper, and in practice (but no oysters), it seems to work too: Eat the following 10 foods to boost your testosterone.

Charlie vs. Rudolph

If you had to choose only one, which would you choose: A Charlie Brown Christmas, or Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
For bonus points, in Rudolph there is a doll on the Island of Misfit Toys. What is wrong with her and why is she there?

Hubble Space Telescope Hall Of Fame

Some of the best Hubble Space Telescope images are available here: The European Homepage For The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. If I had to pick a single favorite, it would be this one: a perfect storm of turbulent gases. The image spans 3 light years. Keep in mind that it doesn’t actually […]

Ten Rules for Web Startups

The Ten Rules for Web Startups don’t just apply to web-based startups, they also apply to any business that is starting from almost nothing.
I’m at my 3rd real startup now, the 4th if you count an internally-funded startup inside a Fortune 100 company, and all of these rules apply. All startups that I have […]

The THX Sound

You know the sound that goes with the THX logo at the movie theater? Here’s more about it: The THX Sound [via musicthing.blogspot.com].

PSP Updates

I’ve been trying to decide if I should update my Sony PSP from firmware rev 1.52 up to 2.0 so that I can use the web browser, and then downgrade so that I could still run homebrew. Unfortunately, I don’t want to turn it into a glossy black brick. One of the better […]

flickrfs

Given I’m hooked on flickr, and a linux geek, it was inevitable that I would eventually discover flickrfs. Great idea.

Xbox 360 roundup

Engadget has a good collectionof initial Xbox 360 coverage here: Xbox 360 coverage roundup!
I have to agree with Joystiq’s review of Geometry Wars. In early October at iNDIEGAMESCON 2005 I played it. It looked great, and it was fun.

complexification

The procedural imagery over at complexification.net is most excellent. He builds his toys with Processing. Must investigate further…