Kirk’s Random Brain Dump |
A collection of stuff that interests me. |
I've never seen the utility before, and figured they'd sit in the zone of suck between iPhones and full laptops, but this video presents such a beautiful vision of reading on a touchscreen tablet computer that I'm convinced.
Now if they could only make it this beautiful and responsive without a backlit LCD... watch out Kindle.
Automatic gate that uses the weight of the vehicle to move the gate. Invented by Alvin Gandy of Eden, TX in 1965
In lieu of a rocket flight to the stars...these can be enjoyed right here on earth.
There is, however, a way to surmount this problem while reducing the cost and technical requirements, but it demands that we ask this vexing question: Why are we so interested in bringing the Mars astronauts home again?
I would have signed up for a one-way trip before I became a husband and father... and the idea is still a little tempting.
It's time to accept that home ownership is not a realistic goal for many people and to curtail the enormous government programs fueling this ambition.
For lots of people, it isn't even a desirable goal. We owned a house for a couple years just before the peak and it's just a pain. Renting has never prevented us from considering a place our home sweet home.
It doesn’t matter how clever your technology - if the effect doesn’t make the hairs on the back of your audience’s neck stand up, you need to keep working until it does.
I can't wait to see what Penn & Teller announce at TC50.
Great audio from one of my personal heroes.
I write code for a living. Some of it is cool, most of it works, and a little bit is shameful.
I'm an irredeemable nerd in the city but flee to the mountains whenever time permits.
I'm obsessed with user interfaces and beautiful things of any kind.
I live with my family in Colorado Springs.
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