Entries from June 2008

The Atlantic: Is Google Making Us Stupid?

June 24th, 2008 at 9:18 pm [ # ] · View Comments · finds · ideas · technology

An interesting read on how Google and the internet in general is changing the way we think, and read.  How this instant extended brain is destroying our ability to think independently and to read longer form writing.  A little long, but still quite good.
⇒ Is Google Making Us Stupid? (via honeyee)

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Visualizing the Bible

June 24th, 2008 at 9:14 pm [ # ] · View Comments · design · finds · religion

I think this is really cool.  The guy entered in a bunch of stuff into a dataset and then visualized it into a couple different ways.  Above is the bible, chronologically, with the size of each name representing hwo many times it was mentioned in each area.  You can see the nice progression from Genesis [...]

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Salamagica

June 24th, 2008 at 8:53 am [ # ] · View Comments · design · finds

Another interesting sight. Oh the power of photoshop…
⇒ Salamagica

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Retro Gaming on real backgrounds

June 24th, 2008 at 8:36 am [ # ] · View Comments · Humor · design · finds

Interesting concept. Check it out.
⇒ Retro Gaming on Real Backgrounds

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The hunt is over, the job is captured

June 6th, 2008 at 6:21 pm [ # ] · View Comments · life

Well, thanks for your prayers everybody. The hunt is over. I am no longer unemployed. (Well, I haven’t filled out the paperwork yet, so technically, I still am. But I’ve got a job lined up, so who cares at this point?)
I will be working as a server tech’s assistant for a [...]

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The Big Picture

June 5th, 2008 at 1:32 pm [ # ] · View Comments · design · finds · photography

The Boston globe has started up a new blog called “The Big Picture.” It’s a photoblog of sorts, but showing the photos in humungous form. The idea is a novel one, especially for the newspaper industry where photos are usually thought of as an after thought.
I really like it. It [...]

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blog restart, attempt 583

June 4th, 2008 at 12:47 am [ # ] · View Comments · life

So here is yet another attempt for me to start blogging. We’ll see how long this lasts.
Anyways, for those of you who may not have known, my family moved to Austin, TX after I graduated. I go to Taylor University in Upland, IN, and just finished my second year.
But having moved after graduation, [...]

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