Rambles Blog at Star Chamber

No matter how good your vision is, adaptive optics can make it better. Nifty lasers and flexible mirrors can give all but the legally blind 20/10 Super Vision. As a spin-off from the Cold War, this beats the pants off of Tang.

Good list: Jakob’s Heuristics for User Interface Design.

I like the whatis.com site. For instance what is .NET?

One-stop shopping at asteroid.net for all your asteroid-related needs.

Am I GOTH or NOT?. I’m not sure if this is meant to be a parody or a straight-ahead copy of Am I HOT or NOT?. I hope it’s a parody.

I feel it’s my duty to warn you of a grave danger: without your help, the universe may expand into a cold mirthless fog. Let Americans for a Closed Universe explain how you can save the universe from a terrible fate.

More amazing free content on the web: NurseryPhotos.com will dig up the baby picture of anyone you care to name. You, your mom, your aunt Agnes. Give it a try. I guarantee it will be worth your while. This link courtesy of my pal Mike. He’s one of the evil geniuses behind the MadSci Network at Wash U. Thanks, Mike!

My brother-in-law Craig is an artist and an author. Here is his own (online) version of The Three Little Pigs. Ever wonder where the hell that story comes from? Read carefully; what looks like the rehashing of an children’s story is actually a carefully researched deconstruction of the story’s origin and its subversion by economic forces.

Here’s some good news. The Coffee Czar has a web log of his own: Word from the Czar. Great used links, gathered from around the web and published on the cheap from the man who brought you The Ring and other classic tales.

I’ve enjoyed reading Clay Shirky’s writings in FEED for some time. Here is his website: Clay Shirky’s Internet Writings. This is the leverage that the net gives you. If you find a writer that you like, you can go straight to the source.