(by Andre Penner)
This morning, the morning coffee is just going to fire off our links. Bang, bang, bang.
The Museum of Unworkable Devices. Bang.
Crayon rockets. Bang.
Reading glasses. Bang.
What will science think of next?
Will it be elastic water? Nope. Already done.
(by Alex Wild)
On Facebook? Learn how to use it properly.
In England, a recruiter wants to put out an ad for a reliable worker — they are told they cannot, as the job description would then discriminate against the unreliable.
Police in Oxford have been reprimanded for using their riot shields as sleds. While one understands that police officers should probably be doing something other than tobogganing when on duty, we prefer the Oxford police approach to that of the Boston police — arresting people who videotape them and charging them with “illegal wiretapping”.
If you’re thinking of making a charitable donation following the earthquake in Haiti, you should donate money, not stuff. Stuff apparently makes things worse. So give to Oxfam, The Red Cross, UNICEF, or the charity of your choice. But leave your blankets and cans of soup at home.
I am not a fan of web nanny software — you know, the stuff that’s designed to keep kids out of unwanted areas of the internet. It seems to me to be something which is ineffectual, censors the wrong things, or (most likely) both. In addition to this, it appears as though if you use them data on your child’s surfing habits are sold to marketers, so they can better target advertising at children.
How not to research an online community.
Last, but certainly not least, velcro: Now available in eXtreme Steel.
