The Engineered Boulderer

I know it’s old and stuff, but you know it’s true:

The internet is for p0rn

ps. Nothing lewd, just funny.

What happens when german engineers watch too much MTV:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/22/vw-strikes-again-un-pimp-my-ride-videos/

Star, the most excellent film in which Madonna “wets” herself, and Clive Owen shows off some awesome driving skills.

I stumbled onto a transcript of an article from Esquire titled Grettings from Idiot America. It is a very long article, but everyone and their mother should read it start to finish. It explains everything about Creationism and Intelligent Design that I think is wrong. Furthermore, the points on Idiot America and the decline of science as an ideal can be applied almost directly to Denmark and the discussion of “Smagsdommere”[1] which went on when our current government came into office.

1. Although “Smagsdommere” (lit. taste judges) was meant as a derogatory term for experts (especially experts who were not in agreement with the politicians), I find I use it quite often when describing my own knowledge and scientific training, I guess it has something to do with the self-irony instilled into Danes from the moment they are born.

Hat tip: “Brian Meidell”:http://meidell.dk/archives/2005/11/15/there-is-hope-after-all/

Looking through my referers in mint I noticed a google translation someone had tried to read my page in French. I thought that was pretty cool. I guess I’ll use “Bout de chapeau” instead of “Hat tip” from now on, and for some reason “Le Boulderer Machiné” sounds trés cool, although “Le Escalateur Machiné” would probably be more correct (I can’t figure out what boulderer is in French, but bouldering is simply called Bloc after the word for boulder).

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Greg Storey talks about landwars and other design problems over at A List Apart. Worth a read if you’re a designer, and one if you’re not.

Hat tip: “NIXON*NOW”:http://www.nixlog.com/.

I just found a link from Kottke. It is the Optimus keyboard.

I have dreamed of a keyboard like this for years. Each key of the Optimus keyboard is a small screen, this means that you can show your current keyboard layout on the keys (be it Qwerty or Dvorak). Of greater interest, however, is the ability to have the keys show commands for your current application. You can show the keys that correspond to the tools in Photoshop, or any other application for that matter. This is my geeky wet dream.

Google has added satellite images for the rest of the world. I’m still waiting for the addition of maps, but until then I can always play around. First thing I did was find our crib, next was Kjugekull the nordic boulderer’s playground, and of course Fontainebleau the Mekka of bouldering.

You can easily spend too much time google sightseeing now that the rest of the world is there for the taking. You could for example start with the Eiffel Tower, what about Pantheon (and you could of course also look for the Vatican or Colloseum when you’re looking at Rome), or the notable lack of Palm Island. Closer to home you could look at Amalienborg (the home of the Queen of Denmark).

I’m sure most of you already know this, but Apple are switching to Intel x86 processors for future Macs starting next year (Macs with Intel chips will be shipping at the next WWDC).