In spite of the warm weather last week, I’m feeling a definite case of the mid-winter blues around here. There are a number of things contributing, but at this point, I’m definitely looking forward to warmer weather, and hopefully an improvement in my mood. Meanwhile, life goes on, and I still need to find some work.
To top things off, I started feeling all the symptoms of the crud yesterday. It’s been going around, and while I’m usually pretty good at dodging colds and the flu, I think the bugs are going to win this time. It probably doesn’t help that I’ve been behind on sleep lately. Time for some better living through chemistry, I guess. Or maybe just a lot of sleep. Or both.
- You know, There’s a Reason Why They Call Us “Gun Nuts”. And the NRA seems to be backing a law which will allow a cop to disarm someone he thinks is insane, with no due process. I wonder if I can find a way to make asking all thirty NRA board members up for election the questions in this questionnaire something I could actually tackle. [endwar]
- Google has Google Maps, which are supposed to be pretty cool. Except it doesn’t support Safari yet. Guess I’ll stick with Yahoo! Maps for now. [boing boing]
- Wow. Talk about extreme photography. The Gigapxl Project takes four gigapixel pictures that have so much detail that a four by eight foot print shows detail all the way to within ten inches away. They’re using modified aerial surveillance cameras and film, and custom-made lenses. If you read through the technology section, there’s quite a bit of science involved, since they’re working at pretty much the theoretical limit at every stage of the process. There’s more in the Wired Article: Photographer Seeks Resolution. [wired]
- Wired says Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn’t Safe, and points to spam, spam over instant-messaging, and other attacks bad people do on good protocols. Me, I kinda figured that any VOIP worth using would have decent encryption and such, but apparently that isn’t the case. [wired]
- Mitch talks about the Digital Underground here in the Twin Cities, and is looking to know
why have the Twin Cities turned into such a center for right-of-center blogs?
If you don’t agree that’s the case, go leave a comment for him. [mitch] - Finally, thinking about warmer weather, and getting out and riding around, here are some handy tips on How to not get your bike stolen in New York City. Applies to other cities too. About the only thing he doesn’t cover is the lock. I’d like someone to point me to a U-lock long enough to lock my trike that can’t be picked with a ball-point pen, and isn’t a Kryptonite. Yes, I’m planning to get all my Kryptonite locks upgraded before it’s time to ride again, but I’d like to have a different brand of lock, too. [kottke]
- The Midtown Greenway expands toward U, and should reach the river this fall, according to the city’s plans. Cool. I don’t think it’ll be much better (or worse) for me than using the Cedar Lake Trail to get to Uptown and points beyond, but it’ll be an alternative. [daily]