Fathom this! In: The world these days

The medieval, unaccountable Corporation of London

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:38:08 +0200

The medieval, unaccountable Corporation of London. Crazy stuff!

Eto'o follows cash to Dagestan

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:51:25 +0200

Eto'o follows cash to Dagestan. The whole team lives in Moscow, only flying into Makhachkala, said to be more violent than Chechnya, for home games.

The magical world of voodoo ‘economists’

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:25:10 +0200

The magical world of voodoo ‘economists’. "Repeal the 20th century. Vote GOP." Amusing if terrifying look at what the republican presidential candidates represent.

A monstrous truth

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:13:03 +0200

A monstrous truth. Why social security is not a Ponzi scheme.

A more sane take on the Urban Outrage

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:52:36 +0200

A more sane take on the Urban Outrage. Regretsy has great write-up on the social media brouhaha over Urban Outfitters' allegedly stolen designs. Do not miss the two updates at the bottom of the entry.

Tutkimus: Naiset pitävät hymyilevää miestä epätoivoisena vonkaajana

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:27:10 +0200

Tutkimus: Naiset pitävät hymyilevää miestä epätoivoisena vonkaajana.

HS: Huijarit yrittivät viedä Nordean verkkopankista yli miljoonan

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:59:41 +0200

HS: Huijarit yrittivät viedä Nordean verkkopankista yli miljoonan.

NY Times: Inside Sarah Palin’s Inner Circle

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:27:26 +0200

NY Times: Inside Sarah Palin’s Inner Circle.

New Scientist: Is this evidence that we can see the future?

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:42:50 +0200

New Scientist: Is this evidence that we can see the future?. Backwards-run experiments show odd "predictive" correlations.

NY Times: Stuxnet worm used against Iran was tested in Israel

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:03:24 +0200

NY Times: Stuxnet worm used against Iran was tested in Israel.

Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies - Telegraph

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:54:53 +0200

Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies - Telegraph.

History’s youngest mother

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:57:11 +0200

History’s youngest mother.

The Joydick

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:22:56 +0200

The Joydick. By SF Media Labs.

Sex in Games: Rez+Vibrator

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:22:13 +0200

Sex in Games: Rez+Vibrator. By Gamegirladvance.

Why do people hate hipsters?

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:48:53 +0200

Why do people hate hipsters?. From The Guardian.

Guardian: Songbirds have fossil viruses in their DNA

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:00:35 +0200

Guardian: Songbirds have fossil viruses in their DNA.

Female snails grow penises on heads

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:38:50 +0200

Female snails grow penises on heads. That'd be sea snails, off Australia.

Chain of human pylons planned for Iceland

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:54:46 +0200

Chain of human pylons planned for Iceland. To replace electricity line pylons.

Esquire: Newt Gingrich - The Indispensable Republican

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:49:47 +0200

Esquire: Newt Gingrich - The Indispensable Republican.

The ups and downs of social networks

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:38:58 +0200

The ups and downs of social networks. Interesting data on usage around the world.

Where are the mesh networks?

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:24:40 +0200

Whatever happened to the advent of personal wireless mesh networking? Nokia used to sell a wireless mesh network router, right? I wonder which is the biggest hurdle: the actual technology, security concerns or political reasons.

Square

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:19:34 +0200

Square. Gives everyone a way to accept credit card payments. Interesting idea -- and nice looking execution: a well-utilized Iphone app, a card swipe dongle, an underlying web service. Not sure about the writing a signature with your finger, though.

On iPads, Grandmas and Game-changing

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:24:43 +0200

On iPads, Grandmas and Game-changing. Via Daring Fireball.

NY Observer: After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:03:00 +0200

NY Observer: After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday. Results of a paywall scheme.

Uusi Suomi: Kiina rakentaa 50 kilometriä pitkän Y:n muotoisen sillan

noemail@noemail.org (Ilya) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:36:58 +0200

Uusi Suomi: Kiina rakentaa 50 kilometriä pitkän Y:n muotoisen sillan. Silta yhdistää manner-Kiinan, Macaon ja Hongkongin.