links for 2007-07-28

      1 min read      Technology

Dirty Car Pictures That’s pictures of dirty cars, not… Well. Check it out, it’s cooler than it sounds. (tags: art)

links for 2007-07-27

      1 min read      Technology

[Microlearning.org - Learning, Working & Living in New Media Spaces](http://www.microlearning.org/) Microlearning emerges when new media keep breaking the world into work, knowledge, communications ... all is falling into small digital fragments, loosely joined and permanently rearranging to form a multitude of new patterns, tasks and threads. (tags: [microlearning](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/microlearning) [learning](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/learning) [elearning](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/elearning) [e-learning](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/e-learning)) [Sketchcasting](http://sketch.basement.org/) An interesting new way to present visual ideas or enhance audio presentations. (tags: [blogging](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/blogging) [sketch](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/sketch) [whiteboard](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/whiteboard))

links for 2007-07-25

      1 min read      Technology

[Eternal Sunset](http://www.eternalsunset.net/) View live sunsets from around the world via webcam. (tags: [sunset](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/sunset) [webcam](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/webcam) [photography](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/photography)) [Lemelson Center](http://invention.smithsonian.org/home/) Read the stories behind some of the world's most famous (or not) inventions. (tags: [inventions](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/inventions) [innovation](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/innovation)) [Against Depression - dervala.net](http://dervala.net/2006/12/17/against-depression/) A beautifully-crafted firsthand account of depression. (tags: [health](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/health) [depression](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/depression)) [MapMSG.com - Statetris](http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/) Play Tetris on a map of the United States. (tags: [games](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/games) [geography](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/geography))

links for 2007-07-19

      1 min read      Technology

[Bill Gates' Harvard Commencement Address](http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/06.14/99-gates.html) Harvard's most famous dropout returns 30 years later to get an honorary degree and deliver the commencement address. (tags: [gates](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/gates) [harvard](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/harvard)) [Social Explorer](http://socialexplorer.com/pub/home/home.aspx) An interactive mapping site based on U.S. Census data. Easy to use and produces good looking maps. Data geeks rejoice! (tags: [maps](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/maps) [demographics](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/demographics)) [PhotoshopCafe](http://www.photoshopcafe.com/index.htm) A collection of resources and tutorials for Photoshop users. (tags: [photoshop](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/photoshop) [Tutorials](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/Tutorials) [graphics](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/graphics)) [Springwise](http://www.springwise.com/) Springwise highlights new business ideas for entrepreneurs.

Floating Free in Space

      1 min read      Photography

Check out NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day web site for a very cool photo of an astronaut floating free in his manned-maneuvering unit (jetpack). He’s a long way from home!

Robot Attack Planes

      3 min read      National/International Politics

An Associated Press article from this past weekend describes a new breed of remotely-piloted vehicle, called the Reaper, that the U.S. Air Force is preparing to deploy to Iraq. This plane is similar to the Predator aircraft which has been used throughout the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, mostly for surveillance activities. The Reaper, as the name hints, has a different mission. Armed with bombs and missiles, the Reaper is an attack aircraft.

links for 2007-07-18

      1 min read      Technology

Neocons on a Cruise A reporter’s account of the National Review cruise to Mexico. An unvarnished look at the kind of people that got us into Iraq. Worth a read, if your stomach is strong. (tags: Conservatism Politics)

links for 2007-07-16

      1 min read      Technology

[Monty Python Video Wall](http://monty.python.videowall.sytes.org/) A page of Python - guaranteed to fill your workday with laugher. (tags: [video](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/video) [montypython](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/montypython)) [64squar.es](http://64squar.es/) Online chess, realtime or correspondence. Wanna play? Challenge me - dennis@irose.com. (tags: [chess](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/chess))

links for 2007-07-14

      1 min read      Technology

The 37signals Manifesto 37signals is a company producing some of the best web apps out there. Read their manifesto and you’ll see why. They’ve got their focus in the right place. Some items are web-specific, others could be applied to any company. (tags: manifesto 37signals philosophy)

Big News from Ireland

      1 min read      Ireland

Just wanted to let everyone know that Kathleen and I have decided to stay in Ireland for another year. We’re still working out some of the details on where we’ll be living and such. Will post more here when I know more. In the meantime, if anybody needs a house to rent in Menomonie, we’ve got one! We’ll be back in the States for most of August, and of course we’re going to try to see as many people as we can while we’re there.