Not such a good idea

Notebook computers are not such a good idea after all.

Satish links to me

I take my post on 31st May back. Satish’s site links to mine.

Science of superheroes

On a similar note to movie physics, the science of superheroes

Where do you want to go today

Where do you want to go today?

JPEG virus

A “JPEG virus”. (Note: The JPEG file itself isn’t the virus. You don’t have to stop sending JPEGs.)

Physics in movies

Good and bad physics in movies.

FIFA Stage 1

For those as ignorant about the World Cup as I am, the FIFA website has a summary of Stage 1 and Stage 2.

Purple and crimson diamond

This purple and crimson diamond is supposed to be the most valuable object in the world. (Weight for weight.)

Sell free products

Joel on why companies try to sell free products. (To sell more complementary products, to spare you the suspense.)

No site has linked to my page

Almost no site has linked to my page. (I sort of like that a bit. It means the 30-odd hits a day that I get are from people who TYPE my URL.)

3 million could die

If there’s a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, about 3 million could die. I live in 3 of those 5 cities. I’d better take a vacation.

I am on vacation

I am on vacation. Please don’t expect updates till 20th June 2002. (Sorry!)

Kartoo

Kartoo has an amazing Flash interface for a search engine. I’m not sure how to use it effectively, but I’m sure someone’ll take this idea up and make something really useful out of it.

SMS Weblog

An SMS Weblog. That’s a cool idea.

Essential Blogging

Essential Blogging: a book on weblogging. Quite good. Technie note: This RSS thing looks interesting. Daypop has started offering RSS output. Need to see how I can use it.

Economist Technology Quarterly

The Economist Technology Quarterly. Great tech news, a little infrequent though. (Thanks, Markose!)

How news spreads through the Internet

Staci Kramer interviewed the CEO of Turner Broadcasting (who, among other things, said stuff like not watching ads is theft). Staci traces how news of this spread through the Internet into sites like top 10 copyright crimes and “But Daddy I need to go”.

Netscape 7.01

Netscape 7.01 is out. Preview release, mind. No, I haven’t tested it yet. Awaiting reviews. (24 May: No reason to switch)

SearchOnline

SearchOnline meta-search engine. Seems quite good so far.

whitehouse.gov

Nice of whitehouse.gov not to have sued whitehouse.org.