Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
ProgrammableWeb Mashup Detail: Top City Books
Top City Books: "Browse the biggest 150 cities around the world and see the most popular books about each city in 8 subjects. Great for browsing, traveling, general interest, etc." http://www.topcitybooks.com
Monday, April 10, 2006
SockRush
How it Works: "Socks are wonderful things but they do have a funny habit of going missing and there's NOTHING more annoying than that.
At last...it doesn't have to be that way...
SockRush is the world’s greatest sock subscription service."
Huh. Greatest, and perhaps only, subscription sock service...
At last...it doesn't have to be that way...
SockRush is the world’s greatest sock subscription service."
Huh. Greatest, and perhaps only, subscription sock service...
PetPlus
boyfriend girlfriend package
"This package acts as a social supplement for those who wish to avoid human-to-human relationship temporarily but still have the need for love"
Great (and kinda strange) products that allow your dog-friend to participate in all your human activities, like dinner for two.
"This package acts as a social supplement for those who wish to avoid human-to-human relationship temporarily but still have the need for love"
Great (and kinda strange) products that allow your dog-friend to participate in all your human activities, like dinner for two.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Friday, March 17, 2006
Book Sale! - Friends of the Houston Public Library
Friends of the Houston Public Library: "The 2006 Annual Bargain Book Sale"
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Boing Boing: Portable med-library in a crate for use in developing world
Boing Boing: Portable med-library in a crate for use in developing world: "s "
The Blue Trunk Library (BTL) is a collection of about one hundred and fifty books and practical manuals on medicine and public health, plus subscriptions to three medical and health journals. The mini-library is contained in a blue metal trunk for ease of transport and for storage purposes.
See also
What is the Blue Trunk Library Project?
Where There Is No Internet: Delivering Health Information via the Blue Trunk Libraries
Friday, March 03, 2006
Google puts National Archives video online | CNET News.com
Google puts National Archives video online | CNET News.com: "This is a World War II era newsreel, one of 100 historic videos retrieved from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and posted Friday on Google Video. The content represents the first fruits of a joint project aimed at putting as much of the National Archives' video content as possible online.
In this first batch are dozens of newsreels, films on the early 1930s park service, and National Air and Space Administration documentaries on space travel. A must-see includes Orson Welles reading from H.G. Wells' 'War of the Worlds,' before discussing the likelihood of extraterrestrial life 'beyond the petty surface of our own minute sphere.'"
In this first batch are dozens of newsreels, films on the early 1930s park service, and National Air and Space Administration documentaries on space travel. A must-see includes Orson Welles reading from H.G. Wells' 'War of the Worlds,' before discussing the likelihood of extraterrestrial life 'beyond the petty surface of our own minute sphere.'"
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
I'm fixin' a hole, where the rain gets in...
Popular Mechanics - Popular Mechanics - Home Improvement Journal - Tools
"This Popular Mechanics magazine site presents dozens of articles from the magazine's archives on hand and power tools, including purchase and use of specific tools, product reviews, and tool tests. Tools discussed include: circular saws, table saws, routers, tape measures, clamps, chisels, wire strippers, and screwdrivers." http://www.refdesk.com/
"This Popular Mechanics magazine site presents dozens of articles from the magazine's archives on hand and power tools, including purchase and use of specific tools, product reviews, and tool tests. Tools discussed include: circular saws, table saws, routers, tape measures, clamps, chisels, wire strippers, and screwdrivers." http://www.refdesk.com/
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Where America's Good Jobs Will Be - Forbes.com
Where America's Good Jobs Will Be - Forbes.com:
"The American job-generation machine rolls on. The country will create 19 million new payroll jobs in the decade to 2014, according to projections by the U.S. Department of Labor, more than one new job for every seven that now exist."
"The American job-generation machine rolls on. The country will create 19 million new payroll jobs in the decade to 2014, according to projections by the U.S. Department of Labor, more than one new job for every seven that now exist."
Friday, February 17, 2006
Toothpasteworld - World's Largest Toothpaste Collection
Toothpasteworld - World's Largest Toothpaste Collection
Toothpaste World
www.toothpasteworld.com
"Don't throw out that tube of toothpaste! It could one day be worth something--or at least be a part of the largest toothpaste collection in the world. Here you will find hundreds of brands--spanning the decades--from Germany's Donald Duck toothpaste to Guatemala's fruity flavored Care Bears. Read up on the history of toothpaste or browse old ads. Did you know that before toothpaste, people cleaned their teeth with ground eggshells and the burnt hooves of animals? Or that one of the earliest known toothpaste recipes called for drachmas of rock salt, dried iris flower and 20 grains of pepper? No wonder Mona Lisa isn't smiling."
http://www.forbes.com/bow
Toothpaste World
www.toothpasteworld.com
"Don't throw out that tube of toothpaste! It could one day be worth something--or at least be a part of the largest toothpaste collection in the world. Here you will find hundreds of brands--spanning the decades--from Germany's Donald Duck toothpaste to Guatemala's fruity flavored Care Bears. Read up on the history of toothpaste or browse old ads. Did you know that before toothpaste, people cleaned their teeth with ground eggshells and the burnt hooves of animals? Or that one of the earliest known toothpaste recipes called for drachmas of rock salt, dried iris flower and 20 grains of pepper? No wonder Mona Lisa isn't smiling."
http://www.forbes.com/bow
Welcome to TextPayMe
Welcome to TextPayMe
"Free service TextPayMe lets you send and receive money any time from your mobile phone."
"Free service TextPayMe lets you send and receive money any time from your mobile phone."
(Name Here) Is a Liar and a Cheat - New York Times
(Name Here) Is a Liar and a Cheat - New York Times
"Framed in pink, the DontDateHimGirl.com site allows a woman to post the name and photograph of a man she says has wronged her, along with a short but often pungent synopsis of how precisely she was aggrieved. The suspicious or merely curious can hunt for a cheater by typing a name into the search engine. Women can also send e-mail messages through the site if they want to ask more pointed questions about a particular cad. In a slight nod to fairness, men who disagree with the characterization can write a rebuttal to be posted alongside their names."
"Framed in pink, the DontDateHimGirl.com site allows a woman to post the name and photograph of a man she says has wronged her, along with a short but often pungent synopsis of how precisely she was aggrieved. The suspicious or merely curious can hunt for a cheater by typing a name into the search engine. Women can also send e-mail messages through the site if they want to ask more pointed questions about a particular cad. In a slight nod to fairness, men who disagree with the characterization can write a rebuttal to be posted alongside their names."
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Information - Podbop
Information - Podbop: "Old way: Looking up concerts in your town on an event site, googling 100 different bands, tracking down an MP3 for each band, and then deciding which show you want to go to.
The Podbop way: Type in a city, get MP3s, discover a band you like, and go see them."
The Podbop way: Type in a city, get MP3s, discover a band you like, and go see them."
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Zopa - The first lending and borrowing exchange
Zopa - The first lending and borrowing exchange:
This blows my mind.
"People who have spare money give it to a bank. Banks then do whatever they like with it. Some of it they lend to people who need to borrow. Some of it they give to their shareholders. Some of it they gamble on the price of tin, or the dollar going down, or whether there'll be floods in Asia. Banks make lots of money from all this, a fraction of which they give back to their customers.
Zopa though lets people who have spare money to lend it directly to people, like them, who want to borrow it. No bank in the middle, no huge overheads, no unethical investments."
This blows my mind.
"People who have spare money give it to a bank. Banks then do whatever they like with it. Some of it they lend to people who need to borrow. Some of it they give to their shareholders. Some of it they gamble on the price of tin, or the dollar going down, or whether there'll be floods in Asia. Banks make lots of money from all this, a fraction of which they give back to their customers.
Zopa though lets people who have spare money to lend it directly to people, like them, who want to borrow it. No bank in the middle, no huge overheads, no unethical investments."
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
State of the Union - Free Searchable Version
State of the Union - Free Searchable Version:
Search and analyze the the full-text of all State of the Union Addresses from 1790-2005. The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country. The address is also used to outline the President's legislative proposals for the upcoming year. The text is extremely useful in a searchable eBook."
Search and analyze the the full-text of all State of the Union Addresses from 1790-2005. The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country. The address is also used to outline the President's legislative proposals for the upcoming year. The text is extremely useful in a searchable eBook."
OKCupid! The Are You a Librarian Test
OKCupid! The Are You a Librarian Test: "So do you like to say you're secretly a librarian? Or is that just what you are? Now is the time to testify. Actually, to test your knowledge of library science and library history. It's a brief quiz, but not an easy one. It's meant to separate the real librarians from the wannabees."
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