October 2008
40 posts
Best Wild Animal Photos of 2008 Announced →
Beautiful shots.
World Changing →
We only need to put the pieces together.
The World’s First Wave Farm Goes Live in Portugal →
The world’s first commercial wave farm went live at the end of September.
Virunga’s gorillas in danger—again →
Congolese rebels have taken control of the park’s headquarters and home to 200 of the 700 remaining mountain gorillas
It’s gluten-free, baby! →
My sister’s brand-new digs at glutenfreebynature.com
Photoshop and color profiles →
Learn how to tame Photoshop (or Firefox 3) so it doesn’t lie to you.
ALA #270: Working from home →
Some great tips for working from home. And succeeding.
Track the package →
A neat little app that puts package tracking on Google Maps. Helpful if you really need to see where your package is.
(via SimpleBits)
Multicolr →
Mulitcolr: Search millions of Creative Commons Flickr photos by color. Freakin’ cool.
(via Inman)
Travels with Barack →
“I do not know. I just have a feeling about him. I think he will be important down the road.”
New Iridium 9555 sat phone unveiled →
Iridium Satellite has unveiled its latest satellite phone, the 9555.
Airport security →
TSA is at it again, this time through the words of Jeffrey Goldberg.
Zimbabwe opposition misses talks →
No passport? No fly.
AIG’s Travel Guard Insurance →
AIG’s Travel Guard insurance is still reliable.
Update to a great user experience →
The New York Times updates a small and relatively unknown feature on their website, and I love it.
Days of Autumn →
Autumn is here - a time for transition. (Photography)
No one is guilty here →
The Zimbabwean army is apolitical!
Land reform South Africa →
The ANC sees land redistribution as a cornerstone of black majority rule.
Mugabe says he’ll keep main cabinet posts →
“They selected all the good ones for themselves and dumped the rest on us”
Strike while the iron is cold →
Yeah, so you know what I’m talking about. There are a lot of Benjamins to be made now with biotech stuff. I don’t have to tell you that. How’s your portfolio?
Winter, spring, summer or fall →
The weather is a changin’.
More on Zimbabwe’s inflation →
The Associated Press:
Zimbabwe’s state Herald newspaper quotes official statistics saying annual inflation in Zimbabwe has hit 231 million percent.
Independent economists say the southern African…
Adobe demos Photoshop CS4’s content-aware scaling →
Adobe licensed an algorithm that senses “dead” areas in photos, and resizes the image to avoid squashing or stretching every object.
More on Zimbabwe’s inflationThe →
The Associated Press:
Zimbabwe’s state Herald newspaper quotes official statistics saying annual inflation in Zimbabwe has hit 231 million percent.
Independent economists say the southern African…
Zimbabwe inflation hits new high →
From 11 million percent to 231 million percent in 1 month.
International Celiac Awareness →
Pay. Attention.
Red Sox advance to ALCS →
When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston.
Earth From Above →
More stunning photography.
21st Century Space Race →
Not only is China headed to the moon, they’re also going to try and out-pace Boeing and Airbus.
Gadgets You Can Pack for Long Flights →
My list is short.
Why Heathrow T5 failed →
On its opening day it just didn’t work right.
36 Hours in San Francisco →
Good eats in The City by the Bay
Travel quiz: Africa →
How well do you know The Dark Continent?
Flight pattern maps →
I’m continually amazed with how many planes are in the air at once.
How to land a 747 →
It’s a big plane.
Usain Bolt: 9.55 seconds →
He could’ve been faster!
Plan & Book →
Emirates.com is fantastic.
The World’s Scariest Runways →
“Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.”
Print and print and sign →
Zimbabwe is in the grip of one of the great hyperinflations in history, and its people have been plunged into a Darwinian struggle to get by.
Peace in myself makes peace in the world →
Does it all start in your mind?