This is a great article by Tim Donovan, written for CNET News, where he details the dangers inherent in posting things willy-nilly all over the Internet – particularly as it relates to children/teens. They will come back to haunt them years later, and may stop them from getting into a good school, or getting a good job. Here is the link.
Intersection in India
Here is the link to a video of a busy traffic intersection in India. Notice the lack of traffic signals, and how everyone finds their own way to do things. Very disconcerting for someone used to order on the streets.
A poster of Google search commands
From the Search Engine Watch Blog: “Can’t remember special commands that help in doing special searches at Google (and often work elsewhere, as well). The latest edition of Google’s newsletter for librarians points to two posters you can print with the commands. Suitable for framing — well, for tacking to a wall, you might find them handy. Need something more comprehensive? There’s also the long-standing Google Cheat Sheet…” Here is the link.
Pigs in a Polka
On Frederator: “The Three Little Pigs meet Brahms in this Oscar-nominated Merry Melody.”
The composer’s famous Gypsy Dances are featured in this cartoon, and the animation is beautifully synced to the music. Where Disney failed to impress dramatically with Fantasia, cartoons like this one hit a vein, comically, just a few years later. Here is the link.
Mac OS X tip of the week: sending huge attachments
From Apple Hot News: “Chances are your email server puts a limit on the size of the attachments you can send. So what do you do when you want to send an attachment that exceeds that limit? Try iChat. [Apr 19, 2006]” Here is the link.
Raoul Pop 