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Save vs. Death… failed. A fitting memorial to Gary Gygax

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xkcd has posted the best possible memorial to the passing of Gary Gygax, the creator of Dunegons and Dragons:

Good luck in the Outer Planes, Gary.

Minty-Fresh & amazingly inexpensive iPhone case

This guy made a neat case on the cheap, but I wonder where he put his gum?

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One of life’s important questions:

Is it more sinister to talk on a cellphone while using a urinal, or to finish what you’re doing, and continue to stand in front of the urinal, chatting loudly on the cellphone in the men’s room?
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And the walls come down? Google and Facebook have joined Dataportability.org!

This is a huge step towards an open, interoperable social web; Google and Facebook are probably the two largest collectors and holders of data (social and otherwise) on the web, and they have been among the most reticient about sharing their data.

Yesterday, it was announced that representatives from Google, Facebook and Plaxo have joined the Dataportability.org workgroup.

Modern Fairytale – Marina V

The album has a dreamy, emotional feel, well suited to the title. The songs are all deeply personal, largely based on Marina’s experiences in touring and in growing up

Product: Modern Fairytale

Artist: Marina V

Release Date: January 2008

Overall Rating: Five Stars

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Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Colour

I found a great article about the whys and wherefores of plastic yellowing in classic machines:

Vintage Computing and Gaming | Archive » Why Super Nintendos Lose Their Color: Plastic Discoloration in Classic Machines

The article focuses mainly on the SNES, but mentions old Macs as well, and should apply equally to anything made of the official “this is a computer” grey or beige plastic.

The short version: Plastic is an organic compound (made of basically the same stuff as people) which breaks down over time. As it breaks down, it reacts differently to light and turns yellow. If the composition of the plastic is not perfect (exactly correct proportion of catalysts, flame retardants, pigments, &c.), the breakdown will occur faster. It’s also accelerated by visible and UV light, heat, and oxygen.

The yellowing is caused by the chemical composition of the plastic changing, so it’s irreversible. The author does go on to list some ways to mitigate the damage, but reiterates that there is no non-destructive way to fix it — you can remove the damaged plastic, or cover it.

Site update time, once again

Over the past few days, I’ve put some work into the site:

Updated to WordPress 2.3.2, which was entirely painless
Began work on a new theme, which you may have noticed. Over the next while, I’ll be putting more into it; currently it’s very minimalist, little more than an XHTML skeleton with a couple moving parts.

More to come.

Go green by going black? …not convinced.

I just came across an interesting post about energy savings based on the colour of a webpage (specifically, Google – but the idea applies everywhere): A black Google start screen? | Wired Gecko.

I’ve found other posts dating back to May of this year (The Numbers Guy) on the subject, so it’s really not a new idea.

The largest part of my doubt is the question of technology. In a CRT, it does indeed use more energy to display bright colours than dark (ref. DOE Energy Star Desktop Information). A CRT produces bright colours by directing an energy beam at the front of the screen; more brightness == more energy used.

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