Sixfoot6.com Daily Links / Micromemes (site feeds)

May 31, 2006

• a bunch of nice Handwriting Fonts
• The Slashdot Redux (winner of the redesign contest looks great)

May 27, 2006

• The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years

May 24, 2006

• My Black and White Photographs from 1999. Well, that's a blast from the best. thanks to the reader who alerted me to a 7-year-old typo!
• Yes, I would like a pair of iPod compatible Nike sneakers.

May 23, 2006

• Rocker Jeff Baxter now premier counterterrorism expert (played with Steely Dan and the Doobie bros) [viaBrendan]

May 22, 2006

• Incredible video of Fred Rogers addressing a Sentate Hearing in 1969 to fight for the public broadcasting endowment that Nixon wanted to cut in half.
• Help my friend Ananda gather research for his statistics class by filling out this self-awareness survey. Thanks!

May 20, 2006

• Firefox 2 alpha (some neat improvements on the way)

May 18, 2006

• Student hideaway: The 31-year jig is up (drama geeks passed down this high school secret for years)

May 15, 2006

• The Eraser is a new solo project by Thom Yorke (produced by Nigel Goodrich, to be released on July 11th

May 12, 2006

• Star Wars Deleted Scene (Luke & Biggs)

May 10, 2006

• Hillary Clinton's bill, inspired by user ideas from SinceSlicedBread.com, would require that the minimum wage get the same annual percentage increase as Crongressional Salaries

May 09, 2006

• So, it looks like the Nintendo Wii is actually going to be the best thing ever, with its motion sensing wireless controller and ability to play GameCube, N64, SNES, NES, Genesis and Turbographix 16 titles. (don't miss the 5 minute trailer on the 'Fresh Experiences" tab.)
• cineLab - for film processing. such a sweet little site.
• Converting a colour photo to a single layered stencil with Photoshop

May 08, 2006

• Full throttle with the Blue Angels (reporter only passed out three times) waxy

May 07, 2006

• Insightful film analysis: "The Big Lebowski is a movie about how nothing means anything anymore."
• Underwater Stunt Brings Grueling Pain for David Blaine (his muscles are athrophied and his skin is falling apart. according to ABC news.)

May 05, 2006

• I'm Just Chillin'.
• NPR : Iraq Veteran Writes About 'A Soldier's Fight' (outstanding episode of Fresh Air - insight into the war from Paul Rieckhoff, a must listen

May 04, 2006

• Coolest Workspace Contest: The Treadputer (workout while you work) [via bo]
• Wicked Local Plymouth: Amber Keddy, a girl I knew in high school, became Plymouth's first female fire fighter after spending time in Iraq with the Marines
• Hungary workers get shock at bottom of rum barrel (soilent liquor!)
• Eight signs Microsoft is dead in the water

May 03, 2006

• My Compliments to the Lab (I really want to eat at Alinea Restaurant in Chicago) [via j-ko]
• U B U W E B :: 365 Days Project (posted an MP3 every day for 2003)

May 02, 2006

• Thank You Stephen Colbert. (30,000 thank yous so far)