Photos of the top 15 city skylines in
Photos of the top 15 city skylines in the world. Hong Kong is #1 and I can’t disagree.
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A list of the best Steve Jobs
A list of the best Steve Jobs quotes ever. A contradictory fellow, this Jobs.
Fascinating thoughts on the future of science
Fascinating thoughts on the future of science by Kevin Kelly. The sequence of recursive devices and triple blind experiments (“no one, not the subjects or the experimenters, will realize an experiment was going on until later”) were especially interesting.
In his new book, Twelve Books That
In his new book, Twelve Books That Changed the World, Melvyn Bragg discusses, um, there’s no other way to put this, twelve (British) books that changed the world.
Collection of publicly available articles from The
Collection of publicly available articles from The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2005. Good reading. (thx, robin)
A list of the most-linked blogs from
A list of the most-linked blogs from September 2000 (scroll for the notes at the end). Metalog and Metalog Ratings comprised the first weblog tracking/ranking system, predating most of the current crop by at least a year or two.
Somewhat related to this, parallels between my
Somewhat related to this, parallels between my living through two years of middle school and the two terms of the Bush presidency.
This is a bit old (from March
This is a bit old (from March last year), but the most photographed city on Flickr at the time was London followed by New York, but when you take population into account, Vancouver, Amsterdam, and Las Vegas win for photos per capita.
The folks who do the Oxford Dictionaries
The folks who do the Oxford Dictionaries have a list of frequently asked questions about language, grammar, and usage. Nice resource.
Top 1000 publications owned by US libraries. The
Top 1000 publications owned by US libraries. The Holy Bible, the 2000 US Census, and Mother Goose top the list. (via o’r)
A list of the best license-free quality
A list of the best license-free quality fonts. From a few months ago, but still useful.
List of science books up for the 2006
List of science books up for the 2006 Aventis Prize. Need. More. Time. For. Reading.
Rediscovered this while looking for something else
Rediscovered this while looking for something else last night: a list of questions from a panel Jeff Veen, Jason Fried, and I did on Design for Web 2.0 in Octobr 2004. Have we made any progress?
Critics pan some Academy Award-winning films. Said
Critics pan some Academy Award-winning films. Said Slate’s David Edelstein of Life is Beautiful: “Benigni’s movie made me want to throw up.”
Girlhacker’s annual listing of what’s in the
Girlhacker’s annual listing of what’s in the goodie basket that gets handed out to presenters and performers at the Oscars. In the bag this year: Canadian travel, an espresso machine, olive oil, and days of free hotel stays. (via waxy)
Canon, Sony, and Nikon top the list
Canon, Sony, and Nikon top the list of the most-used camera on Flickr. Nokia is #11.
You want to see the best list
You want to see the best list of advice ever, one that might save your career or remaining sanity? 9 tips for running more productive meetings.
The Brokeback Mountain humor industry is in
The Brokeback Mountain humor industry is in full swing these days, but I thought this one was pretty funny: Weekly Grocery Lists for Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, Summer 1962. (via lia)
Gallery of the winners of the World
Gallery of the winners of the World Press Photos of the Year for 2005.
Now that Oscar season is in full-on
Now that Oscar season is in full-on in-your-face mode, check out this list of the critics’ favorite films for 2005. Love the info design on the summary at the bottom.
Responses to People on the 6 Train That
Responses to People on the 6 Train That Hopefully Convey My Feelings in a Polite Way. “Thank you for so gently cupping my ass when we came to a stop.”
Update: The author of this list has a blog with some quick-witted observations of NYC. (thx, robert)
Some of the worst selling DVDs on
Some of the worst selling DVDs on Amazon. Looks like the Hammy the Hamster DVD series isn’t doing so well. See also books and music. (thx, josh)
I feel like I’ve pointed to this
I feel like I’ve pointed to this before, but in case I haven’t, here’s a list of the 100 best first lines from novels. I’m partial to those of Pride and Prejudice, Lolita, and Anna Karenina.
The 50 most loathsome people in America, 2005. On
The 50 most loathsome people in America, 2005. On Paris Hilton: “Somehow, everybody in America knew that this completely pointless person had lost her dog, and we are all diminished by the experience.”
David Pogue has a great list of
David Pogue has a great list of tongue-in-cheek rules for trolls when responding to online writing. This list is spot-on…I have a mailbag full of chuckleheaded responses that adhere to many of these points, particularly numbers 1, 2, 6, and 9.
A list of the top 100 most valuable
A list of the top 100 most valuable books. Signed first editions numbered 1-100 of Ulysses go for 100,000 pounds apiece. More about the list.
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