links for 2008-01-17
- CHP's Hostile Radar Signals This is a great story, although its veracity is questionable. [It's a fake] (tags: CHP USMC missiles radar)
- Manhole Doormats Very cool doormats that look like manhole covers from various cities. I want the Los Angeles one. (tags: wantlist manhole covers)
- Solar Plan Would End Dependence on Foreign Oil It's clearly time for our government to start subsidizing solar power like we subsidize the oil industry. (tags: oil solar subsidize)
- Don't copy that floppy... Or let your friends borrow it either! (tags: psa piracy floppy)
- How to Build a Paper Research Database This is an interesting article about building a database for use in writing a research paper. Although I don't write research papers, I can see how this would be useful for other tasks like writing a detail article or a book. (tags: database research)
- The Bruce on his Open Wireless Network I also run an open wireless network at my house for many of the same reasons. (tags: open.wireless bruce.schneier)
- Big Pharma Spends More On Advertising Than Research Clearly the insane pricing structures for medications aren't actually related to the high cost of research. (tags: drug.companies lies research advertising)
- R2D2 Translator Translate text to R2D2 speak. (tags: cool r2d2 starwars)
- Jerk Parking Tickets I've been meaning to print these out and leave them in my car. There's a Hummer that keeps parking in the compact spot right in the worst corner to do it in my parking garage. (tags: parking jerk tickets)
- Worst Science Stories of 2007 Stat.org calls BS on a number of questionable and downright incorrect stories involving science. (tags: stast.org science wrong lies)