Ian’s Shoelace Site is exactly what it says it is – a site about tying your shoelaces. It features many ways to tie your shoes, some of them are really surprising. The one that reminded me of Ian’s site is the Ian Knot, the world’s fastest shoelace knot. (via Lifehacker)
How the mind tricks us video
This short optical illusion video actually shows how the mind refuses to accept something that seems unlikely. (via Digg)
Joel Spolsky tells about his first BillG review
Here’s a nice read – Joel Spolsky from Joel on Software talks about his first review with Bill Gates from the time he worked for Microsoft (for you Windows developers – turns out he’s the guy to blame for VARIANT and IDispatch).
The “Young People” Ring Tone
Sometimes what you use against teenagers can come right back at you and bite you in the ass. A high-pitched tone, which can generally be heard only by youth, was used to keep teenagers away from stores where they were not welcome. The result of this was that now teenagers use this tone to send and receive SMS text messages without their teachers knowing about it. Here’s a New York Times article about it (free registration required).
Why Goalies Hate the New World Cup Soccer Ball
A short, interesting read on why goalies hate the new World Cup soccer ball. (via Digg)
Hubble Heritage Image Gallery
Hubble Heritage Image Gallery is where you can find amazing pictures taken by the Hubble space telescope. (via Digg)
How Small We Really Are
Today’s link-a-palooza
- For Dummies Book Cover Generator – funny. If you make creative covers, post a link to them in the comments. (via Download Squad)
- Smiley Cables – straight from the stupid gadgets department.
- Science Confirms the Obvious – a Popular Science article about researches that confirm obvious claims. My favorite is number 4: “Faraway Objects Are Tougher to See”.
- Top 20 Strangest Gadgets and Accessories – a funny collection of useless crap. Well, maybe some of it is not so useless.
Today’s link-a-palooza
- Why Sony Should’ve Put Its Weight Behind Hi-MD – an article that makes good points in favor of Sony’s MiniDisc format against the current trend of MP3 players (flash and HDD based). (via Slashdot)
- The A-Bike – small, light, folding, no chain. The best bicycle you could ask for.
- Toilet Lid Sink – merging two of my favorite subjects: toilets and “gadgets”. Now they just need to add a TV set and a fridge and I’m moving in.
- How To Write a Thank-You Note – in case you need to thank someone.
- How Bill Gates works – by Bill Gates.
Today’s link-a-palooza
- 10 rules to manage your boss – interesting tips on how to improve your relationship with your boss to make working life better. (via Lifehacker)
- Help solve a real network compatibility issue in Windows Vista – Raymond Chen challenges you. Also see the first follow up.
- 101 Fabulous Freebies – a collection of free software from PCWorld.com. (via Download Squad)
- List of April 1st 2006 jokes – in Wikipedia. (via Digg)
- Top 10 weirdest keyboards ever – I was pretty amazed to see what people thought would be a useful keyboard. (via Digg)