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Month: March, 2006

Insights from the Topix.net Community

31 March, 2006 (13:34) | usability, design | By: Constantine

Topix.net presents some fascinating information on community building. It should be required reading for anyone looking to create robust communities. Check it out at: http://blog.topix.net/archives/000106.html

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Cutaway illustrations…

31 March, 2006 (11:31) | art | By: Constantine

These images are amazing, cutaway illustrations by hand. Wow, they take forever to make. Really amazing stuff.

Guide to becoming a nobel prize winning physicist…

31 March, 2006 (10:29) | internet, science | By: Constantine

Gerard ‘t Hooft is a noble prize winning physicist that has put a guide together and incredible guide HOW to BECOME a GOOD THEORETICAL PHYSICIST. This is what the internet was made for. Go enjoy…

Ruby on .Net….

29 March, 2006 (07:32) | programming, technology | By: Constantine

It seems that Microsoft is hiring someone to explore bringing Ruby, my new favorite language, to the .Net CLR

Information Architecture at ebay….

28 March, 2006 (22:57) | usability, design, internet | By: Constantine

Great overview of ebay design process by Luke Wroblewski at his Functioning Form blog. The web (& good desktop software) is a tough medium to work in. It presents difficult technical and design challenges. A site well executed “disappears” into the background after the initial aha!
This is very similar to the experience of the ipod or the mac. Apple has always been so good at this type of design work. A highly recommended read and bookmark for those future projects.

Binaural Brain

28 March, 2006 (20:59) | brain, better, music | By: Constantine

Via forevergeek, zone out with sounds directly piped into your head:

http://forevergeek.com/gadgets/hack_your_brain_with_an_ipod.php

I don’t buy it, but it does mellow me out…

World of Warcraft & China….

28 March, 2006 (20:33) | gaming, politics | By: Constantine

This is amazing, China just doesn't miss a beat.

Incredible Photography….

28 March, 2006 (15:14) | art | By: Constantine

Amazing collection of bugs close up. Via reddit.com.

MMPORGs madness…

28 March, 2006 (15:11) | gaming | By: Constantine

MMPORG’s are the things to watch over the next few years. Here are a few links that have been sitting in my queue to blog about:

http://crystaltips.typepad.com/wonderland/2006/01/dance_mmo.html
http://www.furplay.com/swg/media/CCXVII-large.mov

When it comes to MMPORG’s I am presently big on World of Warcraft and Second Life of course (Max Doctorow, nods to one of my favorite authors, Cory Doctorow).

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Great post on how to have a 36 hour day….

27 March, 2006 (06:07) | better, general | By: Constantine

Found this one from Lance Tracey’s blog. We are all trying to get a few more hours every day. Jon Bischke has a great post on How to have a 36 hour day. He mentions one of my favorite self-improvement bloggers Steve Pavlina. Enjoy