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)
Guruza – yet another UQAN implementation
Following Illumio, another implementation of my own UQAN idea has surfaced lately. This time – Guruza – where you ask a question and state how much you’re willing to pay for a good answer. Then you enter a chat and when you’re satisfied with the answer, you pay the “expert” who answered it. Seems to work with a kind of honour system… I hope it’ll work.
להוט יש טכנולוגיה חדשה – ווב 2.0
לחברת הוט כנראה יש טכנולוגיה חדשה שמביאה את Web 2.0 רק ללקוחות שלה. אמת בפרסום:
(תודה לשחר על המציאה)
עדכון: למי שלא מתמצא, ווב 2.0 זה מושג שמאחד את ההתפתחויות האחרונות באינטרנט. לא רק שאין קשר בין הוט לבין ווב 2.0 חוץ מאשר העובדה שהוט מחברים אותך לאינטרנט, אלא שהמושג ווב 2.0 אינו מתייחס אך ורק להתפתחות טכנולוגית. זה כמו שהוט יגידו: “תקשורת בין מחשבים – הדור הבא של האינטרנט. להצטרפות…”
A solution to tabs-versus-spaces problem
Here’s an interesting solution, called elastic tabs, for the tabs-versus-spaces solution for software developers. (via Joel On Software)
Top 10 Japanese Strangest Gadgets
Here’s a Top 10 list of the strangest Japanese gadgets. The ear wax camera is just great, if you ask me. (via Digg)
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)
How to build the best paper airplane in the world
If you ever wanted to build a paper airplane that can really fly well, here are instructions (and even a video) explaining how to build the best paper airplane in the world. (via Lifehacker)
GParted – Gnome Partition Editor
If you ever wanted to repartition your hard drive, here’s a free, Linux-based tool that can do it for you even for Windows FAT and NTFS partitions – GParted – Gnome Partition Editor. Also, here’s a nice review of this tool. (via Digg)
Warning: repartitioning your hard drive is a delicate process. Be careful and know what you’re doing before you do it.
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).