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Saturday, February 1, 2003

Rumours: Andrew Juby: "My roommate has access to Goddard Space Flight Center's Orbital Information group server. He can pull up data on just about any non-classified orbiting object. We checked it this morning and pulled up some data on Columbia, and ran it by the aerospace major across the hall. It appears that at about 2 or 3AM, as Columbia was into its descent, it pulled up." [Scripting News] David Brown, via email: "There are reports that something hit the left wing of the shuttle upon launch, that there was something falling from the wing." [Scripting News] Scott Adams is accumulating links to stories about the Shuttle. [Scripting News] 4:24:28 PM     |

Oh-Oh. Of course. Lou Josephs: "Three people are still on board the International Space Station." [Scripting News] 4:18:54 PM     |

And there's more. At Victorianscraps. It's a commercial site, but the scans are just beautiful. And large. 1:34:28 PM     |

Doing the Victorians again. More vintage postcards, scrapbook art and further ephemera can be found here. Enjoy. Might be quite a good idea actually: recreating some of that old stuff with Poser and Bryce as 3D renderings? 1:23:37 PM     |

This is getting boring. Troops provide cover as new strike begins [This is London: London News] 1:09:51 PM     |

This is Fun. I didn't like the old version, because it was so terribly slow, but iPhoto 2 really is fun. 11:35:13 AM     |

Last one for tonight - Bot Food. kmehafbib@rlvohf.it, ismcpdy@mfajjpddgbvesusxz.br, fvnpx@feklbqvkjxbhgjfk.edu, pmwnkjjm@hlrocmcisdnnksljnjvx.ca, canyqpkalt@xmsonikbgfaqahzlwjqi.de, haoflh@dbfpnlcsobuyexurlw.de, bgfutbqz@ibuni.dk, ihmrwoiibj@jxjpwuqj.de, glbmj@xqmfxbciazamk.st, jiremvxaaa@nmhcseta.tv, vzveeoko@kobmcmo.net, ydjjurgoc@slakvecilozuloxgg.de, dtrd@pnovm.us, zllvsmww@tusf.com, trohmgnfmk@sctdsmj.pl, yhwelortf@vsmpbivkqctw.de, zbo@yruenbug.dk, zezwth@icehvgciknnw.de, okcljzavw@eckqoqmedrrra.de, yablkp@blgx.nl 12:37:52 AM     |

Friday, January 31, 2003

By hand. :::koewi::: has some nice links on Graffiti and Arabic Calligraphy. Go and have a look. Hop. 11:57:18 PM     |

Quacks. FreeBooks4Doctors is a fabulous website with hundreds of online medical books. "FreeBooks4Doctors was created to promote the free availability of medical books on the Internet. We welcome your comments and suggestions." Via The JWalk Weblog. 11:52:04 PM     |

There's more. At lileks.com there are Comics, Matchbooks, Old Ads, Motel Postcards (see left) and - what a relief! - old American Diner pictures I was looking for earlier on. Proper design and art at last. 5:17:51 PM     |

I'm excited. Big Little Books are comics. They're books. They're a joyless synthesis of both. Fantastic: Major Matt Mason is there, The Invaders, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - a really nice cover gallery. Lots of thanks to Anita for the link. 4:31:45 PM     |

Oh - the Chancellor won't like that. Dell cuts 180 jobs in Germany. When the going gets tough [The Register] 3:30:09 PM     |

Remember David Vincent? The bloke who fought The Invaders from Vega? That was a fabulous TV series in the 60s. They even did a new Mini series in 1995, which was really spooky. It all started off in front of an old diner ... so have a look at the Diner Museum. Sadly, not a lot of pictures - you have to sign up to their e-group to access those. "It began with a closed deserted diner ... and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy ... " 3:20:28 PM     |

Signs. Let's post something positive about the USA for a change. After all, some of my best friends are Americans and you really can't blame all of them for their mad government. So have a look at the Sign Museum. Plastic Signs, Neon Signs, Signs of all sorts ... brilliant. 3:13:04 PM     |

Nice one. Bush approves nuclear response -- The Washington Times. " A classified document signed by President Bush specifically allows for the use of nuclear weapons in response to biological or chemical attacks, apparently changing a decades-old U.S. policy of deliberate ambiguity, it was learned by The Washington Times." 2:49:24 PM     |

Maybe I should try that? Steve Hall's Adrants. "The staff at ZDNet Tech Update has been laid off. How are they looking for work? They have put themselves up for bid on eBay as a turnkey online publishing solution. A new form of classified advertising? Will it work? Monitor their bids on eBay to find out." eBay has pulled the 'auction' meanwhile. 2:43:53 PM     |

Flicker. I was actually looking for Tony Conrad's Site, but that has been taken over by a Country & Western singer with the same name. So if you want to know more about the Tony Conrad I mean, there's not much out there; a short article here and a review here. So let's go to Flicker instead, which has got nothing to do with Tony Conrad, but with downloadable Underground Videos, Performances and Films. "Welcome to Flicker, home page for the alternative cinematic experience. Here you will find films and videos that transgress the boundaries of the traditional viewing experience, challenge notions of physical perception and provide cutting edge alternatives to the media information technocracy." 2:17:39 PM     |

Searle. Interesting page about the English cartoonist. 12:42:01 PM     |

Computer History at the Computer History Museum. "The Computer History Museum maintains a broad range of artifact, documentary, and media-based sources in computer history, one of the most important and comprehensive such collections in the world. The museum's strength is chiefly in post-WWII electronic computing but it also maintains a representative collection of objects from earlier eras." "link" 12:32:50 PM     |

Nelson speaks out. Times Online. "NELSON MANDELA, South Africa's former President, made a scathing attack yesterday on plans for war against Iraq, denouncing the United States and Britain for seeking to plunge the world into 'a holocaust'." 12:22:38 PM     |

Thursday, January 30, 2003

This is pure chaos. thetube.com: Service Update. 7:28:44 PM     |

The Flash in Flash is an exhibit at wordsandpictures.com about the 'fastest man alive' and his creator, the great Carmine Infantino. Well done. 6:09:11 PM     |

Oh dear... Two weeks of Tube chaos [This is London: London News] "A total of 11,200 bolts on 2,800 motors will be replaced after preliminary investigations showed the cause of the accident was machinery falling from the train and hitting the track. The safety work will mean there will be no service at all on the Central Line and Waterloo and City Line for at least two weeks." 1:38:57 PM     |

Mr Mutato. The funny bloke on the left is Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo. And Mutato Muzika is here. 1:36:18 PM     |

Nice Ads. Hundreds of Historic Railroad Advertisements & Posters. Fabulous - 36 zipped files with about 5 ads each, all in high resolution. 1:29:37 PM     |

White stuff. Snow in London. I hate this cold white stuff. 1:21:06 PM     |

Bishops having fun. A new cartoon from the cartoonist. 12:17:33 PM     |

Yuk! Snow warning to commuters [This is London: London News] 10:45:40 AM     |

Interesting article for OS X newbies. Taming Mac OS X : As the deadline looms for the transition to the new operating system, here are some helpful hints for making the switch as effortless as possible. (Baltimore Sun via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] 10:42:25 AM     |

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Tony? Are you still here? Are you actually living on this planet? Here in the UK? On this world? Blair: North Korea is next. 3.15pm: Tony Blair today pledged that after dealing with Iraq, the UN would confront North Korea about its nuclear weapons programme. [Guardian Unlimited] 11:44:01 PM     |

Oh, get away. Bugger off. New US warning on Iraq debate. The US ambassador to the United Nations says the window is closing for finding a diplomatic solution to the Iraq crisis. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 11:26:38 PM     |

DAF. Reformed, reunited, back together again. For tonight this is the last of my Pop/Punk links. Gabi was a friend of mine, when he was still in Düsseldorf. Their first single is called "Der Sheriff", Untertitel: "Ein anti-amerikanisches Lied". (Spiegel). The official website is here. And as Gabi says in the video: "Wenn es ein Symbol gibt für Terror, Unterdrückung, Folter und Mord, dann ist das die Flagge der USA." Sorry, guys. He's right. 7:43:30 PM     |

On Returning. More Wire. Dammit, they're GOOD! Nice linkpage with a live video (Top link). Real Player as usual. 5:10:43 PM     |

More Pop. Jennifer Jeffery has an impressive portfolio of live concert pictures. And while I'm at it, may I also recommend my friend Jutta Brandt again? You will find weird fellows like LaMonte Young and Terry Riley on her website. Wonderful black and white photography. 4:08:03 PM     |

Dotdash. On the border there's movement. 12XU. It's a lowdown. Reuters. I am the fly. Map Ref.41N 93W. Fits nicely with the Punk links below. Here's Wire. 2:12:42 PM     |

Palermo Catacombs. Creepy. "Welcome! This is a photographic trip to the Capuchins' Catacombs located in Palermo, Italy. There are thousands of corpses lined on the walls like paintings." Thanks, Reimund! 1:49:39 PM     |

Looking through Gary Gilmour's Eyes. Hate and War. Whole Wide World (with Ian Dury on drums!). And more. Old Punk videos at The Bunker. Have fun. "link" 12:46:16 PM     |

Bela Lugosi's dead. Yes, that's indeed Pete Murphy on the left. Hundreds, no, thousands of Punk and New Wave photos are on Phillipe Carly's website. Fantastic. (Siouxie and the Banshees: 808 pictures!) 12:27:39 PM     |

Wot?! Snow could fall tonight [This is London: London News] 12:09:01 PM     |

Toys, toys, toys! The most bizarre action figures are at Kidrobot. Great stuff. Via Whykay's. 12:02:02 PM     |

Bush. Being completely fed up with The President's Speech, which is being broadcasted live on German Telly, I'm just doing a Dietmar Schönherr ("Der Präsident ist ein .... ") Good Night. 2:42:47 AM     |

Rumour. As I've just heard from a trustworthy source, (This is a secret of course) British Troops have been given the order to attack Iraq in about 2 weeks time. How great. Shall we celebrate now? Guys, this is for real. I'm scared. Bastards! 12:12:01 AM     |

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Junk the Junk. It might not work in Germany, but it certainly works here in England and it's a great idea. So Junk the Junk. "schock" And here's for the Spambots: fjnwo@iqshuixqvs.eu, wjobyqse@tifu.eu, gpfxqyua@xpkgmxvcacko.de, ehybdtewx@hgsamfzxan.it, oaje@qduzjpwj.br, cqshfferdp@mamkkwzi.jp, hgsialy@jfcmb.com, wpvhcdm@nalghfjs.biz, lpyiyiqeq@kpiu.at, oll@tjksa.mil, ekxlzocbqt@fxlfaweuoayfwpqx.net, lusirhl@elbijeitftszthfn.net, tqsfkga@wppsrohqqckfus.edu, wuz@wirqar.pl, ktganvtuc@iwsjwxpilo.de, flpkcghr@jbgez.de, hugpjiuly@shvbpeihg.st, vsliyquze@nxnajslu.st, kqmdo@slgvttfml.ru, chkfbrsucp@cdxfarewgtoffj.ar. Feed me, feed me ... 10:40:39 PM     |

How to draw. PolyKarbon shows you the how-to. Great. Found at Whykay's, yet another interesting blog. 10:30:07 PM     |

Aha. Antville seems to be kaputt again. 10:14:19 PM     |

Absolutely Fabulous. This is the best thing about Saddam Hussein, George W. and us Tony I've seen so far. Brilliant! A Channel 4 production - Real Player needed. Between Iraq and a Hard Place. "The comedy trio Bremner Bird and Fortune bring their viewpoint on the Iraqi crisis in their own unique way. We're about to invade Iraq. Again. We invaded in 1917? and 1941? and 1991. This time though, we're dealing with Saddam Hussein. But then, we've been dealing with Saddam for years. Why now? The Americans see the chance to bring traditional Western values to the Middle East (aka the guys with the diapers on their heads): democracy (from the people who brought you George W Bush); freedom (from the people who brought you Guantanamo Bay) and economic prosperity (from the people who bought you Enron)." Via Industrial Technology and Witchcraft. 11:29:14 AM     |

Monday, January 27, 2003

Just in case, part 2. Linkfilter is being great tonight. A wealth of information. Here's a link to all the naughty stuff your parents were afraid to tell you about. "This isn't biology, it's bad renaissance art. It's not important to know how girl parts work. Just be aware that they're beautiful. Like a flower. " 11:24:25 PM     |

Just in case. You never know. How to protect yourself, by Science Service, New York 1950. "link" 11:11:45 PM     |

Mhmmm ... ! I had some of their lemon-flavoured toffees on New Year's Eve (the whole box in fact) and the next morning I felt sick. Which is a good sign, it means their toffees must be really good, or otherwise you wouldn't be sick the next day. Farrah's Original Harrogate Toffee - unfortunately I was to stupid to find any ordering information on the website. It seems you have to buy them directly at their shop in Harrogate, Yorkshire. North Yorkshire that is. "John Farrah - Harrogate Toffee was established in 1840. John's mother, an assistant in a local bakery was taught the recipe by her employer; Mr. Swan. The all important method was handed to John, who saw the potential and started commercial distinctive blue and silver tins. The lemon flavour was designed to combat the putrid taste of Harrogate's sulphur water." 10:55:13 PM     |

This is fantastic. An Advertising Slogan Generator. I Can't Believe It's Not The Advertising Slogan Generator! Via Industrial Technology and Witchcraft. 6:56:10 PM     |

3 Hours. It usually takes me about 35 - 40mins to get into the centre of London. This morning it took me 3 hours...buses on replacement service and traffic twice as bad as it usually is. Dear Underground Gods, please fix the Central Line! Fast! 6:42:54 PM     |

I know the feeling. Scared of a bank statement? You're not alone. Health: Researchers have discovered a psychological condition they call financial phobia, affecting 9 million Britons. [Guardian Unlimited] 8:55:14 AM     |

Sunday, January 26, 2003

"tube"So how am I going to get into town tomorrow? Commuters set for delays after line closure [This is London: London News] "The closure of the busy Central Line, possibly until Tuesday, following the derailment over the weekend is set to create chaos during London's rush hour." 9:07:32 PM     |

"tube"More about the Tube crash. BBC NEWS | England | Motor fault blamed for Tube crash. "The type of Tube train involved in Saturday's derailment has been prone to mechanical problems, London Underground (LU) has admitted. It said a faulty motor may have caused the accident and investigators were also checking whether the 800 passengers on the train could have breathed in asbestos." 2:13:05 PM     |

Tiny little books. An exhibition of 4000 Years of Miniature Books at the Indiana University. Fabulous. "Miniature books, most of which are less than three inches tall and some of which are smaller than a penny, have delighted readers for centuries. Popular because they were easily carried or concealed, these historic books range from tiny "Thumb Bibles" to illustrated nursery rhymes. The earliest piece of block printing to which an accurate date can be ascribed--a Japanese wooden block print from about 770 AD--is a miniature scroll and part of the Lilly Library's collections. Via Kellerkind. 11:48:39 AM     |

Underground Paris. Take a tour. "Far below the city streets of Paris, in the quiet, damp darkness, seven million Parisians lie motionless. Their skeletons, long since dis-interred from the churchyard graves their survivors left them in, are neatly stacked and aligned to form the walls of nearly one kilometer of walking passage." "link" 11:31:55 AM     |