Entries from June 2008 ↓

Why do all of my programs use the floppy disk icon as my save icon? I haven’t used floppy disks for about 10 years I reckon. Kudos to Apple for killing off those annoying unreliable things.

Why does my computer at work still have a floppy disk?

Email, USB drives, CD’s, DVD’s, FTP - all great alternatives. Well, I wouldn’t say great. I can see everything being solely internet based when the internet becomes ubiquitous. Then ‘computers’ as we know them will become our storage devices until they too become ubiquitous and we have virtual digital displays and then they’ll become ubiquitous and we’ll use mental telepathy to get things done and then humans will become ubiquitous and we will all be killed.

You heard it here first.

This is excellent, The Day there was no news:

The Geneva drive, used in watches. Activity for this week, use Geneva drive in a conversation.

Beautiful infographics courtesy of Minglebee

One man trying to conquer every known beard type, enthralling:

Impressive art on the side wall of a huge building:

Fascinating shots from a Chinese wedding that was interrupted by the recent Earthquake:

Clever new British coins, courtesy of the Creative Review blog:

From the Innocent blog:

Spotted this in a petrol station near Worcester the other weekend.

If you can’t read what’s written at the top, it says:

If you’re slightly short, feel free to dip into our penny pot. All donations, received with thanks.

They’re not referring to your ability to see over the counter or making fun of your height though.

It just means the next time you’re a few pence short of that bag of mint imperials, you can make up the difference from the penny pot. According to Olly who works there, people use it everyday and don’t take advantage by emptying all the change onto the counter and trying to buy as many Double Deckers as they can with the money.

There’s also a couple of charity boxes nearby in case you want to donate your spare change instead.

Just a really nice idea.

By: BluBlu