An Eclectic Mind

Here are links I found interesting on February 6, 2010:

• The damage of the anti-vaccination movement – latimes.com – "Childhood diseases once mostly eradicated are making a comeback. And children are dying." Read more in the LA Times. Thanks to @derekcbart for sharing the link.

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Here are links I found interesting on February 5, 2010:

• The Autism Vaccine Lie that Won’t Die – The media trumpeted an irresponsible study, ensuring that its nasty legacy thrives. Read about it in Salon.

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Here are links I found interesting on February 4, 2010:

• 15 Design Tips to Learn From Apple – 15 practical ways to follow Apple’s example in creating beautiful interfaces. On Design Shack.
• Why Amazon Cannot Afford To Lose The eBook Wars To Apple – "The Apple iPad isn’t even available yet, but already it is forcing Amazon to respond in a variety of ways to protect its competing Kindle eBook business." Read more on TechCrunch. Thanks to @alanpringle for sharing the link.
• Are Aggregators Really The Problem? – "Are aggregators really the problem many in the mainstream media want to believe?" Read about it on PlagiarismToday.com.
• YouTube – High Quality JPEG Recompression Artifacts – 500 saves – Interesting video shows the degradation of an image saved as JPEG over and over. Thanks to @BorrowLenses for the link.
• WordPress for BlackBerry Version 1.0 – Information and a video about the new WordPress for BlackBerry app. On WordPress.org.
• 40 wild birds play a Gibson Les Paul guitar – Funny and interesting video with commentary of wild birds (they look like finches) "playing" a guitar. Thanks to @estherschindler for sharing the link. On BBC.
• 10 Things You Should Know Before Going On The Daily Show – The Rumpus.net – A fun blog post by Ethan watters. Thanks to @estherschindler for sharing the link. On TheRumpus.Net.
• Macmillan gets standing ovation from American booksellers | theBookseller.com – "US publisher Macmillan received a standing ovation at an America Booksellers Association meeting, according to various tweets from the event, picked up by GalleyCat." Read more on TheBookSeller.com. Thanks to @publishingtalk for sharing the link.

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Here are links I found interesting on February 3, 2010:

• 20 Years of Adobe Photoshop – A great summary of the history of Photoshop, which is 20 years old this month. On Webdesigner Depot. Thanks to @estherschindler for sharing the link.
• Stopping Self Content Theft – "Feeding Google’s insatiable appetite for content is on of the main reasons why infringers scrape and plagiarize content and also one of the biggest reasons why it is important to monitor and, in many cases, defend against it." Read more on PlagiarismToday.com.
• AVN may be closing doors; Meryl Dorey stepping down – At least the Australians know how to put up a good fight. On Bad Astronomy.
• Time Lapse Video of Guy Driving Across the Country – Absolutely EXCELLENT time-lapse video of a cross country drive. Thanks to @BWJones for sharing the link.
• We’re turning comments off for a bit — Engadget – Engadget realizes (belatedly) the problems that ensue when you fail to tightly moderate comments on a blog. Thanks to @MikeTRose for sharing the link.
• Why You Should Never Consider Buying A Used Kindle – Another great post about Amazon's long reach into their customer's lives. Thanks to @Jodene for sharing the link.

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Here are links I found interesting on February 2, 2010:

• Think or Thwim » How To Hide An Airplane Factory – During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air. See the photos on thinkorthwim.com. Thanks to @Daniel_Loxton for sharing the link.
• All The Many Ways Amazon So Very Failed the Weekend – An excellent, entertaining, and truthful read by John Scalzi. Thanks to @Jodene on Twitter for sharing the link.
• Dragons Den-Bruce’s Juice? SLEAZIEST Pitch Ever – Snake oil salesman gets what's due to him. Many thanks to the folks who produce this show and made the video. It's about time REASON makes an appearance on television. Thanks also to @DrRachie for sharing the link.
• Sarah Palin Uses PAC to Buy Her Own Book – Sarah Palin has been using her political action committee to buy up thousands of copies of her book, "Going Rogue," in order to mail copies of the memoir to her donors, newly filed campaign records show. Read more on ABC News.

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