http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs Fearless. Thoughtful. Witty. Canadian. And Opinionated. Wed, 14 May 2008 01:49:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An ebook I somehow missed: Cybook. Link. Seeing the light for the first time since 1960—bring forth the sunken medieval Spanish city. Link. Newfound spider named after Neil Young... Why? I just don't know—I'll have to ask Lucy. Link. The prices of newspaper companies are going down down down. Maybe someone will realize ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/13/daily-toast-4/ Interesting piece in the New York Times regarding the divide of the sexes in Saudi Arabia. Link. Here it comes... the first documented genetically modified human embryo. Link. Got this from Read/WriteWeb: Brand Tags add tags to brand logos and it publish them in a tag cloud around the logo. Link. Though a ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/12/daily-toast-3/ The Vatican's documents through history: From the interrogation of Galileo to the document that kicked Martin Luther out of the Catholic Church and changed Europe forever. Link. Voice-to-skull weapons web page removed by the US Army. Why was this even online? So many questions... Link. Sorry. I accidentally hit send ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/10/daily-toast-may-10th-2008/ Though I haven't posted in a little while, other than the now-Daily Toast, I wanted to get this down before I forgot: The more I read (consume is a better word) every bit of commentary and editorial about the democratic nomination in the US, the more I feel I've seen this ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/09/democratic-election-2008/ Jack and his new ride. Who said we didn't see this coming? 1978, right after the first oil crisis. Link. Self-publishing, -printing, and -selling online through Pothi, an Indian startup. It doesn't look like they have much traffic yet, but a nice simple concept that could work. Link. Wow. The Centre Pompidou ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/09/daily-toast-may-9th-2008/ Lego is fifty years old. Link. Relating to the potato famine link I listed few days back, "To avoid future price increases, he's considering acquiring a big walk-in freezer and stocking it with a year's worth of pork," from a piece on rising prices. Link. I cannot believe this article headline ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/08/daily-toast-2/ Whhhooowww. Colours. News. Swirling. Interesting but maybe pointless news reader: Spectra. Link. The fight between 'real' content and blogs. Link. iRex releases a new consumer ebook reader and writer tablet. I want one of these right now. Link. This bakery is down the street from my friend's house — a good morning ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/07/daily-toast-may-7th-2008/ New(ish) meta search engine. I typically rely on Google, but this one presents the search results in a very digestible format. Link. Christiaan Postma’s clock is quite mesmerizing. I am impressed with the designer's take on the concept of time reading. Link. The break-even point may be upon us already - Penguin ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/06/daily-toast-may-6th-2008/ The shoe bike via Boing-Boing. Link. More on Google's venture into TV advertising. Link. Online Apple computer museum. Link Carbon footprint of Discover magazine. I am still trying to find the footprint for an e-book reader. Link. BONUS: Xerox's reusable paper. I found this a little while ago, but Engadget has a much ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/05/daily-toast/ Cool interview with the head of Xerox PARC labs — an important technology trendsetter. Link. Baby birds babbling. Baby birds babbling. Baby birds babbling. Link. Discussion of the book jacket design for the reissuing of my favourite book, 1984. Link. Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times has been producing some ... http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/05/04/daily-toast-may-4th-2008/