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Interstate Road Signage.

idiotking — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:10:17 +0000

I found out, through doing some research for a project here at work, that the exact green used for U.S. highway signage is Pantone 342.

Grantham: Everything You Need to Know About Global Warming in 5 Minutes | The Big Picture

idiotking — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:02:45 +0000

An excellent, excellent link provided by my Illustration professor via Facebook: Everything You Need to Know About Global Warming in 5 Minutes. His postscript:

[Jeremy] Grantham is an institutional investor who other institutional investors read. He invests based on data and is one of the few who does not politicize facts.

People who find themselves on the other side of the argument with Grantham reexamine their conclusions because it’s been a bad idea to bet against him in the past.

The Men Who Stare at Screens

idiotking — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:18:14 +0000

Oh, crap. The NYT reports that men who spend the majority of their time sitting (say, in front of a computer, for example) have a much higher risk of heart disease, even if they get regular exercise.

Multimeter Tutorial

idiotking — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:12:42 +0000

Owning a 34 year old truck means that I will soon be intimately familiar with crumbling 34 year old wiring. Thus: a link to this very well-written Multimeter Tutorial.

Cats were eating man, 74, found dead with mom

idiotking — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:14:24 +0000

Wow, after reading this story, I’m going to have to rethink our current animal situation: Cats were eating man, 74, found dead with mom.

…crews removed a dozen cats from the home on Tuesday. They also found four more dead cats and a dead dog in the residence.

Republicans line up on opposite sides over latest Steele controversy

idiotking — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:38:54 +0000

I don’t understand why the Republobots still have this dope as the party chairman, but he sure is funny: Republicans line up on opposite sides over latest Steele controversy. All that having been said, I find his utter disregard for, uh, facts, to be humorous and sad.

Walmart Parking Lot Baby Salesman Beaten in Jail

idiotking — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:49:24 +0000

From the Karma’s a Bitch Department: Alleged Walmart Parking Lot Baby Salesman Beaten in Jail, Say Cops.

Flickr’s New Photo Interface

idiotking — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:11:25 +0000

Wow, I’m totally digging Flickr’s new photo interface—they’ve done a bunch of things that make using it a lot easier. The share menu is so much nicer now (instead of two clicks to get to a chunk of HTML, they’ve made it a DHTML rollover) and the mapping widget is really slick. My Pro account is up for renewal in a few weeks, and even though I was planning on continuing, they’ve made me a happy repeat customer.

King for a Day.

idiotking — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:05:02 +0000

Scratching two of my itches in one shot: Colin Moulding of XTC discusses the creation and recording of King for A Day, one of my all-time favorite songs. (YouTube link)There’s a wealth of information in interviews with the band about other recordings, people, and history. My one gripe with the MySpace weblog format is that there’s no way to search (that I can see) or list things in any sort of scannable format.

Vintage Vanguard

idiotking — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:45:05 +0000

Wow, this is an incredible find: a Japanese site featuring a huge collection of Blue Note album covers in order of their catalog number. It’s like a virtual school in excellent graphic design from the late 40′s up through the 80′s. Ten years ago there was a website selling large blowups of famous Blue Note album covers, but they’re long gone now.