The Best Links 2005 (kottke.org)
Best Links 2005
I love the Baby Name Wizard. I'm not saying that I want to raise a baby now, but it's cute. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. I've been infatuated with the name "Caleb", and what do you know? It wasn't in the top 1000 between 1920 and 1960, and its popularity skyrocketed since the 1960s.
I also would like to mention Urban Sprawl for the fantastic photography.
Explanation of the plot-consciousness of George Lucas in making Star Wars, the "greatest postmodern art film ever."
40 things that only happen in movies: "17. If you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts, your opponents will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around you in a threatening manner until you have defeated their predecessor."
Steve Jobs: "No one wants to die ... yet death is the destination we all share ... Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away."
Jumping: "Jumping up and down to try to move the Earth is like mounting a fan on a sailboat, pointing the fan at the sail, and expecting the boat to move forwards. It just doesn't work!"
Finally, 13 Science phenomena that remain as of late unexplained.
I love the Baby Name Wizard. I'm not saying that I want to raise a baby now, but it's cute. I've been looking for something like this for a long time. I've been infatuated with the name "Caleb", and what do you know? It wasn't in the top 1000 between 1920 and 1960, and its popularity skyrocketed since the 1960s.
I also would like to mention Urban Sprawl for the fantastic photography.
Explanation of the plot-consciousness of George Lucas in making Star Wars, the "greatest postmodern art film ever."
40 things that only happen in movies: "17. If you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts, your opponents will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around you in a threatening manner until you have defeated their predecessor."
Steve Jobs: "No one wants to die ... yet death is the destination we all share ... Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away."
Jumping: "Jumping up and down to try to move the Earth is like mounting a fan on a sailboat, pointing the fan at the sail, and expecting the boat to move forwards. It just doesn't work!"
Finally, 13 Science phenomena that remain as of late unexplained.
posted by Alan at December 31, 2005
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