old mosques and modern math
muslim tiles show old knowledge that in the west penrose wrote about in 1970ies
Reuters
arabs where known to be keen traders and scientists in a time europe was deep in the 'dark ages' ... the reasons why this is are many fold.
after astronomy, medicine, money and trade many more advanced knowledge is (re)discoverd to have been part of arab culture. true many things originate in asia - china and india mainly - but I find is specially intriguing that this highly visually pleasing and esthetic pleasing geometric patterns also have deeper mathematical roots.
arabs where known to be keen traders and scientists in a time europe was deep in the 'dark ages' ... the reasons why this is are many fold.
after astronomy, medicine, money and trade many more advanced knowledge is (re)discoverd to have been part of arab culture. true many things originate in asia - china and india mainly - but I find is specially intriguing that this highly visually pleasing and esthetic pleasing geometric patterns also have deeper mathematical roots.
virtual office powered by google
google apps go enterprise
http://www.google.com/a/enterprise/
not really a surprise but a welcome news out of google again. online productivity just made a big jump and the MS free zone an even bigger one.
report of how this works in practical, daily, nomadic life will follow over the next couple of weeks.
not really a surprise but a welcome news out of google again. online productivity just made a big jump and the MS free zone an even bigger one.
report of how this works in practical, daily, nomadic life will follow over the next couple of weeks.
canon eos @ 20
and pre pma products pouring faster than ever
when canon in 1987 introduced the EOS system with new lens mounts and left the good old EF line in the rain it was more or less the pivotal event for me to exit press/ photography for good. the days of the beloved F1/ F1new were clearly over ... the switch did not seem attractive, the T90 was a joke - from the pro standpoint - and the days of mechanical or semi mechanical cameras from canon where over ....
anyway genetics and computing - mac yes, internet yes, no web back then - did provide more than enough interesting things to spent time on.
20 years later things look bright again. 1999 the D30 won me over, the EOS lenses evolved dramatically leaving nothing to wish for except for the money to buy them. Now a couple of days before PMA Canon announced lots of products from consumer to pro
must haves include the EOS 1D Mark III and the PowerShot TX1
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos1dm3/html/top.html
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022208canoneos1dmarkiii.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022203canontx1.asp
anyway genetics and computing - mac yes, internet yes, no web back then - did provide more than enough interesting things to spent time on.
20 years later things look bright again. 1999 the D30 won me over, the EOS lenses evolved dramatically leaving nothing to wish for except for the money to buy them. Now a couple of days before PMA Canon announced lots of products from consumer to pro
must haves include the EOS 1D Mark III and the PowerShot TX1
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos1dm3/html/top.html
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022208canoneos1dmarkiii.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07022203canontx1.asp
the internet anagram server
endless fun with letters and words
being a sucker for anagram, palindroms and acronyms
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html#
to make anagrams from - english - word/ meanings. nice!
on a more general level but less interactive
http://www.fun-with-words.com
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html#
to make anagrams from - english - word/ meanings. nice!
on a more general level but less interactive
http://www.fun-with-words.com
yahoo pipes
next level in internet mashup
the big news today
http://ajaxian.com/archives/yahoo-pipes-ajax-mashup-builder
and many other report the big band of mashups. it looks like it is a big thing, or will be one as soon as used.
http://ajaxian.com/archives/yahoo-pipes-ajax-mashup-builder
and many other report the big band of mashups. it looks like it is a big thing, or will be one as soon as used.
Karl Kraus & Die Fackel Online
hard to believe but culture provided for free
http://corpus1.aac.ac.at/fackel/
probably the best chance to read up on Karl Kraus and Die Fackel outside of a dusty, slow, muted afternoon - or lots thereof - in the national library.
Well, it does not have the smell of old paper, does not rustle, does not feel like the real thing, but its available anywhere, anytime at your fingertipps ... way cool
probably the best chance to read up on Karl Kraus and Die Fackel outside of a dusty, slow, muted afternoon - or lots thereof - in the national library.
Well, it does not have the smell of old paper, does not rustle, does not feel like the real thing, but its available anywhere, anytime at your fingertipps ... way cool
a bit of history
who are the all time heros of i-technologies?
warning: highly obnoxious ads on the site - still worth checking out
http://web2journal.com/read/331813.htm
before you click make your own list ... who are the heros of what makes internet so great ... and dust off your history from before 1995 ... yes we had global networks back then :)
http://web2journal.com/read/331813.htm
before you click make your own list ... who are the heros of what makes internet so great ... and dust off your history from before 1995 ... yes we had global networks back then :)