Archives for: November 2006, 30

2,000 year-old analogue computer

11/30/06 | by Adam | Categories: Technology
I heard about this on the CBC this morning and thought "wow". The BBC has a more complete story on the Antikythera Mechanism, but in summary the Greeks built a mechanical gear-based tool for calculating astronomical cycles. This amazes me on two levels:… more »
 

Not now, dear, I'm blogging

11/30/06 | by Adam | Categories: Silly, YouTube
Yup, another YouTube video. This one's by way of Kottke. more »
 

Delerium, "Nuages Du Monde"

11/30/06 | by Adam | Categories: Music, Reviews
As of this point, "Nuages Du Monde" is the most recent of the Delerium albums. It's also a good one. And, unlike 2003's "Chimera", it's not copy protected. Yay, Nettwerk! If you've heard one Delerium album, fundamentally you've heard them all: gorgeous… more »
 

Adam != Ritchie

11/30/06 | by Adam | Categories: Silly, American
Checking through the comment spam this morning I found a rant from one "Emmanuel Goldstein" under the post about the luxury good embargo on North Korea. Now, as much as I appreciate a flame written by a character from Orwell's "1984", I do have to point… more »