Attending to useful subjects in a superficial manner for thirty years.Tumblr (3.0; @quiddle)http://quiddle.net/<a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/chicken-sex/">Half-Cocked? Hermaphrochickens Challenge Gender Determination</a>: <p><a href="http://drmom.tumblr.com/post/440205826/half-cocked-hermaphrochickens-challenge-gender" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">drmom</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I think “gynandromorph” is my new favorite word.</p></blockquote> <p>The article is worth the read, just for the pictures of the scrambled chickens.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/441153817http://quiddle.net/post/441153817Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:12:05 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz308lABlO1qz9dv7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/10/little-billys-letter.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Little Billy’s Letters to famous and infamous people</a> <p>“Billy” is really a 30-something out of work screenwriter, asking questions and getting answers from many people. Sounds like a great book.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/439558248http://quiddle.net/post/439558248Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:47:04 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz2x4fnil81qz9dv7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/2010/03/confidence-will-only-take-you-so-far.html" target="_blank">Confidence Will Only Take You So Far.</a> <p>Subtle.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/439456266http://quiddle.net/post/439456266Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:55 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz2rnskt961qz9dv7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That’s not a painting, that’s a man covered with acrylics, made to look like a painting. Crazy. Check out <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexameade/" target="_blank">the entire flickr photostream</a> for behind-the-scenes pictures.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/439343801http://quiddle.net/post/439343801Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:13:51 -0500<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2246107">The big red word, the little green man, and the international war over exit signs.</a>: <p>Slate writes about how—much like our use of the Imperial measurement system—we are at odds with much of the world when it comes to our exit signage.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/439264148http://quiddle.net/post/439264148Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:52 -0500<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/09/seven45-studios-talks-power-gig-details-we-go-hands-on-with-its/">Guitar rhythm game with a six string peripheral?</a>: <p>Yes please!</p> <p>Maybe it’s a good thing I put off that Rock Band purchase.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/437564310http://quiddle.net/post/437564310Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:22:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz13ff8Q1E1qz9dv7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/09/how-to-make-your-cat.html" target="_blank">How to make your cat look like a shark</a></p>http://quiddle.net/post/437326478http://quiddle.net/post/437326478Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:59:51 -0500<a href="http://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm">Scurvy Cure, Found and Lost and Found</a>: <p>An interesting story about how we struggled to understand scurvy as our technology and medical knowledge changed. (via <a href="http://kottke.org/10/03/rediscovering-the-cure-for-scurvy" target="_blank">Kottke</a>)</p>http://quiddle.net/post/437218308http://quiddle.net/post/437218308Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:39:51 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz0vkgtjDp1qz9dv7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.formatmag.com/news/alberto-antoniazza-rock-n-roll-map/" target="_blank">Alberto Antoniazza ‘Rock N’ Roll’ Map</a> <p>A clearly laid out map of Rock and Roll and the diverging and converging influences of different bands.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/437099681http://quiddle.net/post/437099681Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:11:55 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nFicqklGuB0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nFicqklGuB0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFicqklGuB0&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer</a></p> <p>I can’t tell, did this movie not win any Oscars, or did it WIN THEM ALL?</p>http://quiddle.net/post/436859394http://quiddle.net/post/436859394Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:02:55 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJk8ijAUCiI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJk8ijAUCiI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJk8ijAUCiI&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Vortex Ring Collision.</a></p> <p>I imagine that Gandalf could blow smoke rings like this.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/435531751http://quiddle.net/post/435531751Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:48:48 -0500<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/thadman08/charts?charttype=weekly&date_to=1267963200">My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)</a>: <ol> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ziggy+Marley">Ziggy Marley (15)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Archie+Bell+and+The+Drells">Archie Bell and The Drells (10)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dave+Brubeck+Quartet">The Dave Brubeck Quartet (9)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Simon">Paul Simon (7)</a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Barenaked+Ladies">Barenaked Ladies (6)</a> </li> </ol> <p>Imported from <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com/post/23488847/last-fm-tumblr-weekly-top-artists">Last.fm Tumblr</a> by <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://joelaz.com">JoeLaz</a></p>http://quiddle.net/post/435447987http://quiddle.net/post/435447987Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:01:41 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyy5hy6lHB1qz9dv7o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124251060" target="_blank">Jobs of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations</a></p> <p>Jobs that have been rendered obsolete by technology.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/434677310http://quiddle.net/post/434677310Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:51 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kywaf1LbVN1qz7a5go1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://joefiorini.com/post/433815496/via-zapnap" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">joefiorini</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>(via <a href="http://zapnap.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">zapnap</a>)</p></blockquote> <p>Love it.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/433948459http://quiddle.net/post/433948459Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:35:00 -0500<a href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/ok_go_rube_goldberg_video_meet_the.html">Ok Go Rube Goldberg video: meet the makers!</a>: <p>The people behind the machine.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/428731830http://quiddle.net/post/428731830Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:51:34 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kytb5s1EEK1qz9dv7o1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.dzignspace.com/goodnight/" target="_blank">Goodnight Forest Moon</a>- Goodnight Moon for a Star Wars nerd.</p> <p>Print and assemble your own copy!</p>http://quiddle.net/post/428301386http://quiddle.net/post/428301386Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:05:52 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8918647&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8918647&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8918647&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://drmom.tumblr.com/post/426895489/beautiful-time-lapse-of-the-milky-way-over-hawaii" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">drmom</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Beautiful Time-Lapse of the Milky Way Over Hawaii</p></blockquote> <p>Beautiful. It’s amazing how many more stars you see when you get away from “civilization.”</p>http://quiddle.net/post/426985576http://quiddle.net/post/426985576Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:01:06 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyh2uchFpI1qz8q0ho1_r3_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://staff.tumblr.com/post/424853767/pages" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">staff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Now testing: Pages</b></p> <p>You can now add static pages to your blog, with a few <i>very</i> useful options. Head to your blog’s <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/customize" target="_blank">Customize</a> page and click the “Pages” menu to get started. There are currently three types of Pages you can create:</p> <ul> <li> <b>Standard Layout. </b>Create a simple page with a <i>title</i> and <i>body</i> using your current theme.</li> <li> <b>Custom Layout. </b>Create a page with a completely separate layout.</li> <li> <b>Redirect.</b> Forward a route to a page on another domain. Useful for maintaining links when moving your domain name over to Tumblr.</li> </ul> <p><i><b>Developers:</b> Check out the <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/custom_themes" target="_blank">Theme Docs</a> for instructions on implementing the new <code>{block:Pages}</code> tag.</i></p> </blockquote> <p>Seriously, why doesn’t everyone use Tumblr?</p>http://quiddle.net/post/425272085http://quiddle.net/post/425272085Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:07:56 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - RGM version</a></p> <p>If the marching band video of this song wasn’t good enough, here’s a second one that’s one continuous steadi-cam shot, focused on an exceptionally elaborate Rube Goldberg machine.</p>http://quiddle.net/post/422518697http://quiddle.net/post/422518697Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:09:35 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mUCRZzhbHH0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/02/video-dogs-in-slow-m.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Video: Dogs in slow motion</a> - </p> <blockquote>This is an ad for Pedigree, a supermarket dog food brand, and it features a series of mesmerizing slow-motion images of dogs jumping, shaking, and catching treats.</blockquote> Just watch it already.http://quiddle.net/post/422436951http://quiddle.net/post/422436951Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:10:10 -0500