Today’s Links (27/08/08)

• Jack Mottram
  I’ve been the only Jack Mottram on the web for 14 years. Another one just popped up. And he’s an illiterate halfwit with an Austin Powers quote on his Bebo page. (Why the fuck Google places a Bebo profile above results from newspapers and magazines, I do not know.)
• Designing a better ballot - (37signals)
  Check the comments for ballot papers from around the world.
• Muzeum Techniki - a set on Flickr
  "The computer history section in Museum of Technology (Muzeum Techniki) in Warsaw, Poland."
• Opentape
  Self-hosted Muxtape clone.
• BBC - Radio 4 - Parkmasters
  Nice series on public parks. Joseph Paxton of Birkenhead Park fame is the star of the next episode.
• blog.iphone-dev.org | Happy Update Day!
  PwnageTool (why does it have such a silly name?) 2.0.3 is available. I'm sort of bored of my iPhone now, so jailbreaking is getting more and more tempting.
• Macworld | iPhone Central | A tale of two Tetrises
  Bums, I hadn't spotted Tris, and now it's gone. Also, interesting points on iPhone app development (fast loading, fewer features is better than slow loading and featureful.)
• Rebuilding a broken toy
  Early Bowie compiled.
• Audio Slideshow: London’s ‘Olympic Park’
  "The transformation of London's east end ahead of the 2012 Olympics is well underway. But construction of a sparkling new stadium and Olympic park - as depicted in artist impressions - has only just begun. Radio 4's Today programme asked author and local resident Iain Sinclair to tour the area. He explains why he is sceptical about the benefits the London games will bring."
• rodcorp: A chimney on one floor, Duchamp’s final work
  "Duchamp's final artwork, an internal chimney in an apartment in Cadaques, has been found."
• InstaMapper - Free Real-Time GPS Tracking
  Works with iPhone (not tested it yet, but imagine it'll be a bit flakey, thanks to the iPhone's hit and miss, er, locationing)
• British Hell’s Angel and Skinhead novels of the 1970s
• Trash Fiction
• Film Noir Buff: Suedeheads
• Available Imagination - PopcornHour Review
  Don reviews the set top box thingy on his pretty new weblog. I'm tempted, but the lack of wireless would involve cables or getting into those funny systems that let you run a network over your electrical wiring.
• The Sunday Herald - Revealed: 8 million victims in the world’s biggest cyber heist
  Sunday Herald exclusive on data theft at Best Western Hotels. 8 million identities potentially stolen, including everyone who has stayed at a Best Western joint since 2007, plus future bookings. (God knows whether I'm among them - are all Best Western hotels branded as such?)
• That password-protected site of yours - it ain’t | The Register
  I love that everyone who can use Google is among 'the more elite computer users'.

Posted at 3pm on 27/08/08 by Jack Mottram to the links category.
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