Links

Here are some of the links that I have posted to del.icio.us.

If this selection does not satisfy your curiosity regarding what I find interesting you could browse them all.

Most recently posted

Why the Moon landing wasn't faked
Filmmaker S.G. Collins argues that in 1969, it was easier to send people to the Moon than to fake the landing in a studio. Technologically speaking, it was impossible to shoot that video anywhere other than the surface of the Moon. Which sounds crazy.
John E. Karlin, Who Led the Way to All-Digit Dialing, Dies at 94 - NYTimes.com
Pallets: The single most important object in the global economy. - Slate Magazine
Pallets, of course, are merely one cog in the global machine for moving things. But while shipping containers, for instance, have had their due, in Marc Levinson?s surprisingly illustrative book The Box (?the container made shipping cheap, and by doing so changed the shape of the world economy?), pallets rest outside of our imagination, regarded as scrap wood sitting outside grocery stores or holding massive jars of olives at Costco. As one German article, translated via Google, put it: ?How exciting can such a pile of boards be??
A Long, Painful History of Time - Erik Naggum
Falsehoods programmers believe about time: @NoahSussman: Infinite Undo
Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names | Kalzumeus Software
El Cielo de Canarias 2012 / The Light of Stars on Vimeo
[Video] Timelapse with Real Time | Fstoppers
The A/B Test: Inside the Technology That's Changing the Rules of Business | Epicenter | Wired.com
Access To Modem Configuration - DD-WRT Wiki

Computer history

YouTube - "Inside The Personal Computer" - 3D Popup Book
Pop Up Guide to the Personal Computer - JonathanRyan.org
Making of the 1984 Apple Commercial
A look back on the making of the legendary 1984 commercial aired at the Super Bowl
Welcome to Tom Hormby's Orchard
articles about the history of computers, software and services that have impacted our lives
Old Computers - rare, vintage and obsolete computers
Apple Advertising and Brochure Gallery
Daniel Kottke's Amazing Apple Relics - DigiBarn Computer Museum
Three pages that just scratch the surface of Daniel's personal computing history through a photo gallery of some of his amazing Apple "relics"
Electronic Computers Within The Ordnance Corps, Introduction
HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH FROM 1961
IBM Archives: Valuable resources on IBM's history
Braeburn :: Tracing the history of Computing
"Braeburn provides articles about the history of computing and technology in general. The site is operated by Hume-Fogg student, Thomas Hormby, who also contributes to OSViews and Low End Mac"

Programming

Screw Hashbangs: Building the Ultimate Infinite Scroll - tumbledry.org
blogs.perl.org - blogging the onion
blogs.perl.org is a common blogging platform for the Perl community. Written in Perl and offering the modern features you've come to expect in blog platforms, this site is hosted by Aaron Crane and administered by Dave Cross, with a design donated by Six Apart, Ltd.
User groups in Melbourne - PerlNet
Melbourne is home to a large number of Information Technology user groups covering almost everything and was therefore host to the first three Open Source Developers Conferences.
Perlsphere - the Perl blog aggregator
The Perl firehose! The Web's biggest collection of Perl blogs.
Perlbuzz
What's happening in the world of Perl 5, Perl 6, the CPAN and Parrot?
Modern Perl Books
The best way to write Perl programs in 1991 or 2001 or 2004 isn't necessarily the best way to write Perl programs in 2009. It's time to discuss and document and disseminate all of the wisdom of the greater Perl community. It's time to talk about modern Perl.
Mechanix
Code, tech and getting dirt under your fingernails
Fabulous Adventures In Coding
Eric Lippert's blog is primarily a technical blog about the design, implementation and use of programming languages, I've occasionally delved into other interests such as ancient Greek politics, music theory, and relationship advice.
Eric Sink's Weblog
Thoughts about software from yet another person who invented the internet
Coding Horror
programming and human factors by Jeff Atwood

Trains

Cutting from Victoria Park to Eastern Freeway - Railpage Australia? Forums (Melbourne suburban)
Box Hill 1980s @ Fotopic.Net
Box Hill Station reconstruction
In the early 1980's a major project was undertaken at Box Hill to drop the entire station to eliminate 2 level crossings and allow a commercial development above the station. An up Comeng is seen after the tracks had been dropped but before the station wa
Rail & Infrastructure - Evan Cottle's Gallery
Working at Bombardier Dandenong @ Fotopic.Net
London Underground History - Disused Stations on London's Underground
The history and background of London's subterranean railway, the oldest and one of the busiest underground railway networks in the world.
London's Abandoned Tube Stations
Stephensons Legacy - the iron road from Newcastle 1850-2000
Public transport - City Loop 25th Anniversary
Tuesday 24 January 2006 marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of Museum Station (now Melbourne Central Station) and 2005 was the 20th anniversary of the completion of the City Loop. This page provides a range of resources about the construction of th
7SM1's Gunzel Gallery @ Fotopic.Net

Webcomics

Authors

William Gibson aleph - essential information collection
the essential information collection about contemporary writer William Gibson
John Grisham | The Official Web Site
William Gibson - Official Website