Apelad v William Blake

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“The Great Escape” — Patrick Watson

The song is lovely, but the video is sublime. By Alex Produkt and Kathleen Weldon.

Schneier and Kip Hawley

Bruce Schneier is one of the top computer security researchers in the world. Among many other things, he invented the term "security theater." He interviewed Kip Hawley, the TSA Administrator. It's a fantastic conversation. It's serialized here: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/07/conversation_wi_4.html

Distinguished and professional: you’re doing it wrong.

[NYT]

Unintentionally Funny Headline #2563

The Gapminder World, 2006

Gapminder is a non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that visualise human development. Google Tools is hosting an amazing visualization of per capita income against life expectancy. Animation + clear visualization = crazy delicious.

Salesforce.com + OS X = Crazy Delicious

For OS X users struggling with the poor integration between Salesforce.com and the native Address Book.app and iCal programs, deliverance is at hand, in the form of PocketSoap's SF3. SF3 will let you synchronize both calendar and contacts with Salesforce.com. Huzzah.