- Population boom set to stabilise at 9bn by 2300 “Fears that the human race may drive itself to extinction through over-population are challenged by new United Nations figures suggesting an eventual equilibrium as people in poorer countries come to understand the need for smaller families.”
- Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update Most importantly: “Safari no longer times out after 60 seconds when attempting to connect to a webpage or to submit form data. With this update, Safari will keep trying indefinitely (or until you cancel the attempt).”
- A guide to office productivity based on David Allen’s teachings David Allen is a bit of a guru of people who were clearly slightly dorky as children. I’m currently enjoying Getting Things Done quite a lot, and found this visual guide to an Allen-like office space similarly interesting / amusing
- Capture the map – A flash-based game based on google search results This doesn’t appear to be working consistently, but when it does it’s quite a laugh. You type in search requests and all the results are matched against geographic hoojis and stuff…
- The Hidden Door Company turns normal doors into secret doors concealed with bookcases Underneath my family’s staircase there’s a door that goes down into the cellar. Probably since I was ten I’ve thought about how it should be replaced with a secret door that looks like a bookcase. Wouldn’t that be neat!?
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The hidden door one reminds me of one of my favourite Emo Philips gags…
‘When I was a kid my parents used to tell me: “Don’t go near the cellar door, Emo!” One day when they were away, I went to the door and opened it… and I saw birds and trees…”‘