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Linkage: May 9th, 2012 to May 13th, 2012

4 days ago

Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world: Video of the "Kuroshio Sea" tank in Okinawa, Japan. The ultimate fish tank screensaver.
Hold Off On Proposing Solutions – Less Wrong: I need a "Jump to Conclusions" mat.
Now You Know: Hotels Inject Banner Ads Into The Wi-Fi They Charge You For | TechCrunch: Can we please get everyone on SSL sooner rather than later?
Fix It, The Repair Manifesto: Some folks in .nl opened up a bunch of "Repair Cafes" where you can take in broken stuff and have it fixed.
Adirondack Foods: Violet Jelly | The Adirondack Almanack: Quickie on making jelly from wild violets.

2012 Apr 26th

Google selling SketchUp?: Wonder what this means for the free version going forward.
SketchUp renderings…You Have Options: I had no idea you could use rendering plugins for Sketchup. Some of the demos are just jaw dropping.
COFFER on Vimeo: Wonderful integration of old and modern.
Cubism.js: Horizon charts in D3
The design of a signage typeface: The backstory on Wayfinding Sans Pro, a new signage font.

2012 Mar 22nd

Chordal on Mechanics: On the three kinds of mechanics. "He has self-confidence enhanced by self-confidence." is my favorite bit.
Suck it rabbit: Screw the Rabbit, I want one of these wine openers.
Without Shame…: Sigh. One day.
On Precise Work and MicroBrewed Furniture: Excellent points. Simple forms, done well are my favorite.
Case study: halving size of iPad app with ImageOptim+ImageAlpha