Linque-age

linque-age:  or random bits o’ trivia masquerading as fun

Super cool real life Mirror’s Edge video.

A blog tutorial for the truly serious bloggers.  Haven’t finished it yet – but so far, fantastic in all respects.

A view of a black hole – that no one will ever see and live to tell about.

Get this.  Google has released their server configurations… and they include a 9-volt battery.  I am totally serious.  Its a very interesting read.  Not only because they are the best at what they do, but also because they’ve been able to keep it secret for so long.  But 9 volts?  Seriously?  Well, I can say this – bye bye UPS – hello buzz lightyear!

Segueway and GM work together to build a two passenger “car”.  Unless this thing becomes legal to drive on the sidewalks can you say Canned Tuna?  You won’t find me in one on the streets anyway.

Apparently scientists are now thinking IQ is a result of neural speed?  No way.  Check it out.

Britewiremedia.com - $200 for your web ideas.  Going once.  Going twice…

For those of you just dying to talk to a random stranger… boy do I have an app for you:  Omegle.com – caveat emptor.

In need of a really pithy status update?  Sign up over at Generatus.com.  They’ll do all the heavy lifting for you.  And your friends will think you funnier than you were the day before.  And you’ll be carried around on the shoulders of many.  Really.

Rather amusing – or not, depending on what side of the joke you were on – April Fools Day joke over at Slideshare – check out the details at mashable.  Other April Fool’s Day web pranks can be found out at Amazon,  The Guardian, Gmail which actually has tendrils everywhere.  All of which are pretty funny.

So I was in need of a PC version of I-photo the other day.  Something that would allow you to quickly create a movie version of a slideshow without all the pain.  Then I was tipped to Microsoft’s Photo Slideshow 3.  Really nice little app that was compact and tightly honed.  I can’t believe I’ve never heard of it before.  Microsoft needs a new marketing team.

25%.  It seems that is the amount you can be swayed by your genes – to the positive or to the negative – by being too conservative or too risky with your investments.  Who knew the Parade could scoop?  Or maybe that is just an indication of how out of touch I am?

I Recently discussed thedieline.com in a post – and hailed their wonders in overly superlative verbiage… which was in serious need of an editor with critical eye.  I won’t make the same mistake twice.

McSweeney’s recently directed me to a memorial fund in David Foster Wallace’s memory – which is tax deductable goodness in my mind.  DFW can’t get enough memorializing IMHO.  If you are interested in donating online that is possible too.