I’m taking a break from dealing with my browser tabs. It’s completely out-of-control insane. I’m making progress, but I have a lot more ot go through. Almost every time I close a tab without doing something, I command-shift-t to open the tab back up and bookmark it in Pinboard. I have over 30,000 bookmarks in Pinboard, dating back to the early aughts thanks to del.icio.us. I’m a digital packrat hoarder, but it really does come in handy for recalling information. My rule is simple – if I think there’s a chance I might want to refer back to it later, I bookmark and tag it. Tagging is essential. It’s not something one goes back to do. If you don’t tag things going in, well, good luck to you.
Tag: information
DON’T GO OUTSIDE: Safecast – a global radiation and air quality monitoring open data project
DON’T GO OUTSIDE: Safecast – a global radiation and air quality monitoring open data project
1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
We are planning to build a global sensor network monitoring radiation and air quality, publishing all data freely and openly.
2. How will your project make data more useful? [50 words]
Radiation and air quality are environmental…
Hooktheory analyzed the chords of 1300 popular songs for patterns. This is what they found.
Work From Home Securely – Wired How-To Wiki
Culture Desk: How to Get Privacy Right : The New Yorker
If you’re not paying for something, you’re not a customer; you’re the product being sold
I’ve got half a mind to actually run this on my inbox. Somewhere in my personal archives, perhaps in storage are CDs with all of my backed-up email beginning in the 90s. Back then I was using Eudora. Kind of unbelievable that I archived all of that email. It would be awesome to import all of that into Gmail at some point so I don’t have to go hunting for it.
(via Relive and analyze your entire email archive | ExtremeTech)
WIREDInsider: Kullecting Your FoodPrint
WIREDInsider: Kullecting Your FoodPrint
Photo by adactio/flickr
Data visualization is hot right now. Kullect, an app in Beta form for Android and iPhone, makes live mobile data collection and visualization a breeze. The Foodprint Project has teamed with Kullect to further their mission to “look beyond the plate to the…
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Facebook Post Is About You
You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Facebook Post Is About You
Some interesting stats about Facebook profile pics.