Link archive: July 29th, 2011

‪OSCON 2011, Ariel Waldman, “Hacking Space Exploration”‬‏ - YouTube

Ariel’s inspiring keynote from OSCON in Portland, featuring two very exciting Science Hack Day announcements at the end.

OSCON 2011:  Ariel Waldman,

Forty Fords | Arts | National Post

Have some fun by finding these four Harrison Ford quotes amongst the forty characters he has played:

  • “I didn’t kill my wife!”
  • “My family!”
  • “I’m looking for my wife!”
  • “Dad!”

Please Send Me To The UK For The Update 2011 Conference :: Freelance WordPress Developer Amber Weinberg

Amber really wants to come to Aral’s Update conference. Can you help her out?

#rorschmap

Another beautiful piece of work from James: a kaleidoscope made from Google maps.

Personal names around the world

A terrific overview by Richard of the variations in names around the world:

How do people’s names differ around the world, and what are the implications of those differences on the design of forms, ontologies, etc. for the Web?