Science and faith: two flowcharts: “Cory Doctorow: Wellington Grey has two flowcharts, explaining the scientific method and the ‘faith’ method. For science, you get an idea, try it out empirically, evaluate it in the face of new evidence, and modify your idea accordingly. For faith, you get an idea, you believe in it. Link (via...

Don’t try and tell me jazz is yesterdays music. Here’s how it will sound tomorrow.

Holy Crap! So M$ have announced Vienna – the follow up to Vista already! Cop these choice quotes from the bottom of the above linked article. So what will be the coolest new feature in Vienna? According to Fathi, that’s still being worked out. “We’re going to look at a fundamental piece of enabling technology....

My brother Karl (aka KES) is putting on a big show this Friday at the Northcote Social Club to launch his new rekkid ‘The Grey Goose Wing’. You all should come down in your finest woolen clothing and each buy 2 CD’s – one for you, and one for your Mum. KES is in the...

Accordioning sofa – mindblowing video: “Cory Doctorow: There’s not much detail about this extraordinary sofa-design, but the video hints at an intriguing and excellent design. The sofa appears to be made out of hundreds of thin, flat chair-shaped silhouettes, joined together by some kind of membrane in an accordion that can collapse down into a...