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I'm David. This site is where I experiment. You could call it a blog, but it would kind of suck as a blog, so I'd rather you didn't.
I'm an engineer at Google, and I love it. If you're interested in learning more, you can start with the personal stuff or the more interesting professional stuff. Some more obscure content can be found through the topic index.
Recent UpdatesSo, to make it easier for you to find some things that I've added recently (like I said, as a blog, the site is kind of sucky), here's a list of the last three things I added: 2008-06-02Review: Indiana Jones 4 Sucked
As far as I'm concerned, there are only three Indiana Jones movies. The fourth simply does not count. Lucas took a great thing and tried to stretch it just a little too far and ended up with something horrifying. 2007-12-19Risk: Who should pay for it?America is widely regarded as an increasingly litigious society. We're sue-happy, and lots of people are discovering that the system can be (ab)used to win jackpots. While some consider this trend an unredeemable negative, I view this as a reflection on the desires of the community to shift risk around. This may be stupid and short-sighted, but the market normally can correct for it. 2007-12-15Stupid ThievesSo my car got broken into last night. |
Shared ItemsThese are other peoples' entries that I've marked as shared on Google Reader. 2008-07-16Peripheral Drift - rotating snakes image
Tinselman had a link to these wonderfully confusing images. Nothing is actually moving on the screen - they work if you print them out, too. Here's a short explanation of the peripheral drift illusion. And I found this article on the science of optical illusions. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Kids | Digg this!Translate Server Error
The award to the funniest translated sign in China goes to “Translate Server Error.” What next, 500 server error? (via adweek) 2008-07-14Help Mythbusters recreate Archimedes' death ray
MythBusters needs volunteers to attempt another recreation of Archimedes' legendary solar death ray. David writes - Because it's been so popular with our viewers, this will be our third attempt at a story called Archimedes Death Ray. The myth is that the [Greek] army defended themselves from invading [Roman] ships by lining the shores with 300 soldiers. But these soldiers did not use conventional warfare. By using their mirrored shields to focus the sun's rays at the invading ships they could, the myth alleges, set the invading ships on fire and save the city. WHAT WE NEED VOLUNTEERSWe would require volunteers to be 18 years or older and to Pre-register with us prior to the experiment date by email. HOW TO GET INVOLVED |
