Today's Links
One-Dimensional Tetris. Masterful. I could watch it all day. And judging by the high scores, many people have done just that. They also have an MoMPG (Mono Multiplayer Game).
Remember when Ask Jeeves actually gave answers? Well, someone has decided to reinvent that wheel and came up with BrainBoost, a so-called "Answer Engine"... most of the time it's pretty good at finding what you're asking about although the parser isn't quite perfect. It does seem to have a sense of humour, however... I typed in 'Define irony" and got this:
( a. - ) Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles. ( a. - ) Resembling iron taste, hardness, or other physical property.
... well played, Brainboost... well played.
Google Maps is already cool. So is Flickr. But now people are starting to layer stuff on top of them and use them together in marvellously useful combinations. Like HousingMaps. Check it out.
Ever wonder what it would be like to ride a bike at the speed of light? Here's a simulator.