Simian Design

I found this post from Instructables (via Make) about all the different types of screws.  I had NO IDEA there were this many different types. The Phillips II and the Pozidriv are probably my favorite.  But then again, there are so many.  

“Pozidriv is similar in appearance to the classic Phillips crosshead, but in fact is substantially different. On close examination you will notice a second set of cross-blades at the root of the large cross-blades. These added blades are for identification and match the additional makings on the head of Pozidriv screws, known as “tick” marks, single lines at 45 degrees to the cross recess. So, the marks are for identification purpose. Pozidriv also does not have the rounded corners that the Phillips screw drive has. The tip or the driver is blunt which also helps it to seat better into the recess in the screw, unlike the Phillips which comes to a sharper point.”

These are my delicious links for December 31st:

• 20 Good CSS Tutorials – There are some advanced tutorials in here, and some good tips and examples. Fuzzy shadows to rounded corners, to sliding doors navigation… all good stuff.
• The Top 100 Photography Blogs – Photography Colleges – A nice collection of links for various photography topics. How-tos, reviews, genre-shots, general photo blogs, etc. It's all photos, all the time.
• Creating our own, tiny, man-made star. What can go wrong? – The result should be an explosion in the 32ft-wide reaction chamber which will produce at least 10 times the amount of energy used to create it.

  "We are creating the conditions that exist inside the sun," said Ed Moses, director of the facility. "It is like tapping into the real solar energy as fusion is the source of all energy in the world. It is really exciting physics, but beyond that there are huge social, economic and global problems that it can help to solve."

These are my delicious links for December 29th through December 30th:

• Bubba eats a bean burrito. In one second. – Wow. That's just impressive.
• Strangest Worm Ever. – This worm has the oddest form of movement I've seen. It's like a sea cucumber, yet not. Oddly disgusting, and intriguing at the same time.
• The Golden Ratio in Web Design – NETTUTS – While it might be obvious to some to use the Golden Ratio (or Divine Porportion to some) (1.62) in web design, it might not to others. This is a good, basic tutorial covering just how to use that ratio, and make your site better.

I LOVE the kid rocking out to Stevie. Why we don’t have music like this on kids shows today I just don’t know. But this is classic, great stuff.

Yet I can’t help thinking that this belongs on the Muppets more than Sesame Street. Maybe the Animal effect?

These are my delicious links for December 27th:

• Animal Kaleidoscope – I like this kaleidoscope. I'd prefer nothing but the mice for longer I think, but still cool.

These are my delicious links for December 26th:

• Cheese Puff Elvis – A nice movie showing someone 'painting' an Elvis portrait on Black Velvet using Cheese Puffs. It easily holds my attention, but then again it is Elvis.

This is straight out of a Lovecraftian nightmare. It even looks like Shub-Niggurath.

Shub-Niggurath here, or Shub as I like to call him, is comprised of several different, totally individual organisms that have decided to basically live all up in each others shit. They take on the characteristics of a single large organism. It’s like a hive mind taken to the next step.

These are my delicious links for December 23rd:

• 5 Amazing Blue Holes [pics] – These are gorgeous. I'd go diving in them, no problem. But it'd be more of the straight-down and up affair. I don't like a rock ceiling above my head when diving, so I'd avoid venturing out much.

  Gorgeous shots though.

• A Closer Look At the Blueprint CSS Framework – NETTUTS – I don't use Blueprint, nor do I think I fully support these types of frameworks. I think there is a lot of overhead.

  What I do like a great deal is the move towards a standard grid-based layout. What I want is just some standard numbers (960, 12, etc) and some options to implement it.

  But this is a good starting point for those learning about grids.

star_wars_nativty_05, originally uploaded by Larry Lars.

This is full of win. It’s just genius. Having the twins in the manger is the crowning touch.

This is just all the best parts of the holidays, lego and Star Wars all wrapped up in one package. Nice.  Read more at the Star Wars Blog.

These are my delicious links for December 23rd:

• Envy Code R preview #7 (scalable coding font) – This isn't a bad looking coding font. Don't know if it's going to be my go-to, but I like the sizing options with this a great deal. Defintely worth checking out. The price is free, as in beer.