BrucieWeb

photo by brucieweb

Sad to see it like this. Fond memories of this shop, and the music I bought there.

photo by brucieweb

As in previous years, got my shopping Amazoned to my folks to save me carrying it.

The excellent big picture publishes it’s first review of the year – fairly sobering affair it is too.

Maasai warriors cover a battle field

Regret the Error has released their annual roundup of media errors and corrections for 2008. The absurd corrections are always the best:

We have been asked to point out that Stuart Kennedy, of Flat E, 38 Don Street, Aberdeen, who appeared at Peterhead Sheriff Court on Monday, had 316 pink, frilly garters confiscated not 316 pink, frilly knickers.

(Via Kottke)

Google is soliciting contributions to Google Maps with their Map Maker service.

With Google Map Maker, you can become a citizen cartographer and help improve the quality of maps and local information in your region. You are invited to map the world with us!

They’ve posted several videos to YouTube that show timelapsed edits to maps; here’s Islamabad, Pakistan coming into existence:

(via o’reilly radar & Kottke)

photo by brucieweb

The spoof or the real thing. Laughed when I saw these side by side on iTunes WiFi Store.

Great result for Chris Hoy, and for Team GB over all, a lovely reminder of what an amazing summer of sport we had this year.

I love this picture from the ever excellent Boston.com Big Picture site – so simple and effective I am amazed it has not been done before or widely copied.

Carbon nanotube structures depicting images of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama

A good post from Jason Kottke, via Jason Santa Maria.

I will have to look out a few of my old efforts for a laugh! I used to have all the files somewhere, I am pretty good at keeping these things, or used to be.

One funny thing, I used to go by the moniker BrucieWeb, and a Google of that term still brings up my Flickr page and some NowPublic stuff I’ve done. Not much competition for that phrase, perhaps I should reclaim it?

I love the pomp of this day. I saw it quite often when I was at the Royal Society, and last year me and my folks stood and watched it on the Mall.