University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student

January 2007

High-quality images of Apple’s first orange iPod [∞]

Apple on Tuesday graced its affordable line of iPod shuffle digital music players with a fresh array of hues, including orange — a first for the iPod family. It looks cool but what about the red one?

Microsoft Vista faster on a Mac Pro than Apple’s Own OS X [∞]

Ironically, one of the fairest reviews of Microsoft’s Vista comes from Pete and Leander over at Wired’s Cult of Mac blog. They tell us what the Vista experience is like on a Mac Pro using Bootcamp, with much praise.

For Cingular, 2007 is about 3G [∞]

For a company that is having a tough time sticking to its new name, the mobile division of AT&T, aka Cingular Wireless, knows one thing for sure: 2007 is all about milking 3G wireless.

Science of meat: what gives meat its flavor? [∞]

The Maillard reaction!

Eel Pie island [∞]

When you approached it you could see sex rising from it like steam from a kettle…It was very difficult not to get laid on Eel Pie Island.

Reggie Watts [∞]

None of this was manipulated by editing.

The one-man sampling human beatbox.

Faces of Meth [∞]

Before and after pictures of meth users. Scary.

Imitate A Scanner Darkly in Photoshop [∞]

Very cool tutorial you can use to make any photograph look like it came from the movie A Scanner Darkly.

USC music piracy [∞]

According to the RIAA, USC is one of the top music pirates among colleges.

The speed limit in Michigan is 70, but to save money the signs say 65 [∞]

Ignore them. If you’re in a truck you can ignore the 55 signs and go 60, but in a car 55 means 55. Got that?

Professors To Ban Students From Citing Wikipedia [∞]

Professors To Ban Students From Citing Wikipedia. History professors at Middlebury College are tired of having all their students submit the same bad information on term papers. (via Slashdot)

Scientist Develops Caffeinated Doughnuts [∞]

Scientist Develops Caffeinated Doughnuts. That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? (via SFGate: Top News Stories)

Smashing Pumpkins To Headline German Festivals This Summer [∞]

Smashing Pumpkins To Headline German Festivals This Summer. Got frequent flier miles you wanna spare? The Smashing Pumpkins have made their first official announcement of an appearance in 2007. The band will headline both Rock am Ring (6/2/07) and Rock im Park (6/3/07) Festivals. (via stereogum)

The top 100 fonts as determined by a panel of designers and type experts [∞]

The top 100 fonts as determined by a panel of designers and type experts. Top 10: Helvetica, Garamond, Frutiger, Bodoni, Futura, Times, Akzidenz Grotesk, Officina, Gill Sans, and Univers. (via kottke.org remaindered links)

The insanely great songs that Apple won’t let you hear [∞]

The insanely great songs that Apple won’t let you hear. Splitting the iTunes catalog into different geographic regions is contrary to the true spirit of the Internet.

The end of scientific journals? [∞]

Is the end of scientific journals coming soon? I doubt it. Peer review is what keeps research and publications at a high quality level.

Ry Cooder Has Mastered iTunes [∞]

Ry Cooder Has Mastered iTunes. Who says you can’t teach an (59-year) old dawg new tricks? He’s heading into his seventh decade this year, and we bet he does more with his iTunes than you. (via stereogum)

Pelosi in Iraq to see for herself how war is going (Reuters) [∞]

Pelosi in Iraq to see for herself how war is going. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a leading critic of President George W. Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq, arrived in Baghdad on Friday for a closer view of a war she opposes. (via Yahoo! News: Top Stories)

Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Look Inside Multiple Folders [∞]

Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Look Inside Multiple Folders. Ever wish you could see inside more than one folder at a time? You can. Here’s how. (via Apple Hot News)

Ford Loses Record $12.7 Billion in ’06 [∞]

Ford Loses Record $12.7 Billion in ’06. The Ford Motor Company had perhaps the worst year in its 103-year history in 2006, losing $5.8 billion in the fourth quarter alone. (via NYT > Home Page)