Archive for January 4th, 2007
A Sixth Sense for a Wired World
Wired has a great article on some body hacking using rare earth magnets. Implanting these magnets in their fingertips “body-mod artists” Jesse Jarrell and Steve Haworth were able to obtain a “sixth sense.” The magnet works by moving very slightly, or with a noticeable oscillation, in response to electromagnetic fields. This stimulates the somatosensory receptors in the fingertip, the same nerves that are responsible for perceiving pressure, temperature and pain. Huffman and other recipients found they could locate electric stove tops and motors, and pick out live electrical cables.
What if, seconds before your laptop began stalling, you could feel the hard drive spin up under the load? Or you could tell if an electrical cord was live before you touched it?
Popularity: 39% [?]
January 4th, 2007
Joe’s Goals
Joe’s Goals is a simple web-based goal-minder. It is so easy to use that it shouldn’t create too much extra work in helping you track your progress towards achieving you goal(s). The site is currently bursting with new year’s resolutions, here are the top five:
- 17% Lose weight
- 13% Be a better person
- 13% Stop smoking
- 8% Spend less money
- 7% Exercise more
The interface is a simple grid with two kinds of goals: Good (worked out) and bad (skipped class). Clicking on a grid square will add a check mark (good goals) or an X (bad ones) icon. You can add as many as you want to any grid square, and at the bottom of the grid, your accomplishments are tallied.
Popularity: 23% [?]
January 4th, 2007
Blogshare
If you like blogs AND you are interested in money markets and stocks you will love Blogshares. If not, you should skip this one. Blogshares is a market for blogs with their value based on their share demand and their inbound links. I actually preferred Blogshares when it was young and simple. Since then they have added loads of features that are a little beyond me. Some of the additional features include a chips market, missions, industries and idea commodities, bonds market, “artefacts,” “chances,” a user forum, and corporations. You can claim your own blog and get started with some free shares. Make some smart trades of some popular blogs and you will be a Blogshares millionaire in no time.
Popularity: 21% [?]
January 4th, 2007