In Review: May 27th - June 2nd

• Information
  
  • diveintomark describes the Overton Window,
    a tool for those who wish to sway public opinion.
  
  
  • Why the US is losing its war on Cocaine (Bruce Sterling/Wired/Independent)
  
  
  • Cost of Fuel per Mile:
    cross-referencing mileage with fuel prices is a good idea.


• Software Development
  
  • Lolcode: In Ur Nutshelz; Can has Quik Reference?
  
  
  • Warehouse
    subversion browser, by Active Reload, makers of Morpheus and Lighthouse issue tracking.
  
  
  • Lighthouse issue tracking, also by Active Reload.
  
  
  • Radar describes how to find information about people online.
    
  
  
  • John R. came up with an interesting way to show his career
    history: as a timeline.
  
  
  • Raganwald quotes Bowkett:
    "If you take a job with a company that asks you questions any idiot could answer, sooner or later
    they’re going to put you on a project with some idiot who answered them."
  
  
  • WS-* is taking flak for ignoring the architecture of the web
    again.
  
  
  • Icebreaker Questions for Interviews, via Ragawald.
  
  
  • Google Gears commentary from
    Infectious Greed
    and Carnage4Life
  
  
  • New Mac image editor: Pixelmator
  
  
  • dpreview.com is hiring;
    not willing to move to London, but a fun mix of dev and photo, perhaps.
    


• Toronto / Local
  
  
  • Brickworks Farmer's Market sounds appealing; it's close.
  
  
  • BO Creative Steel:
    Custom Wrought Iron, Stainless Steel, etc; Scarborough.
  
  
  • Toronto's farmer's markets,
    from NOW magazine.
  
  
  • The Liebeskind Crystal
    at the ROM is open.


• Stuff
  
  • Yin and Yang outdoor chairs; stylish and fun.
  
  
  • WiFi Cellular Blackberry
  
  
  • The Modbook Mac Tablet
    looks interesting, although any way to make a Mac more expensive might be too much.
  
  
  • New Samsung TV
    gets great review from CNet.
  
  
  • Cute Soap Leaves via NOTCOT.
  
  
  • There was some talk of Apple discontinuing the Mac Mini;
    I hope that doesn't happen.
  
  
  • Fun 'Robot' Art from broken electronics via NOTCOT.
  
  
  • Palm's Foleo
    is mildly interesting, but it may be too little, too late.
  
  
  • This bikini vase is very cute, and eye-catching.
  
  
  • Great take-g wooden toys.