var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-122862-4"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); A often deranged links tumbled across by yet another hacker, pretending to be an Astronomer, pretending to be a hacker who happend to write a book on iPhone programming for O’Reilly.Tumblr (3.0; @alasdairallan)http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnknv5gbep1qzphbko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Google+ (via <a href="http://xkcd.com/918/">xkcd</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7rutCDgr3_eGJp93ZTlTE4cwsco/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7rutCDgr3_eGJp93ZTlTE4cwsco/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7rutCDgr3_eGJp93ZTlTE4cwsco/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7rutCDgr3_eGJp93ZTlTE4cwsco/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/SVI36vwtJiU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/SVI36vwtJiU/7058000989http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/7058000989Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:01:53 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/7058000989<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnkkzhqefE1qzphbko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Apple, MS, Google, Etc. - Org Charts (via <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-ms-google-etc-imagined-as-fun-org-charts/">Cult of Mac</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6IqxaHYjtjv9PsD7swRv_Q543Uo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6IqxaHYjtjv9PsD7swRv_Q543Uo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6IqxaHYjtjv9PsD7swRv_Q543Uo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6IqxaHYjtjv9PsD7swRv_Q543Uo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/C8FJFb_TwNo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/C8FJFb_TwNo/7055817124http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/7055817124Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:59:41 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/7055817124<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AiVKfNeRbPQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>What is <a href="http://visual.ly/vxml3">Visual.ly</a>?</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMEHaNgjlCEYNQh3UBfXBokDAxs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMEHaNgjlCEYNQh3UBfXBokDAxs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMEHaNgjlCEYNQh3UBfXBokDAxs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMEHaNgjlCEYNQh3UBfXBokDAxs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/zjRmX1rrVRM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/zjRmX1rrVRM/7049875382http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/7049875382Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:50:02 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/7049875382<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmsc4mPb0F1qzphbko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>iPad Usage Infographic in the UK (via <a href="http://idea.imano.com/2011/06/uk-ipad-usage-infographic/?utm_source=Imano%20Complete%20Database&utm_campaign=4fc4372e8c-iPad_Usage_Inforgraphic6_10_2011&utm_medium=email">Innovation & Smart Ideas from Imano</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQlEFRVBmf7s74hPhjFHDb_TfRI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQlEFRVBmf7s74hPhjFHDb_TfRI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQlEFRVBmf7s74hPhjFHDb_TfRI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQlEFRVBmf7s74hPhjFHDb_TfRI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/yrDufJ-5wD0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/yrDufJ-5wD0/6521867115http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/6521867115Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:55:33 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/6521867115<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iOLh3Vxk0HM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Shuttle Endeavour docked at the ISS (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLh3Vxk0HM&feature=channel_video_title">NASA</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OptMznyOqrPSRxIl7JBk4gFEUpc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OptMznyOqrPSRxIl7JBk4gFEUpc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OptMznyOqrPSRxIl7JBk4gFEUpc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OptMznyOqrPSRxIl7JBk4gFEUpc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/XY9i6-inQes" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/XY9i6-inQes/6325076434http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/6325076434Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:52:26 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/6325076434<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm0xmhe9T11qzphbko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Artist Gives Nature the 8-Bit Treatment (via <a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/05/8-bit-nature-art/">Wired.com</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f3iOhDD9yAPIv8tVKKRtSWtCg_M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f3iOhDD9yAPIv8tVKKRtSWtCg_M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f3iOhDD9yAPIv8tVKKRtSWtCg_M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/f3iOhDD9yAPIv8tVKKRtSWtCg_M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/9jxwDvApSYs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/9jxwDvApSYs/6010066179http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/6010066179Mon, 30 May 2011 20:47:05 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/6010066179<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18637790?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hidden device distorts news on wireless networks, brews beer, is time machine (via <a href="http://hackaday.com/2011/05/29/hidden-device-distorts-news-on-wireless-networks-brews-beer-is-time-machine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20hackaday/LgoM%20(Hack%20a%20Day)">Hack a Day</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7mB6ykhvgXLA05q__n7jCwqmDBw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7mB6ykhvgXLA05q__n7jCwqmDBw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7mB6ykhvgXLA05q__n7jCwqmDBw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7mB6ykhvgXLA05q__n7jCwqmDBw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/50b-OP4dgsQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/50b-OP4dgsQ/5998918543http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5998918543Mon, 30 May 2011 13:26:24 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5998918543<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zj9dEuFbc9I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The Sights and Sounds of Endeavour’s Final Launch (via <a href="http://www.universetoday.com/85872/the-sights-and-sounds-of-endeavours-final-launch/">Universe Today</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eIKu5I8ZThKadFj2n8NI65kkSIU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eIKu5I8ZThKadFj2n8NI65kkSIU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eIKu5I8ZThKadFj2n8NI65kkSIU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eIKu5I8ZThKadFj2n8NI65kkSIU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/MT-ZVyKrmok" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/MT-ZVyKrmok/5796384835http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5796384835Tue, 24 May 2011 10:05:24 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5796384835<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lloy5iOrwC1qzphbko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View Of Shuttle Docked at Station (via <a href="http://www.universetoday.com/85890/spectacular-soyuz-photo-gallery-shows-unprecedented-view-of-shuttle-docked-at-station/">Universe Today</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U-5UumN9UrUZ5BE3JNMmJO8Mnbo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U-5UumN9UrUZ5BE3JNMmJO8Mnbo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U-5UumN9UrUZ5BE3JNMmJO8Mnbo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U-5UumN9UrUZ5BE3JNMmJO8Mnbo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/PiTxJskxB78" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/PiTxJskxB78/5795947945http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5795947945Tue, 24 May 2011 09:27:18 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5795947945<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lla9s3MkNc1qzphbko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Sci-Fi Ikea Manuals” by Caldwell Tanner, Susanna Wolff and Conor McKeon (via <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6500868/sci-fi-ikea-manuals">CollegeHumor</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WrjzszKm7fWTg_PJ-xI7MvRWs1s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WrjzszKm7fWTg_PJ-xI7MvRWs1s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WrjzszKm7fWTg_PJ-xI7MvRWs1s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WrjzszKm7fWTg_PJ-xI7MvRWs1s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/4VPe6N5i3Lo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/4VPe6N5i3Lo/5541057424http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5541057424Mon, 16 May 2011 11:14:28 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5541057424<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/juWaO5TJS00?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces (via <a href="http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/lego-style-apartment-transforms-into-infinite-spaces/">faircompanies</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e_Ttu8ZBtIj4NRfdpl9DoYMeDoc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e_Ttu8ZBtIj4NRfdpl9DoYMeDoc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e_Ttu8ZBtIj4NRfdpl9DoYMeDoc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/e_Ttu8ZBtIj4NRfdpl9DoYMeDoc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/A44LS0_dFqU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/A44LS0_dFqU/5449842763http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5449842763Fri, 13 May 2011 14:56:17 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5449842763<object id="wsj_fp" width="400" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/main.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" 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tracking where and when people use their mobile phones—but the true future of consumer surveillance is taking shape inside the cellphones at a weather-stained apartment complex in Cambridge, Mass.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2wCk9EAaGPmOOBA3tuUOThaoQrk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2wCk9EAaGPmOOBA3tuUOThaoQrk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2wCk9EAaGPmOOBA3tuUOThaoQrk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2wCk9EAaGPmOOBA3tuUOThaoQrk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/AeL2CFdFxAg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/AeL2CFdFxAg/5391580419http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5391580419Wed, 11 May 2011 15:58:08 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5391580419<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/q2-HRDsVk5Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Short Take-Off and Landing Competition (via <a href="http://www.geekosystem.com/stol-competition/">Geekosystem</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlrd2H9QdsqxWdlg8jADX12NsKw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlrd2H9QdsqxWdlg8jADX12NsKw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlrd2H9QdsqxWdlg8jADX12NsKw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlrd2H9QdsqxWdlg8jADX12NsKw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/I1lWVe0n8jI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/I1lWVe0n8jI/5361190065http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5361190065Tue, 10 May 2011 15:41:03 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5361190065<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J17KgbjYMro?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>E-ink Shirts (via <a href="http://fashionablygeek.com/t-shirts/imagine-the-terrifying-potential-of-e-ink-shirts-video/">FashionablyGeek</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I3vsvl_vAvGKZo7-Br8CYKW0c_U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I3vsvl_vAvGKZo7-Br8CYKW0c_U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I3vsvl_vAvGKZo7-Br8CYKW0c_U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I3vsvl_vAvGKZo7-Br8CYKW0c_U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/OJ10wB0uopY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/OJ10wB0uopY/5336358119http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5336358119Mon, 09 May 2011 17:12:14 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5336358119<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkxot2xDA21qzphbko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For the Apple Geek who has everything (via <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/swipe-your-feet-on-this-idoormat/94013?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20cultofmac/bFow%20(Cult%20of%20Mac)">Cult of Mac</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evq1ZAB-1ldmg5AoJdKKREFrMNw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evq1ZAB-1ldmg5AoJdKKREFrMNw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evq1ZAB-1ldmg5AoJdKKREFrMNw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/evq1ZAB-1ldmg5AoJdKKREFrMNw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~4/2-SNCFfklWk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFirstAck/~3/2-SNCFfklWk/5335253581http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5335253581Mon, 09 May 2011 16:10:14 +0100http://alasdairallan.tumblr.com/post/5335253581<iframe width="400" height="243" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AVXipc7W2Zc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2011/05/08/the-machine-apocalypse-can-wait-robot-busy-playing-angry-birds/">The machine apocalypse can wait; robot busy playing Angry Birds</a> (via TUAW)</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vg8e9TKSjFfOncSochwzdo0RADo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vg8e9TKSjFfOncSochwzdo0RADo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vg8e9TKSjFfOncSochwzdo0RADo/1/da"><img 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