December 2007
4 posts
Scammers scammed
We’ve all received those darn 419 Nigerian scam e-mails where people you don’t know wants to deposit $15 million into your account if you pay a fee by sending a check. However, 419eater.com, is keeping things real by scamming the scammers. They respond to these requests pretending to be everything from Managing Directors to leaders of religious movements and it’s pretty...
Browsing multi-faceted data using elastic lists
When it comes to locating data, you basically have search and browsing. Well executed search is the quickest and most powerful way of finding information - that is: if you know what you’re looking for. In other contexts, it might be desirable to be exploring and having the available options laid out. When browsing large data sets, we can get all the help we can get by utilizing other...
The Whale Hunt
The Whale Hunt I came across this site recently. A guy, Jonathan Harris, spent 7 days living with a family of Inupiat Eskimos in Barrow, Alaska. Long story short: he took a bunch of pictures that he’s put together in an interactive story. He’s actually put a lot of effort into the various features, so it’s...