or is the latest Budweiser Ad, the one where you hear the sound of a woman screaming and a bunch of lads drop whatever they were doing on hearing that scream - and begin heroic (coug hcough) journeys to rescue what appears to sound like some maiden in distress, really really really annoying!

I must admit that I am not a Bud drinker, never cared for it, but an advertisement is supposed to make you want something? Right? Do I really want to be associated with the  image  of some chap responding to a screaming man calling for not very tasty beer?

Not only that - the sound of that screaming… is grating… if it makes me think of anything, its certainly not a Bud, but to reach for the remote to make that bad sound go away

R

• ACM Queue - Assisting Novice Analysts in Developing Quality Conceptual Models with UML: Knowing the kinds of modeling errors they are most likely to produce helps prepare novice analysts for developing quality conceptual models.
  “Knowing the kinds of modeling errors they are most likely to produce helps prepare novice analysts for developing quality conceptual models.”
  (tags: dev tech analysis)
• Video: Chimps Make and Use “Spears” to Hunt
  “footage of a female chimp caught in the act of removing a spear from a tree hollow and then breaking the tree to recover her prey, a primate called a bush baby.” - Eerie reminders of 2001 A Space Odyssey opening sequence
  (tags: Science video chimps)

Some of you may have noticed that I have often posted about posts from the ThreeHugger website. I find it fresh and interesting and fits with what I enjoy reading about it.

As the description of their site says:

TreeHugger is a fast-growing web magazine, dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible. Our goal is to make sustainability mainstream and to be the one-stop for the environment. If you want doom & gloom, this is not the place. We are looking for solutions, constructive developments and positive initiatives.

They also have a job with categories of jobs listed as green or not green, should you wish to guide your career in a greener line.

Its worth taking a look every so often, or subscribe to their feed.

(via Ubuntu blog)

Gimparoo! Adapting Photoshop Tutorials for The GIMP.

This does look good. Recently my Dad bought a new iMac, and as such have been trying to get to use more OS apps, like the Gimp, Firefox and Thunderbird. The biggest problem was the Gimp, even though I installed Gimpshop (makes the gimp  look a little more like photoshop) for him, there were still growing pains, as a lot of the UI is still quite different - but perhaps with these tutorials the transition might be easier.

R

via treehugger.com

wonders will never cease!

Evidently nearly 2 million shopping carts are stolen each year, and the environmental impact is huge.