Brevity is the soul of wit.

– Polonius, from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet

An old one, but a good one.

As mentioned in a previous entry, I’ve opened up my mashup application to the public. From the application page:

Enter a topic, and Chirpmap will highlight the locations that are tweeting about it. In real time.

Keep in mind that the app is still a prototype, and hasn’t been tested in an environment with many simultaneous users.

Architecture, interior design, fashion, gadgets…Don’t visit this site if you’re strapped for time.

As the end of the year grows nigh, the inevitable flood of articles discussing 2011 begins. In Focus has a great collection of images from this year’s most important events. (via kottke.org)

Coding Horror’s excellent overview of not only FXAA, but SSAA and MSAA as well.

This year it’s $24,203.18, or 3,5 percent more than last year.

(via mental_floss)