Yes, it is
that boring sitting around on Christmas Eve in the boondocks of Colorado. To be honest, doesn't even feel like Christmas at all! In any event I'm assuming some of you folks might be in similar situations or have some spare time to screw off over the next couple days. As such, figured I'd share some good online reading material that I've been following.
Hyperbole and a Half
One of the funniest things on the internet. Suits my sense of humor perfectly. The title really describes the content quite well, and I'm not sure what else to really say! She's cute, too! But unfortunately (for me) not single.
If you like simple funny drawings and sarcastic hilarity, scope it out.
Smart Football
Believe it or not, American football at the professional level is a very cerebral game, and takes some definite mental capacity at every position (not just the quarterback, a la Peyton Manning). Even the 300lb offensive linemen have a lot they are responsible for knowing on every play. If you don't believe me, take a look at an except from the
Cardinals playbook (10 pages, from ESPN)... or you can download
all 463 pages of the
2000 New York Giants offensive playbook (10MB). 463 pages just for offense, let alone defense and special teams.
In any event, Smart Football by Chris Brown is a cool inside look at football strategies... how the plays are designed to attack different defensive schemes, or how to confuse and attack the quarterback. Really interesting shit, and has made me enjoy the game a lot more since going to games smashed while in college. Even gets into some statistics of analyzing different teams or coaches tendencies in certain situations, etc.
Scarb's F1 Blog
Craig Scarborough describes himself as "a freelance journalist\illustrator who focuses solely on the technology of F1." (and in this case, the Audi R18). Pretty good technical look at a variety of technical aspects of F1 development. Fantastic illustrations.
Includes anything from aerodynamic development, recent trends in setups (including the option of no rear corner springs), sensors, ancillaries, etc.
Vintage Metalworks Blog
Dave is one of my coworkers who enjoys metalworking and restoring old cars. Personally I've always been big into machining and TIG welding since college, but Dave takes it to the next level with some really fantastic sheet metal work. Only started blogging recently, but I expect this to have a lot of good content in the next year.
Incidentally, that photo on the right is the Fadal 3-axis VMC that currently resides in his garage. Fun little side venture - he picked up the bill on the machine, and I bought most of the tooling. While mechnically it's vintage 1987, the controller has been upgraded to a 2006 model. Need something machined? We'll do it for a fair price!
Allrighty. Merry Christmas, ladies and gents. I'm gonna have a beer, watch Law & Order, and play with the dog.
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