Noscope is a bi-weekly journal serving up snacksized portions of pointless stuff since 2001.
I also do freelance design and usability via dejligt.com
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In The Market For A Mac Mini

    13:50 on December 30th, 2007 , ,

My current PC is in it’s autumn. It’s long-term memory has started clicking and it sometimes dozes off when it should be awake. I built the damn thing myself. Or rather, bribed my cousin to do it for me. Limbs were ordered seperately and surgically put together in a fashion similar to that of Frankensteins [...]

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LEGO Indy Hints

    20:20 on December 29th, 2007 ,

I just can’t help myself: anything Indiana Jones tickles my fancy. Now gorge in these tiny blurry pictures of LEGO sets from the movie. I spot an amphibious car, Maya ruins and … are those live skeletons?

Firefox 3 Beta 2, Portable

    14:45 on December 28th, 2007

Firefox 3 promises a new way to bookmark, new security features and an integrated “type-to-launch” bookmark access feature which is not entirely different from that of Spotlight or Vistas start menu. Probably most importantly, Mozilla promises fixes to memory leaks and speed improvements.
This portable version is perfect for testing out such an early build [...]

Mozilla Weave

    23:42 on December 22nd, 2007

All wound up in a package featuring a nice logo, Mozilla Weave (just launched) aims to explore “the blending of the desktop and the Web through deeper integration of the browser with online services”. That sounds nice. But what does it mean? Reading up on their use cases helps a bit:

online photo, calendar and email [...]

Google Charts API

    09:14 on December 21st, 2007

There’s a new API in town. It’s name is Google Charts. The abuse shown above is a timeless classic. Thanks for the tip, Frederik.
I wonder what other hilarous abuse this will lead to.

Google Zeitgeist 2007

    15:08 on December 17th, 2007

Once again Googles year-end roundup, “Zeitgeist”, shows what’s been popular in the passing year. The lesson this year comes from young actress Vanessa Hudgens: flash yourself and skyrocket to fame. Sort of confirms what Atomic Swing said all along.

The Dark Knight Trailer

    12:26

In this case, the dark knight in question is actually Batman, as this is a sequel to 2005s quite adequate Batman Begins. Go on ahead and watch the new trailer. Great take on the Joker, but annoying that Batmans love interest was re-cast instead of re-placed.

Fauna 1.0

    15:32 on December 12th, 2007

It’s Moose Time™.

VisuAll 3D

    10:41

VisuAll 3D

Visit VisuAll 3D

VisuAll is a plugin for 3D Studio Max and a toolset for setting up visualizations for use in a web-browser or as a standalone production.

The Golden Compass Mini-Review

    13:59 on December 10th, 2007 , , ,

Reviews are spoilerfree but beware of comments.

There are many parallel universes, all connected by the mythical golden substance: dust. In one such universe, souls are separate from humans and walk beside them as animals. In this world, Lyra is given a Golden Compass, a device that can unveil truth and the true nature of things as they really are. Their power [...]