Quickhit

[Evidence based scheduling](http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/26.html). Some good ideas for project management here. Somewhat harder to apply in a world where a significant part of your task is working out what…

[Coming soon: weather prediction on the Wikipedia/Digg model](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/10/the-weather-wis.html). It's going to be very, very interesting to see if this works or not. My guess is 'no' - expertise…

[A nice column from Nicholas Gruen on fiscal policy](http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/10/27/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-policy-innovator/). I've always been intrigued by the idea of an independent fiscal policy authority, but (outside of the obvious political…

[How to draw Bugs Bunny](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/23/john-k-shows-you-how.html). John K is completely mad, but very enjoyably opinionated. His blog is worth a read.

[A calculator with PC style keyboard](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/calculate-this/takumi-calculator-features-computer-style-keypad-and-usb-connectivity-315314.php). Also works as a USB keyboard, which makes it a very, very tempting purchase...

[Things not to do at Disneyland](http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2007/10/things-not-to-do-at-disneyland.html). (Slightly NSFW picture at that link). Jon Saffran did it best, of course.

[How to make a floating head hologram](http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-cool-hologram-illusion!/). Clever trick.

[Plug and play for bare hard drives](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hard-drive/hdd-dock-plugs-bare-sata-drives-like-nes-cartridges-312747.php). It's always been a great annoyance that bare (i.e., designed for installing inside your computer) hard drives are so cheap, but…

[A history of the C64](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1991/a_history_of_gaming_platforms_the_.php). No gaming platform holds a dearer place in my heart. It wasn't so much the platform, but what the programmers did with it,…

[String theory in two minutes](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/string_theory_in_2_minute.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890). Sadly, two minutes are all also all you need to hear about the experimental confirmations of string theory. Assuming your local string theorist…