Stuff I Found Interesting This Week

All glory to the hypnotoad, all glory to the hypnotoad, all glory to the hypnotoad

Saw a representative from this group on Wired Science on PBS and headed right on over to check it out.

Quote from site: "The Society for Amateur Scientists promotes science literacy by helping ordinary people become engaged in real-life science adventures. - The Society for Amateur Scientists - Science Education Organizations, Science Literacy"

I've been slowly going back to drinking coffee, with no ill effects on my stomach. Of course, now I'd like to roast my own.

The Json.NET library makes working with JSON formatted data in .NET simple. Quickly read and write JSON using the JsonReader and JsonWriter or serialize your .NET objects with a single method call using the JsonSerializer. Json.NET's features include:

- Lightning fast JsonReader and JsonWriter
- The JsonSerializer for quickly converting your .NET objects to JSON and back again
- Json.NET can optionally produce well formatted, indented JSON for debugging or display
- Attributes like JsonIgnore and JsonProperty can be added to a class to customize how a class is serialized
- Ability to convert JSON to and from XML

Very good Q&A with a guy I have huge respect for done by the author of Freakonomics (someone else I respect).

This site was mentioned in the extras of the Futurama DVD and how much there is in the series about math and how many math jokes there are.

If you've been looking at getting a Kindle, but cringe at $400 (as you should) for an ebook reader, take a look at these old, proven devices.

Nice collection of older technical books from a bygone era when DIY meant doing things like build your own bandsaw instead of assembling IKEA furniture.