TTMMHTM: My name is Chris, Open Corporate, Blowing up Google Laptops, Seamcarving and 1k xmas trees

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm

Things that made me happy this morning:

  • Getting instant Karma feedback for signing a stranded traveler into the lounge so she can do a phone call and getting upgraded to business class on the flight to Heathrow (yeah, I watched too much My name is Earl lately)
  • [ChromeOS’ demolab](http://www.google.com/chromeos/demolab/) is a cool Mythbusters/Will it blend like spoof
  • [Open Corporates](http://opencorporates.com/) is a database of corporation information
  • Parashuram has a great demo of [seamcarving with Canvas and Web Workers](http://blog.nparashuram.com/2010/12/seamcarving-with-canvas-and-web-workers.html)
  • A wonderful comic of [what to do with that feeling of emptiness in your chest](http://i.imgur.com/iIEYj.jpg)
  • [Buy a bleeping shovel](http://buyafuckingshovel.com/) is a good reminder for all snow-plagued UK folk
  • [Asterix and Wikilix](http://asterixandwikilix.com/) are comics about wikileaks
  • A great writeup how the [1K JavaScript Christmas Tree](http://www.romancortes.com/blog/how-i-did-the-1kb-christmas-tree/) was built