This is the tumblog of Ryan Yam.Tumblr (3.0; @ryanyam)http://www.ryanyam.com/<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/y0Vsltyrzgg3rhkw3DuiIahho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Minimalist BUILT Laptop <a href="http://www.koyono.com/BUILT-Slim-Laptop-Bag-BackPack-p/built-e-bp.htm">BackPack</a>. <a href="http://darylrose.tumblr.com">Daryl</a> bought me a <a href="http://www.koyono.com/Slim-Wallets-s/3.htm">Koyono Slimmy Wallet</a> from the same site.http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60285418http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60285418Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:04:00 +0800<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/y0Vsltyrzgg2d6aarBE2hnXuo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>Learn how to run and laugh at yourself in the game <a href="http://www.foddy.net/Athletics.html">QWOP</a>.  I scored 80.5 meters :) and there goes 10 minutes of my life LOLhttp://www.ryanyam.com/post/60281585http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60281585Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:25:50 +0800<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/y0VsltyrzgfzkueqLei6EHiqo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>This entire thing was coded purely in Javascript.http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60273908http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60273908Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:07:49 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ei6JvK0W60I"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ei6JvK0W60I" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whatilearnd.com/post/60061949/dove-campaign">dihard</a>:</p> <blockquote>The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty stemmed from <a href="http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/press.asp?id=110&length=short&section=news">research</a> that exposed that only 2% of women world wide considered themselves beautiful. Apparently, the campaign was denied twice by the Dove executives. To prove their point, the marketers developing the campaign secretly interviewed the daughters of those executives and presented it to them in a video much like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ytjTNX9cg0">this</a> one. The executives acquiesced and the campaign was launched in 2004.</blockquote>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60268954http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60268954Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:20:37 +0800<p><a href="http://tumblr.yum9me.com/post/60162718/interesting-crazy-facts">yum9me</a>:</p> <blockquote><ol> <li>Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled ’ Gentlemen Only..Ladies Forbidden’..and thus the word GOLF entered into the English Language.</li> <li>The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.</li> <li>Everyday more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.</li> <li>Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.</li> <li>The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this…)<br/>The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%</li> <li>Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?<br/>A. Obsession</li> <li>I n the 1400’s a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have “the rule of thumb”.</li> <li>Coca-Cola was originally green.</li> <li>Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.</li> <li>The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.</li> <li>Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:<br/>Spades - King David<br/>Hearts - Charlemagne<br/>Clubs -Alexander, the Great<br/>Diamonds - Julius Caesar</li> <li>If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. </li> <li>In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase “goodnight, sleep tight.” </li> <li>It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon. </li> <li>Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter “A”?<br/>A. One thousand </li> <li>Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?<br/>A. All invented by women. </li> <li>Q. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?<br/>A. Honey </li> <li>111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 </li> </ol></blockquote>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60256869http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60256869Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:22:25 +0800<img src="http://data.tumblr.com/11bDNyGaHgf4hy2mge9ZI38Fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://allcreatures.tumblr.com/post/60220881/awesome-everyday-via-www-thecutereport-com">allcreatures</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://awesome-everyday.tumblr.com/post/60169094/via-www-thecutereport-com-baby-blowfish">awesome-everyday</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://www.thecutereport.com"><a href="http://www.thecutereport.com">www.thecutereport.com</a></a></p> <p>baby blowfish!!!!!</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60256442http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60256442Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:18:15 +0800<a href="http://www.picwing.com/">Picwing - Simple photo sharing. Email your pictures, share them instantly.</a>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60156043http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60156043Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:02:57 +0800<a href="http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/">WhatTheFont : MyFonts</a>: Ever wanted to find a font just like the one used by certain publications, corporations, or ad campaigns? Well now you can, using our WhatTheFont font recognition system. Upload a scanned image of…http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60049234http://www.ryanyam.com/post/60049234Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:02:39 +0800<a href="http://devsnippets.com/">DevSnippets - Online Code Snippet Gallery</a>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59996964http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59996964Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:02:34 +0800<a href="http://www.noupe.com/fonts/50-free-fonts-for-professional-designs.html">50 Incredible Fonts for Professional Web & Print Design | Noupe</a>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59996965http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59996965Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:02:34 +0800Try typing “white stuff on retainers” on Google and my tumblog appears on the 1st page of results. Amazing :)http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59972885http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59972885Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:26:41 +0800<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/y0VsltyrzgdfvqczIAVcXxGWo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59972078http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59972078Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:20:52 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TbsnbjkrWus"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TbsnbjkrWus" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mydigitalcerebration.tumblr.com/post/59607403/rocketjumper-aerosnap-brings-the-windows-7-snap">mydigitalcerebration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://rocketjumper.tumblr.com/post/59573152/aerosnap-brings-the-windows-7-snap-feature-to-xp">rocketjumper</a>:</p> <blockquote><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5085657/aerosnap-brings-the-windows-7-snap-feature-to-xp-vista">AeroSnap Brings the Windows 7 Snap Feature to XP, Vista</a></blockquote> <p>DL’d already.  :)</p> </blockquote> <p>This will definitely up my productivity</p>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59968243http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59968243Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:41:32 +0800<a href="http://wefunction.com/2008/10/50-stunning-examples-of-a-great-redesign/">50 Examples of Great Redesign</a>: <p><a href="http://bg5000.tumblr.com/post/59822700/50-examples-of-great-redesign">bg5000</a>:</p> <blockquote>(via <a href="http://energyface.tumblr.com/post/59727318/50-examples-of-great-redesign">energyface</a>:<a href="http://wylie.tumblr.com/post/59712150/thillythenny-hunsonisgroovy-ryanselvy-top">wylie</a>)</blockquote> <p>It’s great to see how the logos of different companies have evolved.</p>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59965026http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59965026Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:12:54 +0800<a href="http://www.everydns.com/">Free DNS, Static DNS, Dynamic DNS, URL Redirection, and more from EveryDNS!</a>: EveryDNS provides static DNS services as well as many advanced services such as Dynamic DNS resolution, Secondary service, AXFR service, and domain2web redirection. Of course, our primary service is…http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481118http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481118Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0800<a href="http://www.webformfactory.com/">Web Form Factory (v0.1.3 beta) - Open Source Web Form Generator</a>: Web Form Factory is an open source web form generator which automatically generates the necessary backend code to tie your form to a database. By generating the backend code for you, WFF saves you…http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481121http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481121Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0800<a href="http://woork.blogspot.com/2008/08/25-awesome-tutorials-for-web-designers.html">Woork: 25 Awesome tutorials for web designers</a>: Scriptaculous, MooTools, jQuery and much more: all you need to develop modern web interfaces and add new features to your website. This is a collection of the best tutorials for web designers.http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481122http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481122Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0800<a href="http://www.sunsean.com/idTabs/">idTabs</a>: idTabs is a plugin for jQuery. It makes adding tabs into a website super simple. But it can also open the door to endless possiblities.http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481123http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481123Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0800<a href="http://www.cssmenubuilder.com/home">CSS Menu Builder | Free online navigation generator</a>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481124http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481124Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0800<a href="http://freesitevalidator.com/">Free Site Validator | complete website validation and link checking tool</a>: Scan your entire site for validation errors and dead links manage multiple sites, watch report status in real time receive report email notifications… completely free!http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481125http://www.ryanyam.com/post/59481125Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:32 +0800