Bits and Tidbits, September 2010

• Amazing: Pencil Sculptures. This is work on a scale of intricacy that I can't really imagine doing. (HT: Jon)
• Fascinating: Does Your Language Shape How You Think? I've always found this kind of linguistic study worth considering.
• Cool: Inkling textbook/classroom software. I'm not a prophet, but I believe we'll see this kind of tech mature over the next couple of years, and iPads (and their like) will dominate the classroom.
• Self-Defense: In Defense of 'Happy Days'' 'Jump the Shark' episode. Here's the guy who actually wrote that episode defending why it didn't actually jump the shark. Surreal.
• Give Him Your Coat As Well: A Victim Treats His Mugger Right. It's almost as if Jesus knew what He was talking about...!
• The Future?: Concept: Seabird Phone from Mozilla. This may indeed be something pretty close to the future of phones and mobile computing-- not from Microsoft, Google, or even Apple, but from Mozilla (the folks that make the Firefox browser).