The Q code is a standardized collection of three-letter signals, all starting with the letter "Q", initially developed for commercial radiotelegraph communication, and later adopted by other radio services, especially amateur radio.

Most of us know his portrait, but are we familiar with the flip side of his coin?

A while back, a friend lent me a copy of the book Comment je vois le monde (Champs/Flammarion, 1979). It touches on a topic I have not read much about: Einstein's vision of life. Like many people, I was aware of his achievements in physics and the role he played in the creation of the atomic bomb. Simply said, I knew a lot about the physicist, but not much about the man.

This little book of 189 pages explains through letters, interviews and other writings, Einstein's perspective on a variety of topics: the meaning of life, pacifism, war, religion, good and evil, politics, economics and, of course, physics. One part of the book that particularly caught my attention was Einstein's exposing his views on education.

The 365 Days Project was produced in 2003 [update: and in 2007], by Otis Fodder. The concept behind it is quite simple: release one sound file per day for the year 2003, starting on January first. The challenge resulted not only in maintaining the daily posting, but also offering obscure (and for the most part out-of-print) recordings.

Here is a sample list of some of the most intriguing sound files. The whole project can be found on UbuWeb.