March 2011
2 posts
Update: The Latest Earthquake and Tsunami News... →
With rescue efforts underway following Friday’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the nation is under a new threat from an explosion at a nuclear power plant. The prime…
February 2011
1 post
The history of the abominable flip-flop →
The history of the abominable flip-flop
December 2008
1 post
Seb Lester →
Some gorgeous type design and typographic illustration from London-based Seb Lester. You may also enjoy his treatment of everyone’s favourite curse word.
(Thanks, Joyce)
November 2008
1 post
Election →
August 2008
1 post
TWIP →
June 2008
5 posts
Shit We're Diggin': Jan Vormann's Lego Wall Crack... →
You can see more of Jan Vormann’s project here. They are quite beautiful.
Open Thread →
“Do you want lies with that?” by the amazing Darkblack. (Click image for larger.) Open Thread below…
“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the National Debt.”
– Herbert Hoover
February 2008
3 posts
How to unboil an egg: He explains that when an... →
How to unboil an egg: He explains that when an egg is cooked, the protein molecules unroll themselves, link up and enclose the water molecules. In order to ‘uncook’ the egg, you need to detach the protein molecules from each other. By adding a product like sodium borohydride, the egg becomes liquid within three hours. For those who want to try it at home, vitamin C also does the...
Spongebob voice actors overdub Classic movies →
This is just about the greatest thing I’ve seen this year. Perfectly matched, true-to-script overdubs of classic movies by Spongebob’s voice actors.
Christine says:
This is HILARIOUS!! Spongebob voiceovers of scenes from Casablanca, Singing in the Rain, and the Godfather.
One of the highlights of the Annie Awards last Friday night was a small video concocted by the cast of...
Spongebob voice actors overdub Classic movies →
This is just about the greatest thing I’ve seen this year. Perfectly matched, true-to-script overdubs of classic movies by Spongebob’s voice actors.
Christine says:
This is HILARIOUS!! Spongebob voiceovers of scenes from Casablanca, Singing in the Rain, and the Godfather.
One of the highlights of the Annie Awards last Friday night was a small video concocted by the cast of...
January 2008
6 posts
Bug →
Best Selling Author Actively Pirating His Own Book... →
We’ve been seeing more and more examples lately of content creators recognizing how they benefit from giving away their content for free. What’s most amusing, however, is that every time we point out an example, people work extra hard explaining why that case is a special case. When we discussed less-well-known musicians giving away music, we were told that it would never work for...
Stevenote Flash Game Makes You the iCEO →
The guys and gals of KathArt Interactive, a Danish interactive design firm, have put together a fun Steve Jobs keynote-eve game that puts you in charge of sneaking top-secret Apple product concepts to Macworld SF. It’s a lot like the game Adventure for Atari, only with 3-D graphics and 3G iPhone prototypes. Definitely worth a click, and the Danish-ness of it gets a bonus endorsement from me.
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"I’ve only got one New Year’s resolution.... →
“I’ve only got one New Year’s resolution. It’s 1024 x 768.” - DBarak
December 2007
8 posts
NORAD TRACKS SANTA 2007 →
compunicate →
When you are in the same room with someone, each on seperate computers, and you talk via Instant Messenger instead of speaking to them out loud, in person
Even though they are sitting right next to each other, Jesse and Justin only compunicate when they have to tell each other something.
Any sufficiently advanced i... →
“ Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. ” Grey’s Law
“Some crazy-ass mad science will have to go down before you can cruise around on...”
– -Where’s My Jetpack, by Daniel H. Wilson, P.H.D., on hoverboards.
dayofbirth.co.uk →
This site will give you all sorts of useful information about your birthday.
2010 Vancouver Winter Olymp... →
2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Mascots
‘Skateboarding is not a file format.’ on Flickr -... →
‘Skateboarding is not a file format.’ on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
November 2007
21 posts
style.org > Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an... →
Rusty animal sculptures →
A reader writes, “Joshua Pennings from The Netherlands makes amazing animal sculptures from metal and old tools. He is blacksmithing and welding them with great detail. Some are fantasy pieces and others are really life-like.” Link
Nuclear Battery: Thank God Sony's Not Making It →
A little company called Hyperion Power Generation, working out of Los Alamos, has developed what’s being called a nuclear battery. A portable nuclear generator the size of a hot tub, the device could provide juice — enough to satisfy 25,000 homes for five years — to communities that can’t or don’t want to connect to the grid. Hyperion says that because they...
Double-Screensharing in Leopard Looks Like... →
A Guy Named Joe wants to kill us all. Slideshow after the jump.
Via Digg. (more…)
Anatomical heart made from candy hearts →
Nathan Sawaya’s 2003 sculpture “Sweet Heart” is an anatomically correct 3D heart made from hundreds of Necco Conversation Hearts. Says the artist, “I’m not a fan of Valentine’s Day. It is a made up holiday and makes more people feel sad than happy. It can make your heart feel vulnerable. Almost edible.” Link (via Neatorama)
What I'm Thankful For
Family Friends Computers That We’re not deep-fat frying the turkey FoodHappy Thanksgiving, Everybody!
Anthony Bourdain on the best method for finding... →
Anthony Bourdain on the best method for finding good food in any city: provoke the nerds.
Take the city you want to go to and just google up some restaurant names that serve the dish you’re after. Then got to chowhound or another foodie site, and rather than asking about restaurants, you put up an enthusiastic post talking about how you just had the best whatever you’re looking for...
talion: A punishment identi... →
tal•i•on
[tal-ee-uhn] — noun
A punishment identical to the offense, as the death penalty for murder.
October 2007
22 posts
dotcomrade
An Internet acquaintance; someone you chat with but have never actually met. “So who’s this NrdPowr32 guy?”
“I dunno. Just a dotcomrade of mine.”
(via Wiley D’s shared items in Google Reader)