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August 23, 2006
The ultimate Pirate-Themed Tree
The ultimate Pirate-Themed Tree House. Includes tree! Requires forklift for assembly. Also, costs U$18,500. But also includes life-long devotion from grateful recipient children.
Speaking of pirates.. Steal This Film is a documentary on the Swedish experience with the copyfight - and it's terrific.
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August 22, 2006
McDonald's and Starbucks form the
Finish What Job? George W. Bush seems to be suffering from mission creep. Creep is right.
A yellow jacket nest the size of a Volkswagen? Well, at least the size of the interior of a 1955 Chevrolet. Looks like something out of H.R. Giger. Apparently this is due to warmer winters in Alabama that have seen giant nests appearing all over the state.
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August 21, 2006
Snakes on a Logo!
Snakes on a Logo! The logo for the Stratford Airporter shuttle service is curiously appropriate in this era of snakes on a mfn plane!
A flickrset of photographs of Walt Disney Co. animators from the period around Sleeping Beauty. Cool!
Tom Reynolds, author of the "Random Acts of Reality" blog about his experiences as a London ambulance technician, has published a collection of his experiences both as a paper book and online for free via a Creative Commons license. Very cool. I love his blog and I will buy his book - check it out here.
Indexed is a blog of amusing graphs.
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August 18, 2006
On the implausibility of the
On the implausibility of the explosives plot. A chemist chimes in on the realities of working with liquids that combine with explosive effects.
This is so exciting! The film adaptations of Philip Pullman's fantastic Dark Materials trilogy is really happening. It was announced today that the new James Bond actor, Daniel Craig, has been signed to play the role of Lord Asriel. AWESOME! Pullman's trilogy is easily the best fantasy I've ever read.
A cool gallery of photos on the building of the ill-fated steamship Edmund Fitzgerald.
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August 14, 2006
The Christian Science Monitor has
The Christian Science Monitor has begun an 11-part series recounting journalist Jill Carroll's three month ordeal as a hostage in Iraq. Riveting stuff, it's written by the journo herself.
The Government of Ontario has put online a great collection of Tourism marketing materials from yesteryear. Includes the 1967 "Ontari-ari-air-o!" ad!
A set of ultra-useful motivational posters (oxymoron alert!) based on the characters of Star Trek.
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August 08, 2006
I've always liked the thought
I've always liked the thought of a robotic parking garage. And they are, in fact, a reality. But then, this is the age of the copyright war, and once again the awful beast that is greed rears its ugly head.
Why the NBA uses a 24-second shot clock to limit a team's possession of the ball.
Crying while eating. It is what it is.
Introducing Goggles: the Google Maps Flight Sim.
While we wait for a cure for Cancer, this scientist took it upon himself to explore the wonderful world of ear wax.
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August 04, 2006
The Longest Running Science Experiments.
The Longest Running Science Experiments. I love stuff like this. Includes my favourite, the 1927 Pitch Drop! Fark Photoshop Theme: "Pac-Man is apparently only 64 percent violent. Photoshop him up to 100 percent."Posted by Hamish at 09:35 AM
August 01, 2006
The 10 LEAST important Star
The 10 LEAST important Star Wars action figures. Oh, come now. R5-D4 rocked until he blew his little top... And IG-88? SRSLY? He was _cool_.
The Top 100 Music Videos of All Time. Well, since 1977 or thereabouts.
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