The Long and Short of It
A long list of oxymorons.
Slashdot | Wil Wheaton Strikes Back
Wil Wheaton answer /.’ers questions.
29 June 2005
28 June 2005
Google Earth
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in — Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.
Lum the Mad
Scott Jennings, aka Lum the Mad, has finally posted the complete LtM articles online, as well as his modern site, Broken Toys.
27 June 2005
Name That Video Game Sound
name_that_game.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
Not as easy as it, er, sounds. Flash. Thanks, GD.
Comrade, Look!
Propaganda Images From Soviet Magazines
A very cool, and large, collection of Soviet magazine art/propaganda.
26 June 2005
Videogame Lookalikes
J.R. Antrim’s Videogame Lookalikes
Everybody looks like somebody, and there’s somebody in every game.
25 June 2005
19 June 2005
All Your Base Rhapsody
I guess this would have been funnier if it was done during the All Your Base heyday. Flash.
Defend Your Castle
Defend Your Castle - 2 Flash Games
Pick up stick men invading your castle throw them around build up your defences get artillery and bowmen to shoot down enemies. Flash.
Grocery Store Wars
Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion
Retelling of Star Wars using supermarket foodstuffs. Flash required.
18 June 2005
Buzztracker
Buzztracker is software that visualizes frequencies and relationships between locations in the Google world news directory.
Buzztracker tries to show you how interconnected the world is: big events in one area ripple to other areas across the globe. Connections between cities thousands of miles apart become apparent at a glance.
Dashboard widget also available for those of you using OS X 10.4.
Red Strings Attached
Inside Hollywood’s Hottest Cult : Radar Online
Radar takes a look at the cult of the Kabbalah Center, bringing faux Jewish mysticism to a celebrity near you.
Debbie Gibson’s First Album
stereogum: Worst/Most Embarrassing CD You Ever Bought?
Stereogum readers share their worst music purchases. Mine, listed in the headline, was actually purchased on vinyl. Oy
16 June 2005
The Michelangelo Code
Brazilian doctors uncover ‘Michelangelo code’ - Yahoo! News
Apparently scattered across the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel Michelangelo left bits of human anatomy imagery. So says the crack pipe these peeps were smoking.
Triumph Does Michael Jackson
IFILM - Viral Videos: Triumph vs the Michael Jackson Supporters
A little late in finding it, but damn if my sides don’t hurt.
15 June 2005
End of an Era
Kodak to Discontinue Black-And-White Paper - Yahoo! News
Even when I wasn’t doing digital photography I worked mostly in black & white when I was of the mind to actually take artsy fartsy pictures. Sadness.
This WTF Moment Is Brought to You By… India
An Indian rape victim is being forced by village elders to “marry” her rapist - her father-in-law, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
14 June 2005
Make iPod eBooks
MAKE: Blog: MAKE ebooks for your iPod guide!
While this won’t ever replace my Clie PDA, which I use as my eBook reader, it’s cool nonetheless.
10 June 2005
Poopy Tube
India’s popular soap operas become a national soapbox - Yahoo! News
Childhood diarrhea is such a problem in India with nearly 550k deaths yearly that popular soap operas are dispensing educational medical advise during their shows.
Shooting Stars
A look at the stars when they were GIs - Yahoo! News
A look at some of the more prominent former members of the military establishment. Like Elvis and Jack Kerouac.
9 June 2005
EZBoard Hacked
Forum host grapples with cyberattack | CNET News.com
Tons and tons of pika posts deleted. I had no idea they were still around.
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