Tattoo Safari : Idolatry or Irony?:
“Tattoos of Celebrities. ‘You really have to wonder how this person is gonna feel a few years down the road.’ [flash]“
(Via MetaFilter.)
Why would anyone want to get a tattoo of Elf?
Indians dump elderly on the scrap heap:
“The funeral pyre was moments from being lit when a movement on the bier triggered panic among staff at the crematorium in southern India. Then, as they rushed to examine the elderly woman under the shroud, her three sons suddenly abandoned their ‘mourning’ and fled. The tradition of caring for the elderly within the family is being abandoned by the middle classes
In a shocking example of India’s growing disregard for its elderly citizens, Arti Padmati, a 75-year-old widow, narrowly escaped being cremated alive by her own children earlier this month.”
(Via Sepia Mutiny - News.)
Golden-age stewardess glamor shots:
“Cory Doctorow:
Avi has assembled a fantastic collection of vintage glamor shots of stewardesses from the golden age of aviation.
(Thanks, Avi!)
See also:
Plane Crazy: Musical about golden age aviation and the Pill
Inside look at producing a musical
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(Via Boing Boing.)
“Organize your dock better. Put these dividers between applications so that you can have less of a mess and can group the same types of applications better.”
(Via digg.)
Ditch Your Computer for One Day? Really?:
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Could you stand to be without your computer, just for one day? Experimenters Denis Bystrov and Michael Taylor want to know. The 24-hour period in question is March 24, which happens to fall on a Saturday. Maybe we’ll try it.
Be a part of one of the biggest global experiments ever to take place on the internet. The idea behind the experiment is to find out how many people can go without a computer for one whole day, and what will happen if we all participate!
Hey, this is like that ‘turn off your TV’ day. But wait. That’s not too good for traffic here at the Giz. Forget it. This is the stupidest idea ever!
Shut Down a Day [Denis Bystrov and Michael Taylor]
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(Via Gizmodo.)
AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi Wireless Base Station:
“Apple embraces draft 802.11n with its new AirPort Extreme Base Station. In addition to supporting Draft 802.11n, the new AirPort can share a USB hard drive over the network. Does Apple’s first 802.11n WAP give more bang for the buck?”
(Via digg.)
“Mark Frauenfelder:
This chart nicely sums up the Bush presidency. Link (Via Why, That’s Delightful!)
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(Via Boing Boing.)
Photos of people wearing fezzes:
“Mark Frauenfelder:
A flickr pool of Fez-wearing humans for your gawking pleasure. (One can only guess what this mischievous-looking duo did to get arrested.) Link (Via Eye of the Goof)
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(Via Boing Boing.)
HOWTO make a steampunk keyboard:
“David Pescovitz:
Jake von Slatt, proprietor of the Steampunk Workshop, made this magnificent keyboard from a 1989 IBM Model M keyboard, cut brass, and antique typewriter keys. He posted his build notes online so you can make one too. Jake is profiled in the new issue of MAKE:, Vol. 09, rich with tales and projects from the Fringe.
Link | Mirror Link (via MAKE: Blog)
Previously on BB:
• HOWTO make etched brass steampunk journals Link
• Steampunk casemod with a ‘furnace’ Link
• Steampunk robotics Link
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(Via Boing Boing.)
To do March 3: look up in night sky, see total lunar eclipse:
“Xeni Jardin:
Link to details at NASA website. Depending on where you are on earth, you may be able to see a red glowing moon during the total lunar eclipse next week, on Saturday March 3. I predict that it will be beautiful.
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(Via Boing Boing.)
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Rare Public Appearance Together (Photos):
“keep your friends close, but your enemies closer…”
(Via digg.)
Top 5 Viruses in Movie History:
“If you didn’t know what a computer virus was, I hope you didn’t base your knowledge on Hollywood. There’s a lot more to it than simply typing ‘Upload Virus’ into your fake OS. However, the fate of several Hollywood movies have been decided by a virus one way or another.”
(Via digg.)
Feature: ‘The History of Computer RPGs: The Golden Age (1985-1993)’:
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For today’s extensive feature, Gamasutra presents part two in contributor Matt Barton’s look at the history of computer role-playing games, this time exploring what he calls the ‘Golden Age,’ 1985-1993, with part one, covering 1980-1983, is also available today. In this excerpt, Barton notes that while later ‘platinum age’ RPGs like Baldur’s Gate and Diablo receive more critical and nostalgic attention, their refined, not re-defined, lineages can be traced back directly to ‘golden age’ RPGs: …
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(Via Gamasutra News.)
“My best advice for beginners is to simply scour the network to see if you can find any shared computers or drives. You might be able to easily pick up a name or address from a file on the network.” link
Awesome Pictures of Mexico City:
“Some pretty sweet pictures of Mexico city.”
(Via digg.)
“I’m a PC and I’m a Mac” - circa 1996!:
“This is a detailed Mac user vs. PC user comparison from the September 1996 issue of MacAddict. It doesn’t look a lot different from the ‘I’m a PC and I’m a Mac’ Apple ads of today.”
(Via digg.)
Greatest Zombie Flash Game Ever:
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Boxhead: More Rooms meets all the requirements of a proper time-killing flash game and has enough weapons and variations in difficulty to keep anyone happy.
The game’s description:
‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.’ (1 Peter 5.8)
Jon Bambo is back and a new beast is out to get him. Equipped with even more weapons and equipment, the Zombie has become cannon fodder and the new Beast will take you down unless you get all the 90+ upgrades and perfect your skill!
This game requires at 512mb of memory and a fast processor – kill all applications before venturing into the unknown.
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(Via Post Game Report.)
“Filed under: Gaming, Software
I should start this off by admitting that I am not very good at puzzle games. They often frighten and confuse me. Add that to the fact that I am not all that bright (as evidenced by my work on TUAW) and things do not look good for me and puzzles. I’ll tell you what does look good though (see what I did there?): Frenzic.
Frenzic is the new puzzle game from the good people of the Iconfactory and ARTIS Software. I can’t really explain how it works, though obviously it involves colored wedges and some power ups (what good game doesn’t have power ups?). You have to play it to get a feel for the game, luckily there is a free demo.
Frenzic also has an online component allowing you to compete against other players, and land yourself high atop of the leaderboards. There are a few different ways to buy Frenzic:
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(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)
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About WriteRoom For Mac users who enjoy the simpllicity of a typewriter, but live in the digital world. WriteRoom is a full-screen, distraction-free writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you’re used to, WriteRoom is just about you and your text. Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. |
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(Via Mac OS X Downloads - Home.)
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About The Periodic Table A widget that allows you to click on an element to display basic information and properties, such as atomic mass, density, melting point and more. Double-clicking on an element will open a link to its Wikipedia page to provide additional information. |
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(Via Mac OS X Downloads - Home.)
The Most Annoying Things About Windows Vista:
“There’s lots to like in the newest version of Windows. Vista’s look is stunning, the OS should be more secure, and finding things is often easier. But Windows wouldn’t be Windows without those aspects, big and small, that just drive you nuts with frustration. Here’s our list of Vista features that just make us wonder, ‘What were they thinking?’”
(Via digg.)
Five Unreleased Video Game Systems You Never Knew About:
“What if Sony had developed the SNES CD add-on? You’ll find that and more in this interesting list — includes Sega Neptune and Atari Jaguar Duo.”
(Via digg.)
FF III Figurines In The Plastic Flesh:
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A while back we posted about those very cute Final Fantasy III toys, and now Tokyo’s own Jean Snow has posted a pic of three he purchased. Jean writes:
There are 7 in all, and I got these 3: Privateer, Dragoon, and Red Mage. They had them on Play-Asia, but are now sold out — I got mine at the Post Hobby store in Ikebukuro’s Parco.
Lovely Tokyo people, head over to Ikebukuro. Everyone else, wait until Play-Asia restocks!
FF III Toys [Jean Snow]
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(Via Kotaku.)
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About Album Art Thingy Runs in the background, downloading artwork and lyrics for your iTunes collection and saving them into iTunes automatically. |
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(Via Mac OS X Downloads - Home.)
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