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    Starlight [Armor Games] Link to Delicious/driko

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:30 PM PST

    fun, relaxing game…

    The Physics of Space Battles [Gizmodo]

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST

    Let’s Enhance [YouTube]

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:17 PM PST

    Nice mashup video of TV and movie scenes where videos and images are “enhanced” with totally fake, and amazingly successful software programs and “algorithms.”

    This Dumb Decade: The 87 Lamest Moments in Tech, 2000-2009 [Technologizer]

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:08 PM PST

    The Global Warming Skeptics vs. The Scientific Consensus

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:55 AM PST

    large image presenting both sides of the Global Warming phenomenon

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    Totlol

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:54 AM PST

    “If you have kids, you just found the site you have been looking for. Totlol is a video website designed specifically for children. It is community moderated. It is constantly growing. It is powered by YouTube.”

    Op-Chart – Picturing the Past 10 Years [NYTimes.com]

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:48 AM PST

    Funky Neuroscience Tricks

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:43 AM PST

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    The 10 Greatest Fantasy Series Of All Time

    Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:41 AM PST

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      8 Things Every Geek Needs to Do Before 2010 Link to Delicious/driko

      Posted: 29 Dec 2009 11:50 AM PST

      “These tasks comprise a quick to-do list that will leave you feeling competent and prepared for the decade that approaches. Also, you can play the condescension chip and start chiding friends who haven’t checked off these items yet.”

      MyFood-A-Pedia

      Posted: 29 Dec 2009 08:56 AM PST

      President Obama, It’s Time To Fire the TSA [Gizmodo]

      Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:42 AM PST

      “it’s a failure. It’s wrongheaded. It’s a farce. Tear it down. Put the money towards the sort of actions at which our government excels, like intelligence. The failure of the TSA leaves us no choice, but it’s okay. The American people are ready to take back the responsibility for our own safety. Really, we already have.” Word.

      Tiger Woods Scandal Cost Shareholders up to $12 Billion, UC Davis Study Says

      Posted: 29 Dec 2009 05:32 AM PST

      Whoa.

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        Hank Caruso’s AEROCATURES™ Link to Delicious/driko

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:56 PM PST

        GamOvr – Pix for game geeks

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:07 PM PST

        “Futurama” meets “The Fifth Element”

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:58 PM PST

        Awesome fan art!

        When Putin met Reagan [iconic Photos]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:57 PM PST

        His tourist getup isn’t fooling anyone…

        Who Knew Missile Defense Could Be So Pretty? [Environmental Graffiti]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:55 PM PST

        Aircraft flares leave some cool patterns…

        Corduroy Skirts are a Sin!

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:54 PM PST

        Hilarious counterprotester’s poster…

        AWESOME video: Chinese man throws bicycle at thieves [LiveLeak.com]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:30 PM PST

        Whaddaya Mean Obama Hasn’t Done Anything? [Esquire]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:26 AM PST

        “…both sides are so angry and righteous that they can’t even begin to give credit where it is due. When was the last time you heard a conservative cheer about that $288 billion tax cut? Or credit Obama for the centrism it took to appoint McChrystal, Panetta, and Gates? And how many liberals choose to be understanding about the practical difficulties of shutting down Guantánamo, achieving equal rights for gays, or tapping Al Qaeda’s phones? And where, on either side, can you find a scrap of humility about the staggeringly complex challenge of Afghanistan and Pakistan? Or a scrap of gratitude at having escaped global financial doom? So the question, a year since we elected him, isn’t how much Obama has accomplished. The question is why we’ve turned so small and mean that we only see half of it — the half we happen to agree with.”

        13 Things You Must Do First with Your New PC [Maximum PC]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:20 AM PST

        HDR Plea

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST

        Nice tutorial…

        Discussing The Definitive Guide to Realistic High Dynamic Range Images [Flickr]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:01 AM PST

        This example requires PhotoShop CS2, which has a “Merge to HDR” feature built in. Not sure that feature is worth upgrading when software like Photomatix is arguable just as good for HDR…

        The Odds of Airborne Terror [FiveThirtyEight]

        Posted: 28 Dec 2009 08:37 AM PST

        ‘The odds of being on given departure which is the subject of a terrorist incident have been 1 in 10,408,947 over the past decade.“

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          Lehrer’s Rules Link to Delicious/driko

          Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:11 PM PST

          “I promise you, one thing is never going to change. And that’s our mission. People often ask me if there are guidelines in our practice of what I like to call MacNeil/Lehrer journalism. Well, yes, there are. And here they are:” Great list.

          Sweden’s bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck (Kalle Anka) cartoons on Christmas Eve. [Slate Magazine]

          Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:54 AM PST

          OK then.

          5 Google Chrome Extensions That Could Finally Make Me Switch From Firefox

          Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:16 AM PST

          How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room [The Guardian]

          Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:50 AM PST

          Fscking asshats.

          ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘227’ star Alaina Reed-Amini dies [CNN.com]

          Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:36 AM PST

          This is sad to hear… 🙁

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            Google Chrome Extensions: History2 Link to Delicious/driko

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 07:04 PM PST

            World’s Smallest Snowman

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 07:03 PM PST

            “The snowman is 10 µm across, 1/5th the width of a human hair. The snowman was made from two tin beads used to calibrate electron microscope astigmatism. The eyes and smile were milled using a focused ion beam, and the nose, which is under 1 µm wide (or 0.001 mm), is ion beam deposited platinum.”

            Brittany Murphy and Dead Celebrities 2009 – Are We Enjoying Celebrity Deaths Too Much? [Esquire]

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

            Eric Loewen’s Disposal of Nuclear Waste [Esquire]

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:22 AM PST

            “The miracle solution goes by different names: the sodium fast reactor, the integral fast reactor, the liquid-metal-cooled reactor. It burns nuclear waste, emits no CO2, and shuts itself down in an accident. We have enough fuel to power the whole world for tens of thousands of years. It will end global warming, and even if global warming is just another paranoid Armageddon fantasy, it will save us from the dying oceans and starvation and resource wars that are inevitable as the world’s energy supply dwindles. It will unleash new industries and revitalize America’s manufacturing industry.”

            Girl, Interrupted: The Life & Death Of Brittany Murphy [Jezebel]

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:22 AM PST

            Prague TV Tower – World’s Largest Spherical Panorama

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:06 AM PST

            Amazingly done full panorama

            Homer Simpson Collection [Abduzeedo]

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:47 AM PST

            Awesome collection of Homer Simpson-inspired artwork…

            Difficult languages: Tongue twisters [The Economist]

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST

            15 Biggest Internet Controversies of the Past Decade

            Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:22 AM PST

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              The ABCs of Branding Link to Delicious/driko

              Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:39 AM PST

              “these 18"x24” posters are foil stamped and embossed to create an alphabet composed of letters from many of the more famous (and some infamous) logos of all time.“ I’m surprised that he’s able to get away with using some of those undoubtedly trademarked logos…

              Our Annual Year 2009: The Top 10 Stories of the Last 4.5 Billion Years [The Onion]

              Posted: 21 Dec 2009 09:40 AM PST

              Hilarious as usual…

              Brittany Murphy Dies [TMZ.com]

              Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:07 AM PST

              This is very sad; she was only 32… 🙁

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              Avatar [rogerebert.com] Link to Delicious/driko

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:47 AM PST

              I really want to see this; Roger Ebert’s review is pretty glowing, not that I needed any convincing…

              5 “Oddball” Crocs Discovered, Including Dinosaur-Eater

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 11:34 AM PST

              I really like the word “crocodilyform.” Oh, and all I can think of when I see these new names is “ManBearPig” from South Park… 😉

              Shellie Ross Twitter Uproar: Mom’s Tweets After Son Drowns Spark UPROAR

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:17 AM PST

              OMGWTF

              Has dark matter finally been detected? [The Guardian]

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:15 AM PST

              Facebook Privacy Tips: 9 Ways To Protect Your Privacy On Facebook

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:14 AM PST

              Predator drones use less encryption than your TV, DVDs

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:23 AM PST

              Wow, it never would have crossed my mind that they were broadcasting in the clear…

              Thank you Google for the SLOOOW Internet [Royal Pingdom]

              Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:19 AM PST

              “by making airport Wi-Fi free [at some airports] for everyone, and apparently not upping capacity, Google has essentially crippled access for everyone instead. No one is getting a good connection. If Google weren’t sponsoring the Wi-Fi access, fewer would be using it and performance would be better. People who are ready to pay for decent Internet access while waiting for their flight, like our colleagues, can’t.”

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                A Pictorial Guide to avoiding Camera Loss [Andrew McDonald] Link to Delicious/driko

                Posted: 17 Dec 2009 12:39 PM PST

                Notes from the No Lone Zone

                Posted: 17 Dec 2009 12:37 PM PST

                Interesting article about a tour of a Titan II ICMB silo converted to a museum.

                8 Interesting Visual Confusion Photography [DesignSwan.com]

                Posted: 17 Dec 2009 05:01 AM PST