Monday, December 28, 2009

Wikipedia - The Book : Rob Matthews

Wikipedia : Rob Matthews
If Wikipedia were a book. And it says this is just the featured articles.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Bored with your weather app? Try Tom Scott's Star Wars Weather

"If you're a Star Wars fan, this page is well worth a bookmark. Head on over to Star Wars Weather, and share your current conditions in the comments.

Just be sure to watch out for falling Death Star debris..."

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Get Your Conway Twitty Tribute Pistol

The Conway Twitty Tribute Pistol (MP3s) - WFMU's Beware of the Blog:
"Hey, did you know you can buy a Colt .45 Conway Twitty Tribute Pistol if you happen to have an extra two grand lying around?

Hell, if you collect firearms you should probably go ahead and make the purchase and put it right next to your George Jones Tribute Rifle. Both these firearms come from a Second Amendment-loving outfit known as America Remembers, headquartered in Ashland, Virginia."

Monday, December 14, 2009

Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, And Eleven Other Brands Named In SFLC Lawsuit

Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, And Eleven Other Brands Named In SFLC Lawsuit - Software Freedom Law Center:

"New York, NY, December 14, 2009//Best Buy, Samsung, Westinghouse, and JVC are among the 14 consumer electronics companies named in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed today in New York by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).

The SFLC is a non-profit law firm established in 2005 to provide pro-bono legal services to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) developers. The suit was filed on behalf of the Software Freedom Conservancy (Conservancy), the non-profit corporate home of the popular software application BusyBox and many other FOSS projects, and Erik Andersen, one of the program's principal developers and copyright holders.

The suit charges each of the defendants with selling products containing BusyBox in violation of the terms of its license, the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)."

Glister: The Faerie Host by Andi Watson

Glister: The Faerie Host - a set on Flickr:
"The third book in a delightfully quirky and funny series for girls told in comic-strip and featuring Glister Butterworth – girl-magnet for the weird and unusual."

One of my favorite story artists. Go and check out the preview and get yourself a copy of your own

Saturday, December 12, 2009

feedly: a magazine-like start page

feedly: a magazine-like start page:
"feedly organizes your favorite sites into a fun, magazine-like start page.
based on Google Reader and Twitter."

This is basically my new favorite extension for Google Chrome. It is what Google Reader should be and more!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Flight of the Conchords End Their Television Series

"Flight of the Conchords have announced that they will be ending their television series. They will not have a third season for their television show modeled after fictional versions of themselves. The band posted a statement on their official website. It was written by Jermaine, Brett and co-creator/director James Bobin. This is what the statement said:

we’ve noticed the less we say about the future of the show, the more people want to talk about it, so in an effort to reverse this trend we are today announcing that we won’t be returning for a 3rd season. We’re very proud of the two seasons we made and we like the way the show ended. We’d like to thank everyone who helped make the show and also everyone who watched it. While the characters Bret and Jermaine will no longer be around, the real Bret and Jermaine will continue to exist."

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Ustream iPhone App Is Finally Here!


Over the last year, Ustream has sought to extend its reach into the mobile arena, and the company has introduced video-recording and viewing iPhone apps, but its latest offering allows true live broadcasting to multiple viewers. You can begin recording video on your phone, stream it to the Web, and allow any number of people to watch it as it happens. You can include your GPS location with the broadcast as well.
Ustream iPhone App Lets You Stream Live Video - PC World
This is something that I think will make ustream way more useful. I've had an account for years but rarely a chance to use it since you had to be connected to a computer.

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Cinematic Titanic - East Meets Watts

A five minute sample of Cinematic Titanic's first LIVE DVD, "East Meets Watts". On sale December 16, 2009 at www.CinematicTitanic.com.

Monday, December 07, 2009

Store under attack for sexy nativity scene


Store under attack for sexy nativity | Say What?:
"A California clothing store is under attack for displaying a nativity scene with sexual undertones.

A group of workers across the street from Madison clothing store in Los Angeles plans to garner support from area churches to get the display that features Mary sprawled on the ground with a golden baby Jesus in her crotch taken down.

The three sexy wise men surrounding Mary are carrying gifts of items from the store."

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Introducing Google Public DNS

Official Google Blog: Introducing Google Public DNS:

"When you type www.wikipedia.org into your browser's address bar, you expect nothing less than to be taken to Wikipedia. Chances are you're not giving much thought to the work being done in the background by the Domain Name System, or DNS.

Today, as part of our ongoing effort to make the web faster, we're launching our own public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS, and we invite you to try it out."

Soon the internet will just be called the Twitter Google-book

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Inspired by Twitter, Blip.fm Tunes Into Customized Stations


Now, its edge on other Twitter/music mashups is about to grow, as Blip.fm is set to introduce a set of features based on familiar Twitter attributes — hashtags and trending topics — that can be used as filters to create customizable radio stations.

Although Blip.fm can still be used socially through Twitter and Facebook, features like these increase its usefulness as a destination rather than something that piggybacks on other sites. The updates will appear at beta.blip.fm in the next day or so, with eventual rollout to the rest of the site.
Inspired by Twitter, Blip.fm Tunes Into Customized Stations – GigaOM
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Tweet #1 - What was your first twitter message?

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Remember what your first twitter message was?
Neither do I.
tweet1.com can help.
Click to see your first tweet.
Tweet #1

Monday, November 09, 2009

Vimeo Releases Desktop Uploader


cross-platform desktop application allows you to upload videos to Vimeo without visiting the website.
  • Upload multiple files
  • Batch edit video info and privacy
  • Pause & resume upload
Vimeo Desktop Uploader
I dislike that it's an air application but it's a nice thing to have. Although, why would you not want to go to the site? I love going there!
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009

LinkWithin - Related Posts with Thumbnails


Show Related Stories Under Each Post!
LinkWithin is a blog widget that appears under each post, linking to related stories from your blog archive.

Don't Let Your Past Stories Go to Waste!
We retrieve and index all stories from your blog archive, not just recent stories, making them accessible to new or casual readers of your blog who would not otherwise encounter them.
LinkWithin - Related Posts with Thumbnails
For an example of how it works just look at the bottom of this post.
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Get Paid For Toilet Blogging


People who do some of their best thinking on the toilet now have the perfect context for their blogging. Procter & Gamble Co. is looking to hire five "Charmin Ambassadors" to staff its Times Square bathrooms this holiday season and blog about the experience.

Successful applicants "must really [emphasis not ours] enjoy going to the bathroom," according to the website EnjoytheGo.com.
Marketing: Toilet Blogging Will Pay More Than Huffpo Blogging - Adages - Advertising Age
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Monday, October 19, 2009

Neil Gaiman Crowdsourcing a Short Story Via Twitter


Coraline author Neil Gaiman wants to make a writer out of you.

His means for penning his upcoming project are as creative as the gems in his copious portfolio, only he can't claim all the credit for this one. Starting today at noon EDT, the writer began encouraging people to tweet in their 140-character contributions for his next short story, which BBC Audiobooks America will later garner into an audio book.

Gaiman (@neilhimself), who is already well established in the Twitter realm, will tweet the opening line and fans will be able to continue the story as they wish. BBC will log about 1,000 contributions into a script that will be edited and prepared to be read by a professional narrator.

Currently there is no talk of releasing the story in print form, but the audio edition will be available for free download at the BBC site, iTunes and other audiobook distributors before the end of the year.
Neil Gaiman Crowdsourcing a Short Story Via Twitter :: Books :: News :: Paste
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Google Docs, Slowly Morphing into Google Drive

Google Docs, Slowly Morphing into Google Drive:

"The new interface of Google Docs, which is slowly rolled out to all users, brings the service one step closer to an online storage service. The 'items by type' menu replaced 'PDFs' with 'Files', suggesting that Google Docs will allow users to upload any type of files.


It will be interesting to see how Google Drive integrates with other Google services that store files (Gmail, Picasa Web Albums, YouTube) and to find the free quota limits.

Tony Ruscoe found in January an internal Google document about Cosmo, described as an upgrade from GDrive, a service that was only available to Google's employees. 'We're in the process of migrating all Google Doc accounts to Cosmo,' mentioned the document.

Update: Kevin Mohr found an interesting image referenced in Google Docs' code: . It's a folder icon that includes Google Chrome's logo, so it could be related to Google Chrome OS, a browser-centric operating system that will probably use Google Drive to store files online. There's also an icon for videos which suggests that videos will be uploaded to YouTube."

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

U.K. airport scanner sees you 'naked'

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There is nowhere to hide for passengers at Manchester Airport's Terminal 2.

The airport has unveiled a new full-body scan that can see right through passengers' clothes to the body, showing everything from concealed weapons to piercings – even implants.

"Our passengers tell us that they don't like being patted down by security staff," says Sarah Barrett, the British airport's head of customer experience.
U.K. airport scanner sees you 'naked' - thestar.com
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Don't Judge My Hair: Epic Hairstyles

Don't Judge My Hair: Epic Hairstyles » No, I Can’t Take Them Off. They’re Prescription.

My new favorite hair/fail blog :)
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Hannah Montana Linux OS - Not kidding.


About Hannah Montana Linux:
Hannah Montana Linux is a free operating system based on Kubuntu with a Hannah Montana theme.

Hannah Montana Linux is fast, stable and powerful.It includes a Hannah Montana themed boot screen, KDM, icon set, ksplash, plasma, color scheme, and wallpapers.
hannah montana Linux OS
That's right, I didn't believe it either but here it is. Your own Hannah Montana operating system. Thinking of trying out the live distro just for fun. XD
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Monday, October 05, 2009

Last.fm Widget - Dynamic Tag Cloud (Shows Music Tags & Artists)


Last.fm Widget - Dynamic Tag Cloud (Shows Music Tags & Artists):

"here you can create your own last.fm tag cloud, which will be automatically regenerated every single day."

The Photojojo Book on the CBS Early Show!


Watch CBS News Videos Online

The Photojojo Book on the CBS Early Show!:
"Watch Amit and Kelly demo some awesome projects from the new Photojojo Book on the CBS Early Show this morning!"

Congrats guys!

Sunday, October 04, 2009

Ubuntu Netbook Remix now has Moblin

Canonical Ubuntu Moblin Remix IDF 2009 | Netbooknews - Netbooks, Netbook Reviews, Smartbooks and more:

"Walk through the Canonical Ubuntu Moblin Remix. This O/S by Intel is focused on social media and arranging conent by Zones rather then program tabs."

I was just trying out Moblin this weekend on my EEEpc and liking it. And now, it seems Ubuntu is supporting it in the 9.10 release. Very nice! I'm really excited about this.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

What if Twitter Had an App Store? Now It Does.


Like Summize before it was acquired and relaunched as Twitter Search, OneForty is Twitter’s missing piece. Similar to the App Store for Apple’s iPhone, OneForty is a marketplace for the Twitter community to discover and share tools and services that make Twitter valuable. It also offers a business platform for the over 20,000 Twitter developers to market their innovations. It brings order to the chapos with organized categories, tags and “essentials” to introduce new users to apps.
What if Twitter Had an App Store? Now It Does. | Brian Solis - PR 2.0
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Celebrate Banned Books Week


Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
ALA | Banned Books Week
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

MP3tunes Music Locker - Releases iPhone app!

MP3tunes Music Locker: Your Music Everywhere:

NEW for your iPhone or iPod touch!

Airband

and your MP3tunes Locker

  • Enjoy your Locker wherever you go with the FREE Airband app!

  • Never be limited by the disk space of your iPhone or iPod touch again!

  • Browse your albums and artists or just click to listen to a mix of your favorites!
Finally! I've Been waiting for this to come out!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Google Maps locates Hell.

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According to Google Maps, Hell is located at the corner of Patterson Lake Rd and Silver Hill in Pinckney, MI.

So you may want to adjust your travel route if you're in that area.

Google Chrome Frame - have IE 6 run Chrome


Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome's open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer. With Google Chrome Frame, you can:

* Start using open web technologies - like the HTML5 canvas tag - right away, even technologies that aren't yet supported in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.

* Take advantage of JavaScript performance improvements to make your apps faster and more responsive.
Google Chrome Frame - Google Code
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Monday, September 21, 2009

Video Artist Invades Best Buy

Video Artist Invades Best Buy:

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Borna Sammak, a member of the Free Art and Technology Lab, is planning an illicit exhibition for a New York Best Buy store on October 8. If all goes according to plan, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. all of the display monitors in the store will simultaneously switch to his incredible video art, which is specially built for hi-def screens and looks like the year 1992 exploding in slow motion (example here). It's unclear how he’s pulling this off, especially with the word out about it, but it’ll be the coolest thing to happen to a Best Buy in years.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Kids can play with anything, if it's Play-Doh

Kids can play with anything, if it's Play-Doh:

Play-doh

"Kids shouldn't play with razor blades, matches, chainsaws, cleavers or pills. Unless, of course, they're made of Play-Doh. The eye-catching ads are from Singapore, which needs better broadband access if Play-Doh's still a viable time-waster there. Compare and contrast these ads with the German campaign for Becks modeling clay, which, as we all know, played the social-issues card and made the world a better place. The Play-Doh tagline: 'Safe no matter what you make.' The stuff's even non-toxic, though if kids do eat it, what they'll eventually make won't be appealing. Via Ugly Doggy. "

See also:
Modeling clay soothes the old antagonisms

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Online Audio Editor - Aviary.com's Myna

Online Audio Editor - Aviary.com's Myna:

"Use Myna to remix music tracks and audio clips. Apply sound effects and record your own voice or instruments!"


And it comes loaded with ready to use music loops and samples. Very cool. Looks like a great podcasting tool.

Bad Boys II White Guys on Vimeo

Bad Boys II White Guys on Vimeo:

Bad Boys II White Guys from Travis Blackwell on Vimeo.

Took me a second to figure out what was going on here. These two guys spliced themselves into the movie Bad Boys II. I was wondering how they could afford to do all those car crashes.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

League of Librarians Trading Cards

League of Librarians Trading Cards - a set on Flickr:

 by Carlson Library

"from Carleton College who created the'original* librarian trading cards"

Friday, September 11, 2009

Google Voice and Gmail are sort of merging

Google Voice and Gmail are sort of merging | Rafe's Radar - CNET News: "

Two new little Google Voice features just made their way into Gmail. A new option lets text messages sent to Google Voice show up as e-mail messages in Gmail. You can reply to messages from Gmail, too, which makes it a nice platform for carrying on a text message conversation.

Google Voice text messages can now be read and replied to from within Gmail.

(Credit: Screenshot by Rafe Needleman/CNET)

Also, there's a new Labs feature in Gmail that lets you play your Google Voice voicemail messages from inside the Gmail viewer. Previously, Gmail would send you the text transcript of your message, but if you wanted to play the audio file, it would open a new browser window to do so.

"

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Control your Mac or PC using Twitter

Control your Mac or PC using Twitter: "The services TweetMyMac and TweetMyPC allow you to do exactly that - send specific commands to your remote computer to have it perform specific tasks. Here's a sampling of the sorts of commands it can understand: shutdown, restart, logout, sleep, ip, screenshot, screensaver, open (apps), quit (apps), lock, etc."

Scanwiches

Scanwiches:

Urban Rustic: Tahawus, Chicken Salad, Slab Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Hot Peppers, White Cheddar, on Multi-grain
Scans of sandwiches for education and delight.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

9/11 was nothing, according to new WWF ad

9/11 was nothing, according to new WWF ad: "

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Just in time for the anniversary of 9/11 comes this tasteless, nightmarish print ad for the World Wildlife Fund, showing dozens of planes headed for lower Manhattan. See a larger version here. The copy reads: 'The tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11. The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it.' Unfortunately, respect is the main thing lacking here."

Monday, August 31, 2009

Disney buys Marvel in $4bn deal


BBC NEWS | Business | Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal: "'Disney is the perfect home for Marvel's fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses,' said Marvel chief executive Ike Perlmutter.
'This is an unparalleled opportunity for Marvel to build upon its vibrant brand and character properties by accessing Disney's tremendous global organization and infrastructure around the world,' he added."

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Loch Ness Monster Seen on Google Earth?


Security guard Jason Cooke claims that he has found the Loch Ness Monster using the mapping software Google Earth.
The image of the Loch Ness on Google Earth shows a large unknown object with four legs.
Critics claim the object is simply a boat, however Loch Ness researchers plan to investigate the photos further.
Loch Ness Monster Google Earth
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Lasttweet.com - show your recent Twitter status inside Last.fm's sidebar

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Lasttweet.com - show your recent Twitter status inside Last.fm's sidebar
A service that lets you post your recent twitter updates to your last.fm wall.
Just enter your username and paste the code it generates to your last.fm profile sidebar.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Open Souce FriendFeed in the works

http://openff.org/images/square-logo.jpeg
Create a free and open client and server for Friendfeed-like social networks, based of version 2 of the FriendFeed API and consisting of stream aggregation, asynchronus relationships, and serendipitous content discovery.
OpenFF
This would be an awesome thing especially if it were built with laconi.ca included like Evan states in the group post here http://ff.im/6TV2h
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

FlipClips : Custom Flip Books made from Your Digital Video Clips


Preserve special moments with much more than just a photo! Turn your digital video clips into paper flipclips to carry with you, send and share!

Start by uploading a video under 30 seconds in length.
flipclips.com accepts most common digital video formats,
including MOV/QT, AVI, DV, MPEG4, MPEG2, Motion JPEG, and 3GPP.

FlipClips : Custom Flip Books made from Your Digital Video Clips!

I know it seems silly to say "Hey! I want my video I just recorded in book form." But what a cool idea!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Kidrobot DUNNY Custom Toys

Dunny
Dunny is an action figure made of soft, smooth vinyl. Dunny was created to be customized in a broad variety of styles by diverse artists working in different mediums. We think Dunny is the world's greatest toy. Have fun collecting Dunny!
Kidrobot DUNNY
Thought this was a cool idea. The same toy, custom decorated by different artists to see what they come up with.

Thursday, August 06, 2009

a cereal bowl made from a paper towel and half a Starbucks straw


www.jeffpalm.com:

"a cereal bowl made from a paper towel and half a Starbucks straw"

Perfect for snacking at your desk.
View the step by step instructions here.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Body Paint by Mehmet Akten

"Body Paint" Installation at "Clicks or Mortar", March 2009 from Memo Akten on Vimeo.


“Body Paint” by Mehmet Akten is an inter­ac­tive instal­la­tion and per­for­mance allow­ing users to paint on a vir­tual can­vas with their body, inter­pret­ing ges­tures and dance into evolv­ing compositions.Cus­tom soft­ware ana­lyzes live feed from infra-red cam­eras in real-time, and con­verts shape and motion into col­ors, drips and brush-strokes. The soft­ware was writ­ten in C++ using the open-source toolkit open­Frame­works and com­puter vision library openCV.
Body Paint by Mehmet Akten | flylyf

Friday, July 31, 2009

Create text-to-speech podcast from your blog


Turn readers into listeners, and transform your blog into a high quality, ad-supporting broadcast that can vastly expand your audience reach!

* Automatic podcast generation

* “Near-human” quality text-to-speech

* Listen Button feature deployed in next to no time for WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, BlogEngine.NET and Terapad platforms

* Detailed download statistics * Make money from embedded ads
Create text-to-speech (TTS) podcast from RSS feed for iPod, iPhone, MP3 player and mobile phone
Add your blog and it lets you create a podcast that reads each post from the site and adds an rss podcast feed to subscribe to.

I was able to do this with my personal blog but there was one post we had here at "Your Daily" of a video we posted that had a french word in the title and it said our blog wasn't in English. So it won't let us set it up.
Trying to fix that but a great idea. I really like it.
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KDE's new Plasma netbook interface shines in small places

KDE's new Plasma netbook interface shines in small places
The KDE netbook project is still in the early prototype stage and will not be ready for the upcoming KDE 4.3 release. Lead Plasma developer Aaron Seigo has listed it in the roadmap for KDE 4.4, which means it could be ready for users in January.

The prototype is an intriguing real-world demonstration of Plasma's versatility and the strength of KDE's architecture. It's also a good example of how creativity and innovation can move Linux beyond traditional desktop paradigms and make it shine in small spaces.
KDE's new Plasma netbook interface shines in small places - Ars Technica

I've been wondering when this was going to happen. I have been stuck using gnome on my netbook for too long. Although from the sound of it I still have a long wait ahead.
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Opentape - a free way to make and host your own web mixtape

What is it?
Opentape is a free, open-source package that lets you make and host your own mixtapes on the web.

Upload songs (via web or FTP), reorder, rename, customize the style, and share what you like on other sites with an embeddable player.

Why?
Sharing your musical taste on the web should be fun and easy. We believe there is no reason it has to stop with the shutdown of a single site, so we've created a free tool to make this possible.

Opentape's creation and design are inspired by Muxtape's success and sleek interface. We were disappointed with its untimely shutdown and wanted the web mixtape movement to continue.
Opentape
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Most Expensive Paper Money Ever Sold: Grand Watermelon

grand watermelon paper bill: most expensive paper money
The Most Expensive Paper Money ever sold at auction was 2006 sale of a "Grand Watermelon" one thousand $1,000 bill, only one of two existing printed in 1890.
Grand Watermelon 1,000 dollar bill was sold for $2,225,000 dollars and became the most expensive paper money ever sold. It was sold from a private collector to another private collector.
Most Expensive Paper Money Ever Sold: Grand Watermelon
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Handerpants™ - Underpants for your hands!


Handerpants!
Are you really naked under those gloves? For Pete's sake, put on some Handerpants! These 95% cotton, 5% spandex, fingerless gloves have the look and feel of men's briefs. Slip them on underneath your gloves for extra warmth and protection from chafing! Wear them on their own as a vaguely inappropriate fashion statement! Hundreds of uses! Fits most adult hands.
Handerpants™ - Underpants for your hands! - Archie McPhee
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Post-it Note Stories

Post-it Note Stories: Latest post
Stories illustrated on little yellow Post-It Notes in beautiful black Sharpie by Arthur Jones.
Post-it Note Stories
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Woman changes name to Princess-Rainbow.com

Woman changes name to Princess-Rainbow.com - UK, News - The Independent:
"A woman from Manchester has become the first person to change her name by Deed Poll to a web domain, according to the Legal Deed Service.

Twenty-four-year-old Claire Forshaw changed her name to Princess-Rainbow.com earlier this week. She had previously been put off changing her name by her boyfriend, 23-year-old Robert Morris, who had tried to dissuade her by claiming it would cost hundreds of pounds.

“I knew that if ever I got the chance I would change [my name] to a web domain, to hopefully become the first. My boyfriend has always told me it cost hundreds of pounds to do, so I just forgot about it,” she told press, adding:

“When I realised it actually cost as little as £10 my boyfriend said that Princess-Rainbow.com was ideal for me because I am mad on rainbows!”"

Friday, July 17, 2009

Film buffs community « filmaster.com

http://filmaster.com/static/img/logo.png?20090119 Filmaster is a new social network for movie fans featuring personalized content and recommendations. And all that free as in beer and as in speech. Filmaster allows you to run your own movie blog in a great domain like you.filmaster.com, rate movies and talk about movies with people whose opinions you care about.

Filmaster is niche by design. We're not even thinking of competing with huge sites like IMDB or RottenTomatoes in terms of number of movies, trailers and pageviews. We're also not going against Flixter -- a MySpace for movies. We chose the hard way. We're creating a place for real movie freaks -- people for who film is not just entertainment. And we want to make Filmaster a place on the web to discuss good movies with people who know what they're talking about.


Film buffs community « filmaster.com
An open source movie review community site with some great features and I like the interface style. Since my wife runs a theater I think this is something Dexter and I should probably get active on :)

You can follow it's creator Borys Musielakon identi.ca too.
http://identi.ca/michuk
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Google Notebook might be closed but Yahoo! Search Pad just opened.

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Search Pad (BETA)
Search Pad is a note-taking application that automatically tracks and organizes sites you find on Yahoo! Search to help you complete important tasks such as buying a car or planning a trip. Find out more here.
Search Pad (BETA)

I am/was a huge fan of Google Notebook. This seems to be the same concept without the browser plugin. It revolves mainly around bookmarking, which was what Google seemed to claim as the downfall of their version.
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SaveIE6: Help us save the best browser around

Internet Explorer 6 About dialog
IE6 needs YOUR help
These days we are inundated with bloated web browsers that overcomplicate our lives. However, there is one eminent exception: IE6.
It has been around since 2001 and is still one of the most powerful and versatile browsers available.
SaveIE6: Help us save the best browser around
Ok. I'll admit, at first I thought this site was for real. But then for the heck of it I tried to follow the download instructions. :)
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis Project


Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis — Kickstarter: "What would the pioneers of jazz sound like on a Nintendo Entertainment System? Coltrane on a C-64? Mingus on Amiga? For years, I've wondered what 'chiptune jazz' would sound like, but there are only a tiny handful of jazz covers ever made."


This project needed a goal of $2,000 to to be given the green light and after 15 days has already exceeded $6000

Online Street Art Magazine

Very Nearly Almost
verynearlyalmost.com is a great website that documents interesting and cool imagery of found and submitted street art.

http://verynearlyalmost.com/blog/wp-content/themes/vna/images/header.png
Documenting Street Art

R0015441

train_gemeos

http://verynearlyalmost.com/blog/
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