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4/30/2006

Multi-Touch Interaction Research: I saw this when it came out in January, but I never actually clicked through to watch the video. All I’ve got to say is “DAMN!” This is some hot technology.

4/28/2006

David Bowie is Very Disappointed in You: so are Gary Coleman and Tim Curry. Can you give me a hint of what you did to these people? {via}

Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It: consider this a PSA for my fellow geeks. THE MORE YOU KNOW.

4/26/2006

“Magician David Copperfield robbed after show at Kravis Center”: I don’t normally link to news articles because they’re just too, well, topical, but this one’s a timeless gem. In a man-bites-dog sort of story, Copperfield pulled out his pockets to show the robber that he had nothing in them even though they were full. I really thought that sleight-of-hand had no practical use until I read this. {via}

The Show: Ze Frank’s new daily video podcast. Go watch it, it’s about the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.

4/24/2006

eSolutions Data: ad-hoc statistics for when you just can’t find that thing you read on the Web last week. For example, proof that squirrels are transparent and a list of the most popular spices, by volume, imported by European Traders 1627-1634. Handy.

My Mean Girl: blog about some guy’s mean girlfriend. Weird.

Counter-Hippie Stop Sign Stickers: I like “IS THE NEW GO”.

Samurai Kittens: like those fighting games of yore but with kittens.

4/23/2006

Code Monkey: awesome song by Jonathan Coulton. It’s on Slashdot, so it probably won’t be available on Monday. But I’ve got you covered.

4/22/2006

Wry Baby: wow, the second awesome t-shirt store for babies that I’ve found tonight. (A bit overpriced in my opinion.)

Punkster: baby t-shirts. Very cool.

Advanced Sudoku Strategies: if I ever make the leap, this will prove useful.

Unusual Articles: wow, this is a treasure trove of oddity. This is yet another reason why I love Wikipedia.

Band Nerd: t-shirts for band geeks.

Environmentalism and Animal Rights: a foil for Earth Day. Also, Earth 4 Man.

4/21/2006

Steve Jobs Keynote Soundboard: get your Jobs fix on demand.

Texas Ranch House: the latest in PBS’s wonderful series of historical re-enactments. I can’t wait.

Nancy’s Baby Names: blog listing baby names “inspired by the real world.” Includes Lychee. That’s all you really need to know about the site.

100 Science Facts: the Found on the Web fact-checking team hasn’t had time to sufficiently analyze this list, but we’re pretty sure it should only be 99 unless number 18 means something scientific that we can’t recognize.

4/20/2006

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in Earth to America: skewering some Republicans.

Re-Enactment of a Scene from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: this is great. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed that movie.

Random Ass Shirts: maybe I’m just getting older, but I just can’t see anyone ever wearing these in public. Or, rather, I don’t think people should want to wear these in public. They’re funny for a second until you think, “What if I saw one of these in the mall with my daughter or wife?” Decidedly not funny.

National High Five Day: it’s today. Come on, high five! Don’t leave me hanging. You never leave a high five hanging, man. Geesh.

Keep Katie Quiet: this is old news, but I like how it makes fun of Scientology generally and Tom Cruise specifically. {via}

Scrap House: “art” installation in San Francisco of a house made out of scraps.

4/19/2006

Get Rich Slowly: an expansion of his most excellent essay, which I parenthetically linked to in a review of The Automatic Millionaire last year. So far, it is impressive and subscription-worthy.

Meebo: Ajax-based, multi-protocol, web-based IM client. If that doesn’t make any sense to you, think of it as as a web-based Trillian. If that still doesn’t help, then go play somewhere else.

The Star Wars Traveller: my dad was riding ATVs in the sand dunes near Yuma, Arizona while they were filming the Jabba’s barge scenes. That was quite a set of pictures for a young’un at the time. {via}

Girls and Corpses: an ezine featuring nubile women posing next to decidedly less-than-nubile bodies. It’s times like this that I really regret ever allowing you sickos to suggest sites to me.

Attu-T: horribly named site, though I guess there’s only so much you can do in the t-shirt industry. The suggestion from the site’s owner indicated that “this is not just another t-shirt website” but I beg to differ, sir.

Equidistant Eats: find restaurants that are equally distant from two locations. Presumably so no one gets the shaft.

4/18/2006

Google Maps Guide to Ghostbusters: wow, that’s an awesome mashup.

Infernoptix: display technology that uses fire instead of plasma or liquid crystals. Cool. I mean, this is hot. (You’ve got to see the video where they spell out “FIRE”.) {via}

That T-Shirt Site: t-shirt site. *yawn* nothing special.

Pimp My Snack: *rolls eyes* YAPTWS. The “snacks” on here are decadent.

Bunnyocalypse: won’t somebody think of the Peeps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of neologisms on The Simpsons: better list than my last one.

4/15/2006

Generation X Neologisms: some new words coined in Douglas Coupland’s seminal work. Never read the book, so I can’t recommend it but there’s some gold in them thar words.

Website Time Lapse: watch three sites (at this point) grow through the magic of animated GIFs. It saves a bunch of clicks in the Wayback Machine. {via Tim Johnson}

Bruce Campbell Facts: might have been funnier if Chuck Norris hadn’t beat him to the punch.

4/14/2006

Custom Road Sign: make your own virtual road sign (also, wedding and motel signs).

Bert and Ernie’s Guide To Eroticism: that’s something right there.

Turn Here: short videos about neighborhoods around the world. Intriguing.

4/12/2006

Climate of Fear: this is important and needs to be read. {via}

LASIK@Home: this could save you a bundle!

Hooked on Facts: there’s worse types of junkies.

4/11/2006

Sno-Baller: just in time for winter. Apparently, doesn’t do sand or dirt so it’s useless to me. {via}

Bill Watterson’s Legacy: clever, very clever.

What a Crappy Present: yes, I can never understand why anyone buys someone else music or movies—it’s almost never worthwhile.

The Outfitter Shop: home of the “Fred Sucks” t-shirt.

Web Sudoku: billions of sudoku puzzles. I haven’t gotten into this but I just might if it didn’t involve erasing constantly.

Translated Thoughts and Questions That Are Running Through a North Korean Refugee’s Mind When He Is Awarded Political Asylum in the United States, Settles Down, Turns on the Television, and the First Thing He Sees Is a Fancy Feast Cat-Food Commercial: if only they knew that our cats eat better than them.

Don’t Throw a Brick Straight Up—A Stupid Person’s Guide To Life: good advice for those who might need it.

4/9/2006

How to Pour Ketchup: to think I’ve been doing it wrong all these years. That’s why I like the packets.

4/8/2006

Take My Son to His Prom: $500 quick bucks. Whatever happened to distant cousins? {via}

4/7/2006

Bonobo’s Bongos: it’s like Simon but with gorillas and bongo drums. Definitely an improvement. {via}

The Devil’s Dictionary X: not the Devil’s Dictionary 2.0 that I was thinking of. {via}

#3 for ‘Slutty Clothes’: it never ceases to fill me with glee that my post about this slutty clothes vendor is ranked number 3 and my number one search query bar none.

Pink Expenses: fake receipt to put in with your real expense report for some reason. {via}

4/5/2006

How Not to Get a Job: interview and resume fun. {via}

Custom Sign Generator: wow, this is addictive. {via}

4/4/2006

Pong in Three Dimensions: this is great. {via}

Hydrofoil Water Scooter: wha? This is seriously cool. The site said I might also be interested in the 6-Foot Walk-on-Water Ball and the Transparent Hybrid Canoe/Kayak. Umm, hell yeah I’m interested! {via}

4/3/2006

Pipecleaner Dancer: simple, yet compelling use of images. {via}

Make Your Own Chinese Sign: I’ll admit that this didn’t get my creative juices flowing. Maybe yours will. Feel free to share in the comments. {via}

4/2/2006

Family Portrait Artists: little tutorial about how to turn a photo into some pop art. Oh, just go look and you’ll see what I mean. {via}

Personal Dumpster: mocking the dregs of Yahoo Personals. {via}

Wookieepedia: clever name for the Encyclopedia Lucasiana. {via}

Smelting in a Microwave: I wish I hadn’t given away my spare microwave. 🙁 {via}

Friends Of Vast Industrial Concrete Kafkaesque Structures: a look at the Los Angeles flood control infrastructure. I, too, am a fan of drainage construction. Phoenix has a similar, though smaller, system. {via}

4/1/2006

Google: cool-looking, simple search engine. Seems promising.