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Is It Real?

bbrown — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:56:07 +0000

Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009: it is astounding what they can do with green screens. There were a couple in there that I had previously thought were actually on location. {via}

It’s Compile Time, G

bbrown — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:22:42 +0000

Geek Gang Signs: I have to wonder how many people are flashing Erlang.

What Are You Thinking

bbrown — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:46:02 +0000

Awkward Suggestions: no one lies to a search box. Very fascinating. {via}

You Otter Like This

bbrown — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:41:41 +0000

Pile o’ Otter Babies: this is for You Know Who You Are (though you’ve probably already seen this).

America’s Least Funny Home Videos

bbrown — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:38:14 +0000

Fail-a-thon: oh this is terrible. So terrible. And a little funny.

Do a Wash

bbrown — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:07:36 +0000

Washing Machine Emulator: it looks like a port of an Atari 2600 cartridge, but it’s probably the best laundry simulator out there. Well, maybe the new beta version is a little better but it doesn’t mess with the basic formula that made the original so delightful.

Reconstitution

bbrown — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:58:11 +0000

Fancy Fast Food: reconstructing fast food into prettier forms. The photographs of the intervening steps are very disconcerting.

View From Above

bbrown — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:11:52 +0000

50 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography: it’s like scenes from a model train world.

SELECT MAX(weight) FROM dbo.YoMama

bbrown — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:37:21 +0000

SQL Putdowns on Twitter: “Your momma is so nasty the only relationship she knows is one to many” Oh snap! {via}

We Did It Our Way

bbrown — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:05 +0000

Open Clip: a compelling copy-paste framework for the iPhone that seems very well thought out. I’m still digging into the specifics of the library though.

Logrolling

bbrown — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:05:55 +0000

back scratching: luckily, my wife and I are pretty in sync in leading each other around the back. After reading this entry, my first thoughts ran to a similar scene in So I Married an Axe Murderer.

Anakin the Egyptian

bbrown — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:31:03 +0000

R2D2 and C3P0 in Indiana Jones Movie: that’s seriously cool!

Growing Up with Doubt

bbrown — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:10:54 +0000

How To Teach a Healthy Dose of Skepticism?: I can agree with some of the commenters about reading pseudo-science debunkings. They certainly had a big influence in my childhood.

The Sliding Doors of History

bbrown — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:16:56 +0000

“If Lee Had Not Won the Battle of Gettysburg” by Winston Churchill: nutshell: World War I probably would have went the other way. {via}

You Put Your Fish in It

bbrown — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:08:47 +0000

Fish ‘N’ Flush: an aquarium made into a fully-functional toilet. The only surprising thing is why this didn’t exist before. {via}

Master Subway Routes

bbrown — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:24:19 +0000

Izola Shower Curtains: nice. I doubt it would go with many bathrooms, but who cares.

Second Glance

bbrown — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:17:46 +0000

New Hancock First Look: another trailer for Hancock. This one really expands on the first one and I’m a little more excited about the film.

“Freedom Requires Religion …” Wait, What Now?!

bbrown — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:36:26 +0000

Governor Romney’s Religious Speech Today: *sigh* if there’s one thing that would make conservatives embrace a Mormon, it’s the specter of atheism and “secularism.” It never ceases to astound me how close fundamentalist Christianity is to fundamentalist Islam. (Run-of-the-mill Christianity tends to milquetoast church-on-Sunday in my experience. I have zero experience with average Islam.) {via}

Another Batman Movie?

bbrown — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:13:49 +0000

Batman Begins: I can’t wait.

Headvertising

bbrown — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:13:31 +0000

Headvertise: you pay to wear advertisements on your clothing, why not get paid to wear advertisements on your forehead?

Cool Exhibit

bbrown — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:07:16 +0000

Black Ships and Samurai: an online exhibit of the meeting between Commodore Perry and the Japanese in 1853.

Curses!

bbrown — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:53:57 +0000

Drat! The Darwin Awards lost a potential nominee today. [From a great show and blog, Best Week Ever]

Great Name

bbrown — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:46:21 +0000

World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum: the most amazing thing is that they fit all of that on the van.

Atitter

bbrown — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:13:29 +0000

I wonder if the parishoners titter constantly.

Prank You Very Much

bbrown — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:15:13 +0000

Computer pranks: enjoy!

On Proposals

bbrown — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:07:08 +0000

Egads! What a monstrosity.

The Tattoo Look

bbrown — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 16:14:58 +0000

Like the look of tattooed arms but hate the thought of all that pain? Me neither, but I could probably scare the pants of anyone I know by buying one of these shirts.

Uhh

bbrown — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 15:52:48 +0000

The latest from the singing kittens: I’m Glad That I’m Not Soluble.

Darwin Awards

bbrown — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 04:17:32 +0000

If there was an award for the most graphic natural mutation (the Darwin Awards?), this little fella would easily win—six hands down!

Live from Mars

bbrown — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 04:10:40 +0000

Live from Mars, the rovers have their own journals!

Bug Vest

bbrown — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:22:50 +0000

The VW Bug Vest: a coat of many colors?

Ohhh-kay

bbrown — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 00:58:52 +0000

To each their own, I suppose.

Holy Shat!

bbrown — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 05:20:27 +0000

So you wanna be like Shatner, eh?

Ewok Karaoke

bbrown — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 05:12:16 +0000

Ewok song lyrics: now I can sing along.

Pr0n

bbrown — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 05:12:09 +0000

Funny porn-ish links: accidental video game porn and safe for work porn.

Phooning

bbrown — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 05:53:52 +0000

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I got my submissions accepted over at Phoons.com!

Raging Fred

bbrown — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:08:42 +0000

Raging Fred: Flintstones video with Raging Bull audio.

Packrat Mama

bbrown — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:07:33 +0000

Packrat Mama: I wouldn’t have believed it were it not so thoroughly documented with pictures.

Germy Fun

bbrown — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:09:44 +0000

It’s the Parasite Pals starring Holly Hostess and the cutest tapeworm you ever saw, Tickles!

Gum Blondes

bbrown — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 05:50:13 +0000

GumBlondes: pictures of blondes made using gum. Uhh.

Look at the Boobies!

bbrown — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 05:09:56 +0000

Nice-Tits.org: look at those boobies!

Hand Sports

bbrown — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 05:08:03 +0000

SuperHandz: the site for extreme hand sports.

YKNOT

bbrown — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 04:41:43 +0000

National Forum on People’s Differences: great place to ask why white people are assumed to not want BBQ sauce, why some people enjoy golden showers, or what do tennis shoes hanging from overhead wires signify?

Something Is Not Right

bbrown — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 04:31:36 +0000

Comic-Book Guy Heaven: Nitpickers, MovieMistakes, and movie physics.

Question for the Ages

bbrown — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 04:26:47 +0000

Why is David Hasselhoff not so popular in the U.S.?

Lost in Translation

bbrown — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:12:38 +0000

Lost in Translation: see your English drawn, quartered, dismembered, and set afire.

Socks and Flip Flops

bbrown — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:09:22 +0000

Flip Flop Socks: why not?

NADD

bbrown — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:03:49 +0000

NADD: Nerd Attention Deficit Disorder.

Stupid People

bbrown — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:00:37 +0000

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity: nice illustrations.

Pranksalot

bbrown — Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:28:20 +0000

Funny turnpike toll prank.

It’s Getting Hot in Here

bbrown — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 06:27:02 +0000

Snowman Porn: not safe for work, by the way—though I don’t know exactly how explicit frozen rain can be.

[UPDATE (2/10/04): Other inanimate object porn: gummy bears and LEGOs.]

O’Reilly Blows

bbrown — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 16:09:42 +0000

Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly: daily analysis of Bill O’Reilly’s talking points.

Legal Diarrhea

bbrown — Fri, 06 Feb 2004 15:32:11 +0000

For the lawyers out there (Larry: are you reading this?): the worst terms of service evar. It’s 21,000 words long and it’s for a freaking museum web site! Here’s a direct link to the bizarre user agreement.

[UPDATE (2/10/04): In related news, here's the universal disclaimer.]

Griping

bbrown — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:18:15 +0000

Beeotch has some entertaining rants about celebrity up.

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

bbrown — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 16:10:46 +0000

TheyTookEverything.com: The place to go when you got nothing in the divorce but you need lots of stuff.

Attention Drivers!

bbrown — Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:30:56 +0000

If you’re going to insist on giving me some feedback about my driving, please do it properly.

Survivor: The Comic

bbrown — Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:11:51 +0000

Survivor as a comic: a helpful distillation of Survivor’s funnier moments.

Bloatware

bbrown — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 13:17:59 +0000

HugeURL: Turn this into this.

Der Poopenholder

bbrown — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:56:32 +0000

Funny exposition on the lamentable state of German toilets: favorite line had to be “The only conceivable explanation is that Germans love to inspect their stool, so the German toilet of necessity features a built-in stool inspection shelf. I wouldn’t be surprised if the more expensive models include a digital scale: “Mein Gott, zwei kilogram!” exclaims G�nter, joyful and relieved.”

Virtual Reality Comes Through Again

bbrown — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:09:49 +0000

As a Phoenician, snow is that thing that we get every five to ten years that melts almost as quickly as it lands. You can’t make snowmen out of it and you can’t do any urinary calligraphy either. That’s why I love the Internet: someone’s addressed the latter.

Niches, Crooks, and Crannies

bbrown — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:05:18 +0000

I knew that there were a lot of niches in software these days, but I didn’t imagine that it went this far. Who needs software to raise pigeons? The flying rats seem to propagate quite well in the wild with no intervention.

Win a Date with Jesus!

bbrown — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 06:15:14 +0000

Apparently, Jesus is available and ready for a soak. If you’re looking for things to do with him, he likes shopping for Porsches and walks in the park.

Bearded Babes

bbrown — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:25:11 +0000

Babies with Beards: finally their plight has been told.

Atkins has got to go!

bbrown — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:54:33 +0000

This isn’t your father’s Slim-Jim!

Skeedaddlehoppers

bbrown — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:49:32 +0000

Skeedaddlehoppers: where can I buy one!

Free as in Only Shipping

bbrown — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:08:46 +0000

Free After Rebate: I love these things!

IKEA

bbrown — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:34:34 +0000

IKEA as RPG: can’t wait for IKEA to come to town this fall.

Sleazespeak

bbrown — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 03:29:51 +0000

Glossary of Car Salesman Jargon: what slimeballs!

Periodic Table of Condiments

bbrown — Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:33:45 +0000

Table of Condiments that Periodically Go Bad: useful.

British Povs

bbrown — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:24:42 +0000

Create-your-own British bum: I’d start dressing him pretty quick—the first image is haunting.

Classic SimCity

bbrown — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:49:59 +0000

The original SimCity online, free, and Windows-only. Guess I’ll have to wait for a break at work.

Amateur Cartoons

bbrown — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:33:01 +0000

Freehand drawings of cartoon characters by amateurs. The Snoopy ones aren’t half bad.

Matrix Spoof

bbrown — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:31:58 +0000

YAMS: The Meatrix.

When It’s Time to Change

bbrown — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:24:24 +0000

NotFoolingAnybody.com: I love the tagline “a chronicle of bad conversions and storefronts past” and that some of the conversions are in Phoenix.

The Dangers of Streaking

bbrown — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:20:46 +0000

Haven’t these guys ever heard of shrinkage?

Scale

bbrown — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:08:16 +0000

Neat illustration of scale.

Generic Rap

bbrown — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 06:27:04 +0000

Generic rap song: all the content with none of the flava.

The Business of Religion

bbrown — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 06:11:12 +0000

It was only a matter of time before someone figured out how to capitalize on the craziness of spotting religious figures in everyday objects: ISeeJesus.com.

Ahhh

bbrown — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:22:27 +0000

Meet Erica Jackson

My Pet Fat

bbrown — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:14:23 +0000

MyPetFat: like a pet rock, only it’s fat.

Little Library

bbrown — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:11:38 +0000

Exhibition of miniature books: if someone would produce this book in the small, I might finally finish it! Of course, it would probably be about six to eight inches thick—reducing its pocket carryability.

Ghost Acting

bbrown — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 23:49:17 +0000

50 out of Joseph Stalin’s 63 film appearances were after his death and were uncredited. I hope his estate’s got some good lawyers! (NOTE: It could be worse: Hitler had 192 film appearances after his death. He didn’t leave any surviving heirs, though.)

Slit Photography

bbrown — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 16:23:18 +0000

Here’s an interesting page of panoramic pictures of entire trains taken with a slit camera. The first link goes to a page in Japanese—just click on the trains to see the panoramics—and the second has an explanation of the technique in English.

California Dreamin’

bbrown — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:22:22 +0000

Public domain books about California

Okay.

bbrown — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 18:02:45 +0000

I’m not sure what to make of this site listing the entrances to Hell in England.

Great Sculpture

bbrown — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 15:07:49 +0000

Jean-Antoine Houdon: Sculptor of the Enlightenment. Exhibit at the Getty.

Asymmetry

bbrown — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:03:09 +0000

Two studies in celebrity asymmetry: Shannen Doherty’s freakish off-kilter eye and Tom Cruise’s off-center tooth.

Huh? Wha? Huh?

bbrown — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 16:11:31 +0000

The Case for Cannibalism: wha? I had not heard of this, which I’m glad about, but apparently it’s for real.

[UPDATE (1/27/04): Here's everything you never wanted to know about the case.]

Umm, What?!

bbrown — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:48:37 +0000

Testicle Theater: it should go without saying that plays featuring male gonads as actors aren’t safe for work, but I’ll say it anyway for the slow-witted.

Year in Review

bbrown — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:31:14 +0000

Here’s the canonical list of year-end lists for 2003.

Star Wars Obsession

bbrown — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:27:37 +0000

Scene by scene analysis of Star Wars: obsession can be so fascinating.

The Power of Brands

bbrown — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 13:25:24 +0000

Interesting experiment with brand awareness where they asked people to draw the logos of famous corporations from memory.

Play Horsey

bbrown — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 19:05:50 +0000

Does your child look befuddled when you put him or her on your knee and play horsey because of a lack of imagination? Then you need Po-Knee.

LoTR Flash

bbrown — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 06:07:06 +0000

Gollum raps.

Mountain of Junk

bbrown — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 17:29:53 +0000

I know a history professor at ASU that this story could be about.

A Day Too Late

bbrown — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 15:29:40 +0000

If only I had found this site a week ago, I would have had a much funnier Christmas.

Santa Claus

bbrown — Wed, 24 Dec 2003 18:20:17 +0000

How is Santa Claus Coming to Town?: a consideration of the immigration and legal issues of Santa Claus’ annual visit to America.

Gus

bbrown — Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:07:18 +0000

Grown Up Soda: not just “colored sugar water”

Engineering Sights

bbrown — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:47:50 +0000

Sightseer’s Guide to Engineering: Includes the sight I’ve always wanted to see but could never persuade my driving partner to visit.

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

bbrown — Sat, 20 Dec 2003 00:02:07 +0000

Recreating the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: I just saw this special on Thanksgiving and I was struck by this strange dinner as well.