Found on the Web

Hoverball

bbrown — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:03:53 +0000

ZeroN – Levitated Interaction Element: nifty little demo.

Get a Little Closer

bbrown — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:41:09 +0000

Easy Macro Cell Lens Band: this looks very handy. {via}

They’ve Got a Word for Everything

bbrown — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:39:12 +0000

25 Handy Words That Simply Don’t Exist In English: love these sorts of lists. {via}

Personal Patton

bbrown — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:52:40 +0000

Drive a Tank: they absolutely need to franchise this. These prices seem quite reasonable.

Prepare to Be Soaked

bbrown — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:52:16 +0000

Super Soaker Central: my childhood would have been so much better had this sort of thing existed back then.

The Big “Why Not”

bbrown — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:48:11 +0000

Man completes triathlon – juggling: come on, only two balls while biking?! You can do better than that.

AskReddit is a Dark Place

bbrown — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:37 +0000

I might regret asking this, but Reddit break out those throwaway accounts because if you could be brutally honest with your SO what would you say?: yowza.

Get a Little Closer

bbrown — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:27:25 +0000

Easy Macro Cell Lens Band: impressive and so clever. {via}

Get Out

bbrown — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:52 +0000

23 and 1/2 hours – What is the single best thing we can do for our health?: no spoiler here.

Perfect for Mother’s Day

bbrown — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:09:54 +0000

Fetus Soap: no, not something to clean your fetus. Just click. {via}

Can’t Beat the Price

bbrown — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:34:20 +0000

Download Kindle Best Sellers for Free – Zero Dollar Books: a surprising selection.

Toute de Suite!

bbrown — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:31:17 +0000

How to make any elevator an express to your floor: I can’t vouch for this since I live in a town (Phoenix) where most buildings have less than three floors.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

bbrown — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:28:35 +0000

Zorbing: now I know the name.

PostSecret Taken Up a Notch

bbrown — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:32:31 +0000

Throwaway time! What’s your secret that could literally ruin your life if it came out?: chilling stuff.

Digital Beat Boxing

bbrown — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:32:38 +0000

INCREDIBOX: enh, kinda cool, I guess.

Possibly the Only Use of “Entail” in a Rap

bbrown — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:52:42 +0000

The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey: I recently got into Downton Abbey and so I naturally like this.

Sack Lunch

bbrown — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:43:04 +0000

LunchboxAwesome: I wonder if the kid appreciates it.

Whatever It Takes

bbrown — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:40:24 +0000

1995 Pontiac Grand Am GT: it’s getting noticed but I doubt the people most impressed by this are in the market for a $700 busted Pontiac.

Good Golly!

bbrown — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:42:43 +0000

I am Molly Ringwald. AMA: sure to be a crowd pleaser!

Man-Aids

bbrown — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:41:43 +0000

What Happened? Bandages: no one will buy it, though. {via}

Don’t Leave Anyone Hanging

bbrown — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:32:31 +0000

Official National High Five Day Music Video: third Thursday in April. Hilarious video!

Jolly Good Laugh Cats

bbrown — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:58:16 +0000

Even in the 1870s, humans were obsessed with ridiculous photos of cats: people are people.

Yeeee Haaaaw!

bbrown — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:16:20 +0000

The Dukes Of Hazzard All About Jumps: two thoughts—1) Hazzard County must have the highest per capita number of ramps of anywhere on earth and 2) I wonder if the production company behind Dukes of Hazzard also ran some sort of stunt driver training program to increase revenue.

Kickstarted

bbrown — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:38:15 +0000

A Show with Ze Frank: inspiring first episode.

Omit Needless Words

bbrown — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:22:23 +0000

Writers Diet: cut the flabanche.

Know My World

bbrown — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:27:11 +0000

Google Maps Floor Plans: I could see retail locations participating in this, but who else would?!

Meet Some Police Officers

bbrown — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:48:27 +0000

Halloween Joke Blood Pillow: love it!

Freeze Frame

bbrown — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:48:26 +0000

Liquid Body Armor Hardens on Impact: wow. I’m struggling, though, to think of non-armor uses.

Follow the Data

bbrown — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:14:35 +0000

Learning From 11 Years of Personal Publishing Analytics: I’m a sucker for charts and analysis. {via}

No Bombs This Go-Round

bbrown — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:11:56 +0000

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON Image Generator: irritating meme.

Chill Solo

bbrown — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:50:51 +0000

Star Wars Millennium Falcon Silicone Ice Tray: if any of my children ever get into Star Wars, I am all over this.

[UPDATE: Looking around the site, there's more. And more. And more. And more. Good gravy!]

Vertigo by Proxy

bbrown — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:39:22 +0000

25 Death-Defying Photos by Vadim Mahorov: whoa. Just mother-f’in whoa.

Where are the kids?

bbrown — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:24:53 +0000

Wondermark – The Cookie Pushers: this hits pretty close to home as the father of three Girl Scouts.

Cheesey

bbrown — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:16:30 +0000

I Hanker for a Hunka Cheese: boy does that take me back.

Run the Numbers

bbrown — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:11:26 +0000

Numbers API: cool way to assess number facts.

Know Thyself

bbrown — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:35:22 +0000

The Personal Analytics of My Life: that is some serious tracking going on there.

WTF QR CODES

bbrown — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:09:39 +0000

WTF QR CODES: funny.

Oh the Humanity!

bbrown — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:28:10 +0000

Hindenburg: the only thing I ever knew about it was its fiery demise. It was so much more.

Little Faces All Around

bbrown — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:02:34 +0000

Creative Outlet Stickers: adorable. {via}

Reassembled and Reimagined

bbrown — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:44:22 +0000

Star Wars Uncut – Directors Cut: that is simply amazing. {via}

Coming In for a Landing

bbrown — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:35:28 +0000

10 Worlds Most Dangerous Airports: sweet sassy molassey! Worth watching to the end.

Reviews from an Exclusive Audience

bbrown — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:14:57 +0000

Ask Cool Tools: the blog is outstanding and this looks to be just as helpful.

Get Some Clues

bbrown — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:37:27 +0000

cluedb: this is the Internet at its user-generated finest. {via}

Angry Birds

bbrown — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:29:29 +0000

Angry Birds: something about this just cracks me up.

Worse Yet

bbrown — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:52:37 +0000

Comic Sans Project: who doesn’t love a little Comic Sans? {via}

Never Again

bbrown — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:05:12 +0000

Share a secret – One Time: nice little idea.

Suffering Fools Gladly

bbrown — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:00:15 +0000

Peter Schiff at Occupy Wall Street – Full Version, Almost 2 Hours Long!: he is a very patient person.

Hybrid Hoopties

bbrown — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:59:52 +0000

Whole Foods Parking Lot – Music Video [HD]: possibly the only rap video where you’ll ever see quinoa.

Lock It Down

bbrown — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:57:54 +0000

A Never Before Seen Optical Trick Creates Ultra-Secure Cash: a watermark that can’t even be seen? Microscopic holes that only let certain wavelengths through? Yowza!

Too Dense

bbrown — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:55:45 +0000

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Die When You Fall Into Lava: whoa, makes total sense when you think about it.

Make with the Graphs

bbrown — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:09:44 +0000

Google Search for “sin(x)+0.5*sin(2*x)+0.333333*sin(3*x)”: now with graphing.

Big Bug

bbrown — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:11:18 +0000

Worlds biggest ever insect found called the Weta Bug: there go my plans to visit New Zealand ever.

Find Yourself

bbrown — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:20:44 +0000

Google Maps: that is nuts—wait until Google Street View goes indoors as well. Oh, never mind.

Rolling Through the Scenery

bbrown — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:04:25 +0000

Mieders Alpine Coaster (with no brakes!!): whoa. Just whoa. {via}

Whammy!

bbrown — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:34:35 +0000

The Man Who Pressed His Luck … and Won: memorizing five patterns under the circumstances is still amazing.

Foolish Eyes

bbrown — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:57:16 +0000

Not an animated GIF: nice. If you want to prove to yourself that it’s not animated, look at it at a high angle. {via}

Life Choices

bbrown — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:39:01 +0000

I see what you did there Pixar: that is so awesome! {via}

No Need to Freeze Frame

bbrown — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:28:57 +0000

Chuck Lorre Productions – Vanity Cards: the full archive of all those messages that Chuck Lorre appends at the end of his shows.

Coming Soon SaaS

bbrown — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:46:53 +0000

LaunchRock: this is bubblicious.

Leonardo is in the eye of the beholder

bbrown — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:14:33 +0000

Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses: I hope this never turns into the arrow in the FedEx logo for me—meaning I can’t not see it when I look. {via}

Old Wives’ Tables

bbrown — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:57:24 +0000

10 Stubborn Food Myths That Just Won’t Die, Debunked by Science: excellent list, I held a few of them that I clearly need to research more.

Where’s the Trailing Light Wall? Geesh.

bbrown — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:49:38 +0000

The Light Cycle: whoa. {via}

Siri Says

bbrown — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:03:13 +0000

Shit That Siri Says: this reminds me so much of the old Apple—the one that produced Clarus the Dogcow and had Easter eggs all over its software.

Weather Weather Everywhere

bbrown — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:08:39 +0000

WeatherSpark: man, that is a rich interface to put it mildly.

Halloween Fun with Dogs

bbrown — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:18:30 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, the best pet Halloween costume of all time: agree wholeheartedly. My dog, however, would be the fastest damn AT-AT you ever saw.

Alternative Employment

bbrown — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:13:10 +0000

Better Than Plumbing: come to think of it, why was Mario a plumber? There must be some backstory that I never got.

Dear Jon

bbrown — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:42:26 +0000

Ask Jon Skeet: for when you don’t care what anyone else has to say on StackOverflow.

Better Than ThinkGeek

bbrown — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:14:53 +0000

This Is Why I’m Broke: this is some sweet stuff!

Serious Wine

bbrown — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:18:23 +0000

Wine Cellar: I hate wine but I love trap doors.

Find Your Bliss

bbrown — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:16:28 +0000

I think he nailed it: hah!

Oh, What a Feeling

bbrown — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:11:46 +0000

Storage on the Ceiling – Kiss Garage Clutter Goodbye: this is an awesome idea.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Reply All

bbrown — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:46:45 +0000

Division of Labor: funny work signs.

Ahoy Matey!

bbrown — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:44:48 +0000

Sea Captain Date: my that’s niche-y.

Lub Nub

bbrown — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:45:34 +0000

This is What Happens When Your Dad’s a Graphic Designer: haha. My wife and I once co-opted George and Lorraine McFly’s backstory to explain how we met.

Things No One Should Be Doing

bbrown — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:01:14 +0000

Climbing Red Gates in Moscow: chilling and nauseating.

Helpful Guides

bbrown — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:38:38 +0000

Wolf Urine Lure: read the one entitled “One for the cellar.” Also, enjoy the reviews for fresh whole rabbit and the Luke Skywalker Ceremonial Jacket.

Once Seen

bbrown — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:29:40 +0000

Berkshire triple murder suspect arrested: once you’ve done that to your face, you have to go “entrpreneurial” as no one is going to hire you.

Nerd Fun

bbrown — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:07:50 +0000

Nerdy Day Trips: nothing in Arizona?! Well, I guess that’s probably true.

The Folly of Youth (Hopefully)

bbrown — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:19:23 +0000

When Bieber Fans Read The Onion: heaven help us.

Shadow Gold

bbrown — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:56:44 +0000

Gold Coins – The Mystery of the Double Eagle: utterly fascinating.

Still Missing Steve

bbrown — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:06:52 +0000

New Apple CEO Tim Cook: I’m Thinking Printers: too soon.

Stay Hungry

bbrown — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:16:03 +0000

Steve Jobs’s Best Quotes: his impact on computing cannot be overstated. Also, watch his Stanford commencement speech for more inspiration.

Kids Today

bbrown — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:42:10 +0000

The Mindset List: 2015 List: man, I feel old. {via}

Private Talk in Public

bbrown — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:09:20 +0000

Urban Dictionary – get an inbox: very useful term.

Any Nazi Killer is a Friend of Mine

bbrown — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:03:36 +0000

Blisteringly sexy, she killed Nazis with her bare hands and had a 5 million-franc bounty on her head. As she dies at 98, the extraordinary story of the real Charlotte Gray: quite the headline. The film adaptation is available on Netflix streaming.

The Other, Other White Meat

bbrown — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:38:50 +0000

Scientists undo evolution to create a chicken with a maniraptora ‘snout’: not allowed “for ethical reasons” to hatch the animal?! Come on, maybe it’s delicious! {via}

Suicide Shopper

bbrown — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:11:33 +0000

Hangman’s Rope: read the reviews. Also, if you search for “noose” on Amazon, you get another way to kill yourself.

You’ve Been Hugo’d, Chavez!

bbrown — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:47:34 +0000

How to get $12 billion of gold to Venezuela: the proper response to a dictator trying to get his inflation hedge as he simultaneously tries to wreck his economy? “The gold stays put.”

Freaking Foodies

bbrown — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:10:47 +0000

Fuck You Yelper: amen!

Tricky

bbrown — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:28:56 +0000

Things That Look Like Other Things: neat stuff. {via}

Hey Hey Kids!

bbrown — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:59:57 +0000

Goodbye to Chuquisaca: look at the hamburger joint sign a little more than halfway down the set of photos.

TIL The Music Takes Its Toll

bbrown — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:59:00 +0000

8 Facts You Didnt Know About The Ice Cream Man: I did not know that.

Time for Security

bbrown — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:46:59 +0000

Should I Change My Password?: check your email address against recently-hacked databases.

Hard to Eat

bbrown — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:40:43 +0000

Cat Cake: nice!

Living in the Past

bbrown — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:05:30 +0000

Dear Photograph: these are so touching. I wish I had more childhood photos so I could make these juxtapositions.

Low Down

bbrown — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:12:19 +0000

BMW Powered Twin-Rotor Hoverbike: one step closer to the speeder bikes from Return of the Jedi.

Cuckoo History

bbrown — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:45:49 +0000

Roswell Martians Might Have Been Nazi Kids From Mengele’s Lab: that crazy Stalin.

Last Words

bbrown — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:52:29 +0000

AirDisaster.Com: whoa. Just whoa.

Poor Kids

bbrown — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:23:52 +0000

Birthing Dolls: this is why I have a category called WTF on this blog.

This isn’t Elmore City

bbrown — Mon, 30 May 2011 19:33:29 +0000

Police Brutality at the Silent Flashmob at the Jefferson Memorial: this is really hard to watch, especially given that it transpires in a shrine to our most liberty-loving Founding Father.