Links posted in June 2009
June 30, 2009
The Surreal Appeal of the Falkirk Wheel. [Via]
This seems like good news to me. Think I'll give it a shot, see how it goes.
June 28, 2009
Last rolls please. With only one place to get it processed left, Kodak announced that it was discontinuing Kodachrome Film (an earlier announcement for another family member). The technology behind some very recognisable shots, it will also be remembered via its namesake state park. [more inside]
June 25, 2009
Curious George: Online teaching resources I'm about to go out teaching again, but this time my class is quite different, with 30 children age 11-13 all with varying degrees of either dyslexia, autism, or dyspraxia, or perhaps combinations in some instances. What are some useful resources about effectively teaching children with these particular needs? [more inside]
Monkey urinates on Zambian president.
CROP CIRCLES - now even more awesome than previously thought. A prehistoric ceremonial complex has been found in southern England. Archaeologists are astonished.
June 23, 2009
Thomas Friedman Clogged My Toilet.
June 20, 2009
Viet Photo - A man returns (Youtube). Vietnam war veteran Rich Luttrell returns the photo of a man he shot and killed to the daughter. Background story. [more inside]
Ladies and Gentlemen - start planning your next vacation [more inside]
June 19, 2009
A 2,500-year-old bird's nest has been discovered on a cliff in Greenland. The nesting site is still continually used by gyrfalcons, the world's largest species of falcon, and is the oldest raptor nest ever recorded.
Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case - $1.92 million/24 songs: Exorbitant fine or just desert?
The thing is, Tank Commander is far more dangerous than Tank Man.
June 18, 2009
Reviews. Of potato chips. [more inside]
Satellite pictures from Nasa display big changes over the last decade.
Pet Hoekstra is a Meme “my thighs cramped up doing sprints this morning, just like being in a stress position at Gitmo”
The not bigoted at all UK police are stopping and searching thousands of people to provide racial balance in official statistics.
June 17, 2009
June 15, 2009
The Blue Beanie
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Play a sweet little time-waster.
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June 13, 2009
A perky bit of Flash fun - short, straight forward puzzler.
June 11, 2009
Indian sex workers learn karate. "Prostitutes in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have begun taking karate lessons to protect themselves from violent customers and pimps." [Via]
June 09, 2009
A new use for old CDs George W. Hart, formerly artist in residence at MIT, explains the math behind his bizarre constructions. Many of them use traditional methods of fabrication, but the ones called Gonads of the Rich exemplify the hyperexpensive methods of stereolithography (like $13,000 for an 8" long object made that way, I was once told). Cheaper are the virtual objects like these AVI animations of George's structures growing forth... [more inside]
Baby Baboon
- By Weebl. WARNING: FLASH. Insane Catchiness. Endless Loop.
Via BLORT
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Mind-Melting Demo Disasters - Anonymous demos from an indie label. [via] [more inside]
June 08, 2009
You can't handle the squeeeeee!
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Squeee Babbys
June 07, 2009
AND she's been photoshopped. via
June 06, 2009
Why Archie didn't to propose to Betty.
June 05, 2009
Eh? What? Wait on, sonny, let me get my ear trumpet. Can you hear me now? Did you know cupping your hand behind your ear increases the volume of sound to your ear by 12dB? [more inside]
Hasselblad Masters 2009 is open for voting. There are some incredible pictures in there. [more inside]
Apes Laugh, Tickle Study Finds.
Tickle me loris
.Slow loris loves getting tickled.
It's freakin' ADORABLE!!
Yes, I know it's a SLYT post. But it's a slow loris. Getting tickled. And smiling.
What if the lyrics on your favorite music video actually described what you saw?
It would make sense, right? You could understand what was happening....
Too often this isn't true... but, it's been fixed....
June 04, 2009
Sulphur mining in Indonesia. Hot volcanic gases saturated with elemental sulphur are piped down the side of the volcano before spilling molten sulphur to cool then chipped into pieces and hauled down the mountain. [more inside]
Chimp-Made Toolkit Most Complex Ever Found.
June 03, 2009
All the best hits of the '80s, played ragtime-style.
Navigating the high seas of Google Earth
- or ram into tall buildings and challenge traffic on local highways, your choice.
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Robin Hood eat your heart out. Actually that's unfair to Mr R.H. - but this is a pretty cool accident.
Liberty University has kicked out the college Democrats. Let's have a contest to rename it! How about 'Tyranny U'?
Got a good idea for rechristening that august institution with something more accurate?
Post them as comments, and explain why your idea is a good one -- bonus points will be awarded for humor.
The winner will receive a hardcover copy of "The Big Book of Irony," by Jon Winokur, St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Be sure to include your address and contact information, which will NOT be printed, and your full name and locality, which will. The deadline is Monday, 12:01 a.m. EDT
June 02, 2009
Unique and beautiful tribute to Katrina: Houses made of human hair
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Weird and disgusting personal fetish: collection of baggies containing human hair.
20 Bookcases. I love the rafter bookcase.
Remarkable Religious Structures Reclaimed by Nature. Amazing Buildings Swallowed by the Desert.
June 01, 2009
Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions.
Chicago Gang Cards from the 1970s & early 1980s. Who wants to design one for the Mofi gang?
