Archive for August, 2005
August 29, 2005 at 10:00 am · Filed under Uncategorized
A trip to Europe without visiting museums would be like a trip to Fiji without visiting a beach. It just seems wrong to ignore such an embarrassment of riches. So when I was in England and France last year, I dutifully walked through museum after museum, taking in art of every kind, and along with it the history and culture of many different lands and peoples. But I soon noticed a strange phenomenon. Every time I think about going to a museum, it seems like a fascinating and engaging way to spend an afternoon, but once I get there, I almost always find myself getting very, very sleepy by the time I get to the second or third gallery. My state of alertness at museums doesn’t have any apparent correlation to the amount of sleep or coffee I’ve had recently; I think it’s some strange psychological reaction to environment. After [...]
Original post by Joe Kissell
August 26, 2005 at 1:49 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Make your own kaleidoscope. Link
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Original post by Alex
August 26, 2005 at 1:49 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Art Frahm’s a pin-up illustrator from the 1950s, with one particular specialty: celery and falling panties. Link | Gallery
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Original post by Alex
August 26, 2005 at 1:48 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Rocky in real life. (movie has a tendency to hang, be patient & just reload). Link
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Original post by Alex
August 26, 2005 at 1:47 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Weird, funny record covers - these are considered very stylish back then, folks. Link
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Original post by Alex
August 26, 2005 at 1:46 am · Filed under Uncategorized
What the? Oh, it’s an aye-aye lemur. Link
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Original post by Alex
August 26, 2005 at 1:46 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Wanna do a panoramic photo using your ol’ 35mm camera? You’ll want to use this software. Link
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Original post by Alex
August 24, 2005 at 7:40 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Cute flash game ala "Samorost" (we blogged it here), from the musical group Polyphonic Spree. Link
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Original post by Alex
August 24, 2005 at 7:39 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Funny mistranslations of Star Wars Episode III "Backstroke of the West".That scene above referred to the Jedi Council, or as the English translation of a Chinese DVD: Presbyterian Church. Really. Link
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Original post by Alex
August 24, 2005 at 7:38 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
How to make boots, bowtie, butterfly, sailboat, spider, valentine, and x-mas tree with money. Link
See also: pig, dolphin, rhino, butterfly, catapult, all made from good ol’ dollar bill. Link
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Original post by Alex
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