April 2008
20 posts
To Save a Species, Serve It for Dinner →
Saving plants and animals that were once fairly commonplace in America and are now threatened or endangered often involves urging people to eat them.
Apr 30th
More street graffiti photos →
Related to my earlier post about street graffiti, thanks to Eugene for sending a link to his street graffiti shots.
Apr 30th
Dude That Tattoo Kicks Bass !!! →
Something about a Bass on my body doesn’t sit to well. But these people love it. Get some!
Apr 28th
trying out some new crests →
trying out some new crests
Apr 23rd
The Impoverished Social Scientist's Guide to Free... →
The Impoverished Social Scientist’s Guide to Free Statistical Software and Resources
Apr 23rd
Rube Goldberg Excellence
I don’t know what I like best about this video. There’s thoughtful somewhat elegiac interviewing from a news reporter celebrating something trivial and fleeting; an apologetic Rube Goldberg master; and a truly sensational lo-fi, 2-D, cardboard and string kinetic sculpture. (via MeFi)
Apr 22nd
Hitman monkey →
Hitman monkey finds no joy in his job. mebbeh yoo wud b happeer wurkin in congress? picture: j hubie 2. lol caption: Satie  » Recaption This
Apr 21st
Video: Giant Mayfly Life Cycle →
The BBC is often lauded for its nature cinematography, and David Attenborough’s “Life in the Undergrowth” is a perfect example of why. Take a look at the detailed camera work in the segment in which…
Apr 20th
Word of the day: scrimshander
I must have first heard the word scrimshaw in 1996. In the Simpson’s episode in which Sideshow Bob threatens to destroy Springfield with an atom bomb, he appears on TV to announce his manifesto:“Why, we could revive the lost arts of conversation…and scrimshaw. Thus I submit to you we abolish television, permanently!”It took me until now, to actually find out what...
Apr 18th
CatNip - perhaps the oddest Mac OS utility I've... →
CatNip - perhaps the oddest Mac OS utility I’ve seen: I might have to stop describing myself as a “cat person” when asked. There’s clearly something slightly oddball about them. Usually ingenious,…
Apr 18th
Avoid Ten Typos (Almost) Everybody Makes [Writing] →
Being on top of your grammar is a skill that takes years of practice to refine into unthinking craft, but even the most word-minded among us can trip up when it comes how keyboards transpose…
Apr 18th
The "Looking Good System" →
(via Vintage Ads) As you can see studying this close-up the result of this system is quite extaordinary. You can really visualize this man’s “inner” good looks. It’s like magic.
Apr 18th
It's been too long.
The most distinctly different things about Italy, are parliamentary politics, and sexual politics. This video showcases both. Berlusconi is the only Western leader who could get away with miming humping a female security guard. Some random links you probably already saw some time last week: Photo goodness. Hipsters fake humping their way to hell. How to be Good Looking every single day of the...
Apr 18th
Star Wars 1942 →
Star Wars 1942 action figures. Via Dark Roasted.
Apr 14th
Casu Marzu →
Casu Marzu
Apr 14th
it’s cool when guys you went to high school with... →
it’s cool when guys you went to high school with become Islamic militants. it gives you cred.
Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 7th
Interview with chefs Grant Achatz of Alinea and... →
Interview with chefs Grant Achatz of Alinea and Heston Blumenthal of The Fat Duck, mostly about the cookbooks that they’re working on. Achatz is self-publishing the Alinea Book and using the…
Apr 1st
bauldoff: SENATOROBAMAS.COM: Because there... →
bauldoff: SENATOROBAMAS.COM: Because there needed to be more…: bauldoff: SENATOROBAMAS.COM: Because there needed to be more proof that I am oh so easily entertained. (thank you, sir…
Apr 1st