It is a little known fact that YouTube actually started in 1985.
It was a complete failure.
(via Google Blogoscoped)
YouTube In 1985
U.S. Presidential Election
So it's Barack Obama and Joe Biden against Saul Tigh and Laura Roslin.
Larger image here.
The Top Ten Strange And Unusual Japanese Chewing Gums
Japanese chewing gum differs from American chewing gum in many ways, and that probably is a result of the practical way Japan looks at chewing gum. Since it's merely chewed for a while and then disposed of, it just makes sense for chewing gum to serve some function, any function before being spat out.
This way of thinking can produce some very strange and unusual types of chewing gum. Here's a top ten list of strange Japanese chewing gums.
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THE AWESOMER
The Awesomer is a daily blog filled with awesome stuff for guys (but ladies are always welcome). Initially conceptualized as a technology shopping blog, it's now more or less a massive repository for whatever we find interesting. We're like that closet that you throw everything into, albeit a bit more organized, and minus the ratty tee you've worn since freshman year.
In short, The Awesomer samples a bit of everything - from gadgets to news, from clothing to movie trailers. The more interesting/funky/goofy, the better.
The Awesomer.
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STARLIGHT/STARBRIGHT
Starlight/Starbright is a blog devoted to the musings, insights, random personal and philosophical questions, and occasional rants of an American woman in her 30's. You may also find some politics, pop culture, and pages about books and words I love.
It's only about a month old, so who knows what's to come? While I love to go on and on about myself (clearly!), I'm hoping my blog turns into a place where mine isn't the only voice being heard. So, feel free to visit and add your own thoughts (and answers to those random questions) and we'll see what we can create
Starlight/Starbright.
The BBC Logo Gallery
A look back at the changing on-screen look of BBC Television.
This gallery of idents charts the history of Britain's oldest television company.
What Michael Jackson Would Look Like
Yesterday Michael Jackson turned 50.
This is what he would really look like had he not had all that plastic surgery.
(via mental_floss)
Paintball Robot
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters created a paintball robot with 1100 guns attached to four high powered air compressors. They fired paintballs across 7 feet of space and within 80 milliseconds the canvas would show the Mona Lisa.
Bicycle Saddle Archive
If you're interested, here's a collection of bicycle saddles.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
London From Above, At Night
Beautiful pictures of London at night, taken from a helicopter by photographer Jason Hawkes.
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STUFF THAT MOVES
Stuff That Moves is a collection of video clips that capture amazing/funny/beautiful motion. My interests range from ballet to mixed martial arts and everything in between, so you're likely to find things as varied as dance performances, sports highlight reels, circus acts, creative music videos or commercials, stuff blowing up, general daredevil-ry, great feats of strength, people getting kicked in the crotch, and random internet craziness.
stuff that moves
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TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW
I have always enjoyed writing both as a pastime and as a thereputic outlet. Perhaps it's just me but I never seem to be at a loss for something to talk or write about...
Tell Me Something I Don't Know
Promote Your Blog Is Over
Promote Your Blog is over. I have another 4 blogs to promote which will make it a total of 76 blogs that had the chance to get some exposure.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
6 Very Unconventional MMO Virtual Hotels
For most of us, booking a hotel involves checking out our favourite travel website or calling the hotel directly, but for MMO (massively multiplayer online) fans, it's a bit different. For MMO players, booking a hotel involves checking in to their favourite online virtual hotel within their MMO game of choice, whether it be Second Life, World Of Warcraft or one of the other games.
The biggest names in the international hotel industry are getting onboard with this trend for massively multiplayer online games. So next time your avatar needs a place to stay in virtual space, check into one of these virtual hotels where lodging is literally out of this world.
The World's Most Hideous Doll
Nightmares come in different forms. Some creep into your dreams as you sleep. Some lurk in dark corners. And some come in the form of sick, disturbing dolls.
The World's Most Hideous Doll stands about 16" tall and is made of firm, painted foam. As you can see, the doll is a baby with two heads. One head is relatively normal, while the other is your standard-issue demon-spawn creature from Hell.
How To Cook An Alien
How to cook an alien? Why should you eat aliens? Because aliens come here uninvited, they ate Elvis, they mutilate our cattle, and probe abductees by shoving probes in their rectum and performing other unspeakable acts upon unsuspecting victims.
They are plentiful, more plentiful than the strained seas and land resources, and they seem to be coming in increasing numbers. They taste good if prepared well and their meat is safer than British beef.
That's why you should eat aliens.
Porsche I Can
Wouldn't you like to have a Porsche in your driveway? Now you can. At least, you can show a photo of a Porsche in your driveway and send it to friends and family to make them envy you.
Just take a picture of your driveway and upload it to Porsche I Can.
A 4 mega-pixel or higher will provide an optimal image but it has to be under 4 megabytes. Then select a car, and adjust the scene.
Here's my Porsche.
Diane The American Swimmer
UMMM.... What IS GOing ON!!??!! Don't let CHINa And RUSSIa take ouR PLAnet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS URgent That aLL AMericanS SUPport THIS MIssion TO MARs. PLEase join the campAIGN to keeP MARS AMERiCAN.
President Bush announcing plans for MARS landing.
'If anyone should swim on Mars, it should be an American...' and I am told we have just the swimmer to do it!!!!
Goblin Shark Caught On Video
This bizarre-looking shark was found last year off the coast of Japan. It's a 'Mitsukurina owstoni,' or goblin shark.
Look at its alien-like retractable jaw, which seems to leap out of its mouth to catch its prey - mostly teleost fish and squid.
10 Most Popular Guard Dogs
Guard Dogs belong to the special breed category because they possess special talent or skill that make them naturally effective as protectors of life and property.
Here are some of the most popular guard dogs from around the world.
(via Interesting Pile)
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HOW DO YOU MARK YOUR GOLF BALLS?
This site is dedicated to collecting your personal marked golf balls. It's simple: take a shot of your marked golf ball (or link) and post it to the site's email address with a short description.
How Do You Mark Your Golf Balls?
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DYNASTY OF LAO
The Dynasty of Lao concept came about as a way to share information on interesting people, places and things that might not actually be right in your own back yard. About 25% of this content will be personal musings, and the rest is a grab bag with features soometimes pertaining to the most interesting city on earth, Los Angeles.
The site is meant to be eclectic, broadening, nostalgic and maybe a learning experience, but most of all, fun. I hope you enjoy your stay and come back as often as you can.
Dynasty of Lao.
20 Of The World's Weirdest Endangered Species
There are hundreds of animal species on our wondrous planet that are critically threatened and need both publicity and support. From bats the size of bees to poison-slinging mammals, lizards that don't eat for a decade to seals with giant inflatable faces.
Here are the 20 strangest, most bizarre, unusual and important endangered species.
CrazyPC 5.25 Inch Bay Toaster
When you can't separate from your computer, what better way to satisfy that late night snack craving than a healthy piece of toast? Just slide in a slice of bread - and voila you have toast in just minutes.
The Bay Toaster fits in a standard 5.25 drive bay and installs in just minutes. Comes with Windows software for adjusting heat and time.
Firefox's Ubiquity
Yesterday Mozilla launched a new experimental browser plug-in that's going to change the way people interact with the web. You're used to telling Firefox where you want to go by typing web addresses into the URL bar.
With Ubiquity installed, you'll be able to tell Firefox what you want it to do by typing commands (in plain language) into a new Ubiquity input box.
For example, suppose you want to post something to Twitter. You bring up the Ubiquity window in Firefox and type the command:
twitter I'm experimenting with Ubiquity right now.
Then hit Enter. That's it, you posted to Twitter.
Another example. Right now, the email command uses Google Mail. Eventually the command should work with all major web-based email providers. Assuming you're logged into your GMail account, issue email. Then type something like:
email hello to mark,
assuming Mark is in your GMail contacts list. You'll be taken to your Gmail account, you click Send, and there you go.
Other things you can do with Ubiquity are look up something on Wikipedia, find a map, translate, calculate, search YouTube and Flickr, and lots more.
You can download Ubiquity at Mozilla Labs.
Here's a Ubiquity user tutorial.
The American Language In 3000 AD
Predicting the future of the English language is rather easy, in the short term. The odds are, over the next few decades its New World dialects are going to gain increasing global dominance, accelerating the demise of thousands of less fortunate languages but at long last allowing a single advertisement to reach everybody in the world.
Interesting article about the future of the American language.
For example, now we say:
We children beg you, teacher, that you should teach us to speak correctly, because we are ignorant and we speak corruptly...
In 3000 AD we will say:
Za kiad w'-exùn ya tijuh, da ya-gAr'-eduketan zA da wa-tAgan lidla, kaz 'ban iagnaran an wa-tAg kurrap...
International Angel Day
Doreen Virtue practices Angel Therapy. It's a non-denominational spiritual healing method that involves working with a person's guardian angels, to heal and harmonize every aspect of life. At a young age Doreen Virtue was clairvoyant, capable of seeing angels and other metaphysical beings.
The angels came to me and said, 'We want you to hold a day where people will give angel workshops worldwide on the same day and give part of the proceeds to children's charities in their different communities.' So I said, 'Ok, that sounds cool.' They told me to call it 'International Angel Day.'
International Angel Day is on September 7, 2008.
(via J-Walk Blog)
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FENGTASTIC!
I like photos. Especially old photos. If they're not funny I try to make them so. I could just write jokes but I'm a crap typist, so it's strangely annotated pictures for me. We update every day. This is just a little project to keep me entertained. If someone else likes it too, well that would be just dandy. If you do not get my sense of humor don't feel bad, you're not alone.
Fengtastic!
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WHY WON'T YOU GROW?!
Why Won't You Grow?! is a blog like many others - meaning it is written by an anonymous person with little readership outside of friends and some family. But I like to think I achieve an interesting turn of phrase now and then.
Why Won't You Grow?!
Nuns Have Fun In The Sun
Nuns are only human and as such they deserve a little time out to kick back and relax. Here discover, through some amazing photographs, the hitherto rarely seen world of nuns having fun in the sun and learn a little about their world and ways.
(via Robert-John)
100 Year Forecast
In 100 yearts, which country will be the center of world power? What will be the world population, the chief mode of transportation, and the most common human habitat?
It doesn't look good.
See a bigger version here.
Art by Jennifer Daniel
(via UniqueDaily)
Drug Inventor Generator
Got a feverish friend? How about a rashy relative? Create your very own drug to help them feel A-okay again. Name your drug, customize it, then send it to the folks who need it most.
Invent your own drug.
(thanks Amy)
More generators at my Generator Blog.
Fly, Baby, Fly
Electric Oyster, a, interactive design company, created a simple but beautiful flash based 3D Flight Simulator.
Fly over the Antarctic with this simulator. It shows how Electric 3D engine can be used to render vast outdoor landscapes in high resolution at excellent framerates, without breaking a sweat.
(via One Click)
The 10 Dirtiest Things In Your Home And How To Clean Them
The telephone, the remote control, the top of the refrigerator, your toothbrush. You may not suspect it but those are some of the dirtiest things in your home.
We use the bathtub to remove all the dirt and grime each day. While it seems all this would get washed down the drain, the bacteria that stay behind makes your bathtub more dangerous than the toilet.
Here are 10 of the dirtiest things in your home and how to clean them.
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NAACAL
I am an Italian guy living in Norway. I've just started my little blog where I'll post interesting links I find on the net. It could be science, it could be funny, it could be weird. It will surely be interesting. Enjoy!
Naacal.
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ARSENIC & APATHY
I live in Tennessee, but I was born in Georgia... Hot 'Lanta to be more exact. I currently live alone in all ways possible. I used to be married and have a daughter, but alas there was a whole sorted divorce and now it's just me...
Well I live to be adorned... I have many piercings and tattoos. I wear a lot of jewelry and as per my need to be 'a lady,' my clothes MUST match my purse at all times...
I hate my job, but since I am my Thesis away from a Master's in Counseling Psychology and I have no determination whatsoever, here I stay after 10 years.
Arsenic & Apathy.
Monty Python Olympics
The Summer Olympics are a very serious matter. I do enjoy them every time though, but wouldn't it be nice to see more hilarious sports like the 100 yards for people with no sense of direction, the 200 meters freestyle for non-swimmers, the marathon for incontinents, or the 3000 meters cheeplechase for people who think they are chicken.
Well here they are in the Monty Python Olympics.
(via SixPackTech)
Alphabet Of Excuses
Jared Von Hindman doodled up a quick alphabet littered with both real and fake reasons why he hasn't been around for the past month.
The Alphabet of Excuses.
Foraging With The Wildman
Learn about edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms, nature, and ecology with America's best-known forager 'Wildman' Steve Brill.
Learn about the environment and get back in touch with nature. By studying foraging and nature, we enjoy our renewable resources and reaffirm our commitment to preserving and rebuilding our ecological riches.
Fantastic Contraption
Fantastic Contraption is a fun online physics puzzle game. The objective is to move the pink wheel into the pink square. Your workspace is a blue rectangular building area and you can use different materials to build your device.
However, every now and then there are obstacles standing in your way and although at first the game seems easy, it is not!
Beijing 2008 - It's A Wrap
Over the past couple of weeks, in Beijing, China, over 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries participated in 302 events in 28 sports.
Here are some beautiful pictures of the last week in Beijing, and a few shots of the Closing Ceremony in the National Stadium.
What The Mona Lisa Can Teach You About Taking Great Portraits
When it comes to famous images the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most recognized in the world. The Mona Lisa has been at the center of much debate and speculation over the years but why is it an image that intrigues people so much and what can we learn from it as photographers today?
While we live in a different time (the Mona Lisa was painted in the 1500s) and use different technology - is there something in this famous image that we can be inspired by as image makers today?
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WEBPHEMERA
Why Webphemera? This may seem to you like a peculiar name – and it may not be a word that you have come across before. That's because it's made up! The word 'ephemera' means transient, everyday things that may be kept for a short time before being discarded. Often, auction sites will advertise items as ephemera when it really doesn’t fit in to any particular context!
So, away went the 'e' off the front on went the word 'web' instead. This blog's definition of webphemera is, again, everyday stuff, but stuff you may wish to go back to again and again.
Webphemera.
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THE SIMON PROJECT
What are the random thoughts of a thirtysomething pseudogeek with a paladin complex? Well, if you're reading what I write, then you're already seeing it.
I'll be posting things that cross my mind, or thoughts I've been going over for months or aspects of my life I never expected, along with commentary and, of course, flexing my braincells with some writing exercises. Expect humor, politics, faith, introspection, extrosepction, and maybe a little bit of total nonsense, too.
The Simon Project.
US Military Presence Worldwide
The US Military Presence Worldwide map shows the increase or decrease in US military bases and troops since 1950. The map is based on Pentagon troop data.
15 Astonishing And Extraordinary Photomosaics
You may never see these famous individuals in the same light once you have seen these astonishing and extraordinary photomosaics.
Together with a short history of the art form, take a journey into a world where the simple rectangle has been used to incredible and often profound effect.
(via Robert-John)
New Layout
I don't intend to confuse you but yes, it's another layout. I had some technical troubles with the previous one and had to pick something else.
Brown Wig
Do you have long brown hair? Because if you don't, you envy people that do. People with long brown hair lead exciting lives, are more successful and, let's face facts, are just pretty much better than anyone else.
This brown wig is your ticket into a club more exciting than any you have ever belonged to. No one can resist the attraction of long brown hair!
45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos
In motion blur, any object moving with respect to the camera will look blurred or smeared along the direction of relative motion. Motion blur is frequently used to show a sense of speed. You can artificially achieve this effect in a usual scene using cameras with a slow shutter speed.
This article presents 45 beautiful examples of motion blur in photography. It is supposed to provide you with some inspiration of what can be done with motion blur.
Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral
Justo Gallego Martinez is building his very own cathedral in Mejorada del Campo near Madrid, Spain. He is neither a qualified architect, nor engineer, nor bricklayer. He is a farmer.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
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THIS COULD ONLY HAPPEN TO ME
My blog is a rambling account of my life with 3 grown kids who all have 'issues,' a 10 year old stepdaughter, a British husband, 2 cats, and a house that was already falling apart when we bought it 3 months ago.
I'll regale you with tales of our motorcycle club; the people, the rides and the parties, my job as a nanny, and just how nuts life can be in Denver, CO. I don't blog every day but I've been blogging for 8 years and I think I'm addicted.
This Could Only Happen To Me.
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LION'S FART
My name is Dado, I'm from Croatia and my blog is in Croatian language. I write about web tools, free software and interesting stuff I find online. Then there are movies worth watching, video games with a good scenario and net memes and other popular subjects.
And sometimes I write a story about man-woman relationship or a short science fiction piece. Another popular category is X vs Y where readers choose their favorite between two (mostly female) characters from movies, tv shows, video games etc.
Lion's Fart.
Alibi Network
Alibi Network, a U.S. based company, provides alibis and excuses for their clients. Whether it is spending a night out with a special friend, taking a day off from work, sending a discreet gift, avoiding your neighbor's birthday party or planning a surprise for the loved ones.
Now it is all possible... And it is all discreet.
Alibi Network puts you in control and let you choose between local and out of town alibis with the option to have alibis validated by live operators.
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: The Trouble With Sleeping.
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Google Can't Count
Google's calculator function can't count.
Go to Google search and try it yourself before they fix this.
(via Google Blogoscoped)
Yankee Stadium GigaPan
This panoramic view of Yankee Stadium on July 4 was shot using GigaPan technology. You can zoom in on any detail – from Alex Rodriguez approaching the plate in the first inning against the Red Sox to the façade of the new Yankee Stadium beyond leftfield.
Hey, if someone claimed to have been there, you might be able to spot them.
(via Grow-A-Brain)
60 Incredible Aerial Photos You Must See
A compilation of 60 incredible aerial pictures, all taken by photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand.
11 Good Reasons Why Coffee Grounds Are Worth Keeping
After brewing coffee, coffee grounds are often tossed into the trash bin. But coffee grounds have many other uses aside from producing coffee.
They can be used for gardening, repelling insects, and even as pet grooming products. Just by using these supposed waste products, the need to buy some household products can be instantly eliminated.
Best of all, the use of coffee grounds is environment-friendly. You better think twice if you plan to throw away your next batch of coffee grounds. Here are 11 of the best reasons why used coffee grounds are worth keeping.
(via Neatorama)
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GIRL ON PAUSE
Welcome to my experiment. I would like to create a community for the hopeless romantics. Someplace to find comfort and friendship. I am convinced that there is a reason that all those love songs and romantic movies exist.
This blog is my experiment. If no one reads it but me, so be it. At least I will be putting myself, my heart and my life out there. In hopes, that somewhere, somehow, sometime, I will find my other.
Girl on Pause.
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THE MOOD INDICATOR
The Mood Indicator is a somewhat different blog which introduces you to a whole range of music. Indie, Alternative Rock, German Schlager, Vocal Pop and Protest Songs. In other words, a whole lot of different music for a whole lot of different moods. Find your own'.
The Mood Indicator.
Songsterr
Songsterr is an online guitar tab player that solves the biggest problem of guitar tabs (absence of information on rhythm and duration) and allows one to actually listen to the guitar tab played by a realistic guitar engine.
New iPhone Comes Loaded With Photos Of The Girl Who Made It
Someone in the UK received his new iPhone loaded with what appeared to be intentional snapshots.
It seems that someone on the production line was having a bit of fun. Surprise: the person who put your iPhone together is a cute girl.
Flaming Cursor
Yesterday evening I've been surfing the tubes so exhaustively that my mouse cursor caught fire.
Most Famous Trips In History
When Spain commissioned Ferdinand Magellan to find a westward route to the Spice Islands in 1519, the explorer commanded five ships and 240 men. Six years later, nearly every member of the expedition, including its commander, was dead.
When, in 1951, the American writer Jack Kerouac tried to find the words to convey his wayward journey through the United States and Mexico, he commanded a typewriter and a massive stash of Benzedrine. After a few weeks, the first draft of On the Road was completed.
These are just two of the journeys that have left indelible marks on our collective maps, and are endless sources of fascination. Here is compilation of some of the most famous jaunts of all time - both factual and fictional - that show us how far we've come, and where we might go next.
(via Boing Boing)
A List Of Collective Nouns
An inflation of alpacas, a gaze of raccoons, a conflagration of eagles, a knot of toads, a dormobile of camels, a charm of hummingbirds.
In linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where 'objects' can be people, animals, inanimate things, concepts, or other things. Most collective nouns encountered in everyday speech are mundane and are not specific to one kind of constituent object.
A list of collective nouns A-H.
A list of collective nouns I-Z.
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SATISFICTION
I would describe my blog as media focused with a conscience. I greatly enjoy movies, music, websites, and looking at advertisements and how they're geared. I review a number of movies with a personal touch, as a person experiencing them, not a removed critic. I comment from time to time on current and social issues, as I feel everything ties together.
Satisfiction.
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ANDISCANDIS
Andiscandis is a collection of interesting tidbits from the web mixed with random musings and updates from my real life. I'm a recently funemployed stay-at-home mom with many interests and no real specialties.
Andiscandis.
35 Greatest Works Of Reverse Graffiti
Reverse graffiti, aka clean tagging, dust tagging or grime writing, is a method of removing dirt from a surface while creating graffiti on walls or other surfaces. It is usually done by removing dirt/dust with the fingertip(s) from windows or other dirty surfaces.
Reverse graffiti can be created by using many different methods, the most well known would be words or simple drawing written into the dirt of cars that have not been kept clean. A more advanced and difficult method is done by cleaning the graffiti onto dirt in the street, this dirt is difficult to clean off and the graffiti is often created by scrubbing, aided with the help of a detergent.
Here are 35 examples of reverse graffiti.
(thanks Chris)
The Encheferizer
Bured veeth telkeeng in oordeenery Ingleesh? Veesh yuu cuoold emoose-a und voo yuoor freeends by speekeeng a fureeegn lungooege-a? Vell, noo yuu cun. Thees hundy leettle-a gedget veell ineble-a yuu to speek joost leeke-a zee Svedeesh Cheff frum Zee Mooppet Shoo! Bork! Bork! Bork!
The Peloton
A gallery of professional bike racers taken just moments after they crossed the line after a brutal long stage of 2006's Giro d'Italia. After a hundred miles of racing, the riders dump their and enter a makeshift tent for a quick photo among the finish line chaos.
The photos showcase the pain and suffering well, but some photos also capture a bike racer's most damaging feeling: doubt. Photograhpy by Timm Kölln.
(via Metafilter)
Classical Chicken
The Blue Danube Waltz as conducted by The Great Gonzo and featuring the lovely Camilla.
(via Optical Poptitude)
The 10 Most Bizarre Military Experiments
We suspect that every military has a secret room full of stoned dudes who stare at the ceiling and just dream up shit to build. The difference is they have billions of dollars to make their dreams reality.
In support of our 'secret room full of stoned dudes' theory, we offer the following actual military projects that stretch the limits of the non-stoned imagination.
Baconhenge
Let Baconhenge be the site of your seasonal celebration! Let bacon stand in for the sacrificed Year King, French toast for the Grain Goddess, the eggs in the frittata for the Cosmic Egg, and the vegetables for the bountiful Earth on which we live.
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THE GREATEST THINGS
I am actually submitting my friend's blog (says Presurfer reader Stevi). His name is Ben and he's quite the writer/cartoonist/comedien. It's all incredibly smart and yet I laugh out loud everytime I read it. I'm pretty sure he writes it at work because there are new posts everyday.
The Greatest Things.
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THE WONDERLAND OF MIA MäKILä'
The Wonderland of Mia Mäkilä is in both English and Swedish and I blog several times every day. Funny movie clips, strange phenomena, fun facts, games and fun, illusions, humor and I promote art and artists and since I'm an artist myself, I like to show my readers the 'making of' my artworks... and I always have a 'Picture of the Day.'
The Wonderland of Mia Mäkilä.
Do Disney Girls Just Go Bad, Or Are They Drawn That Way?
Word is out that a host of our Disney heroines have strayed from the path of good and are currently engaging in all sorts of illicit activities.
Here, we expose the awful truth behind some of your best loved toon creations and ask the important question - do they simply just go bad or are they drawn that way?
(via Robert-John)
Flying Flag Generator
A flag fluttering in the breeze.
Make your own Flying Flag.
If the gif file doesn't work for you, you can see it here.
(thanks Paul)
Ninja Bunny
Always wanted to be a ninja? Or a... ahem... bunny? Well, now you can have the looks of both with the Ninja Bunny Hat. Come on now, $40.00 is a fair price to make yourself look ridiculous.
(via Coisas)
Desire Paths
Desire Path: A term in landscape architecture used to describe a path that isn't designed but rather is worn casually away by people finding the shortest distance between two points.
Trap-Jaw Ants
Trap-jaw ants (Odontomachus) bite with a force of over 300 times their own bodyweight. Their jaws spring shut at more than 62 mph - the fastest recorded speed at which an animal can move its predatory body parts.
(via The Denver Egotist)
Terrifying Incidents Involving Fish
26 Dead, 297 injured and two left traumatised. Matt Clarke of 'Practical Fishkeeping' takes a look at 19 painful incidents involving fish from the depths of the news archives.
(via Neatorama)
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FAKE PLASTIC NOODLES
Fake Plastic Noodles is a way for me to talk - at length - about the important changes in my life, as well as the important changes in new media relations.
I've heard the term 'perso-professional' being kicked around a lot, and while I wish I could come up with a more creative way of saying it, that's the kind of blog this is - a little digital PR, a little about being an ex-pat in London and a little bit about the random things I find on the Internets.
Fake Plastic Noodles.
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BEST DRAWINGS EVAR!
Basically me (Mouse Lock) and my friend (Action Clock) just show off some of our most uniqe art.
Best Drawings Evar!
History Of Graphic Design
An outline of graphic design history lectures covering the development of symbols, typography, advertising, books, posters, the Bauhaus and the 20th century avant garde, and digital/computer design.
A Short Illustrated History Of The Nerd
Where did the nerd originate, both as a word an individual and, possibly, a species? What were the original societal perceptions of the nerd? How have these changed over the decades?
Enter the world of the nerd and discover for yourself this fascinating and light hearted illustrated history of the origin of the species. Darwin, eat your heart out.
(via Robert-John)
Emily
Image Metrics is redefining what is possible in facial animation. Image Metrics' technology-leveraged solutions rapidly re-create lifelike facial performances without markers or makeup.
This video, featuring Emily, will set a new precedent for photo-realistic characters in video games and films. What you are about to see is not real. Only at the 1:30 mark you will see the real actress.
Before that, Emily is a computer animation.
Image Metrics homepage.
Violent Death In The Insect World
Death in the domain of the insects can be swift and cruel but retains a magnificence and beauty that is somehow at odds with the brutality of what is happening.
Here's a collection of photographs of death in the insect world and see whether or not you agree - BUT BEWARE! This is not for the squeamish!
(via Robert-John)
Wolfgang Von Kempelen's Speaking Machine
The first attempts to produce human speech by machine were made in the 2nd half of the 18th century. Professor of physiology Kratzenstein in Copenhagen succeeded in producing vowels using resonance tubes connected to organ pipes.
At that time, Wolfgang von Kempelen from Hungary had already begun with his own attempts that led him to construct a speaking machine. Von Kempelen was an ingenious person in the service of empress Maria Theresa in Vienna.
Von Kempelen's machine was the first that allowed to produce not only some speech sounds, but also whole words and short sentences.
Telemegaphone
Telemegaphones are tall loudspeaker sculptures that automatically answers incoming phone calls and projects the sound of the caller's voice into its immediate surroundings.
Telemegaphone Dale stands seven metres tall on top of the Bergskletten mountain overlooking the idyllic Dalsfjord in Western Norway. When you dial the Telemegaphone's phone number (+4790369389) the sound of your voice is projected out across the fjord, the valley and the village of Dale below.
Unboxing The Samsung Omnia i900
Wow! Look what happens when you unbox the new Samsung Omnia i900 phone.
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A STONE'S THROW FROM INSANITY
I'm an eighteen-year-old writer/artist, and I've just published my first novel entitled 'The Rebirth of Rhin.' The book is available on amazon.com and several other websites. Recently, I started my own blog. I haven't had any hits yet, but it's only been a day.
A Stone's Throw from Insanity.
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808LOG
I recently started a blog with the hopes of making some people laugh and sharing some photos and stories.
808log.
Twistori
Twistori is an ongoing social experiment, based on Twitter.
Twistori gathers tweets from Twitter that contain keywords like I love, I hate, I think, I believe, I feel, and I wish, resulting in a continuous stream of feelings from the Twitter community.
PigeonBlog
PigeonBlog provides an alternative way to participate environmental air pollution data gathering. The project equips urban homing pigeons with GPS enabled electronic air pollution sensing devices capable of sending real-time location based air pollution and image data to an online mapping/blogging environment.
PigeonBlog's hope is to raise awareness of air pollution problems in the Southern California region and provide a fun and inclusive experience of air pollution data gathering while interacting with animals often regarded as urban hazards.
(via As Above)
Potty Monkey
Potty Monkey begins with an adorable, 15" stuffed monkey in a diaper and underwear. But inside this cuddly exterior, lurks sophisticated technology designed to teach children how to use the toilet.
A timer is built into the Potty Monkey. Every 30 minutes the Monkey will say, 'I need to go potty. Let's go potty.' When you do the right thing and place him on his plastic toilet, the Potty Monkey will say all sorts of things like, 'I feel proud of myself when I pee-pee and poo-poo on the potty.' Or, 'It feels so much better now.'
The Periodic Table Of Videos
Tables charting the chemical elements have been around since the 19th century - but this modern version has a short video about each one.
The Periodic Table Of Videos is an experiment by Professor Martyn Poliakoff of the University of Nottingham, UK.
Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid
To answer Tokio's increasing lack of space, the The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is a proposed project for construction of a pyramid in the middle of Tokyo Bay in Japan.
The pyramid is 12 times higher than the Great Pyramid at Giza, and there would be room for 750,000 people. If built, it will be the largest man-made structure on Earth. The pyramid would be 6,575 feet high.
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ZEYNOX
I write mostly about my interests and stuff that's going around my friends, my family and me. Music and films are my major interests; so most of my entries are about those. I write reviews about some of the films/tv shows/albums/concerts I have seen or listened and places I have traveled to.
I am a big fan of Pearl Jam, Nick Cave, Patti Smith among others. So I try to give updates on what they are doing as well. In summary, I generally write about what goes around in life. My blog is in Turkish but it's also very visual
Zeynox.
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MIS HISTORIAS SIN REALIDAD
Hi, my name is Blake, I'm a Mexican writer, I'm 19 years old, and I'm about to publish a little book with stories I've made since I was 16. My blog in English translates to 'Silent Words,' every time I feel sad, angry, frustrated, I write a little story, wich becomes in a fiction and all this weird things... Nowadays, I'm just a weird guy, trying to live life, until God tells me that its time to go.
Mis Historias Sin Realidad.
The 20 Most Outrageous Flavors Of Japanese Ice Cream
Last week, the city of Yokohama, Japan, has marked the 130th anniversary of the arrival of ice cream in Japan with a festival showcasing exotic regional varieties including eel, raw horse, curry, crab and potato. Considering some of these bizarre flavors, it shows the Japanese are innovative... and brave!
The 20 Most Outrageous Flavors Of Japanese Ice Cream.
(thanks Andi)
Egyptology Online
The Egyptian civilisation was one of the greatest and longest lived in the ancient world, lasting for over three thousand years. Now, thousands of years later, this civilisation still continues to fascinate and captivate the imagination, and the popular images of the pyramids, the sphinx, the great temples and the Nile are familiar the world over.
Egyptology Online provides news, study aids, recommended book lists, and a wealth of interesting and factual information concerning this unique and fascinating subject.
Advanced Beauty
Advanced Beauty is an ongoing collaboration between programmers, artists, musicians, animators and architects to create audio-reactive 'video sound sculptures' using the visual programming language Processing, high-end audio analysis and fluid dynamic simulations alongside intuitive responses in traditional cell animation.
See more videos at the Advanced Beauty blog.
Journeys To The Far Side Of The Internet
There are parts of the internet that are just down right weird, strange, or simply have no seeming purpose whatsoever. They may just make you laugh, sigh or go and do something more interesting instead. Take a look and join us on some journeys to the far side of the Internet.
(thanks Robert-John)
Real Man's Olympics
Wasn't Bruce Jenner's accomplishment, winning the Decathlon, far more impressive than the feats of Mark Spitz, who won several gold medals in swimming. 'Real Men' don't shave their legs.
Medal counts simply don't work. The medal for prancing around a floor mat is not equal to the medal for super heavyweight boxing. The medal for jumping into water while making the smallest splash is not equal to the medal for throwing a 16-pound ball farther than anyone else.
Real Man's Olympics determines the winning country the only way possible: by basing a country's score on the manliness of each event won. Judged events get marked down. Redundant events get marked down. Events requiring men to wear nothing but skin-tight underwear get marked down.
Pixlr
Pixlr is a new free flash based online image editor from Sweden. It's like Photoshop Express, but easier to use. Jump in and start to edit, adjust, filter. It's just what you imagine!
placeSpotting
placeSpotting is a Google Map quiz. In the upper part of the page you see a satellite picture. Drag and zoom the map in the lower part of the page until it shows the same location as the upper map. The zoom level must match exactly, the latitude and longitude only approximately. When you solved the map quiz, the field on the left of the map will turn green.
Some spots will be very hard to find, others are obvious. Sometimes, at the right of the maps, there are up to 4 hints to help you.
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CHAD'S NEWS
Chad's News started out as a small email list where I sent interesting items to a group of friends. I made it into a blog about 3 years ago. I post anything that I find interesting, informative, or useful enough to share with others.
Chad's News.
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WHAT YOU NEED IF...
We think our blog is great… perhaps we have a slightly twisted sense of humor… or most of the time… but we try and provide actual content and good information as well. What You Need If... is a life strategy guide. Every other day we tackle a new scenario, and profile the things that you'll need to excel.
What You Need If...
Using Photographs To Enhance Videos Of A Static Scene
It's new. It's Photoshop for video. Edit up a still shot or two of the scene, and then meld that with the video, and your edits can be seamlessly integrated into the scene.
(via Engadget)
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: The Common Man Part 2.
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The Hirsute Of Happiness: 10 Amazing Must-See Beards
Love them or hate them, beards are, for some men, an important statement about, well, being a man. For some it goes way beyond this, even. Beards and moustaches are transformed from an everyday statement to a work of art.
Take a glimpse in to this world, but please don't have too much of a hair-raising experience!
Ladies and Gentlemen, the 'hirsute' of happiness.
(thanks Robert-John)
Josh Keyes
Josh Keyes is a Northern California painter and sculptor. He creates work that asks questions about the implications of urban sprawl and its impact on the environment.
Josh Keyes is interested in creating psychological narratives set in closed systems that express the behavior and interaction between humans and animals.
Beautiful People
A social network community for beautiful people only? Yes, BeautifulPeople.net is an elite and exclusively community, founded for the purpose of creating personal and professional relationships between people who stand out from the majority because of their attractive appearance and personal qualities.
To become a member of BeautifulPeople applicants have to be voted in by existing members of the opposite sex. Over a three day period members will rate all new applicants based on whether or not the members of BeautifulPeople find each profile 'attractive enough'. Just one out of ten applicants is accepted.
More unusual social networks.
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JON BAAS: DAILY MUSINGS ACTOR BLOG
My name is Jon Baas, and I'm a 28-year-old Milwaukee (Wisconsin) actor, artist, and creative entrepreneur. My blog is part of my larger website. It covers things going on in my personal and professional life, creative musings about my own artwork and others, as well as first-hand accounts of my stage and film acting career.
Toss in a little humor, a fascination with my environment, daily posts since 2002, and an eagerness to share my passions with others... and you have one of the oldest non-political blogs in the state of Wisconsin.
Jon Baas: Daily Musings Actor Blog.
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WHAT MY DAD SAW
My blog is about slides from the 60's 70's and 80's. Slides my Dad took of the family growing up but it has turned into an adventure in time travel. As much as the center of focus of the slide's is fun its also what is in the background that is just as intriguing.
Toys, nicknacks and clothes are common things that draw our attention as well as my youngest brother Chad. If Chad is in the picture it is worth looking closer at.
What My Dad Saw.
World Reclamation Art Project (WRAP)
Visual artist Jennifer Marsh turned an abandoned gas station in Syracuse, NY, into an art exhibit, demonstrating the world's dependency on oil and the price we pay at the pump.
More about this project.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
Weird Gadgets That Never Quite Took Off
It was the invention of the future - a tiny machine complete with its own map that would tell motorists which way to go. But this was no satnav - after all, the communications satellites that help modern cars locate themselves were still decades away. Instead, the route-finder for the well-equipped 1920s driver was a wristwatch-style device equipped with minuscule maps.
More weird gadgets that never quite took off.
New Layout
Whoa, what's that?
It's still The Presurfer but I'm experimenting with a new layout with three columns. I like it, I hope you do too.
Reading Test
You've probably seen this classic text somewhere on the Internet before:
Aoccdrnig to rseearch, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Although the name makes little sense, it's called Typoglycemia, describing the cognitive processes behind reading written text. It demonstrates that readers can understand the meaning of words in a sentence even when the letters of each word are scrambled.
As long as all the necessary letters are present, and the first and last letters remain the same, readers turn out to have little trouble reading the text.
Now you can put your mind to the test and try to read your favourite websites in the same fashion!
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CATSIGNAL
My blog is catsignal. I write haiku and short fiction, and, rarely, an essay about writing. I do this just for fun. All my stuff is posted with a Creative Commons license to make it easy for readers to share what they enjoy.
catsignal.
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ECLECTICITY
Virtually Unread. Ardently Superficial. Opining from the cheap seats. Intensely focused on the non-reader. A Blog Not To Be Reckoned With. Posting to Myself. Repackaging the Repackaged From The Web. Perpetually writing to someone, anyone! Peeing like a baby on a changing table into the brisk digital wind. Puts all my sickness out there for nobody to see! An 'Evil Wizard?' In the Technorati top 2,124,856! Here A Blog, There A Blog, Everywhere a Blog Blog.
Eclecticity.
Military Penguin Becomes A 'Sir'
A penguin who was previously made a Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army has been knighted at Edinburgh Zoo.
Penguin Nils Olav has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard since 1972. During the ceremony, Nils had a sword dubbed on each side of his head, where his shoulders should be, to confirm his regimental knighthood. A citation from King Harald of Norway was read out, which described Nils as a penguin 'in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood.'
In Search Of The Perfect Pork Martini
The pork Martini serves many needs on many levels! In these pomo days, when old formulas are reborn with futile twists for our fickle, fin-de-siècle tastes, the meat cocktail stands out above wobbly, cranberry-tainted attempts at bar trendiness.
When one abandons the olive garnish for that of a pork-rind wedge, the Pork Martini merges the flavors of the working class with that of wealthier ones, bridging social strata. It will open new markets to pork consumption, adding American jobs to every level of the meat-industrial complex. And, finally, it looks really weird.
Map Of Olympic Medals
Circles are sized by the number of medals that countries won in summer Olympic Games. Use the slider to view past Olympics, or click on a country to display a list of its medal winners.
10 Incredibly Beautiful Fishes
Some of the more beautiful fishes in no particular order, since beauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder.
The World's Lowest Volkswagen Bus
Volkswagen parts specialist Just Kampers teamed up with artist Andy Saunders to produce the World's Lowest VW Bus.
The 3-foot tall VW Bus was created by Saunders and his team in just three days during the Bug Jam festival at the UK's Santa Pod Raceway.
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MYCRAFTTIME
Meet Marian. There isn't any craft she won't try. She quilts, she sews, she paints, she does altered books. Every couple of days there is some new crafty thing she has made. Get some new ideas. Even if you think you aren't a crafter this blog will inspire you with easy crafting glory.
MyCraftTime.
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NEON LITE LOVES DISCO
My blog started 4 years ago. A lot of changes since the beginning. I guess it's my way of returning entertainment and information the same way I receive it from other sites. Neon Lite is family based, 70's themed and usually updated with the daily 10. The banner was fun to make. Amo I tramonti means, 'I love the sunsets' in Italian, a beautiful language.
Neon Lite Loves Disco.
10 Funky Modern Table Designs
For every winning innovation in furniture design, there are dozens of designs gone bad. But failure isn't always absolute, and some design mistakes are every bit as spectacular as the successes.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
True Random Number Service
Most random numbers used in computer programs are pseudo-random, which means they are a generated in a predictable fashion using a mathematical formula.
Random.org offers true random numbers to anyone on the Internet. The randomness comes from atmospheric noise, which for many purposes is better than the pseudo-random number algorithms typically used in computer programs. You can use Random.org for holding draws, lotteries and sweepstakes, to drive games and gambling sites, for scientific applications and for art and music.
Bigfoot Body Found In Georgia?
After the Montauk Monster that washed ashore in New York and a mythical blood-sucking Chupacabra sighting by police in Texas, here's another news item I take with a grain of salt.
Two professional Bigfoot hunters claim to have found a body of the legendary creature and will present evidence to the world's press and scientists tomorrow.
A body that may very well be the body of the creature commonly known as 'Bigfoot' has been found in the woods in northern Georgia. DNA evidence and photo evidence of the creature will be presented in a press conference on Friday, August 15.
UPDATE: As expected, it's a hoax.
Top Secret Bottle Stash
You need 2 plastic bottles, 2 pieces of foam plastic, 2 rubber gaskets, silicone putty, glue, and scissors to make yourself the ultimate secret bottle stash.
(via Ehrensenf)
Frida Kahlo Look-Alike Model Open Audition
Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón), 1907 - 1954) was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism.
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is collaborating with curator Rene Yanez in conducting a Frida Kahlo Look-a-like Model Search for Tableaux presentations. They are looking for up to 4 to 5 models over the age of 17 to recreate Frida's paintings or moments of her life.
(via Grow-A-Brain)
Accent Game
How good are you at spotting accents from around the world?
Put yourself to the test in this Accent Game.
Simply listen to a couple of lines from Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If', take a guess at their country of origin, and see how high you can score.
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RUN ON EMOTION
ruN on eMotion forms a anagram of my name and its a collection of things found on the web which I then translate or write in my own words to Portuguese. My aim is to bring all these little wordly marvels to Portuguese people that don't understand English. Other days I just post music I like, thoughts that cross my mind or little stories I write when most inspired.
ruN on eMotion.
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SON COSAS MIAS!
My name is Capitán Intriga and I'm from Buenos Aires. In the last four years I've been updating 'Son Cosas Mías!,' my personal blog. It's a miscellaneous collection of things found in my city or over the web, little games, and small events in my life. Although it's in Spanish, I believe it's quite universal. Please, if you have time, make me a visit. I'd love that.
Son Cosas Mías!
Xena The Turd Burglar
Xena the Turd Burglar takes on her #1 enemy - the toilet.
(via Everlasting Blort)
World's Tallest Woman Dead
Sandra Elaine Allen was an American woman recognized as the tallest woman in the world during her lifetime according to Guinness World Records. She was 7' 7 inches (231 cm) in height.
Sandy Allen, who used her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different, died yesterday at a nursing home in her hometown of Shelbyville, Indiana. She was 53.
Japan's Styrofoam Dome Houses
While styrofoam may be most commonly associated with disposable coffee cups, meat trays and packaging, prefab home manufacturer Japan Dome House Co. uses it to construct easy-to-assemble modular kit homes.
The Dome House is an igloo-shaped structure built from snap-together wall sections made of 100% expanded polystyrene foam. Unlike wood and metal structures, the styrofoam Dome House does not rust, rot or attract termites. It is also highly resistant to earthquakes and typhoons. In addition, the walls, which are treated with a flame retardant, emit no toxic fumes in a fire.
Realistic Facial Animations
Pendulum Studios created this incredible facial animation tech demo. Called Alter Ego, this software basically takes advantage of blend shapes to copy facial idiosyncrasies and produce emotive life-like 3D character animations.
Its flexibility allows for the software to be used in real-time game cinematics, pre-rendered projects, and even game trailers.
Can You Hear The Dots?
What is the sound of dots moving? Most of us can't answer that question, but for people with synesthesia, hearing such sights is the most natural thing in the world.
Synesthesia is a neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
You can try it yourself. Look at the video below and find out if you can hear the dots. Play the movie repeatedly for best effect.
More info on this phenomenon.
(via Zootrópole)
Voices Of The Olympic Games
Voices of the Olympic Games is an initiative by Lenovo, the official PC provider to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the designers of the torch.
They have invited a collection of athletes from every sport and every region around the world to blog about their experiences leading up to and during the Olympic Games.
In some cases, these athletes were already blogging. In others, Lenovo helped them to start their blogs and get into blogging for the first time. Together, they represent the real stories of the Games. You can choose a sport, a country, and a language to read about the athlete of your choice.
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THAT'S A LOVELY BOOGER
In 'That's A Lovely Booger' I wax idiotic about my wonderful children and parenting in general, and then lose my train of thought because one of them has either peed on the floor or ritually beheaded their Hello Kitty doll. My life is one long 'cleanup in aisle five,' and I love it.
That's A Lovely Booger.
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DANGGER
Dangger is a blog in the Spanish language. We are a small group of contributors with a different view. You'll find news, sociology topics, images and some humor.
Dangger.
Heelarious
Heelarius are extremely funny, completely soft shoes for babies 0-6 months designed to look like high heels. Not intended for walking (heel will collapse with weight).
Heelarious are not intended to harm children in any way. WARNING: May cause extreme smiling and hysterical laughter when in use (this is completely normal).
Arts & Ghosts
Louise, known as Arts & Ghosts, creates digital collages, drawings, paintings and illustrations. Het favorite themes are dreams, dolls, spectres, fairytailes, mythology, and nature.
Mieskuoro Huutajat
Mieskuoro Huutajat (Men's Choir The Shouters) was formed in 1987 in Oulu, Finland, by a group of young men who clearly had nothing better to do. They are dressed in black suits, white shirts and black rubber ties, and they shout shout some of the most beloved songs in the Finnish song heritage.
Yearbook Yourself
Ever wondered what you'd look like in the past? Upload your photo and see yourself with classic hairdos and outfits through the decades.
Yearbook Yourself.
Nareepol Tree
Can anyone tell me if this is for real. It's hard to believe and I think it's fake. The accompanying text with this video is:
This is amazing tree named Nareepol in Thai. NAREE means Woman or Girl and POL means Bush/Plant/Tree or buah in Malay. It means women tree. You can see the real tree at Petchaboon province about almost 500 kms away from Bangkok.
(via J-Walk Blog)
The Most Curious Graves And Tombstones
A huge collection of the most improbable sepulchres that could accompany you in the afterworld.
George Orwell's Diaries
The Orwell Prize, Britain's pre-eminent prize for political writing, is publishing George Orwell's diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell's domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) will be posted in real-time, exactly 70 years after the entries were written.
Orwell's diaries begin on 9th August 1938/2008; his 'political' diaries (which are further categorised as 'Morocco,' 'Pre-war' and 'Wartime') begin on 7th September 1938/2008. The diaries are exactly as Orwell wrote them.
How To Tow A Car In Saudi Arabia
If you want to tow a car and don't want the tires to wear out, this is the way to do it.
(via Miss Cellania)
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NO RULES. JUST WRITE.
I'm an award-winning romance novelist who blogs about 'writing, life, and the writing life.' Of interest to readers as well as published and aspiring novelists, 'No rules. Just write.' is on the Internet Writing Journal's list of Best Author Blogs.
No rules. Just write.
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WOW - LOOK AT ALL THIS CRAP!
Wow - look at all this crap! isn't really about anything at all, but I did try to grow a mini-bonsai tree from a kit. It didn't work!
Wow - look at all this crap!
Kids Educational Games
Hundreds of games for kids placed in categories like geography, math, logic, and word. There's useful metadata about each game and users are given the chance to comment and rate them.
Bubble Calendar
The Bubble Calendar is a poster-sized calendar with a bubble to pop every day.
(via Everlasting Blort)
Tights Are Not Pants
Let's be clear. The wearing of tights as pants is an abomination.
Tights are NOT pants! Tights as pants are the fashion equivalent of 'Too Much Information.'
Eric The Eel
Footage from the 100m freestyle swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. Eric Moussambani from Equatorial Guinea, aka 'Eric The Eel' won international fame when he swam his heat of the 100m freestyle in 1:52.72 and won, because the two other competitors were disqualified for false starts.
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LISTS GALORE!
I'm wild about lists. I like to make them, I like to read them, and I LOVE to collect them. I started Lists Galore! as a place where I can share with the world the creative, helpful, funny, cynical, weird, and kooky lists I've collected.
Lists Galore!
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CHERYL RAINFIELD
Cheryl Rainfield: Avid Reader, Teen Fiction Writer, and Book-a-Holic. All Things Books, With a Focus on Children's and Teen Fiction. Do you like finding good children's or teen books to read? Then check out www.cherylrainfield.com/blog.
You can find detailed book reviews; author and illustrator interviews; links to gifts for book lovers; printable bookmarks; book and word art; information about what movies are coming out based on children's and teen books; children's and teen book news; book promotion; info about ebooks; and more
Cheryl Rainfield.
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: The Common Man.
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News From Beijing
That's American professional beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh and her teammate Misty May at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. And yes, that's George W. Bush.
But what is he doing?
(via Casa do Kct)
Talking Pets
Talking Pets is the site that's got all the pets talking.
Like my monkey.
You can choose a pet picture from a gallery, or upload your own from your computer. Then, using the text-to-speech feature, you can have it say a short message, then email the link for posting on a blog or website.
Try Talking Pets yourself.
Röntgen Drawings
Dutch artist Ben Kruisdijk uses x-ray photos to draw upon. Kruisdijk takes the reality of an x-ray photo, adds a drawing by etching it on the photo, thus creating a new reality.
The CERN Black Hole
In the eastern regions of France, near Lyon, bordering on Switzerland, lays the CERN facility which houses over 6,300 scientists working feverishly to bring online the next generation in basic particle super-colliders.
This massive Hadron collider is a magnetic ring, 27 kilometers (16.8 miles) in circumference, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world. The main purpose of this facility is to produce antimatter and black holes. Many people believe that if CERN were to produce just one stable black hole, it could destroy the world.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
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FROGBLOG
I'm a francophile atheist socialist southern California native living in Paris (that was just to get the pigeon-holing overwith). These are the lenses through which I view the world. I'm a writer and an entrepreneur. Like Keats, I believe that beauty is truth and that that's all you need to know.
frogblog.
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O QUE E ISSO?
O que é Isso? is a blog in Portuguese made by Pedro and Eninha. They translate internet sites to the Portuguese language and call it 'O que é Isso?' What's that?
O que é Isso?
2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
Beautiful photos of the spectacular - and without a doubt very expensive - Opening Ceremony at the Olympics.
Real Men Wear Goatees
Real men wear goatees and they use the GoateeSaver to keep them looking their best. Just place the GoateeSaver over your face, bite down on the mouthpiece, adjust it to how you like it, and shave. In seconds you'll have a perfect goatee that won't go unnoticed.
How To Watch Beijing 2008 Olympics Online For Free
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games kicked off yesterday, and the Web will be an important destination for sport lovers who want to be able to watch all of the action from their favorite events online.
Here is a list of the places online where lovers of the Games will be able to catch all of the action.
Some are legal, while others may be frowned upon, but all are legitimate ways of seeing the Olympics online.
(thanks Chris)