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Scare Tactics FTW!
Much to my delight Scare Tactics has been posted on Hulu. I had all but forgotten about the show that originally aired a few years ago -- with host Shannon Doughtery when recently I saw an ad for an updated version with host Tracy Morgan. The problem with my being...
Phillip Toledano – Days with My Father
Phillip Toledano - Days with My Father [link] A real novel approach to gallery navigation.
Thank You for Choosing the Hyatt Regency Purgatory.
McSweeneys Internet Tendency: Thank You for Choosing the Hyatt Regency Purgatory. [link] "Ice—Ice machines can be found on every floor. Guests are welcome to help themselves to as much ice as desired, except when enduring mandatory periods of purifying fire....
Review of Cradle will Rock
Review of Cradle Will Rock Itâs been some time since Iâve seen Cradle Will Rock [IMDB link] but surprisingly Iâm still finding new things in it. Itâs like a strong cup of coffee, well-brewed and with varying textures and flavors. Most of these tinge of...
OK, Its Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room.
McSweeneys Internet Tendency: OK, Its Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room. [link] "So this isnt a question of me being uptight. This is a question of having a giant elephant in the conference room. Its huge. It stinks. And I think it might have relieved itself...
Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers: Humor: The New Yorker
Shouts & Murmurs: Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers: Humor: The New Yorker [link] 3. Steal Cherylâs famous potato-salad recipe. When Cheryl asks, âWhy did you steal my recipe?,â? say, âI donât know, Cheryl, why did you break my heart?â? Then laugh so...
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What does Wikipedia consider Important?
Fun/disturbing little article comparing word statistics from wikipedia entries. Does the size of the article (in word count) determine the cultural relevance of the material? If so this paints a grim picture of the internet community in my opinion. Some days I wonder...
The Obsolete Man
Just saw an interesting episode of the Twilight Zone; The Obsolete Man. Though it's overtly a commentary on fascism it is all somehow relatable. I see myself in the little librarian played by Burgess Meredith. Not that I'm an avid reader (skipping of course RSS...
FANCY SOME TEA DARLING?
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Incredible Hulk Musings
The Incredible Hulk [IMDB link] delivers on a lot of personal scores for me. The main point which can not be denied is the homage to the 70s T.V. show. I posted a few weeks ago about the Hulk marathon that the SciFi channel was running and it was fun to reminisce. I...
Gamucci
I think this is my favorite video this week.
SporeVote
Since the release of the Spore Creature Creator [link] EA is starting the build up to the official release. One novel and funny idea is Spore Vote [link]. Get a bunch of B-list celebs to design creatures and use their creations to promote your product. There's...
Last Three Months of natecooper.net
Found this great sight last night wordle [link] that generates a very configurable text cloud from paragraphs of text. Definitely check it out. The results are beautiful. Found it on konigi [link] Above is a word cloud using the words from all the stories at...
Boarding a train that doesn’t stop | Urban Planning Blog
Urban Planning Blog has found a nifty video of a concept train that basically never stops. [link] Seems like what happens is that arriving passengers head towards a smaller train on the top of the main train and this train rolls to a stop at the station while at the...
Fake Speed Bumps – Philadelphia Using Psychadelic 3d Tricks to Slow You Down
Here's a pretty neat idea. Paint fake obstructions on the road to get people to slow down. [link] I swear there was something like this at UCSC where there was a series of three speed bumps all marked with striped white paint but the third one was just a striped...
Ken Burns Effect Before Ken Burns
This trailer for 1970's Love Story is essentially an iPhoto Slideshow pre-PC. Analog panning and zooming effectively communicate a story. [VIDEO - LINK] If they only knew then how many countless Senior Proms would cop their style perhaps they would have sought a...