January 2009
MotoGP: crash camera →
The most complicated part of the MotoGP rider animation was the crash sequences. These were controlled by the physics engine, which modeled the rider as a simple sphere, computing how it should…
Weekly Ad Uncoiling: MTV’s Staying-Alive.org →
You work in this soul-crushing business for as many years as I have, you relish the chance to do some pro-bono Cause advertising, the chance to Do Some Good. For me, that chance came a few…
Steamfitting →
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I love Joe Clark’s commentaries on when straight people try to talk about gay culture. You’ll notice I don’t pretend to know it.
Is Tim Palen really like a…
Google "Glasnost" exposes Canada as one... →
UPDATE: commenter Yazan points out that the Glasnost’s chart is based on ongoing testing, and that not all countries have been tested equally. So far, Canada is among the worst blockers, but…
Your Daily WTF: Cooter Music →
The inherent creepiness found in much of children’s television only really becomes apparent when one enters adulthood. It is only then that we have at last forgotten just exactly what we…
Song.ly: share music on Twitter! →
Song.ly: share music on Twitter! Submit a link to an mp3 file you’ve found on the Web. Your friends will get a short link to a page allowing them to play the song right in the browser.
BookGlutton: Get Beyond The Page With Social... →
Maybe I’m biased towards writing-related topics because of my background and personal projects, but I also think good writing is one of the most important cornerstones of good business, and…
Cthulhu Cthursday: Shhhh, He’s Sleeping →
Sleeping Cthulhu by Rob Stanley [RedBubble]
1981 primitive Internet report on KRON →
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less than fashionable???
Google "Glasnost" exposes Canada as one... →
Google’s new Measurement Lab project is an arm’s length suite of tools allowing users to scrutinize their own ISPs. Among the offerings is something called Glasnost- a nifty app hosted…
OMG Glowy Fabric! - LumiGram →
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This is exactly the sort of material I’ve been waiting for my glowy clothing ideas.
Clothes, handbags, undies or throw pillows, the insane fiber optics from …
Neil Gaiman: author, icon and social media rock... →
Digital technology has forced many industries to rethink their business models. Unfortunately, many industries are steeped in tradition and find it hard to evolve. It takes bands like …
Rare "Prehistoric" Shark Photographed... →
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War Haunted →
These are, I’m told, the work of one Sergei Larenkov, and they are wonderful. He’s reshot WW2-era photographs in the present day, from their original perspectives, and then faded the original in. …
Raph reminds me why I've been reading his blog... →
I’ve said before that socialization requires downtime, by which I mean that people who are busy pressing a bunch of other buttons or busy watching a dozen different colored bars have pretty…
The Freeky Stuff - Optimal Masturbation →
Harvard Medical School treatment wipes out herpes... →
submitted by jms1225 to science [link] [36 comments]
Eigenfactor: Visualizing Information Flow in... →
From Moritz Stefaner, the same person who created the elegant “elastic” Noble Price lists, comes the brand-new Eigenfactor: Visualizing Information Flow in Science [eigenfactor.org]….
College Course Teaches Pro Starcraft →
A course offered at UC Berkeley is teaching Starcraft fans how to take their skills to the next level by using mathematics, Sun-Tzu and “advanced Starcraft theory.”
Move over PodCamp, I want a BaconCamp! →
Yes, BaconCamp.You know you want to go.
Ironically, I am already scheduled against it. But maybe I’ll send BaconCat.
Sustenance In The Wilderness →
(Our store is near the university campus, right next to the dorms. I received an odd call one day.)
Me: “Thank you for calling ****, how can I help you?”
Caller: “Yes, my daughter lives in the…
The History of the Internet →
The story uses PICOL - Pictorial Communication Language - icons, to tell the tale. Such humble beginings, to now:
Link and video via core77.com.
Brain on a stick →
Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com
title: “Brain on a stick” - originally published 1/26/2009 For the latest news in PHD Comics,…
Finally a new ESPN/MLG Halo 3 Top Ten! It's... →
ESPN/MLG Top Ten #14
Watch the best plays from the Dallas and Vegas Playoff event in this Pro-only ESPN/MLG Top Ten. Think you can one-up them? Submit your clips at…
Ze Frank's Flash toy lets you draw with your voice →
it’s like Visual Acoustics, inverted
OM NOM NOM... aka 'Hard drive shredder' (I never... →
submitted by umibozu to technology [link] [126 comments]
Barack Obama's Site Leading to Trojan... →
securitylabs.websense.com: Barack Obama’s Site Leading to Trojan — Change has finally arrived in the United States of America, marking the dawn of a new era. The US…
Keeping the old gamer dreams alive →
Winners Don’t Use Drugs Monday, January 26 2009 - 2:11 PM by: Gabe
We stopped by Gameworks on Sunday night before heading over to the Video Games Live concert. We had heard that they…
Unofficial iTunes Store proxy running on AppSpot →
this won’t last long [via]
Cool Game Mechanics: Massive Boardgame →
I like the idea of mini games with the crew in transit
Hilarious New Heineken Commercial →
Hilarious New Heineken Commercial January 26, 2009 by Kiltak
WTF Blanket (Snuggie parody) →
submitted by marney to WTF [link] [36 comments]
Datamob Updated, Mr. President →
With President Obama firing off memos and executive orders on open government, FOIA obedience and Executive Branch ethics, now feels like a good time to make sure Datamob is up to date….
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Web Frameworks →
Web frameworks can be nice, but they can also get in your way. One of
the pleasant side effects of implementing more and more functionality
over XMPP is that we’ve eliminated the need for Web…
8 Inspiring Stories Of ASCII Art →
Labels are fragile: text and pictures have always been closely connected. From the dawn of written language to the era of microcomputers, much of human creation has explored the relationship…
Vatican accuses Obama of Arrogance - Help, I'm... →
submitted by Fused88 to politics [link] [56 comments]
Help Us Get The New Album Made →
We are getting ready to start recording a brand new full length album. Since we are no longer supported by a record label, we’ll be paying for everything ourselves.
Be a part of Sinch history…
Welcome to QUAKELIVE →
id is remaking Quake 3 to run in the browser, it will be free. it will be awesome.
Welcome to QUAKELIVE →
id is remaking Quake 3 to run in the browser, it will be free. it will be awesome.
The Death of Microsoft Flight Simulator →
The future of Microsoft’s decades-old Flight Simulator series is uncertain after reports that the entirety of the game’s staff has been laid off.
The Italian Job Cliffhanger Solved →
How could you possibly solve the gold-or-death cliffhanger at the end of the original Italian Job? With science!
Violence in videogames pretty lame, according to... →
We North American gamers are a rough and tumble crowd. We like our football games, our hockey games, our first-person shooters, and typically veer towards anything involving the spillage of blood,…
A Better Way To Book Live Music →
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Who wants to build this with me?
Digital technology has revolutionized the way recorded music is created, discovered, distributed and sold. The market for live…
An Open Letter from Doc Brown to Marty McFly →
Dear Marty-
Having recently reviewed the surveillance footage of the events of the night you went back to 1985, I couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback by your spurious…
publicbroadcasting.ca: Cadence Weapon Releases... →
publicbroadcasting.ca: Cadence Weapon Releases PWYC Album
Source: www.publicbroadcasti…
has released his remix album “Seperation Anxiety” as a Pay What You Can album through the…