April 2008
148 posts
TOMS RIVER BUSINESS OWNER SAVES LIFE OF A... →
Homer CSS →
brocatus: dailymeh: You might have seen this, but I just want to point out the awesome implementation. This is 3d ascii art! The building blocks are characters, which are then positioned on top of each other and colored using CSS. Finally some innovation in the field of ascii art, after a standstill since the old BBSes. I opened the page and thought it was a joke, a Homer-roll if you will, but...
Twitter visualization done right →
Sifting through twitter for something worth seeing.
GTA IV: Could Be Hollywood's Biggest Summer... →
Tuesday’s release of Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to be so big, there’s a real concern in Hollywood that the video game could dampen the box office for the May 2nd release of Iron Man.
Japanese Obsessed with Shiny Mud Balls →
Once Kayo teaches children how to make these mud balls, they become absorbed in forming a sphere, and they put all their energy into polishing the ball until it sparkles. The dorodango soon becomes…
Miracle Fruit Makes (Almost) Everything Delicious →
Miracle fruit, a berry from Africa, has a strange effect: After eating it, everything sour suddenly tastes sweet.
Bizarre clip, a tune that keeps evolving each time... →
Honestly, I have no idea how this is done. Each time you play the video, the recorded tune’s pitch keeps rising.It’s only 12sec long, so it takes quite a few plays till you get sick and tired of…
Woman to Harvest Virginity of Pro-Net Neutrality... →
Tanya Devereaux says that she is turning virgin surgeon in order to divest any nerd of his cherry—provided that they support a free web. One of the terms and conditions states that the act must not…
Reveal Your Secret Hobbit Name →
stephaniemcdonald: hilker: rockuboff: tumblweed: mine is “Todo Foxburr of Fair Downs” Mine is Azaelia Bumbleroot! So Pretty! “Falco Toadfoot of Frogmorton” “Ivy Broadbelt of Buckland” Nice! ”Podo Chubb”
Giles Bowkett: Three Ways To Say The Same Thing →
Originally Posted by WebCore/platform/graphics/win/SimpleFontDataCGWin.cpp m_allowFontSmoothing = (nameStr != “Ahem”); Good job, WebKit. Way to pass that Acid3. Seen in signature from jdong@ubuntu forums.
Report: Human Beings Were Nearly Extinct 70,000... →
Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently…
Ubuntu Hardy Heron Released! →
It’s out guys…
Award for funniest person: Tina Fey →
Tina Fey finally getting due recognition
Four Abandoned Stations of the London Underground... →
Every day, three million people use the 268 stations and the 253 miles of track. But what about those stations that have long since gone, which history has neglected? Which stations got left behind?
“Keyboard:Sir, he’s pressed control and P simultaneously.
Monitor:Oh God, here...”
– Twenty Sided » Blog Archive » Print Job
A Scientific Attempt To Create Most Annoying Song... →
jakoblodwick: “It’s actually a fascinating listen, worthwhile for the opera rapping alone.”
15 'Badass' Quotes from Al Pacino →
Over the course of his Oscar-winning career — spanning the ”Godfather” films, ”Scarface,” and now ”88 Minutes” — Pacino has given us more than his share of great soundbites.
Frank Miller's 'The Spirit' Poster is Absolutely... →
