I Robot Now
June 30, 2006 at 7:47 am | Posted in Robotics, Sculpture | Leave a commentAmusing promotional website for the mediocre movie I, Robot.
The Human Marvels
June 30, 2006 at 7:43 am | Posted in Health, History, Kinesthetics, Philosophy, Physics | Leave a commentA remarkable (if sometimes amusingly suspect) catalog of sideshow performers.
“Big Brother Eyes Boost Honesty”
June 30, 2006 at 7:26 am | Posted in Advertising, Biology, Journalism, Photography, Psychology | Leave a commentPeople are apparently more honest when eyes are on them, even if the eyes are clearly artificial.
Scamming A Scammer, Carving A Commodor
June 30, 2006 at 7:24 am | Posted in Gratis, Propaganda | Leave a commentTurning a scam against a 419 scammer, 419Eater gets the scammer to carve him a wooden Commodor 64.
“Black People Hate Me And They Hate My Glasses” by Salamo Levin
June 30, 2006 at 7:20 am | Posted in Film, Humor, Literature | Leave a commentA long-titled short film that really, really isn’t about someone getting mugged.
How To Capture Little Planets
June 30, 2006 at 7:19 am | Posted in Astronomy, Photography, Psychology, Television | Leave a commentA tutorial that explains how to take 360 degree panoramic photographs and turn them into little planets. Another ups the ante by using any old panorama.
“Scent of a Robot” by Pete Miser
June 28, 2006 at 2:43 am | Posted in CG, Esoterica, FutureTech, Humor, Mashup/Remix, Music, Robotics, Sculpture | Leave a comment“I’m a robot; Programmed not to know that I’m a robot!” Video courtesy of PeteMiser.com.
Go-Logo
June 27, 2006 at 10:46 pm | Posted in Art, Eye Candy, History, Software, Vehicles | Leave a commentrunme.org
June 27, 2006 at 5:31 pm | Posted in Art, CG, Eye Candy, Film, Gratis, History, Mashup/Remix, Music, Software, Television, Vehicles | Leave a commentGoogle Will Eat Itself
June 27, 2006 at 5:12 pm | Posted in Gratis, Humor, Propaganda, Technology | Leave a commentAn ambitious (if strange) project to buy all of Google’s stock using revenues from Google ads.
Oolite
June 27, 2006 at 2:17 am | Posted in CG, Games, Gratis, History, Software | Leave a commentA free game of exploration, trading, and piracy in deep space, inspired by the seminal 1984 game, Elite.
“Photo Fakery” by Randall Nelson
June 27, 2006 at 2:13 am | Posted in Gratis, Journalism, Photography, Propaganda, Television | Leave a commentA comprehensive examination of how one can detect a doctored image, courtesy of OE Magazine.
Simple-IQ
June 26, 2006 at 4:57 pm | Posted in Biology, Psychology | Leave a commentThis surprisingly simple IQ test is evidently quite accurate, despire being entirely True or False.
Microsoft adCenter Labs Demonstration
June 26, 2006 at 4:46 pm | Posted in Chemistry, History, Painting, Reference, Software, Statistics | Leave a commentBased on a sample size of "undisclosed size," this new Microsoft demo predicts the demographic spread of a web page's viewers. Note, however, that, when set to URL, http://www.google.com is identifies as 100% female.
The Collier Classification System for Very Small Objects
June 24, 2006 at 7:46 pm | Posted in History, Painting, Physics, Reference, Science | Leave a commentHow to taxonomically identify the tiny clutter that fills every corner of your world.
Fox News Shouting Match
June 24, 2006 at 7:40 pm | Posted in Gratis, Journalism, Propaganda, Religion | Leave a comment3D Logic
June 24, 2006 at 7:33 pm | Posted in CG, Games, Gratis, History, Software | Leave a commentOne of a number of quality puzzle games on ThatVideoGameSite.com.
Paul Di Filippo’s Commentary on Wired
June 24, 2006 at 6:16 am | Posted in Humor, Journalism | Leave a commentAuthor Paul Di Filippo had some biting remarks about his time writing for Wired.
Ubuntu Linux
June 23, 2006 at 10:09 pm | Posted in CG, Gratis, History, Software, Technology | Leave a commentA remarkably easy-to-use Linux distro that can be downloaded as a single LiveCD.
“Pirate Baby’s Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006″ by Paul Robertson
June 23, 2006 at 10:04 pm | Posted in Eye Candy, Vehicles | Leave a commentA strong contender for strangest thing you're likely to see this year.
Amit’s Game Programming Information
June 22, 2006 at 5:34 pm | Posted in Games, History, Painting, Reference, Software | Leave a commentA collection of FAQs for anyone interested in designing game software.
Sun Microsystems To Evaporate Oceans, Consume Moon
June 22, 2006 at 5:31 pm | Posted in Esoterica, Fantastic, FutureTech, History, Legal, Physics, Software, Technology, Weapons | Leave a commentAn oldish blog entry describing the energy needed to power the largest hard-drive array the Zettabyte Filesystem can handle.
Dubai Photoset
June 22, 2006 at 8:58 am | Posted in Architecture, Journalism, Mathematics, Photography, Television | Leave a commentBrowser Speed Comparisons
June 21, 2006 at 6:48 pm | Posted in Chemistry, History, Painting, Reference, Software, Statistics, Technology | Leave a commentFor speed at least, these systematic tests give you a sense of who is actually the fastest.
Thirst For Knowledge = Opium Craving?
June 20, 2006 at 9:33 pm | Posted in Biology, Health, Journalism, Psychology, Science, Statistics | Leave a commentVia EurekaAlert, a surprising finding that may explain my motivation to seek Weird Stuff.
“Atlanta Nights” by Travis Tea
June 20, 2006 at 4:45 pm | Posted in CG, Gratis, Humor, Literature, Software | Leave a commentAfter PublishAmerica, a publisher without standards, impuned the sci-fi/fantasy community, a team of authors came together to submit the worst novel ever written to PublishAmerica, with hilarious results.
1000 Blank White Cards
June 20, 2006 at 4:41 pm | Posted in CG, Drawing, Eye Candy, Games, Gratis | Leave a comment
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