My various browsers comprise a veritable swaying, swinging tower of memory usage, threatening to cause my poor little MacBook to go belly-up unless I divulge some of the various links I’ve managed to stumble across lo these many unblogged days. So, with that in mind, here goes.
Feltron’s personal “annual report” is a wonder of graphic design and self-deprecating humor that shouldn’t be missed. (He divulges, in a quiet deadpan, that the number of miles he “traveled” in 2008 includes miles traveled in Grand Theft Auto 4.)
The Palm pre is almost good enough to convert me over to a Sprint customer, at least in theory. We’ll see.
Jeff Bridges kept a personal photo journal while on the set making Iron Man. Awesome.
Also Iron Man-related: how one man’s Flickr photo ended up being featured prominently in the film.
Have you ever wondered how the TV networks get that cool first down yellow line on the field during NFL games? Wonder no more:
H/T Gizmodo.
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…To The Dump, To The Dump, To The Dump Dump DUMP!
That’s right, folks, it’s time for another browser-clearing session ’round these parts, so strap in and enjoy.
What’s worse than finding out that a former classmate was published in Linux Journal? Finding out that he works for Google and races BMWs on the weekends, of course. Hi, Laz!
The world’s oldest profession? Not recession proof. How did I know about this? CNN Headline news decided it was newsworthy enough for a noontime story slot. I think we’re going to need a smaller violin, folks.
The creator of that Big Picture blog I mentioned the other day was interviewed over at Waxy.org. Pretty interesting stuff. And, if you’re interested in seeing ground-level shots from the Midwest flooding, the Red Cross started a category on their WordPress blog devoted to galleries from their on-the-scene staff. There are some very cool and moving shots among those posted, so give it a look.
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Advice For The Ages
“Don’t talk back to Darth Vader, he’ll getcha.”
This one’s been making the blogospheric rounds and thus, who am I to stomp on a meme? Enjoy Star Wars as interpreted by a 3 year old:
Heh.
Who Says Dark Lords Of The Sith Don’t Have A Sense Of Humor?
Darth Vader, practical joker:
Heh.
Videos Out The Yin-Yang
My in-laws have been in town for about the past week, so I’ve been a bit limited in terms of how much time I can get on the ol’ Lappy 486, and for this, I apologize. What follows is a compendium of the weird, wild and entertaining free videos I’ve stumbled across these last few days.
First off is “Kiwi!”, a short animated film with a twist of an ending so shocking as to compare favorably with Fight Club, The Sixth Sense and Transformers: The Movie (I mean, who knew they’d kill Optimus Prime, for cryin’ out loud!), only more Warner Brothers-esque:
It’s beautiful, heart-wrenching and sublime, if I do say so myself.
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WARNING: Do Not Attempt With Actual Spouse
Spousal torment is never funny, particularly that of the extremely geeky variety.
I repeat, that is not funny.