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Creepy Typewriter Sci-Fi Creatures

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:34:21 -0500

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, William Gibson and Philip K. Dick, Jeremy Mayer builds sci-fi inspired sculptures by using antique typewriters. Gallery [via]

Sexy People

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:24:17 -0500

Sexy People is a blog which is "a celebration of the perfect portrait." Do you consider yourself as sexy as these people? It's tough competition. Link.

Diving 330 meters into the Mediterranean

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:16:44 -0500

Read Pascal Bernabe's account of how he descended 330 meters (1100 feet) into the Mediterranean. Link.

Goats climbing trees in Morocco

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:49:59 -0500

Photoshopped? Nope. These goats found in Morocco can climb these Argan trees with ease and grace.

If you're having a hard time believing me, check out the video found at this link.

[Above image via Lottelies]

Chinglish of the Day: I love you lalways.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:09:40 -0500

I can only hope that someday a great love will give me such a notebook. A notebook with poetry, full of love and raw honesty...and fingers?

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Chinglish of the Day: Babyfeel

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:50:55 -0500

So wrong, yet oh so right. This is the hottest club in Jiangmen...and maybe this side of the Yangtze River.

Babyfeel night club in Jiangmen, GD, P.R.China
Photo Credit: Facebook Group "Mebbe we go BABYFEEL BABYFEEL BABYFEEL?"

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Life after Loss ~ baby loss forum

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:05:47 -0500

This is the story of my wonderful baby, Louis Alexander Santry........
I have been a childrens nanny for the past 20 years. I always knew that one day i would have a baby of my own. I'd given so much love to the children i'd looked after and knew that i wanted to share that with my own baby one day.
I met a wonderful man, and we thought the world of each other. We both felt it only natural to try for the baby we both longed for.
After only one month of trying we were so pleased we had fallen pregnant. To say we were excited is an 'understatement'.
I didn't have an easy pregnancy. I was sick every day, but it didn't stop me smiling. I can remember walking to the local village, (i lived in Ireland at the time), and i was thinking that everyone knew i was pregnant as my tummy stuck out so much. Bless me....i was only two weeks pregnant at the time!!

Stain Glass X-Rays

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:25:27 -0500

Wim Delvoye designed these stain glass windows using real x-rays.

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Beijing Olympic fireworks were digitally faked

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:10:13 -0500

Were you floored by the fireworks display at the Beijing Olympics? Turns out an almost 1-minute sequence of the display was digitally faked.

The opening to the Bejing Olympics featured a staggering fireworks display, but those watching at home were tricked into thinking what they saw was real. Some of it was actually CGI.

The fakery was unearthed by a local Chinese newspaper, The Beijing Times, which revealed that a 55-second sequence was created by a visual effects team, which included a series of giant footsteps made by fireworks.

Confusingly, this actually took place in the real ceremony, but the organisers felt that the sequence of 28 footprints would not be accurately captured live, so they faked it.

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Hummus: The Rap

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:13:48 -0500

GoRemy raps about how there is good in the Middle East... It's hummus [wiki]. Link

Related:
Hummus recipe from Dede's Mediterranean Kitchen - Link

How many goats are you worth?

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:58:40 -0500

How many goats are you worth? Take the quiz and find out!

My worth is "9: You're almost the most beautiful girl here." How about you? Share it in the comments.

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The BBQ Song

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:09:26 -0500

It's summer time and there's nothing better than lighting up the grill and cookin' up some meat. To keep you in the barbecuing mood here is "The BBQ Song" sung by Rhett and Link (backup provided by the Homestead Pickers). It's not only a catchy tune, but also a lesson about the different barbecue preparations across the southern United States. Link.

Related:
Rhett and Link official website - Link
The Alka-Seltzer Great American Road Trip - Link

Chinglish of the Day: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:52:01 -0500

Kid tested. Beatle approved.

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Autistic Basketball Manager Plays a Great Game

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:33:02 -0500

John McElwain is a special education student with autism. He is his high school's basketball manager and definitely shows a love for the game and for his team.

For the last game of the season, coach Johnson let John suit up for the game, not necessarily to play, but to give him the feeling of what it feels like to wear a jersey. At four minutes left in the game coach Johnson put John in the game. John's first two shot attempts were airballs, but his next 7 consecutive shots are legendary. John made six three-pointers and one two-point shot. Incredible.

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Randy Pausch passed away at age 47

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:44:37 -0500

Internet sensation and true inspiration, Randy Pausch passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 47 on July 25, 2008.

A popular computer-science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, he delivered his "Last Lecture" on Sept. 18, 2007. It became an Internet sensation, with a global audience charmed by his easy manner and insight, in awe of his complete lack of self-pity. It was as though he already knew more than he should, had dipped a ways into eternity and brought back some pieces for the rest of us to use in whatever ways and for whatever time we can. The end of the lecture, it turned out, was just the beginning.

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Related:
Randy Pausch's Home Page
Randy Pausch [wikipedia] - Link
"The Last Lecture" [Amazon] - Link