December 2007
28 posts
Driver blames pterodactyl for crashing into pole →
From Wenatchee World: A 29-year-old Wenatchee man told police a pterodactyl caused him to drive his car into a light pole about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. When police asked the man what caused the accident, his one-word answer was “pterodactyl,” Smith said. A pterodactyl was a giant winged reptile that lived more than 65 million years ago.
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Dark Roasted Blend: Rare Photos of the Russian... →
Energiya-Buran: The Soviet Space Shuttle... →
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Backwards singing video with comedy reverse-film... →
In this youtube, a young man sits down at a table and begins singing backwards (I won’t spoiler the video for you by naming the song), while undertaking a variety of time-bound activities — popping balloons, knocking over a Jenga tower, pouring liquid, etc. At the halfway mark, the video rolls again, in reverse, with all those time-bound effects doing that cool liquid-pouring...
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I'm The U.N. Undersecretary Your Mother Warned You... →
“You don’t want to know what’s behind these eyes. Nothing but pain, baby. Pain and anguish and an intimate knowledge of the positive effect microloans can have on the farming families of eastern Sudan.”
Akira Club →
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The Secret State: Whitehall and the Cold War →
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History is often best understood as a series of errors and misjudgements with profound, if not disastrous, consequences, but The Secret State reverses the trend as it is the story of a group of people who, with a bit of luck and a lot of skill, actually got it right. Had you asked many politicians or military personnel back in 1952, very few would have put money on the world...
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire →
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Who Controls the Internet: Illusions of a... →
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A Secular Age →
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Ultrasound scanning goes 4D: put your unborn... →
‘Tis the season for round-robin newsletters telling everyone about baby’s first steps, Auntie Muriel’s hip replacement and Grandad’s new false teeth. But now the printed / email / video circular has taken another twist, with proud parents-to-be being able to download 4D scans of their unborn child onto media players.
Eyewitness account of pimply teen absolutely... →
Eyewitness account of pimply teen absolutely killing the most difficult song on Guitar Hero 3 in the midst of holiday shopping at Best Buy. There is complete silence. Even my son is staring slackjawed, like he does in church during communion, not understanding the content of the ritual but understanding the tone and sacredness of the space. At just over 6 minutes, the song becomes even more...
All Ears →
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Meraki →
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Visualizing Data →
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Unsolicited Testimonial: Clear Card →
What It Is: The Clear card is designed for frequent travelers, to let you skip the line at airport security (You still have to go through security, of course) in exchange for a fee. This one I was fascinated by as soon as I heard about it. I fly a lot — about a quarter million miles in the past two years alone — and I have a bad case of Flying While Brown, so this was right up my...
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring →
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November 2007
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