ruff linkage 201032

Posted on 7.8.2010 by Jan Zup[ping]er

[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited]

online video killed the …

Stealing Beaty (Trailer) – these guys used an ikea store to create their movie…

FRED THE RAVER (sub zero remix of djss-we came to entertain) – what an incredibly cool kid. this video is also simply worth it to read the parents disclaimers… "Not too worry.. the music was not too loud.. i have super imposed a small fraction of the original audio back into the file… the car isnt fitted with any big audio systems or anything its just a standard car system"

Washing Machine Self Destructs REMIX – "Gave it eyes and a soul."

Emily Henochowicz Speaks Out: Art Student Who Lost Her Eye After Being Shot by Israeli Tear Gas Canister – "Emily Henochowicz Speaks Out: Art Student Who Lost Her Eye After Being Shot by Israeli Tear Gas Canister in West Bank Protest Discusses Her Life, Her Art, and Why She Plans to Return"

Know Your Meme: Playing Dead/Lying Down Game – "The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies investigates two internet photo memes: Playing Dead and Lying Down Game."

Made-Up – "A hesitant girl tries to be someone else. She loses herself… quite literally."

Eva Mendes Sex Tape – "The sex tape everyone has been waiting for with Eva Mendes is finally here and you won't believe what kinds of positions she gets into"

You Got Vuvuzela'd! – "From the folks that brought us “Rick Rolling”, it’s time to get Vuvuzela’d!"

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Wipeout recreated with an RC car and lots of cardboard – "He decided to create a track out of cardboard reminiscent of the Wipeout tracks. He then hooked up a wireless camera to a remote control car, and modified the controller to be an arcade cabinet with a wheel and forward/reverse selector."

CaptchArt – "Captcha Interpretive Art, courtesy of Anon" "art" created with the help of captchas.

Massive Censorship Of Digg Uncovered – "A group of influential conservative members of the behemoth social media site Digg.com have just been caught red-handed in a widespread campaign of censorship, having multiple accounts, upvote padding, and deliberately trying to ban progressives."

Fresh Stuff From Princess Hijab – her work is as stunning as ever. i also like the photo, the clash between the woman passing by and the poster

There's more energy in wasted food than there is in the Gulf of Mexico – "Americans aren't, technically, eating an average of 3774 calories per day. This figure is calculated by looking at food produced, divided by the number of Americans. It assumes we're eating all that, but, in reality, according to environmental scientist Gidon Eshel we really only eat about 2800 calories per day. That whopping 3774 includes both what we eat—and what we waste."

our reading list – "compiled from the original short list of everyone's must-read books"

Obsessive Internet Use Linked with Depression in Teens – "Excessive online behavior tends to occur as a result of conditions such as anxiety and depression, either as a way to self-medicate or as a manifestation of the person's mental state. But what about the reverse? Could pathological Internet browsing lead to depression or other mental problems in people who are otherwise healthy?"

How Apple's App Store Censoring Process Works – "their fate is in the hands of the seemingly capricious Gods of the App Store. Gods who give the thumbs up or thumbs down following little logic or method, no matter if the developer is a big print publication or an independent artist."

Rustic Fig Pizza With Sprouted Kitchen – "The crust has a nice nutty flavor from the whole wheat, a savory bite from the herbs, and if you aren’t partial to fresh figs or goat cheese, it is your canvas for any flavor combination you choose."

Taiwanese woman catches 4 million mosquitoes – "A Taiwanese woman has taken a sizeable bite out of Taiwan's mosquito population, and won a 3,000 US dollar cash prize, by catching around 4 million of the bloodsuckers in just one month." doesn't realy say how she killed them though

Interview: Cow Clicker Yields Ruminations On Social Gaming's Tense Battle Lines – "I think a great many social game developers are mistaking the success of their games for positive contributions to humanity,"

The Interview, 31/07/2010 Joi Ito – "The trick he says, is to be in position when they arrive and his formula for doing so is a curious mix of networking, Buddhist philosophy and serendipity"

Who’s in the Blogosphere? – "Have you ever wondered who and what the blogosphere consisted of? Well, luckily a recent study was undertaken by Technorati, in order to help put things in perspective. "

Naked woman falls through roof in Aberdeen – "A naked woman fell 60ft through a roof in Aberdeen after a kinky romp – and walked away with only minor injuries."

Fashion Police Thwarted: Sagging is Legal – "You have the right to look ridiculous."

Why Divorce? Just Stay Separated – "Technically, the two are married. They file joint tax returns; she’s covered by his insurance. But they see each other just several times a year. “Since separating we get along better than we ever have,” he said. “It’s kind of nice.” "

He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died – "Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from."

RIAA ‘Protects’ Radiohead’s In Rainbows – "In 2007 Radiohead sent a shockwave through the music industry by allowing fans to download their new ‘self-released’ album ‘In Rainbows’ for whatever price they wanted to pay, including nothing. Fast-forward three years and the RIAA and IFPI are sending takedown notices to people who share that album online. What happened?"

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Minergie ist auf dem Mietmarkt rar – "Wer in Bern eine Mietwohnung mit tiefem Energieverbrauch sucht, wird selten fündig. Der Grund ist ein Sanierungsstau bei energetisch schlechten Altbauten, die den Löwenanteil des Marktes ausmachen. " mentions burgunderstrasse, where we will be moving soon.

Carrotmob Bern – first carrotmob in bern

Artyou | Urbane Kunst Basel – Streetart, graphic Art, Illustration, in Basel

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ruff linkage 201031

Posted on 31.7.2010 by Jan Zup[ping]er

[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited]

online video killed the …

Howard – “Do you remember when we met? You were brilliant, witty, gorgeous to look at…something’s changed. Film by Julia Pott” [via ze frank]

Keyboard Cat Redux – had to be done

OEDIPUS (starring… vegetables) – "The story of OEDIPUS in 8 minutes performed by vegetables"

DJ Greyboy's french bulldog DJ MAMA on the scratch pt. 2 dog scratching – "MAMA, flexing her DJ skills"

POP MOONWALK's WAL-MART – "Hip Pop Shoppin'" and i LOLd

Best Penalty Kick Ever? Ezequiel Calvente Penalty for Spain U19 vs Italy U19 (24/07/10) – total class

The WTF moment of a reporter – "Puts the basket ball half a court away"

"Serenity Now" RE-CUT – "A re-arrangement of Seinfeld scenes into an action-thriller movie trailer. The song playing throughout is "Vicious Traditions" by the Veils."

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Mila's Daydreams – these pictures show pure desperation, the story of a mum who can't stand the void when her baby is taking naps… but ok ok, its cute and creative as wel [via b3ta]

Things I Did Last Night – mate, i understand. you were desperate, since i was doing your sister who you usually have sex with…

Sneaky New App Avoids Awkward Chats, Sends You Straight to Voicemail – "If you’ve ever dreaded making a phone call and anxiously wished for a voicemail greeting as you dialed, you know exactly why this app is a genius idea. It strips away the awkwardness of a voice-to-voice call while still letting you claim to have attempted direct communication. How perfectly passive-aggressive!"

The energy-efficient way to power your accessories. – "When the Apple Battery Charger recharges your batteries, it not only maximizes battery performance and lifespan, it also conserves energy." want!

World Cup 2010 – North Korean flops shamed in public – "Reports claim coach Kim Jong-Hun was made to work on a building site and expelled from the Workers' Party of Korea." if true, fucking sad!

iPad owners are selfish elitists, non-owners are independent geeks – "iPad owners are wealthy, sophisticated, educated, and score very low in tests designed to chart altruism and kindness. In short, they're rich and smart, but also spoiled and cruel." guily as charged.

Quite possibly the best Robots.txt file ever. – deffo up there

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacks Octopus Paul – "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian leader, says Paul the Octopus, the sea creature that correctly predicted the outcome of World Cup games, is a symbol of all that is wrong with the western world." makes perfect sense.

Man hit by six meteorites blames aliens – 'I am obviously being targeted by extraterrestrials. I don't know what I have done to annoy them but there is no other explanation that makes sense. The chance of being hit by a meteorite is so small that getting hit six times has to be deliberate.'

Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting – "Catalonia became the first Spanish mainland region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds."

Google Develops a Facebook Rival – "Google Inc. is in talks with several makers of popular online games as it seeks to develop a broader social-networking service that could compete with Facebook Inc., according to people familiar with the matter."

HTML5 Pacman – neat, flash can now go back to animations

Sniper Jesus – "sweet Photoshop of a well-armed Lord Jesus"

Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent – 6. up from … The Yes Men Fix The World

"The Yes Men" Movie Dodges Legal Challenge by Launching on BitTorrent – "Culture jamming pranksters The Yes Men have released their latest film on BitTorrent, unable to do so via conventional distribution channels because they are being sued by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce."

Gorillaz: Escape to Plastic Beach Debuts for iPhone and iPad – "The Damon Albarn-fronted music project / virtual band Gorillaz finally has an official video game to call its own — Gorillaz: Escape to Plastic Beach ($1.99) and Gorillaz: Escape to Plastic Beach for iPad ($1.99)."

Super Heroes vs. the Westboro Baptist Church – "who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and…kittens?"

The Queen has joined Flickr – "Ladies and gentlemen, please rise from your seats for the national anthem, because the Queen has joined Flickr."

EFF Wins New Legal Protections for Video Artists, Cell Phone Jailbreakers, and Unlockers | Electronic Frontier Foundation – jailbreaking your iphone is now legal, gratz and thx eff

Will Gamers Be the New Green Superheroes? – "With more than 500 million gamers worldwide and a billion more expected in the next decade, there is no denying the collective power of their force. But can this very real human resource do more than save the virtual planet?"

Wikileaks Publishes Massive Dump of Military Records – "Whistleblower site WikiLeaks today published US military logs covering classified information about Afghanistan, spanning from 2004 through 2009. This is being called the biggest military leak in history. Needless to say, the US government is none too happy about this."

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Innenraum-Komposter gewinnt James Dyson Award – a cool composting device that can be used indoors won the prestigous designaward [german text]

Switzerland's World War II Bunkers Get a Second Life – "Oschwald says clients from 30 countries use the underground facility at Saanen to store their digital data, "anyone from a student storing files from his computer to an international corporation that wants its data accessed from anywhere in the world."

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rats, why did i ever get addicted to playing a game?

Posted on 29.7.2010 by Jan Zup[ping]er

“Intermittent reinforcement,” he said. “My friend Matthew, he leads our guild, he told me about it. It comes from experiments with rats. Imagine that you have a rat who gets some food every time he pushes a lever. How often do you think he pushes the lever?”

“As often as he’s hungry, I suppose. I kept mice once — they knew when it was time for food and they’d rush over to the corner of the cage that I dropped their seeds and cheese into.”

“Right. Now, what about a level that gives food every fifth time they press the lever?”

“I don’t know — less?”

“About the same, actually, After a while, the rats figure out that they need five presses for a food pellet and every time they want feeding, they wander over and hit it five times. Now, what about a lever that gives food out at random? Sometimes one press, sometimes one hundred presses?”

“They’d give up, right?”

“Wrong! They press it like crazy, All day and all night. It’s like someone who wins a little money in the lottery one week and then plays every week afterward, forever. The uncertainty drives them crazy, it’s the most addictive system of all. Matthew says it’s the most important part of game design — one day you manage to kill a really hard NPC with a lucky swing, and it drops some incredibly epic item, and you make more money in ten seconds than you made all week, and you have to keep going back to that spot, looking for a monster like it, thinking it’ll happen again.”

“But it’s random, right?”

“I’m not sure,” he said. “Matthew says it is. I sometimes think that the game company deliberately messes up the odds so that when you’re just about to quit, you get another jackpot.” He shrugged. “That’s what I’d do, anyway.”

“If it’s random, it shouldn’t make any difference what you do and where you play. If you flip a coin ten times and it comes up heads ten times in a row, you’ve got exactly the same chance of it coming up heads an eleventh time than if had come up all tails, or half and half.”

from cory doctorow: for the win, another great read that for reason i am taking ages to finish reading on my iPad.

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ruff linkage 201030

Posted on 24.7.2010 by Jan Zup[ping]er

[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited]

online video killed the …

How to pull out a tooth with a rocket… – apparently the son wanted to pull his tooth this way, the question remains, should you let him…

MIA — Paper Planes Brentwood Redux – "All I want to do is watch this video and so will you when you realize M.I.A. has lost her cred and she's living in Suburbia now." nice spoof

cows & cows & cows – coreographed cowbubbles… lololol

OLD SPICE REMIX: by Mike Relm – bitchin'

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One-pan wonder recipe – "I continue the tahini theme from last week with an unusual use of tahini as a raw paste rather than the more common diluted sauce." and another yumm.

‘Yes Men’ Use BitTorrent To Avoid Censorship – "The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist duo who expose the lies and social problems caused by governments and corporations. In their much awarded films they impersonate people in power to bring out the truth. Because the US Chamber of Commerce is suing their asses, they have now turned to BitTorrent to get their message out."

BP Photoshops Another Official Image Terribly – "This week it came to light that BP had photoshopped—poorly—an official image of their crisis command center. Apparently, that wasn't an isolated incident. Let's take a closer look at this view from a helicopter, shall we?"

osymyso: New tracks on Do Or D.I.Y. session. – "I recently made a 10 minute session for the brilliant show, Do Or D.I.Y. presented by People Like Us. The session is 10 minutes long and is comprised of all new osymyso goodness, I've never uploaded any of the bits contained in the mix before" and it’s all good again. osymyso must be the greatest music maker who never made it big. yet.

As Lindsay Lohan heads to jail, other famous faces who've had mugshots. – "The actress, 24, who turned up for prison looking more like a starlet than a jailbird, isn't the only well-known person to have seen the inside of a cell, as a new book highlights."

Fart-operated TV remote – "On Instructables, Schmidtn posted how-to instructions for his Fart Operated Random Channel TV Remote." this, sir, is a must-have!

The DJ Shadow Remix Project- Limited Edition CD – "The DJ Shadow Remix Project began as an experiment to see if we could engage and empower the online remixing community. Initially, Mike (Fiebach, of DJShadow.com) and I figured we'd award a prize through the site, stream a few winning mixes, and leave it at that. Eighty or so submissions later, I started thinking 'Hmm, maybe we should open this up a little.'

Ian Bogost – Cow Clicker – "Cow Clicker is a Facebook game about Facebook games. It's partly a satire, and partly a playable theory of today's social games, and partly an earnest example of that genre."

'The Breakup 2.0:' A look at how new media is used to end relationships – "I was interested in the ways in which people were using new media to break up with each other and also the ways in which new media — which is designed to create connections — creates all sorts of problems when you're using it to disconnect,"

The Physical Transformations Of Maradona & Dunga – pretty cool morphing job

Invaders to Tetris – made in lego now

Jessica Harrison – 2010 – splatter porcelain [via rebel:art]

Patti Smith — Dream Of Life — A film by Steven Sebring – my friend laura plotkin really recommends this documentary, tempted to order it.

Crime Scene : San Francisco's unluckiest thief – "the 31-year-old city resident rode a bicycle up to a woman Monday afternoon in the South of Market neighborhood, snatched an iPhone out of her hands, and then pedaled away. Problem was, the woman was carrying the phone as part of a company's demonstration of a real-time GPS tracking program. If the bandit would have taken a peek at the screen, he would have seen himself traveling across a map of San Francisco."

Ryan Babel’s intriguing story about swimming trunks – "find out exactly what happens when people like Ryan Babel start twatting on Twitter, convinced that other people actually give a tupenny ha’penny about their “hilarious” shopping anecdotes." another total babel fail

Football versus the vuvuzela – "The majority of football clubs look set to jump on the anti-vuvuzela bandwagon by banning the controversial instrument from games next season. Ryman Division One South side Whyteleafe became the first club in the country to officially prohibit the vuvuzela and, since then, others have followed suit." oh boy, this had to happen

Accaspokenword pema yo – acapella rap asking for some producer to work it

Taking Web Humor Seriously, Sort Of – "Goofy pictures of cats, Hitler screaming about Kanye West, Sad Keanu Reeves – these are the products of vast Internet collaboration. And we should take them seriously. Sort of." article might be locked now … ffs

Bill Murray on Ghostbusters 3, Get Low, Ron Howard, and Kung Fu Hustle
– "he is also a man beholden to no one, not the studios, not the audience, not even an agent."

English Premier League clubs ban vuvuzelas – "Fans hoping to replicate that famous vuvuzela World Cup drone back in England face disappointment after several Premier League clubs banned the deafening trumpets from their stadiums." thank god for that…

Glimpse – "Passing through the everyday spaces we inhibit, the door half opened always stirs up a sense of seduction and curiosity within us. Inspired by these ordinary yet inexplicable moments in our daily lives,I designed a mirror that gives an illusion of a door opening on any given surface."

Sergio Ramos: Charity Win, Follicular Fail – "We never want to mock or scorn footballers who take time out from their holidays to do charity work. That’s why we’re saying nothing. Nothing at all. Not a corn-rowed, plaited, braid of a word about Sergio Ramos and his head game situ in Senegal while working with UNICEF."

OFM vegetarian recipe special – "This Sunday’s Observer Food Monthly is a vegetarian special, guest edited by Paul, Mary and Stella McCartney."

The Ghosts of Facebook – "When you die, what happens to your Facebook profile? That’s a question that most Facebookers don’t really think about, but with 500 million members, the problems of death and ghost accounts are becoming very real for the website" might be locked now… ffs

crap at my parents house – "The goal of Crap At My Parents House is to pay homage to all of the weird crap that everyone's parents have. Please help in this project by submitting anything you deem funny, weird, odd, unique, strange, absurd, ridiculous or just plain terrifying."

Why Do Anonymous Geeks Hate Scientologists? – "NYU professor Gabriella Coleman opened this profoundly profanity laced academic talk with a question: why have internet enthusiasts been drawn to denounce Scientology so vehemently for two decades? Scientology, she explained, has provided a perfect nemesis for geekery."

Invisible Paris: Victims of Fashion – "On the Rue du Faubourg du Temple, an original shop sign stands witness to a period when men literally killed for a pair of shoes. These men were known as the Apaches, and they took their clothing very seriously!"

Ricky Gervais takes control – "But why weren't you trying? Was it fear of failure? "Honest answer: I think it was laziness." But you're so unlazy now. "I'm a workaholic." So what happened? "I found something I really loved."

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Petition :: Zollgebühren – www.stopp-zollgebuehren.ch

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ruff linkage 201029

Posted on 17.7.2010 by Jan Zup[ping]er

[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited]

vuvuzela cup 2010

Spain vs Holland /Netherlands 1-0 Full Lego Highlights 2010 World Cup FInal – "Lego WC FINAL"

BBC 2010 World Cup 2010 Closing montage – the stadiums as eerie spaceships that landed in south africa, impressive.

Pepe Reina speaker Show in Madrid – Mundial Sudáfrica 2010 – this brought tears to my eyes, every team needs a Pepe Reina

Dutch unveil new brand of ‘Total Bastard Football – "After decades of careful refinement, precision training and deep aesthetic study – then canning all that nonsense – Sunday’s World Cup was the scene for the unveiling of Dutch football’s latest revolution, the new style of ‘Total Bastard Football’."

Paul the Oracle Octopus goes eight for eight, is amazing – "Eight picks, eight correct, eight tentacles. Paul the Oracle Octopus is clearly the biggest winner of the World Cup after recording a perfect prognostication record whether he knows it or not (he probably doesn't)."

Asi Narro Camacho El Gol De Iniesta – "El ex-seleccionador español canto el gol que dio a España el Mundial en la retransmisión de España"

Casillas besa a Sara Carbonero (His Girlfriend) – and suddenly he smooches the interviewer…

Pitch invader tried to put hat on World Cup trophy before final – "Notorious and prolific pitch invader Jimmy Jump did it again, this time coming oh-so-close to getting his hands on the World Cup trophy just before the final. A team of security men wrestled him to the ground just before he could get one his signature red caps on the trophy in what might be his biggest invasion yet." goooo jimmy!!!!

online video killed the …

Alyssa Milano To Old Spice Man: Are You Strong Enough To Be My Man? – "One of them happens to be Alyssa Milano, who not only got cards but multiple video responses from the Old Spice man himself. Alyssa Milano replies with a video of her own and asks for a $100,000 donation to take the relationship to the next level. Classic! Watch the video below."

YouTube – @OhDoctah vs. @OldSpice (cc: @Dove) – "The Old Spice guy is a fake! He is not a man that women want. Women want a real man! Women want me, because I'm a real man! I choose Dove and so should you!"

Star Wars Subway Car – "For our latest mission, we staged a reenactment of the first Princess Leia / Darth Vader scene from Star Wars on a New York City subway car. The white walls and sliding doors on the train reminded us of the rebel ship from the movie, and we thought it would be fun to see how people would react to a surprise appearance by the iconic characters. "

Crazy Old "DJ" – "I WILL PARTY WITH THIS MOTHER FUCKER!!!" from comments

An Anarchist Speaks – "A provocative anarchist perspective on the Toronto G20 protests that you would never get from the mainstream media – worth watching, swear words and all."

Police State Canada – "Provocation and police terror at the G20 summit in Toronto"

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Meat Free Monday – “If you’ve come here today it’s because you care about what you eat and about what’s happening to our climate. We do too. That’s why we started Meat Free Monday.” good first step to Meat Free Every Day Of The Week ;]

Vegetarian recipe special: the chefs (part one) – "Fabulous meat-free recipes, from Jamie Oliver's aubergine tabbouleh to Heston Blumenthal's garden salad" some sound yummie. but tonite’s dinner will be:

Fried cauliflower with tahini recipe – niammmmmmmmmm! soon on a plate near you

Conway's Game of Life in HTML 5 – "Welcome to sixfoottallrabbit's implementation of John Conway's Game of Life, using the HTML 5 canvas element. The Game of Life is a cellular automaton, which means that it consists of a grid of cells which can be in one of a finite number of states. Given any state, there are rules that govern what the next state of the grid will be."

Why She Hates It, Why You Do It, and 6 Simple Ways to Make It a Non-Issue – "I recently discovered that my beautiful wife doesn’t really like video games. Not really at all, actually. Something like hate is probably closer to the mark … once in a while we’d fight about video games but not very frequently or furiously. She would joke about throwing my stuff away while I was at work, I would mock-threaten divorce and we’d go about our lives. Typical, you say. End of story, right? Well, maybe not."

Analysis: Blizzard's real problem with Real ID and the way to solve it – "One week ago, Blizzard announced plans to change its forums, requiring users to post under their real names using as system called Real ID. Six solid days of backlash from its community and mass media attention later, Blizzard backed off on Real ID."

Cocaine levels surprisingly high in Swiss water. – "The waste water in Swiss towns contain surprisingly high traces of cocaine, according to a study by Bern University." this then may be why i LOVE swimming in the river?

How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made – "How do you take the social web by storm in a day, winning over even the coldest of hearts and gaining international aclaim – with commercials?"

Recording Industry vs. The People – “The RIAA's "business plan" is even worse than I'd guessed it was. The RIAA paid Holmes Roberts & Owen $9,364,901 in 2008, Jenner & Block more than $7,000,000, and Cravath Swain & Moore $1.25 million, to pursue its "copyright infringement" claims, in order to recover a mere $391,000."

Best Album Art of All Time, Readers’ Choice Edition – "being the democratic crowdsourcing technophiles that we are, we’re serving up a healthy sampling of your choices for best album art of all time in the gallery below."

Calvin Klein Jeans Replaces Racy Billboards with QR Codes – "This past weekend, Calvin Klein Jeans replaced three of its billboards — two in downtown New York and one on Sunset Boulevard in LA — not with another racy montage of scantily clad models, but with a bright red QR code under the words “Get It Uncensored.”"

Crocheted Car Cozy – "Smart Car sporting a crocheted cozy. It was created by Magda Sayeg for the Il Lusso Essenziale art festival in Rome."

Lawrence Lessig: ASCAP's attack on Creative Commons – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has launched a campaign to raise money from its members to hire lobbyists to protect them against the dangers of "Copyleft." Groups such as Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are "mobilizing," ASCAP describes in a letter to its members, "to promote 'Copyleft' in order to undermine our 'Copyright.'" "

pOnd – "Peanut Gallery invites you to experience pOnd, a one-button zen relaxation game that celebrates the simple beauty of the natural world."

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