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Lovecats – "The Mighty Boosh S02E03"

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'This one runs on fat & saves you money' – by Peter Drew of Adelaide

Cut along the Dotted Line Decals – "Ferm Living offers decals that look like papercraft instructions to cut along the dotted lines. You can put them on your walls, cars, or family members as needed."

Icons of the Web – "A large-scale scan of the top million web sites (per Alexa traffic data) was performed in early 2010 using the Nmap Security Scanner and its scripting engine."

bildwechsel / image-shift – my old friend sandy

Online friends almost as valuable as real family – "Young people identify with their online community almost as much as their own family, according to a new study."

WikiLeaks founder says he's been targeted by smear campaign – "WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange said Swedish authorities reached "the height of irresponsibility" by issuing an arrest warrant alleging rape against him, then revoking it less than a day later."

Alleycat races – "An Alleycat race is an informal bicycle race. Alleycats almost always take place in cities, and are often organized by bicycle messengers. The informality of the organization is matched by the emphasis on taking part, rather than simple competition." i think that's what i saw in the mission on sunday, check my photos on flickr.

A Machine That Turns Plastic Back Into Oil – “If we burn the plastic, we generate toxins and a large amount of CO2. If we convert it into oil, we save CO2 and at the same time increase people’s awareness about the value of plastic garbage,”

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Björk talking about her TV – björk making tschökes about how tviii wörkshh. why do islandic all sound like they are drunk all the time?

BBC news presenter gives the finger – "BBC news weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker sticks a finger up to another presenter and then gets caught causing him to spack out." a true woops moment.

Target Ain't People – “www.targetboycott.org —-Learn more—Take Action—Sign the Petition—- In January, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend unlimited $$ in our elections. In July, Target gave $150,000 to the anti-gay, anti-worker candidate for Gov. of MN.”

How To Be Alone – "Davis wrote the beautiful poem and performed in the video which Dorfman directed, shot, animated by hand and edited" [via ze frank]

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Why Isn’t There A Better Way to Text While Driving? – "It’s deadly. It’s irresponsible. And we’ve all done it. Before you commute home think about this: Why isn’t there a better solution to texting while driving?"

This is England '86 – "The BAFTA award-winning This is England is back in a brand new four-part series, This Is England '86, and it's coming to Channel 4 in September." MUST. RECORD. THIS. (hint!)

Saffron risotto cake with grilled veg recipe – "A savoury rice cake that makes the most of summer" this one is by jane baxter, still nammie

How to Protect Your Privacy on Facebook Places – "Like all location products, the new application publishes potentially sensitive information, since a stream of information on location can provide a detailed picture of your life. Some locations might appear cool at one moment, and yet become something you'd rather forget the next."

Women can think themselves to orgasm without a man's help – "scientists are uncovering the real secrets of an explosive sex life – and, for women at least, it’s all in the mind." do try this at home.

Expandable Trek BP Titanium – "Brenthaven's Expandable Trek BP is now 'zero impact' which means Brenthaven promises to invest in Green projects that offset any impact our products have on our environment." My next backpack?

Facebook Unveils Service to Announce Locations – "Facebook introduced a long-anticipated service called Places on Wednesday that could help the company tap local and small-business advertisers and sharpen its competition with Google."

Pirate Party of Sweden says it will now host Wikileaks – "Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (left) and Pirate Party leader Rick Falkvinge reached the agreement last weekend Sweden's Pirate Party, which already hosts the controversial site The Pirate Bay, could act as a safe harbor to Wikileaks, especially if the party wins seats in upcoming Swedish parliamentary elections on September 19."

Don’t Be Ugly By Accident! – "oh, also—iPhone users have more sex." oh noes…

Wally Five – $143.00 : Woolly Pocket™, The good life grows in Pockets™ – "Drive your plants up the wall with Wally! Create an instantly lush vertical garden and experience the magical fun of plants in any environment." this is awesome, made from recycled plastic it will last decades.

Four Lions / Out on DVD & Blu-ray 30 August – "Chris Morris's debut feature is out on DVD & Blu-ray & EST on 30 August Four Lions arrives on DVD, Blu-ray & EST with a host of exclusive extras including deleted scenes, festival footage, interviews & featurettes reflecting the wealth of research undertaken to take on the subject." finafuckingly

PadPressed- Make Your WordPress Blog Look Like an iPad App – wordpress plugin that makes your blog feel like a native ipad app, swipe, social sharing, touch navigation. but it's a bit pricey for a shit blog like mine.

Journalism Warning Labels – "It seems a bit strange to me that the media carefully warn about and label any content that involves sex, violence or strong language — but there's no similar labelling system for, say, sloppy journalism and other questionable content."

“The Pirate Bay Really Sucks,” Says Co-Founder – "We need some form of new technology. So, that’s kind of the future for The Pirate Bay, hopefully dying, and being replaced with something better of course, because the Pirate Bay really sucks"

Boy, 13, hit by lightning at 13:13 on Friday the 13th – "He had a minor burn to his shoulder and was taken to hospital as a precaution. It could have been a lot worse," he said, adding: "It's all a bit strange that he was 13, and it happened at 13:13 on Friday the 13th." uhm, really?

Paris fast becoming queen bee of the urban apiary world – "Tourists are not the only ones swarming down the Champs-Elysees and through the Luxembourg gardens this summer. Thanks to a renewed interest in apiaries, Paris is fast becoming the urban bee-keeping capital of the world."

DJ Food | Remember The Future? mix – "I love this stuff, real oddity bin stuff, plenty of madcap psyche, dance craze records, vocoders and even a country ode to an electronic brain." and i concur

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Erich, warum bisch Du nid Ehrlich – "Machen wir das unmögliche möglich und bringen Müslüm in die Charts! Die Reitschule braucht am 26. September 2010 unbedingt eure Stimme – Ein NEIN zur Reitschul-Initiative! Jede Stimme zählt!!!"

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Kitty with a Watermelon Addiction – "It looks like Cooper found his favorite fruit."

blague papa fille flamby – the kid stays remarkably calm.

Ratatat – Drugs on Vimeo – "Some familiar faces return in this promo for Ratatat " great band great video.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Trailer – "I used images from the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel and matched the trailer as best I could."

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Best Supermarket Display Ever – can the can

When Acronyms Go Bad – "In 2009, the Wisconsin Tourism Federation’s biggest problem wasn’t finding a way to attract more people to the metropolitan Kenosha area; it was the realization that its initials mirrored the slang abbreviation for “What the F—?”"

Leeroy Jenkins in the Army: Military bases Iraq strategy on World of Warcraft misfit – "According to Chamberlain, this maladroit and disastrous battle charge, which completely disregarded his teammates' planned course of action, is analogous to the gung-ho way the Army used to run missions in Iraq."

Revolutionary art from Oaxaca, Mexico: ASARO – "ASARO formed as a collective, no individual artist's names are used, working in a variety of mediums to commemorate public actions and critique political responses."

Moderne Heilige: Goulds “Sankt Nimmerlein”, 2010 – modern day saints painted by a german artist, very rich in detail.

Flattr opens to the public, now anybody can ‘Like’ a site with real money – "Flattr, the micropayment startup founded by ex-Pirate Bay associates, has opened to the public today. No longer will you need an invite in order to add the Flattr button to your web site as a publisher or to give support to the sites you visit with real money." i haz. i have earned a whooping € 2,34 so far.

Kraftwerk Tribute 12″ of a different kind – "A limited edition of the band’s Tour De France 12″ that comes with a built in player like those cheesy birthday cards you can get that play a tune when you open them."

Ninja Tune XX – "We are proud (and very relieved) to announce the absolutely final Ninja Tune XX box set track list." can't wait.

osymyso: Biscuit Legs – "Biscuit Legs is the second of three tracks extracted from a set I did for Do Or D.I.Y. (details in the previous post if you're interested)."

The Seed Bomb Vending Machine – "Under the name of Greenaid, the agency has launched these nifty vending machines that stimulate a bit of guerrilla gardening by appropriating the existing distribution system of the quarter operated candy machine. Insert a coin, take a seed bomb and create yourself a small green paradise." da bomb.

Mankind must abandon earth or face extinction: Hawking – "Mankind's only chance of long-term survival lies in colonising space, as humans drain Earth of resources and face a terrifying array of new threats, warned British scientist Stephen Hawking" sounds logical, destroy one planet and then swiftly move on to deplete more planets…

THE INCIDENT – a fast-paced, retro-style action game for iPhone and iPad – "The Incident is a fast-paced, retro-style action game from Big Bucket Software. Run and jump your way to safety as an angry rain of just about everything in the world falls and builds a mountain of platforms for you to climb up, up…"

Confirmed: HOPA Dry Erase Girl Is A Hoax, Identity Revealed – "Everyone wants to quit their jobs like this.“ fu.

girl quits job on dry erase board exposes farmville boss called her hopa – "Yesterday morning, Jenny quit her job with a (flash)bang by emailing these photos to the entire office, about 20 employees we're told. Awesome doesn't begin to describe this office heroine."

Proposed Facebook icon for "meh" (as opposed to "like") – "I know that man-about-Internet John Hodgman has come out strongly against the whole "Meh" thing, but I couldn't help whipping this up."

Update: Brad Downey – "Brad Downey: “The Beginning and The End”, Hamburg, 2010 @ Dockville Festival" awesome art shit that’s not shit.

HEMA – online winkelen – wait for 10 seconds

No whoopee for Lady Gaga – "I have this weird thing that if I sleep with someone they're going to take my creativity through my vagina," oh come on … you know you want me.

Consumers Find Ways to Spend Less and Find Happiness – "New studies of consumption and happiness show, for instance, that people are happier when they spend money on experiences instead of material objects, when they relish what they plan to buy long before they buy it, and when they stop trying to outdo the Joneses."

Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom – Duppy Writer – New Album Sept 2010 – "Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom – New Album 6 Sept (EUR) / 21 Sept (USA)." free download teaser tune, mhhhh delicious.

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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."

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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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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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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!!!!

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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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The Queen of Spain pays the team changing room a visit – it all goes well and then puyol comes out of the shower half naked…

20 stunning pictures of World Cup 2010 fan – loved the egg head

Hitler finds out that Germany loses against Spain in the Fifa World Cup Semi Finals 2010 – watch it fast, it probably will dissappear soon.

Arjen Robben: Internet star – "Dear Internet, We love you."

Octopus predicts Spain over Germany – "Octopus oracle Paul is predicting Germany will be defeated by Spain at the World Cup semifinal." fucking A, i LOVE paul.

07.04.2010 – relax, its a vuvuzela

Colombians make World Cup trophy out of cocaine – "The naughty statue was discovered by an anti-drugs agent at Bogota international airport. Rumors that the statue was in a box addressed to a "D. Maradona" are unfounded, and mostly made up by me."

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Pollution on canvas : Alexandre Orion – "Alexandre Orion, author of Ossario, intervention made by selective cleaning in the Sao Paulo road tunnels, reuses the soot collected during the intervention to paint on organic cotton canvas: Pollution on Canvas."

BIG BAG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU – "an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end."

monty python football – germany vs. greece… philosophers football

'Yup, I'm a racist' t-shirts sold at Lexington's July 4th Festival – "when I heard that there were people at the Lexington July 4th Festival selling t-shirts with the slogan, “Yup, I’m a racist” emblazoned on the front, I just had to see for myself. So I jumped in the car with my trusty video camera in hand, and drove down to the festival."

TORTUCAM GOPRO HD HERO TORTUGA TURTLE – i leik turtle

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Blizzard backs down over gamers using real names – "Following a barrage of criticism, World of Warcraft publisher Blizzard has backed down on the need for gamers to use their real names on its forums."

Frida Kahlo in Aluminum Cans – "Phoenix-based artist Emily Costello made this portrait of Frida Kahlo out of (apparently) pieces of aluminum cans."

Prevent Eye Strain – Wired How-To Wiki – "Eye strain is no joke. Serious eye strain can lead to persistent headaches, muscle pain in the head, neck and upper back, as well as long term problems like myopia."

Nerd Merit Badges – "1.5", fully embroidered, Velcro-backed. Attach to your jacket, your backpack, or the lid of your over-clocked, battle-scarred laptop"

New Media Parabolic Solar Cooker – "It is too hot for cooking in the house. So thought it’d be a good time to experiment with solar cooking… I call it the New Media cooker, but maybe it’s more accurate to call it the film/video cooker."

Why never to ask favours from the designers – "Story goes : Shannon (the secretary) has lost her cat and has asked David (the graphic designer) to help with a lost poster. This is their email correspondence…"

EPICWIN – "It’s a streamlined to-do list, to note down all your everday tasks, but with a role-playing spin."

Breakfast Topic: Real ID or Real bad IDea? – “Yesterday, it got even stranger. Blizzard suddenly announced that the new forums would display everyone's real first and last names if they chose to post on them. For some reason, Mark Zuckerberg's idea of opt-in privacy is becoming the norm. The Facebook founder has said that when people share more, the world becomes more open and connected. It's a maverick notion, and people always have the option to keep mum on things, after all. In many ways, it works for social media. And there's the rub.”

Nao vs. “Nao” – "Nao: You seem like an angry and aggressive Woman…“Nao:” If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention!" nao is a friend of mine from a while ago, here she conducts a self-interview regarding her appearance in the reality tv show "work of art – the next great artist".

McMansions and Chicken Coups. Interview with Urban Homesteader and Somatic Psychotherapist Rachel Kaplan – 'Part of my story is about a search for home and belonging, a long history of moving from place to place looking for something that felt right. We came to this particular place, which we call Tiny Town Farm, after being forced to move from a rental property. That karmic kick in the pants finally made it clear that the search for home was out of our hands, and pretty much an inside job. It wasn't about finding the perfect farm, our own little acre. It was about how we felt about where we lived, and our ability to really root in place." this is an interview with an old friend of mine, rachel kaplan, regarding urban gardening, perma culture and more. very deep stuff. such an eloquent thinker.

Prank leaves Justin Bieber facing tour of North Korea – "There are now almost half a million votes to send Bieber to the secretive communist nation. The contest, which ends at 0600 on 7 July, saw North Korea move from 24th to 1st place in less than two days, several thousand votes ahead of Israel."

Never leave the house without one! – that!

Follow Team HTC – Columbia with Google Maps and My Tracks – "Experience the Tour de France like never before. Track all nine riders from Team HTC – Columbia and see their exact locations and real-time telemetry data"

iCade – iPad Arcade Cabinet – "How cool would it be to slide your iPad into a desktop-sized arcade cabinet and rock it old school with some Pac-Man or Space Invaders?" fun? is that a rhetorical question?

Google's YouTube, Apple's iTunes temporarily hacked – "Hackers spent the 4th of July adding pop-up windows to popular YouTube videos and separately juicing the sales of a Vietnamese developer's books on iTunes."

The Sexual Revolution and Children: How the Left Took Things Too Far – "Germany's left has its own tales of abuse. One of the goals of the German 1968 movement was the sexual liberation of children. For some, this meant overcoming all sexual inhibitions, creating a climate in which even pedophilia was considered progressive."

Mister Jalopy's Business Card – "So, now I have a business card! Just Google me!"

A Guide To Evil Dictator Facial Hair – hmm, facial hair makes an impression

Bing Maps 2010 Tour De France – mkay.

iTunes accounts hacking more widespread than initially thought. The facts, and what you should do. – "On Sunday we reported details of how one specific app developer had managed to hack iTunes users accounts and use them to purchase his own apps – making it to the top of the iTunes charts."

The IT Crowd – Features – The IT Crowd Game – Channel 4 – you enjoy the tv show, now play the game

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Top World Cup Players on Facebook, Day by Day – "Millions of people around the world have been actively supporting – or complaining about – their favorite teams and players. Below, players are sized according to the number of mentions on Facebook during each day of the World Cup."

The Evolution of the World Cup Ball – stunning.

vuvuzela hits – double cd

1284 – O último gol do Pelé (Subtitle: EN, ES) – "Pelé: "Se desse para fazer um replay na minha vida, talvez se eu fizesse o meu último gol com a Seleção Brasileira, eu gostaria"

# France # Interview de Grégoire Tauxe – david blanc proofs, its ALL in the subtexte [in french]

Links! And a new German South Park style music video! – “German band Basta have come out with a new version of their song "Gimme Hope Joachim" and it's just as delightful as the first. Mostly because Poldi and Schweinsteiger are still holding hands.”

Ronaldo reacts to post-defeat close-up by spitting – “Whether done with rude intentions or not, the immediate reaction from many on Twitter was to accuse him of acting like a sore loser. The Daily Mail, meanwhile, is going with the easy headline of: "Cristiano Ronaldo's Spitting Mad at TV Camera after Portugal Exit" and Irish television pundits are debating the intent.”

Ow, Get Out Of My Face (GIF) – “Argentina's Gabrel Heinze attacked a cameraman, was it warranted?”

England Vs Germany On Twitter – "Here comes Emile Heskey, because apparently England are not losing badly enough"

Is France in the grip of an existential Crisis? – “But this is how it feels being French at the moment. It is only natural that we see in our team's behaviour a reflection of Sarkozyism which has fuelled our current crisis since the presidential election in May 2007. When the French president tells a member of the public at the Paris agricultural fair who doesn't want to shake his hand to "sod off, you cretin," why shouldn't a French footballer call his coach a "filthy son of a whore"?"”

Dog vs. Vuvuzela – Dog Wins – "This is Glacier – The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. She completely owns the vuvuzela as you can see. 10 Month old female."

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Cranbrook Deer – "The dog eventually left limping—since posting here we have been able to contact the lady. THE DOG IS OKAY, but traumatized."

This is England 86: a trailer for Shane Meadows' debut TV drama – "Director Shane Meadows makes his TV debut on Channel 4 in September with This Is England 86, a four-part followup to his Bafta-winning film. The drama serial revisits the same Grimsby gang during the Mexico World Cup."

The Freedom Charter on Vimeo

iPhone4 vs HTC Evo – lol

I Am The World's Most Interesting Intern – "Greg Justice here, Social Media intern in the Communications department for Cisco Systems. I AM THE WORLD'S MOST INTERESTING INTERN."

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BitTorrent Only TV-Show Becomes Huge Success – "Supported by many BitTorrent sites and other major players in the P2P-scene, the exclusive BitTorrent release of the first episode of Pioneer One has become a huge success. With more than a million downloads in two weeks, and over $20,000 in donations to work on future episodes, the project’s success has exceeded the expectations of its makers." while i write this Transmission just went ding!

Rude Boy: Jamaican Music on Japanese Consoles – "This album is a collection of reggae, ska, dub, and everything in between, played on a variety of game consoles."

Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook. – "CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR PARENTS JUST JOINED FACEBOOK. YOUR LIFE IS OFFICIALLY OVER. "

With World Watching, Wikileaks Falls Into Disrepair – "Would-be whistle-blowers hoping to leak documents to Wikileaks face a potentially frustrating surprise. Wikileaks’ submission process, which had been degraded for months, completely collapsed more than two weeks ago and remains offline, in a little-noted breakdown at the world’s most prominent secret-spilling website."

Free Range: Hash – “I just made out with your husband! #kidding #hewishes #likeIwouldadmititanyway #ToddPalin”
Amazing how rich and complex 140 characters with a few symbols thrown in can be.

Hackers Can Turn Your Home Computer Into A Bomb and Blow Your Family to Smithereens! – if i was a terrorist i would probably think right now, damn, why didnt i think of that…

coilhouse 5 cover – "it features Kenyan model Ajuma Nasenyana, channeling Jamaican-American superwoman Grace Jones in a monumental image by Iranian-born, Paris-based photographer Ali Mahdavi."

proclaiming my love at a scenic overlook on top of a mountain – "tree carving"

Facebook Becoming a Prime Source for Divorce Case Evidence – "It’s all good and fine to propose via Twitter these days or to change your relationship status at the altar, but when your love has faded and your thoughts turn to divorce, you’d better un-friend your soon-to-be-ex long before the ink dries. What he or she sees on your profile may very well be used against you in court. "

New From Evan Roth: Graffiti Analysis: Sculptures – "Evan Roth has just launched a new project that is currently on exhibition at the Kunsthalle Museum. It's a 3D printed data visualization of a 7 second tag, frozen in time."

Safe Passage – "new media project about human rights in Israel, allows the user to experience interactively the restrictions on movement between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and understand the grave consequences resulting from the separation of Gaza and the West Bank for people living in the two areas"

Icelander’s Campaign Is a Joke, Until He’s Elected – Biography – "No one has to be afraid of the Best Party,” he said, “because it is the best party. If it wasn’t, it would be called the Worst Party or the Bad Party. We would never work with a party like that."

The Life of Tobias Wong, Designer – "Given this history, many people who were close to him believe that his death was not an act of will, but, like other sleepwalking episodes, a bizarre out-of-character act that ended tragically."

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Art Basel 2010: Swiss Art Award fuer Internet-Analysen der Kuenstler Wachter und Jud – "Es existiert eine geheime Sperrliste, zu englisch blacklist, an die sich zehn Schweizer Internet-Provider halten, andere Provider nicht. Die Liste soll kinderpornographische Inhalte sperren: Wer solche gesperrten Inhalte aufruft, gelangt auf eine Seite von KOBIK, der Koordinationsstelle zur Bekämpfung der Internetkriminalität. Das aktuellste Kunstprojekt "Blacklist" von Christoph Wachter und Mathias Jud bildet Teil der Sonderausstellung "Swiss Art Awards" der Art Basel, die am Mittwoch ihre Tore öffnete."

Balduin «4» – "After last year's trip to the rainbow, Balduin travels further and serve his fourth fresh meal of 22 creative cooked tracks. As simply as the album title, Balduin will release it for the first time only on digital stores worldwide."

Bleiberecht-Kollektiv Zürich – "Wir nehmen die unmenschliche Schweizer Asyl- und Migrationspolitik nicht länger widerstandslos hin. Deshalb besetzen wir seit letzten Samstag die kleine Schanze in Bern."

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Human LCD : Close Up Video ( SOUTH KOREA ) – "High school students cheering for their soccer teams.
The most amazing thing is that they do this with their CLOTHES (not holding up cards). they have a jacket that is one color on the back, one on the front, and that they can open or close to show a third color shirt on the inside."

Black Stars Shining – "10 year period in which they ascend to the heights of the Ghanian music industry and make a global splash with their brand of Highlife music mixed with Hip Hop technique and style. … It's just the kind of thing that can motivate you if you're looking for a Ghana win on Tuesday when they play Germany in the World Cup."

Rubber Film – "Robert is a tire. An all season tire, by the looks of him. Well worn, but still lively as we realize when Robert literally comes to life, using psychic energy to raise himself upright and take his first tentative rolls towards self determination." a movie by quentin dupieux aka mr. oizo

kitty riding tortoise part1 – cat says, i leik turtle. i say, i hate back ground music though…

Refait – "Refait" is a remake of the football WorldCup match between France and Germany (Seville, Spain, 1982). Shot by Pied La Biche in Villeurbanne (France), every aspect of the fifteen last minutes of the match was carefully reconstructed : players, positions, gestures, intensity, drama etc."

Lakers Win, Fans Riot, YouTube Shows It All – "What do you do when your team wins the NBA Championship? Start a riot, naturally, and/or upload footage of that riot to YouTube. Today, YouTube’s CitizenTube is replete with footage of the chaos that broke out last night after the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory."

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EL SHOW DI CAPELLO.flv – "Fabio Capello y sus reacciones durante le partido que dio a Inglaterra el paso a octavos del Mundial de Sudáfrica" i spotted an ellbow in there, against his co-worker.

World Cup 2010: Into Africa – Goal Diggers – "John Oliver learns about the rich African culture at the World Cup, like their traditional hand-carved FIFA ballpoint pens."

John Terry – Dive for the ball – one of the absolute highlights of this worldcup so far…

BZZZZZZ: YouTube Gets A Vuvuzela Button (Seriously) – "YouTube always has had a way with pranks. Some time in the last hour, the world’s largest video portal activated a new button on some videos that looks like a tiny soccer ball. Clicking it will activate an endless, incredibly annoying sound that sounds vaguely like a swarm of insects. Or, for anyone who has been watching the World Cup, like the dreaded Vuvuzela"

World Cup 2010: Italy fans suffer torment of first round exit – "No hope: Father and son go through the emotional turmoil of elimination together" oh how cruel

USA vs Algeria World Cup Match Could Set New Internet Traffic Record – "The dramatic ending to the World Cup match between the USA and Algeria could set a new record for Internet traffic."

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Bounce – "A fun and easy way to share ideas on a website."

The Black CNN – When Hip Hop Took Control – "The Black CNN – When Hip Hop Took Control (Radio 4) was the story of a pivotal moment: the release of Public Enemy's Fight the Power 21 years ago. Presented by Soul II Soul's Jazzie B, it traced the cultural roots and legacy of music which frontman Chuck D labelled "the black CNN"."

Today's Guardian – "This site shows all the articles from today’s issue of the Guardian or, on Sundays, Observer newspapers" very nice interface for the iPad.

The Spanish Baby Jumping Festival of El Colacho – babies!!!

Rivane Neuenschwander’s Playful but Serious Art – "Games figure heavily in much of Ms. Neuenschwander’s art, especially games meant to make the spectator a participant in a work."

iPadVision｜Wallpapers – some rather nice iPad wallpapers by a japanese designer

Everything you need to know about the internet – "A funny thing happened to us on the way to the future. The internet went from being something exotic to being boring utility, like mains electricity or running water – and we never really noticed. "

The writer and director is passionate about technology and Twitter, but is also a champion of old-school studio sitcoms that are filmed in front of an audience – "We were shooting a scene where he was being bullied, and the kids who were bullying him really put their hearts into it. And I looked at the monitor and burst into tears – I don't know whether it was because I felt they were bullying Richard, or whether they were bullying Moss, but I felt really super-protective at that point."

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MOVE OVER, CHICKEN WING! – "Impress all the other soulja boys and girls with these hot, barely choreographed summer dances!" bust a move, …erm… buster.

Mark Frauenfelder | Colbert Report – boingboing's mark frauenfelder s on the colbert report, wicked shoebox guitar solo there.

SURRA DE BUNDA – nosebutt with the … erm … butt, as seen on jon stewart.

'Ahead of the Game' – Trailer for a new film for 2012 [HD] – '"Ahead of the Game' is a feature length documentary set in the heart of the neighbourhoods hosting the London 2012 Olympics.
It is a personal exploration of the multi billion pound project as seen through the eyes of AJ, a 20 year old who grew up in poverty on the estates of the East End.
With the world's media focused on the Games, AJ exposes the reality of development in one of the poorest places in the UK."

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Report: Pentagon launches "manhunt" for Wikileaks founder. Founder: "Yoo-hoo, I'm in Vegas!" – "In the Daily Beast today, Philip Shenon reports the Pentagon has launched a "manhunt" for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has… just announced he'll be in Vegas tonight. Huh? The Defense Department is upset at Wikileaks and Assange for publishing a number of secret and sensitive documents, and the "Collateral Murder" video." runnnnnn!!!!!

Denmark Leads the World in Meat Consumption, United States Fifth – "According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the average Dane devours 321 lbs. of meat a year. This edges out New Zealand (313 lbs. per person) for the top spot. The United States, at 275 lbs., is fifth — also following the tiny nations of Luxembourg (312 lbs.) and Cyprus (289 lbs.) For the sake of comparison, the average citizen of the United Kingdom eats 175 lbs. of meat a year, and the typical Frenchman 222 lbs." aha, that explains why the danes are so aggressive, i wondered when i visited copenhagen.

Radiohead frontman: Music industry on verge of collapse – "It will be only a matter of time – months rather than years – before the music business establishment completely folds. (It will be) no great loss to the world."

BIT.TRIP RUNNER – very fun looking retro game, wii only though.

Fried Eggs on Corn Tortillas with Two Salsas (Huevos Divorciados) – "The eggs are "separated" by their salsas—one is topped with fiery red, the other with jealous green." as seen on regine debattys facebook page.

Your Brain on Computers – Plugged-In Parents – "The boy, who Ms. Im estimates was about 2 1/2 years old, made repeated attempts to talk to his mother, but she wouldn’t look up from her BlackBerry. “He’s like: ‘Mama? Mama? Mama?’ ” Ms. Im recalled. “And then he starts tapping her leg. And she goes: ‘Just wait a second. Just wait a second.’ ”
Finally, he was so frustrated, Ms. Im said, that “he goes, ‘Ahhh!’ and tries to bite her leg.”

Walking the Dead – "the shoes were all of the same brand and he had worked out that the company was a defunct one that had been dedicated to turning out footwear for the deceased. That’s right – the dead. Apparently, wearing filthy Birkenstocks was just as bad form when leaving this world as when living in it and an entire industry had dedicated itself to solving this problem. So that explained why this company had been manufacturing shoes that were up-to-the-minute fashion-wise, but didn’t have to withstand a whole lot of walking. Well, any walking."

The Herbaliser 'Herbal Tonic' Free Album Mini-mix – "Free album mini-mix of the forthcoming best of album from The Herbaliser 'Herbal Tonic', mixed by DK."

Freedom From Porn – ipad adds re-decorated.
The Tourist Lane
"For our latest mission, we created separate walking lanes for tourists and New Yorkers on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk. Department of Transportation “employees” were on hand to enforce the new rules and ask pedestrians for their feedback on the initiative. "

Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed – "Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking."

Swiss solar innovator wins Millennium Technology prize – "The inventor of a low-cost solar cell that could be used to build electricity generating windows has been awarded this year's Millennium Technology Prize."

Charles Eames and photos of solar power history – "This gorgeous photo shows designer Charles Eames demonstrating his Do Nothing Machine, an experimental solar-powered toy he made in 1958." fantastic photo of my favorit designer.

Copyright: The Elephant in the Middle of the Glee Club – "The fictional high school chorus at the center of Fox’s Glee has a huge problem — nearly a million dollars in potential legal liability. For a show that regularly tackles thorny issues like teen pregnancy and alcohol abuse, it’s surprising that a million dollars worth of lawbreaking would go unmentioned. But it does, and week after week, those zany Glee kids rack up the potential to pay higher and higher fines."

Restaurant tells diners to eat up or else – "An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return. Chef Yukako Ichikawa has introduced a 30 percent discount for diners who eat all the food they have ordered"

Was Barack Obama In the 1993 Music Video For 'Whoomp (There It Is)'? – "Finally, a Barack Obama conspiracy theory for the rest of us! Everyone from Tea Partiers to hip hop message boards thinks Obama was an extra in the music video for Tag Team's single "Whoomp (There It Is)"."

Wired News (and Adrian Lamo) report alleged Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video leaker – "Wired News senior editor (and former hacker) Kevin Poulsen and reporter Kim Zetter have unveiled the identity of an Army intelligence analyst arrested over charges that he provided Wikileaks with the "Collateral Murder" video."

Solar Equation in Melbourne – "The solar animation on the balloon is generated by live mathematical equations that simulate the turbulence, flares and sunspots that can be seen on the surface of the Sun." installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, visitors can influence the projction using an ipod touch.

Your Brain on Computers – Attached to Technology and Paying a Price – "As computers have changed, so has the understanding of the human brain. Until 15 years ago, scientists thought the brain stopped developing after childhood. Now they understand that its neural networks continue to develop, influenced by things like learning skills."

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Lingerie ad features woman in burqa (maybe NSFW) – "provocative TV commercial for online lingerie shop Liaison Dangereuse." pretty hawt. but isn’t burqa the one where even the eyes are covered though?

I Am – "I Am is not only a film but a social experiment that took strangers in Philadelphia and asked them to finish this sentence. "I am ___.""

Avatar Days – HD – "This is short film directed by Gavin Kelly I worked on a while ago called "Avatar Days". What makes this one special is the fact that it was filmed, vfx'ed and comped all in just 4 days" reminds me of my silly photoshop project here and here.

Tim Schafer's Brutal Legend: Behind the Gatefold – "interface designer Joe 'codeloss' Kowalski goes awesomely in-depth on work he put into the menu and title screen systems — a system brilliantly aping the wonderful yesteryear of gatefold sleeves and ballpoint-pen scrawled notebooks." currently playing and loving the game.

Tahuna Breaks – Giddy Up (HD) – 'A cheeky song about a naughty topic visually depicted within a parody of a 70s childhood classic. **contains adult content**'

bee test – "Hang on.. there was a bee in there? " i didnt see no bee either, but but but… so cute. the girl.

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Hear Me Roar – "If people mistake your gender that frequently I would personally suggest maybe a new hairstyle or different clothing before resorting to posting a sign OR I’d tell my friends how to correctly spell “Kick Me”." how? why? did this guy lose a bet?

Apple Co-Founder Ron Wayne’s Long, Strange — and Sad — Trip – "We don’t hear much about Ron Wayne, one of the three founders of Apple Computer in 1976. That might be because he gave back a stake that would be worth $22 billion today a mere 12 days after he got it from his partners, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak."

T!R!A!S!H % H!U!M!P!E!R!S – possibly TEH most annyoing ringtones ever?

Hurl Berl – "Since promising to increase aid to Africa in 2005 Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi has actually cut it. His broken promises cost lives, so we should hurl him out of the G8."

Dutch Football Federation, 2010 FIFA World Cup: T-shirt – this has been done before, but it works really well in the football context.

Chuck & Beans – how to get comments on your blog. lets try, hmm, how do i missssspell something again?

The Hurt Locker producers to sue illegal file-sharers – "Voltage Pictures, the company behind Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker, has filed lawsuits against alleged illegal file-sharers of the movie in the US." *shiver*

Louise Bourgeois R.I.P. – "how to survive in dogtown?" very beautiful hommage to louise bourgeois.

Fincube – "How could a temporary and simple living unit, coping with the demands of a mobile society and its nomadic lifestyle, look like?" want.

Apple invites authors to self-publish on iPad bookstore – "Getting a book deal isn’t easy (I can personally vouch for that), and Apple is now an alternative to the traditional publisher. The company this week opened a new portal for independent authors to self-publish their books for the iBooks Store open to iPad (and soon iPhone) customers." yeh but, in switzerland we still cant buy books on the ibooks store…

Jus' Checkin' – "A comic about the perils of the Internet, especially if you're a comment-hungry, egocentric artist."

Marina Abramović Made Me Cry – quite some people fell into tears

Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present—Portraits – the flickr stream

MoMA’s Abramović Becomes the Biggest Show in Town – "The crew at MoMA has this social media thing totally under control and I suspect everyone will look to them from now on to set the pace." i think she imagined, everyone of these people will be dead some day.

Favela Painting: On a Mission to Color the Community – "Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn originally came to the favelas of Brazil in 2005 to film a documentary about hip hop for MTV, but after MTV left, they decided to stay. Soon after, the Dutch duo known simply as Haas&Hahn began Favela Painting, an organization dedicated to bringing “outrageous works of art to unexpected places.”"

The Future of Magazines? – "The only real differentiation between the Wired application and a multimedia CD-ROM is the delivery mechanism: you download it via the App Store versus buying a CD-ROM at the now defunct Egg Head store at your local strip mall. And I really mean that comparison. For all of the interactivity that was touted in the Flash prototype, what we’ve really ended up with is a glorified slide show." yes, some of these critiques hold true. but. no more paper! and not having to wait weeks and weeks fr my latest issue of wired!

behind the logo – "That's why we want you to rebrand them. Your brief is to create a logo for BP which shows that the company is not 'beyond petroleum' – they're up to their necks in tar sands." Greenpeace UK

QuitFacebookDay.com – "Sick of Facebook's lack of respect for your data? Add your name and commit to quit!" some people mean it… a few days later i read, this was a total fail.

How to Return Facebook's Privacy Settings to What You Signed Up For – "Online privacy expectations are evolving, but whether Facebook likes it or not, a lot of us want the privacy settings we signed up for when we joined the service. Here's how to use Facebook's new privacy controls to regain your original privacy." done that.

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Icke & Er – L.I.B.E. 2010 – "Seit ihrer "Exit-Strategie" aus dem Musikbusiness hatte man so gut wie nichts mehr von ihnen gehört. Nun präsentieren Icke & Er ein 17 Track starkes Album, das alle musikalischen und weltanschaulichen Grenzen sprengt."

Piratencamp2010 – meeting of the swiss pirate party in 1337 Vallorbe, obviously.

Fussball im Park – "Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple."

Johan Cruijff
 

Nein, wir sind kein Fight Club. Aber trotzdem soll gelten, dass weder Spielfeldgrösse noch Spieldauer vorgegeben sind. Das Heimteam bringt den Ball und setzt die "Pfosten". Der Rest ist Verhandlungssache.
 

Teamregeln

Teams bestehen aus mindestens 4 Spielern. Die Spieleranzahl kann man natürlich auch erweitern, falls beide Teams mehr als 4 Spieler vor Ort haben. Die optimale Anzahl Spieler ist jedoch auch etwas vom Park abhängig. Falls mal Spieler fehlen sollten, kann auch zu dritt gespielt werden. Auch hier gilt, dass das Heimteam letztendlich entscheidet.

Der Teamname muss den Namen des Parks beinhalten (schliesslich geht’s ja auch um die Parkkultur der Stadt Zürich). Teamdresses sind kein Muss. Schliesslich sollte man sich mit seinen Mitspielern blind verstehen..
 

Spielplan

Ziel ist es, ein Spiel pro Woche zu spielen."

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Hexstatic present – Trailer Trax video – "Hexstatic celebrate the release of their ‘Trailer Trax’ album this Monday with a video mix based on the accompanying AV show." another hexstatic album incoming. woot.

Mukhtars Fødselsdag – Flash Mob – "On May 5th it's Mukhtar's, a bus-driver in Copenhagen, Birthday. In 2010 he had no idea that a large group of people had planned to celebrate him…" as cheesy as it is cute.

The Horn of Bunty – "NSFW b3ta humor video"

Bart's Blackboard – “Here is a little project I've done. It's every line Bart Simpson ever wrote on the Springfield blackboard in our office”

Sexy Robots – "It is the future and all music is made by robots. Sexy robots."

Fastest animals on Earth in slow motion – "truly awe-inspiring slow motion wildlife camera technology."

LOST with Sarah Silverman! – "Sarah Silverman sits down with LOST executive producers Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof to discuss what mysteries will be revealed on LOST on the finale."

Seinfeld Trailer – "George" RE-CUT – "A re-arrangement of Seinfeld scenes into a dramatic movie trailer." epic dramaz.

BBC-Dokumentation: The Virtual Revolution – "The Virtual Revolution is a British television documentary series presented by Aleks Krotoski, which began airing on BBC Two on 30 January 2010. A co-production between the BBC and the Open University, the series looks at the impact the World Wide Web has had since its inception 20 years ago. The series took on a different approach to BBC documentary making by encouraging an open and collaborative production." watched the whole damn thing, learned nothing new, stuck with a strange crush on aleks…

UP THERE – "Here is the final documentary. We're very excited to bring these painters' story down to sidewalk level, for everyone to see."

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The Geek Alphabet – "As a geek, you definitely know your ABCs, but do you know these? From A to Z, “away team” to “zork,” here is [GAS]’s take on the Geek Alphabet." how poetic them geeks are.

Lost Hacking Documentary Surfaces on Pirate Bay – "After collecting cobwebs in a studio vault for the better part of a decade, an unreleased documentary on the 2003 hacking scene leaked onto the Pirate Bay Thursday. Narrated by actor Kevin Spacey, the 90-minute Hackers Wanted follows the exploits of Adrian Lamo, who pleaded guilty in 2004 to cracking the internal network of The New York Times."

Girl Talk — Feed the Animals – "To the right of the track list, there’s a list of which songs are being played, as they’re played, using the list compiled by Waxy.org." html 5 in action.

Hidden Image on Iron Fence – "It looks like an old, rusty fence, right? Just take a step to the left and look at it again." brilliant idea.

LifeLock CEO’s Identity Stolen 13 Times – "Remember the CEO that published his Social Security number in company ads to prove how well their identity theft protection service worked? Well, guess what happened? Hint: 13 is NOT his lucky number." a typical case of woopsie.

The Pirate Bay – “The world's most resilient bittorrent site – "LOL! AS U MITE HAS READ OR NOTICD, PEEPS ONCE AGAIN R TRYIN 2 SHUT US DOWN. DIS WILL NOT SUCCED, LOL."

Did M.I.A. ‘eff up’ by giving her album an un-google-able name? – "M.I.A. recently named her new album “/\/\/\Y/\”, which is supposed to spell out MAYA, except using forward and back slashes. It seems like this was ’something kewl’ to do in order to exploit typography + the modern usage of slashes in order to signify the directory-based lifestyle that we live on the web. However, as ‘clever’ as this might be typographically, I wonder if it is a ‘complete disaster’ for the sake of Search Engine Optimization." ungoogleable! whataword!

"I'm Not Unemployed. I'm NSFW." Shirt – "Limited run! Ends May 31st! Printed to order starting next week. Only $15.99" maybe tha’s the solution, turn my unemployment into attitude.

BBC 'sorry' for WM presenter Queen death joke – "The BBC has apologised after a radio presenter said the Queen had died."

1 000 000 SoundClouders – Thanks A Million! – "Ta-da! Big day today. At 10:29 Berlin time this morning, our one millionth user signed up for a SoundCloud account. A bigger than words thank you to every single one of you, building SoundCloud for you truly is a great pleasure." hey, you’re welcome.

ARS Electronica | Prix – "GOLDEN NICAS & GRANT 2010" the same three artists win every year. glad i am not going any more.

ATD23: The Street Fighter Mixtape | Akira The Don – "It was supposed to be EASY… a simple, quick, fun thing I could do in a day and fulfil April’s mixtape quota. A mix of Street Fighter related music. There’s tons of it"

The Pirate Bay Goes Down Following Legal Pressure – "The Pirate Bay is suffering some temporary downtime as their bandwidth provider has stopped passing through traffic. A week ago, Hollywood got an injunction to effectively shut down the Pirate Bay by threatening its provider with huge fines. The Pirate Bay team is currently working on a solution."

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Die schönsten Geschichten aus dem Jahr 1996 – 20 Jahre SZ-Magazin – "1996 erfand Tom Kummer sein erstes Interview im SZ-Magazin. 2010 erfinden wir ein Interview mit ihm." amusing idea, poor execution.

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[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited]

Belvoir Fruit Farms – "Lightly sparkling Belvoir spring water. Naturally delicious refreshment." these drinks look awesome as well…

Le nuove BIBITE DI LURISIA – best chinotto ever! slow food.

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Requiem for Detroit – great documentary on the rise and fall of the motor city.

GET OUT OF THERE! – "Montage of people saying "Get Out Of There!". List of films are in the original blog post: http://www.pajiba.com/guides/get-out-of-there-the-video.php" after about 20 sec of this, i got outta there…

Matthew Herbert on "Symphony X" for Recomposed – "British electronic music artist Matthew Herbert explains his approach to the adaptation of Gustav Mahler's unfinished 10th Symphony for Deutsche Grammophon's acclaimed series Recomposed."

KenLoachFilms's Channel – "The best films from one of the greatest directors of all time, in full" so far i have watched Ae fond kiss.

Mama Bear, Björk, is trying to shake a baby bear from a tree in Bärenpark Bern – "Mama Bear, Björk, is trying to shake a baby bear from a tree in Bärenpark Bern. At the end, she simply breaks the tree…" comes with awww-warranty.

A Tiny Apartment Transforms into 24 Rooms – "Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the "Domestic Transformer." i find this guy cute, especially when he speaks about the light.

Obama Aided by Daily Show Writers – "Well, it turns out the POTUS got a bit of comedy support from some of The Daily Show writers. Good job, Daily Show writers. Though I'm disappointed you couldn't convince Obama to do a bit with the "Go Fuck Yourself" gospel choir."

Keyboard Cat After Dentist – "The poor cat butchers his hit tune after a little too much anesthetic at the dentist!"

Dub FX 18/04/2009 'Made' – "www.dubfx.bandcamp.com" [via ze]

Rakete – brings back memories from when we were kids…

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Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative – "Facebook has gone rogue, drunk on founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dreams of world domination. It’s time the rest of the web ecosystem recognizes this and works to replace it with something open and distributed." yeh but, which place will assemble everyone?

Persistence Pays Parasites – "I carefully tapped in my password, clicked the login button, and then felt my stomach do a slow flip-flop as I saw the URL that my browser was contacting with the login info"

view to corrupt – "each time you view this page it writes a portion of your IP address to a random location in the image shown above – with each view the image becomes more corrupted.” love the idea.

Recomposed by Matthew Herbert – Mahler Sinfonie 10 – will be released: 28.5.2010

DEEPHORIZON – "We exclusively use aeriall images from the oil spill. The files are ready-mades but we waived our right to use them "as is" and decided to use a special digital technique to produce a statement about the disconnection of form and color and about contemporary and futuristic imaging procedures." a new project by Ubermorgen, sort of meh.

Estranged Sex – very strong erotic photography, with brains

FOUR LIONS – IN CINEMAS MAY 7 – its finally launching. wish i was in england to watch this, mek screenie, k?

What Flavor is Internet Ice Cream? – "How to represent the Internet in edible form? That's the challenge that the Boston-based Toscanini's faced when they decided to honor this year's Internet culture conference ROFLCon with a new flavor. There are lots of directions you could go with this. Red Bull-flavored ice cream with swirls of espresso. A Mountain Dew-base flavor with chocolate bacon chunks. Something wildly ironic from Humphry Slocombe maybe?"

DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid – "In the wake of Republican Governor Jan Brewer's appalling anti-immigrant law, me and Chuck D were rappin' and we decided to put together an update of his classic track By The Time I get To Arizona. Anyone who knows about hip hop from the early 90's remembers John McCain's unwillingness to endorse creating a local version of Martin Luther King's birthday."

Fight Club – "MISSY SAYS: “1st RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB. 2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about FIGHT CLUB." NSFW suicide girl fight club pix.

Take back our country from right-wing tabloids – "For years cigarette packets have come with health warnings, it's about time the Daily Mail came with similar warnings. You can print these out onto A4 self-adhesive label sheets (available from your local stationers) to stick to the front of the Daily Mail and spread the word." i contemplated to create german stickers to place on our one and only tabloid, blick. but, too lazy, as usual.

MOS DUB – by Max Tannone – mashup of mos def raps and dubby reggae, i kinda decided to stop downloading mashups, but this is tempting me, ill listen online some more. (ended up not downloading it)

MayDay 2010, Moscow – russian ultra-nationalist group the national bolsheviks with their black communist flags, which looks somehow sexy.

'Bin Laden doesn't really do jokes' – "Can suicide bombers be funny? Chris Morris thinks so. As he releases his first feature film, he gives a rare interview" they can. is the answer.

ich will nach bern zurück!!

Waldstadt Bremer – Idee – ein pfahlbauerhaus auf einem see oder ein haus im wald! das tönt gut. ich will nach bern zurück!

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Colbert Opens Show with Rube Goldberg Machine – "In honor of his guests OK Go, whose latest viral music video you've already seen a dozen times so I don't need to describe it to you, Stephen Colbert kicked off last night's Colbert Report with an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine." fischli weiss stole this idea from rube goldberg?

Airspace Rebooted – "A visualisation of the northern European airspace returning to use after being closed due to volcanic ash." sick.

Chatroulette Speed Painting #1 – "Painting random people online, using my wacom tablet."

Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet – David Cameron – "clip from episode 6 of Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet, which looks back at the election of David Cameron and the rising popularity of the BNP under Diana Tinkman." visionary!

Boobquake Day Causes Earthquake – "A Purdue University student calls for women to wear skimpy clothing to prove an Iranian madman wrong."

HELLO Z.E. WORLD ! – loled at this guerilla marketing strategy for zero emissions cars by renault…

M.I.A, Born Free on Vimeo – very strong video, more like a mini movie, contains violence, nudity and gingers…

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Caponata recipe – "An old-school Sicilian classic gets the Ottolenghi treatment. Just be sure you save some for the next day, too" mmmhhh, dinner soon?

Is Banksy a Green Party supporter? – "Perhaps then, the most reliable way to tell if Bansky really is a Green Party supporter is to wait for the inevitable response from King Robbo."

The real reason why Steve Jobs hates Flash – "The PC revolution is almost coming to an end, and everyone's trying to work out a strategy for surviving the aftermath."

Stephen Walter's The Island – "The artist, a Londoner with a love of his native city, offers up a huge range of local and personal information in words and symbols.” [via b3ta]

First Annual Everybody Draw Mohammad Day – "some clever chappie (I don't know who) has declared May 20, 2010 "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day," in support of Matt Stone and Trey Parker and in opposition to religious thuggery." dare i drwa one?

iPhone's Gay Social Networking App Leads to Murder of Phoenix Man, Police Claim – "Murder? Apparently there's an app for that, too." also watch jon stewart poking fun at apple, knocking in doors? there’s an app for that too.

Dirty Dozen Foods – Pesticide Residue on Fruits and Vegetables – "The Environmental Working Group takes that government data and publishes an annual list of the Dirty Dozen, those foods most likely to have high pesticide residues. This year, celery takes the number one spot, and both blueberries and spinach make an appearance (displacing lettuce and pears)."

Gorillaz Talk Plastic Beach, Subtle Environmentalism and ‘Sunshine in a Bag’ – "Wired.com: Are you up on the Twitter and everything? Albarn: I haven’t got a computer. But I do like drum machines and keyboards — everything I can get my hands on." a wise man.

Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash, in Flash. – "Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash, in Flash. Big improvement. (Better: Adobe Flash CS4 crashed twice while I threw this together.)” wat! flash crashed? never!

”Child Pornography Is Great,” Anti-Pirates Say – "Child pornography is great,” he said enthusiastically. ”It is great because politicians understand child pornography. By playing that card, we can get them to act, and start blocking sites. And once they have done that, we can get them to start blocking file sharing sites." sounds reasonable.

What's in a name? For Simon Duncan's band, a £200,000 Banksy… – "The new work by Banksy was sent unexpectedly last week to Duncan, a 41-year-old web developer, as compensation for the world-renowned graffiti artist having coincidentally chosen the name of Duncan's band as the title for his film, Exit Through the Gift Shop." just a cool dude, this banksy fellah…

chillout song – "I received an email from a woman named Laura, who had recently moved to a new city for a new job. She was overwhelmed with anxiety and asked me to write her a song to help her calm down." his latest crowdsourced song documented here, gotta love this man.

2 Girls 1 Cup – Analysis – "A collection of twenty of the most-viewed YouTube reaction videos were downloaded and then edited to start at the same time. This was possible by listening for the start of the audio for the 2 Girls 1 Cup video. Each of these videos were then processed to collect data about optical flow and volume."

The Ginger Wars: What's with all the redhead hate? – "But increasingly as of late, redheads have been the victims of a rising tide of mockery, bigotry, and violence. Here's a brief timeline of the weird and escalating Ginger Wars."

Nazi pedophile, torturer, cult leader in Chile dies – "Nazi pedophile, torturer, and cult leader Paul Schäfer died in a prison hospital in Chile last week. The German-born Evangelical Christian raped children, founded and ruled over a Jonestown-like agricultural commune, and oversaw a torture and assassination outsourcing service for the bloody regime of Augusto Pinochet." most evil man ever?

Introducing Nokia N8 – finally… this does look like an awesome phone, opensource, 12 MB cam, decent design…

Police Seize Jason Chen's Computers – "Last Friday night, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen's home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers."

What does Facebook publish about you and your friends? – "Any information you see below is visible to anyone on the Internet through normal use of the Facebook Graph API." spooky

Priligy, First Pill To Stop Premature Ejaculation, Goes On Sale In UK – "The UK is bracing itself for the release of the first pill designed to end premature ejaculation. Medical trials have shown that just one tablet of the drug Priligy can make men last up to three times as long during sexual intercourse." tempting. not!

Berlin: Farbattacke am Rosenthaler Platz – "Mein Tipp: BMW war’s – denn es gab bereits eine Kampagne bei der der Künstler Robin Rhode durch Farbe fährt. Bin gespannt, wer wirklich dahinter steckt… "

Mr Scruff Vs Kirsty Almeida 'Pickled Spider' – "Mr. Scruff and Kirsty Almeida were in a recording studio. It was very dusty and covered in cobwebs. As they tidied up, a small spider appeared. It ran up and down the keyboard, trying to escape. Mr. Scruff pressed the record button and Kirstry began to sing. A big spider appeared and played the bassline" topnotch scruffian track.

iPhone symphony app up for PRSF new music prize – "An idea to allow people to create their own "satellite symphony" through an iPhone app has been shortlisted for a new music prize."

Like Button – "Like Button is a collection of links shared by your Facebook friends from most popular sites. " like!

John Kelly channels Joni Mitchell – "LAT: The folk scene you came out of had fun creating personas. You were born Roberta Joan Anderson, and someone named Bobby Zimmerman became Bob Dylan.
JM: Bob is not authentic at all. He's a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake. Everything about Bob is a deception. We are like night and day, he and I." joni rips bob a new one.

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south park censored [yo pssst matt and trey, somehow "leak" the uncensored version to the interwebz, it will spread like wildfire...]

A Statement from Matt and Trey – "We delivered our version of the show to Comedy Central and they made a determination to alter the episode. It wasn't some meta-joke on our part. Comedy Central added the bleeps. In fact, Kyle's customary final speech was about intimidation and fear. It didn't mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped too."

South Park's Matt & Trey receive death threats, RevolutionMuslim quotes Boing Boing – "The site embedded my interview with Matt and Trey in that post, and referenced portions of the interview in making the argument that the two should face death for this episode of South Park."

South Park Muhammad episode censored – "US Muslim group warns creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker they could 'wind up like Van Gogh' for depiction of prophet"

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Massive Jihad – "Hallo. If you are interested in jihad or jihad related activities, then you should probably watch Massive Jihad!" this guy also prefered to publish his animation anonymously…

Brett Domino: Justin Timberlake Medley – "Brett Domino and Steven Peavis perform a medley of Justin Timberlake hits using assorted miniature instruments and lap tray travel bags"

The Daily Mail Song – We're aware this video won't mean an awful lot if you've never heard of The Daily Mail, but on the plus side, you've never heard of The Daily Mail.

Musician explains volcano's name – "Eliza Geirsdottir Newman, an Icelandic musician, sang an exclusive song to Al Jazeera to helped clarify the word's correct pronunciation." w. ukulele!!!

When Copyright Goes Bad (English) – "Ben Cato Clough and Luke Upchurch's "When Copyright Goes Bad" (from Consumers International) is a great, 15-minute mini-documentary on what copyright can do, what it is doing, and what it needs to stop doing."

Hey Guys!!! – The Beauty "Gurus" of YouTube – "Can you make it all the way through this video? If you do, you may want the last 2 minutes of your life back. Sorry. Possibly the most annoying video ever made."

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Alphonso mango and curried chickpea salad recipe – tonite's dinner

Yotam Ottolenghi: Exclusive recipes from his brilliant new book – as i want to cook every recipe on this page, especially the paella and the ratatouille.

One last thing … Henry Rollins – "SPOILER ALERT! Singer, actor and all-round righteous dude Henry Rollins isn't amused when Rich Pelley tries to ruin his new show Sons Of Anarchy"

Fantastic Plastic Mag – M.I.A. – Born Free – SoundCloud – rockin punky M.I.A. track that kinda made my day….

Blogger: Show cleavage to test cleric’s quake theory – “Time for a Boobquake,” she wrote. “On Monday, April 26, I will wear the most cleavage-showing shirt I own. … I encourage other female skeptics to join me and embrace the supposed supernatural power of their breasts. Or short shorts, if that's your preferred form of immodesty.”

'Code Red': iPhone/iPad app for men who need to track women's menstrual cycles – "It keeps track of periods. It keeps track of them for men. It is, in fact, strong enough for a woman but made for the men who love them"

Street Art At Its Best: Said Dokins' Avionazo en la Plazuela – "This intervention is a way to make a satirical reflection on the mechanisms of threat and power in which we are engaged, the political farces and scenarios created at the expense of the suffering and disruption of others."

YouTube kills Hitler and your fair use videos – "YouTube is killing your fair use videos. Their automated filtering system, Content I.D., makes it incredibly easy for a copyright owner to immediately disable any video that contains their copyrighted content."

The Plan to Map Every Tree in San Francisco – "Every tree in San Francisco will soon be accounted for online, thanks to a new, Wikified project that aims to plot them all."

Armando Iannucci: The day I joined the DIY revolution and set up my own police force "We, the People, spoke, and established that in Wigan you could be arrested for: whistling made-up tunes; carrying small dogs when they can clearly walk; starting talking when your turn is clearly over, and touching too much fruit or vegetables in the supermarket."

audiotool.com – Start making music today — right in your browser. We provide all the tools to get you started!

Gang Starr's Guru dies of cancer – "Legendary rapper was 43 when he passed away"

How Apple Lost the Next iPhone – "The Gourmet Haus Staudt. A nice place to enjoy good German ales. And if you are an Apple Software Engineer named Gray Powell, it's also a nice place to make the honest mistake of losing the next-generation iPhone."

More Is A Bore – “Opening Party 7th May 5-23 PM with following graphic designers work exhibited: 75B (NL), Anthony Burrill’s (UK), Christopher David Ryan (USA), Gorilla (NL), Karl Maier (AUS), Robert Samuel Hanson (UK/D) Ryan Dixon (UK), Büro Destruct (CH)”

A world without planes – “Despite all the chaos and inconvenience of our disrupted flight schedules, we should feel grateful to the unruly Icelandic volcano – for allowing us briefly to imagine what a flight-less future would envy and pity us for.”

Vacation rentals, private rooms, sublets by the night – Accommodations on Airbnb – “Rent nightly from real people in 3181 cities in 124 countries.”

The Circle of Leaf – "Flickr user robherr created this fantastic image, summing up life, death, beauty, youth, age and decay in a handful of leaves."

Graffiti and Hip Hop Legend Fab Five Freddy Curates Youtube – "On the homepage of YouTube, graffiti and hip hop legend Fab Five Freddy introduces a selection of videos, talks about graffiti, hip hop, and Banksy's film Exit Through The Gift Shop."

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KittehRoulette – refresh for random kittehs of the internet – no penis here, pheew

The Gift, by Carl Erik Rinsch – "Five short films. Five genres. Five of RSA's hottest directors. One unifying piece of dialogue." this is an excellent short film, the others are also worth checking out.

Tina Fey Unveils "The Sarah Palin Network" on SNL – "Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on tonight's episode of Saturday Night Live with an unveiling of the fictional "Sarah Palin Network" in what turned out to be a smart, tight and thoroughly funny sketch."

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Teen hammers father to death over computer game – "A 14-year-old boy killed his sleeping father with a sledgehammer after his parents told him not to play a computer game overnight and took away the keyboard."

Fancy Horse Makes Blizzard $2 Million in Four Hours – "The Blizzard Pet Store is offering two new virtual pets to World of Warcraft players today, one of which has generated over $2 million in sales in its first four hours."

Apple’s New Developer Agreement Unlevels the iAd Playing Field – "Apple told us last week that it would not prevent third-party ad networks from embedding ads in applications for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, even though those networks would compete with its own iAd platform."

Chris Morris: the Orson Welles of British comedy? – "With the impending release of a new film and biography, the enigmatic creator of Brass Eye faces a choice: venture into the limelight, or risk compromising the exposure of his work"

The 30-Second Rule, A Decision Tree – "You’ve just dropped food on the floor. Should you eat It? This handy flow chart will help you decide, but if you subscribe to the 10 second, 20 second, or 30 second rule, you’ll have to read fast!"

BAD BOY KUMMER von Miklos Gimes – a brief description of the movie and some additional info is online.

Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy – "It’s better to be loved than to be feared. It’s only when you can’t make them love you that you want them to fear you. Apple has jumped the gun. We weren’t done loving you before you made us fear you."

Suicide Statistics – infographic a look at suicide statistics.

The Amazing Media Habits of 8-18 Year Olds – "Kids consume a hell of a lot of media–and more all the time. Basically, if kids are awake, they're consuming media."

Useless Fliers – "Download a pdf of it!" and some more

Thinkstank, Useless Flier Cargo cult advertising.  A flier… – "Cargo cult advertising. A flier that exists for no apparent reason, and which you can take a piece of with you to remind you that it was there."

After iPad, Rivals Offer Hybrid Variations – "Just as Apple’s iPhone shook up a complacent cellphone industry, the company’s iPad is provoking PC makers — and non-PC makers — to fight back with new devices."

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Most Terrible Voice in The History of Voices – der gutmensch in mir schämt sich wenn ich lache… [via b3ta]

PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN. – "New York invasion by 8-bits creatures ! PIXELS is Patrick Jean' latest short film, shot on location in New York."

banksyfilm's Channel – youtube channel for the new banksy movie.

Iraq: Wikileaks video of US military killing journalists – "Wikileaks claims to have obtained and decrypted video that shows US occupying forces in an Apache helicopter intentionally firing on a dozen civilians in Baghdad, including journalists working for the Reuters news organization: 22-year-old Reuters photographer, Namir Noor-Eldeen, and his driver, Saeed Chmagh, 40." the comments in the background make this extremly shocking. sounds like guys playing a video game.

Kid Shows How to Parallel Park – "Kid showing how to parallel park with a car toy."

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Swiss Army brand extension social media – "Found this in the spam folder, where most such “social media for bloggers” goes. But: Victorinox has a fragrance now? Huh? Why? I mean, I get it that smelly liquids cost nothing to make and they sell for a ton of money, but a Swiss Army cologne? "

Malcolm McLaren, RIP – "Malcolm McLaren, former manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls, countercultural impresario, and record producer, has died." punk's not dead

Get ready to have your mind blown – here's something that few people realize about the number pi.

Warp Films launches Download Store – "DRM-free downloads, scaled to fit any device, are available now from www.warpfilmstore.com with All Tomorrow's Parties, Shane Meadows' Le Donk and Arctic Monkeys Live At The Apollo amongst the first releases." bought le donk for ipod, had to isquint it for it to work, but still nice.

Lebowski Fest 2010, Bowling Night – "Lebowski Fest was back in town this weekend with plenty of Dudes, Maudes, Walters, a couple of Jesus' and even a member of Autobahn"

PERGOLA at the Palais de Tokyo – "The Palais de Tokyo in Paris gave the name of Le Corbusier's disappeared building extension to its latest exhibition. Pergola is indeed dedicated to Poltergeists, Against the background of a haunted modernity, silhouettes of erased lives demand restitution."

I was an internet meme: the "Hello My Future Girlfriend" kid. – "Yes, I am gay. I like the cock. I have never had a relationship with a woman. Was recently broken up with again, so my 3rd long term relationship ended mainly because I do not work out, which I'd like to, and will start doing soon." awww, no future girlfriend ever…

What’s the difference between brown eggs and white? – "The only difference between a brown and white egg is the color of the shell. Despite what you may have heard, one isn't healthier, more "natural," or more eco-friendly than the other."

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Neue Lieder braucht die YB-Kurve – “Hemmige (nach em Mani Matter)
Gäub-Schwarz mis Härz mir liebe üsi Stadt
Egal wär chunnt mir mache jede platt
Glich wo Du spielsch mir si immer drbi
Wöu mir YB-Fans si

la la la la

Mir singe für Di mir stöh hinger Dir
U isch der Wäg o dunku mir gö mit
Ewig treu Bärn mir liebe Di
Wöu mir YB-Fans si

la la la la” habe die yb fans schon oft diese mani matter melodie singen gehört. dies ist der text.

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Lady Gaga – Telephone (CHATROULETTE VERSION) – "Lady Gaga – Telephone (CHATROULETTE VERSION)" [via b3ta] enough said.

160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes – "10 minutes of cheezy one-liners. NSFW for swearing. (Obviously)" [via b3ta] enough said.

Wonders of The Solar System – spoof – "Dr Cox is well into Physics!" [via b3ta] enough said.

The Twitter Bird Prank – "When we heard that Twitter CEO Evan Williams would be the keynote speaker at the South by Southwest interactive conference, we knew we had to pull a prank."

Popular Songs summarised in 10 words or less: #4 – "Imagine" by John Lennon – "It's the fourth in our absolutely chuffin' excellent 10 word song summaries, and you know what – it's another lovely one."

'RapeLay' video game goes viral amid outrage – "The game begins with a teenage girl on a subway platform. She notices you are looking at her and asks, "Can I help you with something?" worth it just to watch the two british gamers comment.

Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #2 – "Your host, Merton, freestyling in real-time with random strangers on Chat Roulette. Video #2." part #2 is even funnier.

Erykah Badu – Window Seat – "[S]hot guerilla style, no crew, one take, no closed set, no warning, two minutes, in downtown Dallas, then ran like hell… I was afraid. But I was ready.'" i love it, but it should really not be pixeled in certain places. but hey, prude times are prude.

Matt and Kim – "LESSONS LEARNED" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) – “Brooklyn's Matt & Kim strip down in New York City's Time Square. Directed by Taylor Cohen and Otto Arsenault.” this is the video that inspired erykah badu, and she mentions it in a dedication. watch till the end!

HOME (DE) – "Wir leben in einer alles-entscheidenden Zeit. Wissenschaftler sagen uns, wir hätten nur 10 Jahre um unsere Lebensweise zu ändern, um das Aufzehren von Rohstoffen zu verhindern und um eine katastrophale Entwicklung des Weltklimas zu verhindern." i finally took the time to watch this free documentary, yes yes, i was well bored, and have to say, i was impressed.

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Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't, either) – "Gadgets come and gadgets go. The iPad you buy today will be e-waste in a year or two (less, if you decide not to pay to have the battery changed for you). The real issue isn't the capabilities of the piece of plastic you unwrap today, but the technical and social infrastructure that accompanies it." cory sums it up. i really want an ipad, but at the same time, it takes personal computing into the completely wrong direction. hmm. dilemna.

Torrent Site Ships Condoms To Anti-Piracy Offices – “We wish your parents had used it,” the message reads, venting the frustration of the Vertor team and many of the site’s users.” i HAVE TO remember this line.

No Underwear Subway Ride (April Fool’s 2010) – "This is a fake mission we staged for April Fool’s Day 2010. We posted it on April 1, fooling thousands of people into thinking we actually rode the subway with exposed genitals. We pulled this off by wearing skin-colored underwear that would blur in a convincing way." they fooled me. i admit it.

Anselm Kiefer – “In the next era, all thought will be vertical.” when adbusters discovers kiefer.

Banksy Releases Official Movie Poster For April 16th Film Premier – "Over the weekend Banksy also released the official "one sheet" poster for the film. New Yorkers and street art fans will recognize the building in the image (and the street art and tags) as the iconic old bank building at Spring and Bowery in Soho." i want to see this film already! but in fucking switzerland it will get shown in 3 years. maybe.

Dude Totally Re-Creates San Francisco With Toothpicks – "What started as a pastime became an all-consuming quest to, as he puts it, “blow people’s minds” with toothpicks. Mission accomplished."

No Flash On The iPad? No Problem. Brightcove Turns Videos Into HTML5. – "Already the Web is adapting. Videos powered by Brightcove, for instance, will stream in an HTML5 video player when it detects an iPad. On the iPhone browser, the video thumbnail will open up the Quicktime player. It will also work on Android phones." you gotta hate this, in some way, apple decides to pull a hissy fight with adobe, yet the internet adapts.

Sexy, Strange New Timepieces Debut at Basel Watch Fair – "Each year, the watch industry gathers in Basel to show off the latest models to a mix of retailers, media and moguls."

"5 Browsers and the Modes of Transportation They Resemble" – seems about right

The war on WikiLeaks and why it matters – "The public and private organizations most eager to maintain complete secrecy around what they do — including numerous U.S. military and intelligence agencies — are obviously threatened by WikiLeaks' activities, which is why they seek to harass and cripple them."

Excited about this. – "Excited about this. Non-flash version of http://ted.com is now live for iphone."

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I-mSayingNoToGov.HealthCare – huge fail conservative girls protest song [via b3ta]

Program or Be Programmed – "Here’s another way of saying the basic premise of my book Life Inc." rushkoff’s sxsw rant.

11 YEAR OLD MOHINI DEY ON BASS – "11year old girl Mohini Dey on Bass whose inspired by Jaco Pastorius and Abraham Laboriel but trained by her teacher Mr. Joy Dey" to get really impressed let it preload and jump to minute 7:30 or so.

Demetri Martin Is a Frustrated Web Designer | Comedy Central Insider Blog – "This preview clip from Thursday's new Important Things with Demetri Martin demonstrates that you never really know what's going on on the other end of your conference call."

Ninja Tune XX – ninja tune announcing their 20th anniversary coming up this fall

Gorillaz – Stylo MV – fantastic, gave me goosebumps! a mini movie, more like. and yes yes, girls, bruce willis is innit.

Follow the Legs/Faulty Choirs videos and mp3 – "I've uploaded the mp3's and video's for "Follow the Legs" and "Faulty Choirs". Both collaborations with Rafianimates, I made the sounds he took care of the animating."

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David Livingston: “Big Dick”, 2010 – "I see art as a performance, enacted either in crowds of strangers or in the privacy of my studio. In Manhattan’s financial district, I wore a six foot long felt penis sewn together and stuffed with sofa upholstery. During this and subsequent performances, I was fascinated by the public’s reactions (laughter, avoidance, offense) and my own (pride, liberation, shame) as I parodied the figure of the downtown businessman using childish humor." i bet the artist has a small one in real life. tee hee. just kiddin.

Unfortunate ironic t-shirts To Get Arrested In – "These particular people got caught doing some kind of crime and are wearing these shirts when they get their mug shots."

Does World of Warcraft reflect real life concerns? – "The real world is fragmented into small parts where human nature acts itself out under different constraints. So the challenge in translating sociological insights from virtual worlds to the 'real world' is the same challenge we have when going from one part of the traditional world to other parts of the traditional world. One nation to another. One language to another." does it?

Yes, it's GuardianRoulette! – "Welcome please to (drum roll) GuardianRoulette. The rules are simple: go to the page. Read the article. Click. Read a new, randomly-chosen article. Now click again."

Yotam Ottolenghi’s smoked polenta chips recipe – and this was the first page that GuardianRoulette brought me to, looks and sounds yummie.

Sacre Brodel's Photos – Prikbord Foto's – this guy just happens to be in a tight spot

Obama Twitter account 'hacked by Frenchman' – “A Frenchman who police say hacked Twitter accounts belonging to US President Barack Obama and celebrities could face jail.”

NICOLAS BELLY – BORDEAUX, France – L' ARGUS Design Competition 2nd place – "Less is more: travelling in the era of simplicity" i love these, they look like these carboard cutouts for kids. [via rebel:art]

Defective by Design waging war on iPad – "Anti-DRM (Digital Rights Management) campaigner site Defective by Design has reached 10,000 signatures for its anti-iPad campaign."

Switzerland passes violent games ban – "Government preparing to outline the specifics of new legislation that will illegalise violent games" in one word, idiotic! have ever heard how forbidden fruit tastes better, no ban will ever solve such issues! the swiss socialist party launched this, and yet they wonder why no young people want to join their party anymore?

Massive Protest Against UK Anti-Piracy Bill – "As Feargal Sharkey, head of UK Music, speaks of his confidence that the massively controversial Digital Economy Bill will be passed before the general election, the Open Rights Group has revealed that in the last 3 days more than 10,000 outraged citizens have written to MPs demanding a debate on the issue."

Essential WoW terminology in other languages – "In the sprawling, global environment that is the World of Warcraft today, there's really no telling who you'll end up grouped with."

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ストリートビューのプライバシーについて – cute japanese animation demonstrates how google streetview works.

The Sandpit – "A day in the life of New York City, in miniature." amazing how it looks like minatures, but its actually filmed in the real new york.

One-Eyed Doll: A Rockumentary – "Punk rock meets poetics in an intimate view of Austin, Texas underground rock star, Kimberly Freeman, a beauty with an irresistible voice, magnetism and moves, who delivers a range of soulful original songs that reflect on her personal story and have a transforming influence on her fans." its a 1 1/2 hour long lowtech documentary, quite impressive and intimate, punk rockers like this only exist in the US.

Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1 – "Your host, Merton, freestyling in real-time with random strangers on Chat Roulette." adorable.

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Google Maps – boah, close call [via b3ta]

Obesity: The killer combination of salt, fat and sugar – "Our favourite foods are making us fat, yet we can't resist, because eating them is changing our minds as well as bodies" after reading this only one thought on my mind, gief crisps.

The politics of yakuza (or Q&A with Jake Adelstein pt 2) – "In part two of our Q&A series with Tokyo Vice author Jake Adelstein, we'll answer some basic questions about the yakuza: why people join, how they operate, and how much influence they have on mainstream Japanese culture."

I LEGO N.Y. by Christoph Niemann – "It’s easy to imagine how hard it would be to make something complex out of LEGO bricks. But let me try to convince you that the opposite – making simple things out of LEGO – is just as hard if not harder." the complexity of the simplicity.

Loud Sex Enough for Cops to Search Your Home, Court Rules – "For Brian McGacken of Farmingdale, New Jersey, an evening of loud sex resulted in a 10-year prison sentence for growing marijuana." stop loud sex? or hide the drugs better?

Swiss man makes watch out of dinosaur droppings "When it comes to watches the Swiss lead by example, but we doubt this latest model from Artya will spark a trend as it contains fossilised faeces." dare i say it? this watch is shit.

Chatroulette Is 89 Percent Male, 47 Percent American, And 13 Percent Perverts – "We soon had detailed data on 2,883 Chatroulette sessions that tied users to geography, gender, appearance, and more."

Hacker Disables More Than 100 Cars Remotely – "More than 100 drivers in Austin, Texas found their cars disabled or the horns honking out of control, after an intruder ran amok in a web-based vehicle-immobilization system normally used to get the attention of consumers delinquent in their auto payments."

TV series to satirise Apple's Steve Jobs – "Seinfeld veteran and Borat director Larry Charles teams up with 'Fake Steve Jobs' to develop show for cable channel Epix"

Steve Jobs Cheese Head – "Try Spicy Steve Nachos, iPad Thai and an Apple Cheese Plate and pay homage to the greatest consumer electronics company of all time"

WHAT MAKES A FART – "Did you know that no two farts are exactly alike? It’s true. Farts are sort of like snowflakes in that regard. Little, invisible, smelly, snowflakes." i learned sooo much.

Activists turn 'hacktivists' on the web – "Among activists who hack to make a point, some stay firmly on the right side of the law but others push the idea of civil disobedience to the limits."

Blizzard Hopes for StarCraft 2 Mac Beta in April – "It's been about a month since the launch of the StarCraft 2 beta on PC, but Mac users have been feeling left out in the cold."

13 Best 'South Park' Catch Phrases – "South Park returns this Wednesday, March 17, kicking off its 14th season as the most controversial cartoon on television. To celebrate the new season, we're looking back at our 13 favorite South Park catch phrases from over the years." and the latest one is “what handkerchief?!”

Media tycoons wanted: Make your own newspaper – "Or you could just go online, now, and print your own paper using the Newspaper Club. This new London-based start-up allows anyone to print their own 12-page newspaper."

Introducing the Ten Finalists in the 2010 Pi Day Pie Bake-Off… : Page 3.14 – "The 2010 Pi Day Bake-Off was such a smashing success that it would be a challenge for even the most extreme pie enthusiast to fairly judge all 35 entries."

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FutureStates :: Play – "beautiful imagination of nested play states in a "not too distant future." nested it is.

‘Galactica: Sabotage’ Creator Discusses Her Brilliant Beastie Boys Sci-Fi Mashup – "The above video compares the Galactica version with the real “Sabotage” video and puts things in perspective for those who haven’t memorized every shot in the original Beasties clip: If you dart your eyes back and forth fast enough, you can see the stunning precision with which her re-creation mimics the original." amazing precision

South Park Parodies the "Gingers Do Have Souls" Kid – "the famous "Gingers. do have souls" kid has now been immortalized by the very show he claims to hate in this preview clip from South Park's upcoming 14th season." awww, stop slagging the g.i.n.g.e.r.s. already, tee hee.

Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer – "The 11th Best Picture Nomination of 2009."

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New New Order Mix-New Monday. It's new. – "Earlier today I uploaded a remix I've done of Blue Monday by New Order which I've called "New Monday (How Does It Feel)". I'm not sure the world needed another remix of this 80's classic but I went and did one anyway." wooohee, osymyso is back! or did he never leave?

Apple's secret iPhone developer agreement goes public – "The first rule of the iPhone developer program is: You do not talk about the iPhone developer program." just did, so suck on that, sucker.

Chatroulette Map – ya, dickflashers, not so anonymous anymore…

Apple’s iTunes LP 6 Months Later: LP What? – “It’s something most people will look at once” that sentence sums it all up. was interesting to read that the idea did not come from apple though.

Dalai Lama Has a Posse – "Wednesday March 10 is Tibetan Independence Day—and this year will also mark His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 75th birthday. In honor of both, Shepard Fairey collaborated with photographer Don Farber on this limited-edition, signed and numbered 18"x14" print"

DIY : The picturetweeting bathroom scale (aka the worst christmas present ever) – "how about bathroom scales that take a picture of you, from the worst and least flattering angle, and uploads it straight to the web through Twitter and twitpic? Yes, I know, it’s a horrible idea!" worst! idea! ever!

Valve Brings Hit Games, Steam Service to Mac – "It’s officially official: Valve will bring its Steam online distribution service and titles from its massive library of hit games to the Mac this April, the company confirmed Monday." nice.

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OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg Machine version – fischli/weiss-esque music video

Emission du 5 mars 2010 | nouvo.ch – nouvo est de retour sur la tv suisse romande, very nice. weekly tv show on gadgets, advertising and technology. in french.

ride, rise, roar :: – "Ride, Rise, Roar, is a David Byrne concert film that weaves intimate interviews with really great concert footage."

Tokyo/Glow – japanese short film

Pittsburgh International Airport after hours – girl having fun in an empty airport, while waiting for her flight.

Cabrini-Green – 660 W. Division Time Lapse Demolition – "Time lapse animation of the demolition of 660 W. Division, one of the last remaining buildings within the Cabrini-Green housing projects in Chicago."

I have something great to reveal! – swedish broadcast company creates "viral" to convince people to pay their fees. so why do i link to this, i hate these companies? well, i love murlocs.

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Helveticaca – "Infant one-pieces and tees available in white."

If you blog unauthorized "Daily Show" or "Colbert" clips, Viacom will sue your ass – "What a big steaming pile of epic fail." oh come on. and how about all the many times stewart and colbert quote blogs, should they sue them back?

I'm just sayin' – very cute

I miss you… Tęsknię – "These are the photographs made by me or the "I miss you…" project taking photos in places in Poland where Jews used to live.

Street View in Bergen – “When Google’s Street view came to the streets of Bergen, Norway, some locals gave it a traditional viking welcome.”

the Movie title stills collection – "I've seen a lot of movies over the years, and to prove I've sat through at least the first ten minutes of them I started making screenshots of the titles. Then my computer crashed and I almost lost them all. To save them for future generations I created this little website." presistence makes project.

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Papierkrieg – imagination knows no limits in this german animation project.

A Babelgum Original: Banksy Vs. Robbo – video documenting the "war" between team robbo and banksy, this conflict does raise some interesting question about the dircetion banksy has been taking. but! zes queenz should get a hotel room…

Keynote: Bruce Sterling (us) on Atemporality – "If progress is to go beyond the banal indulgences that give rise to a never-ending array of car shell designs then we need to analyse our present time with regard to its aesthetics and its media. The second conference session is being introduced with Bruce Sterling's Keynote on Atemporality." snide as usual, but just as brilliant.

Roy Ayers- Can't You See Me? – one of the greatest feel-good tracks evar. has saved my life a few times already. and counting.

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This Just In: Not All World of Warcraft Players Are Deadbeats – "You there, sitting on the couch in your parent's basement, next to the Doritos, playing World of Warcraft for hours on end. Yes, YOU! What have you done to better mankind lately? More than 200,000 of your kind just donated $1.11 million to charity." i did buy that pet, yet i am still a deadbeat.

How and Why BitTorrent Works, a Visualization – "Millions of people use BitTorrent to share files every day, but only a small percentage actually understand how BitTorrent works and appreciate why it is such an efficient way to share large files. A simplified but insightful visualization helps to shed some light on the inner workings of the BitTorrent client."

Bovine Bombing – "Ron English and his crew found a new canvas for street art in south Texas, cows!"

naughty shop challenge – "Go into a shop and rearrange objects to make it say something naughty. Take a photo." lolololol

Full IN THE LOOP Screenplay Now Online – With a Special Note from Armando Iannucci – IN THE LOOP is a truely fantasic film, the whole screenplay is available to download here.

Google Buzz Trick – “Try this at home… And we wanna see it.”

Glasnost: Test if your ISP is manipulating BitTorrent traffic – "Glasnost creates a BitTorrent-like transfer between your machine and our server, and determines whether or not your ISP is limiting such traffic. This is a first step towards making traffic manipulation by ISPs more transparent to their customers."

Wi-Fi Turns Arizona Bus Ride Into a Rolling Study Hall – "Wi-Fi access has transformed what was often a boisterous bus ride into a rolling study hall, and behavioral problems have virtually disappeared. “It’s made a big difference,” said J. J. Johnson, the bus’s driver. “Boys aren’t hitting each other, girls are busy, and there’s not so much jumping around.”"

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