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Beastie Boy Mike D explains Illin’ on the Colbert Report – “Mike D. of Beastie Boys made a guest appearance on “The Colbert Report” last night, but not to perform. Stephen Colbert invited him on to settle a recent disagreement between New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz and blogger Julieanne Smolinski.”

BLUE VELVETTE (David Lynch rap) – “Music video for “BLUE VELVETTE” by Cancer Merchant”

Somebody That I Used to Know – Walk off the Earth – 4 Guys and 1 Girl – 1 Guitar has nothing to do wth 2 Girls 1 Cup. Or does it?

George Mason University Green Machine plays Rage – Marching Band plays Rage against the Machine. That girl, dancing too enthusiastic, I hate that, but other than that, nice.

#learn

Oakland cops complicit in covering name-badges at Occupy protests disciplined – “both the cop and his supervisor have been disciplined for their roles in the incident (the cop for covering his badge, the supervisor for failing to report the illegal conduct). The supervisor, formerly a lieutenant, has been busted down to sergeant, and the officer has been suspended for a month”

glitchr turns facebook bugs into art – “glitchr, a project undertaken by lithuanian laimonas zakas, uses unicode characters to exploit programming bugs of common web destinations (including facebook, tumblr, and google), resulting in visually interesting textual digital art that overwrites the standardized formatting generally used by these sites.”

i’m fucking it – yeh sure, ronald

Bank of America ATMs In San Francisco Turned Into Truth Machines – “RAN activists took to the streets of San Francisco last night and turned every Bank of America ATM in the city into an Automated Truth Machine.”

Could You Be Addicted To The Internet? [POLL] – “Overall, our findings indicate that Internet addiction disorder has abnormal white matter integrity in brain regions involved in emotional generation and processing, executive attention, decision making and cognitive control”

The Valencia Street Swing – “A few weeks ago, some folks hung this swing from a tree branch across the street from Summit Cafe and it somehow managed to survive until late this afternoon.”

106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos – Year 2011 – “And thats some of the most beloved Street Art Photos posted in 2011 on Street Art Utopia!”

Bathtub Self-Portraits in Unusual Locations by Mariko Sakaguchi – “Japanese artist Mariko Sakaguchi photographs herself sitting in a bathtub in unusual locations like lecture halls, film sets, and offices.”

Designy Temporary Tattoos — Enamorado – “Look at this happy gentleman, with a spring in his step and but one thing on his mind: Love!” <3

New Facebook app lets you choose your last words. – “If I Die lets “you” post a final message to your wall and loved one when you’re dead. After installing the app, you choose three “trustees” (Facebook friends) who are charged with verifying your death.”

swissted – “drawing from his love of punk rock and swiss modernism, two movements that have absolutely nothing to do with one another, mike has redesigned vintage punk, hardcore, and indie rock show flyers into international typographic style posters.”

LEGO stop-motion marriage proposal – “a proposal in stop motion by firepit productions”

Dutch ISPs Ordered To Block The Pirate Bay – “Despite claims that freedom of expression is at stake, today a pair of ISPs have been ordered to block The Pirate Bay. Following a demand from Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, the Court of The Hague ruled that Ziggo, the largest ISP in the Netherlands, and competitor XS4ALL have to block subscriber access to the world’s most famous torrent site.”

The End of the World – “Planet Earth, Every Street Description: And even if nothing happens, it will still be worth a laugh.” I’m attending. You?

How to Start a Revolution – “His booklet From Dictatorship to Democracy (which you can download as a PDF) provide a list of 198 “non-violent weapons”, including mock awards, alternative communication system, wearing of symbols, pray-in, boycott of elections, withdrawal of bank deposits, consumers’ boycott, renouncing honours, etc.”

The Restart Page – Free unlimited rebooting experience from vintage operating systems – simulates restarts of old OS … nifty

Helmets Experiments – Includes a Balls, a Heads and a Sexual Collection. Yeh Balls Balls not Balls. Thinking of which, under Sexual there could be a balls version.

LIVE ! – album covers minus the dead ones

2011: The Year in Kickstarter – “So many exciting things happened on Kickstarter in 2011 that we had to celebrate. We scoured the site for the most fascinating stories of the year and we’re thrilled to share them with you here. Thanks!”

gracia studio: endémico resguardo silvestre – “scattered along the sloping terrain of valle de guadalupe, mexico, ‘endémico resguardo silvestre’ is a cluster of twenty hotel rooms, designed by san diego-based practice gracia studio.”

Les planètes du Système Solaire en chocolat – japanese chocolate candy looking like our planets, minus the ring of saturn

#lang:de

Wirtschaft voller Widersprüche – “Wo immer in unserem heutigen Wirtschaftssystem Regeln und Regulierungen von Vertretern der freien Marktwirtschaft propagiert werden, sollten wir kritisch sein. Es handelt sich häufig um einen billigen Bluff um eigene Interessen zu kaschieren, und dieses Metier beherrschen unsere Wirtschaftsexperten ja bekanntlich blendend.”

An den Originalschauplätzen – “Bei aller unterschiedlicher Einschätzung der Vorgänge, die zum Rücktritt von Nationalbankpräsident Philipp Hildebrand führten, lieferten die letzten Wochen einen erhellenden Einblick in die Mechanismen der Medien.”

Okkupiert die Ehe! – “Die Ehe ist out. Wer noch an sie glaubt, ist hoffnungslos romantisch. Junge Paare, die heiraten wollen, gelten als reaktionär. Eine Rettung ihres Rufes könnte die Öffnung der Ehe sein: mehr sprechen über das ganz Private.”

Watchlist: Inges Idee” – “Auf der heutzutage sehr heterogen genutzten, ehemals für die Stadt Berlin repräsentativen Potsdamer Straße werden auf einer Länge von 2 km sieben innerstädtische Situationen verdoppelt.”

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#stilloccupyingyourinternetz

Occupy News Bin – “I spent most of Thanksgiving creating a diorama of the UC Davis pepper spray incident which was installed in an empty newspaper bin on Market Street this morning (Black Friday).”

PEPPER SPRAYING COP – “Little did we know that Pepper Spraying Cop has cracked down on so many famous moments in history!!”

Occupy HOPE V2 – Shepard Fairey re-touches the Occupy Hope Design after receiveing feedback.

N.Y.P.D. Stops Reporters With Badges and Fists – “Over several days, New York cops have arrested, punched, whacked, shoved to the ground and tossed a barrier at reporters and photographers.”

UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives – Seen from 4 different angles, split screen

Occupy Wall St – The Revolution Is Love – “Love is the felt experience of connection to another being. An economist says ‘more for you is less for me.’ But the lover knows that more of you is more for me too. If you love somebody their happiness is your happiness. Their pain is your pain. Your sense of self expands to include other beings. This shift of consciousness is universal in everybody, 99% and 1%.”

We Are Many by Amir Amirani – “We Are Many is a documentary about the never-before-told story of the biggest protest in history, on 15 February 2003, and its legacy, through the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement. The day that saw an estimated 30 million people in over 700 cities around the world, gave birth to a new global social movement.”

MK12 ZeroFilm NYC Open – Occupy as Pong

Occupy Lulz – “Everything becomes a meme, eventually: Occupy Lulz.”

UC Davis Chancellor Kotehi walks to her car – UC Davis Students confront Chancellor Kotehi in silence as she walks to her car (higher quality). In reaction to the Pepper Spray Attacks on Friday.

Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis – “During peacefully Occupy Movement, police came in to tear down tents and proceeded to arrest students who stood in their way. Once students peacefully demanded the release of the arrested, a police officer unnecessarily pepper sprays the students to open a path for the rest of the officers”

Ray Lewis interviewed by wearetheother99 – respect

I love the 99% protesters! – “Good people, doing good things. I love you guys, and hope nobody else gets hurt!=/ My dad helped me make this because I’m still little.:( When I get a bit older, I’ll make loads more videos, and have my own channel!:)” 8 year old makes a video for the 99 %, with some help by her dad…

#watch and

#learn

The Nicest Place on the Internet – free hugs

LEGO logo for times magazine by sachiko akinaga – “japanese LEGO artist sachiko akinaga’s
sculpture of the iconic ‘T’ of new york times magazine”

Sleep Headphones – “Fall asleep faster – drug free! Block out snoring – without painful ear plugs! Relax with music – stress free!” is this the answer to my prayers?

Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers – “A woman trying to improve her chance to buy cheap electronics at a Walmart in a wealthy suburb spewed pepper spray on a crowd of shoppers and 20 people suffered minor injuries, police said Friday.” smells like a hoax

Flash Rob – “It’s a fad that started in Washington, D.C. back in April, when around 20 people filed into a high-end jeans store in Dupont Circle and quickly made off with $20,000 in stock.” I am tempted to find this way cool. But hey, my shoplifting days are way way back in the past.

Nude photo blogger reported to general prosecutor – “Blogger Aliaa El-Mahdy is seeing a backlash after a nude photo she took of herself and posted online spreads across the internet”

All Together Now – Everything the Beatles ever did. by ramjac – “Every Beatles tune, played together, sequenced in order of lengths, with the longest starting first and all 226 tunes ending together.”

Is the end of the world really nigh? – “Science is moving ever closer to understanding how, and when, humanity may be extinguished”

No time for novels – should we ditch fiction in times of crisis? – “When our daily news is apocalyptic, it’s irresponsible to read made-up stories. It’s time to start reading the serious stuff instead”

#lang:de

Die »Zeitgeistbewegung« bei den »Occupy«-Protesten – “Eine dieser Gruppierungen nennt sich »Zeitgeistbewegung«. Sie wurde 2007 von dem in den USA lebenden Peter Joseph gegründet, propagiert eine Abkehr von jeder Politik und Ideologie und will mit technischen Mitteln das nebulöse Ziel einer »ressourcenbasierten Wirtschaft ohne Geld« erreichen. Joseph stammt aus dem politischen Umfeld des rechtslibertären Politikers Ron Paul.”

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#occupywallstreet

#OCCUPYWALLSTREET Orientation Guide
– i so wish i could be in new york today. this could be the greatest protest ever, or a huge disaster. it’s time for a revolution.

#watch and

The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True by Richard Dawkins – "Why do bad things happen?" richard dawkins explains his kids of all ages book "the magic of reality"

Berlin und der Banksy-Hype on Vimeo – german news report on the "uncovered banksy"

Sub City Paris – "This is the continuation of a series that explores that moment of uncertainty and magic that happens when you emerge from the depths of the subway system."

"The Wall" Originally by Pink Floyd (performed by Mariachi Cabos) – catchy mariachi version of pink floyd classic, ai aiii aiiiiiiii, no dark sarkasooom.

Silent Climate Parade – a video from last years parade. "Silent Climate Parade 350 ravers gathered with wireless headphones "

POUBELLE FONTAINE (SKIRTING TRASHCAN) Mathieu Tremblin – this trash-can is a squirter

MOVE YA SHOULDER..SEANIE T FEAT: ROOTS MANUVA – It's Simple. a winning ticket

VID 20110628 114715 – after laser-chasing cats, here's laser-chasing baby

Sheeped Away – cute animation short featuring sheep, yup, flossies

Amnesty TV – Episode Five – cassetteboy made a great mashup of israeli primeminister speech

#learn

Cosmonaut #6 (I really love this one) – and finally, a new iPad background image

Roasted sweet potatoes with figs, plus tuna cakes with yuzu yoghurt recipes – sadly we didnt grow any sweet potatoes, but might have to bend some rules here…

scarlettjohanssoning – just to prove, this had to happen [NSFW]

German police seek help over mystery 'forest boy' – "He told the police that he and his father went to live in the woods after his mother died. He said he left the woods in August when his father died, and walked for two weeks before reaching Berlin. He said he couldn't remember where his family came from, but that his name was Ray."

Last Call for Delicious Users: Transfer Your Bookmarks – "The Delicious re-launch is coming soon and we’re excited for existing Delicious users to join us! To do so, you need to accept the AVOS terms of service* and privacy policy* to transfer your bookmarks and user data to the new site by September 23, 2011."

Silent Climate Parade Berlin – i wish i was in berlin for this parade, people march in silence dancing to their music on headphones. 24. 9. 2011

Remembering a Relationship, One Chat at a Time – "Clark is offline." a sad look at gmail chats

Saucy Schnapps: Firm Wins Battle to Register F-Word as Trademark – "Shoppers in Germany might feel a little embarrassed about asking for "Ficken" schnapps by name — after all, the drink is named after the German word for "fuck." But the manufacturer can take solace in the fact that the brand name is now legally protected."

The Artist Is Present – "Marina Abramovic's "The Artist is Present" performance at MOMA, remade as a 1980s-era adventure game. "

Get the facts. Fight the smears. AttackWatch.com – "When another unfounded attack surfaces, we'll arm you with the truth so you can share the facts with your friends and family."

Banksy had it right: The future holds a mere 15 minutes of anonymity for everyone – "Graffiti artist Banksy may have had it right when he claimed invisibility is a superpower and in the future you can be anonymous for only 15 minutes. There are now privacy invasive plans to track the sale of spray paint, prepaid cards, and your license plate."

FBI Teaches Agents: ‘Mainstream’ Muslims Are ‘Violent, Radical’ – "The FBI is teaching its counterterrorism agents that “main stream” [sic] American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers; that the Prophet Mohammed was a “cult leader”; and that the Islamic practice of giving charity is no more than a “funding mechanism for combat.”"

Tree Houses – "His follow-up book, New Treehouses of the World, gathers inspirational examples from Thailand, New Zealand and other spots with tree-house culture, and has a short chapter on new tree-house technology." honey, can we move into a tree house?

Apple bans Phone Story game which exposes the seedy side of smartphone creation – "Apple has removed an iPhone app called Phone Story — a darkly satirical mini-game collection that exposes the ugly side of smartphone production"

How The FBI Caught an Actor Uploading Movie Screeners To Pirate Bay – "In April 2011, the FBI raided the apartment of a Screen Actor’s Guild member suspected of uploading several pre-release screeners of Hollywood blockbusters to The Pirate Bay. The man, an actor, has now agreed to plead guilty and potentially faces three years in prison."

'Banned' iPhone Title Phone Story Released For Android – "Following the news that Apple has removed indie developer Molleindustria's latest game from the App Store due to a violation of Apple's review guidelines, the game has now been released on the Android Market."

SneakerTrooper Helmet – "a stormtrooper helmet made from the exclusive Adidas X Star Wars Superskate Mids. This was the first piece that required more than one pair of shoes to create and it gave me hell."

Pure Absinthe Made At Home – nice howto make absinthe at home

Brad Downey | Gestalten – "With the element of surprise firmly on his side, the American artist Brad Downey creates powerful interventions that visually disrupt the routine of our urban perceptions. Downey’s art discourages quick glances and celebrates the double take." nice looking book that

BISAR – First images of the DO NOT THINK exhibition which… – includes a photo of "what lies beneath" by brad downey, yeh the one where he uncovers a banksy…

Phone Story – iPhone game by Molleindustria – "Phone Story is an educational game about the dark side of your favorite smart phone. Follow your phone's journey around the world and fight the market forces in a spiral of planned obsolescence."

YouTube Founders Aim to Revamp Delicious – "home page would feature browseable “stacks,” or collections of related images, videos and links shared around topical events. The site would also make personalized recommendations for users, based on their sharing habits." this could go well… was worried

A Tribute to our River "Aare" in Bern City – "As summertime is passing by soon, we thought to give our great daily enjoyment of swimming or floating in the river a little tribute."

Molly Crabapple’s ‘Week in Hell’ in Photos – "After days of self-imposed exile spent covering the walls of an entire hotel room with a hand-drawn mural — plus sips of absynthe and visits from porn stars — she only lost it at the end of her arty binge when the work was done. Thatta girl."

21-Year-Old Iranian Hacker Is the LulzSec Antichrist – "My country should have control over Google, Skype, Yahoo, etc.," he said by e-mail. "I'm breaking all encryption algorithms and giving power to my country to control all of them."

Internet High Five – "Place hand here"

Two of us – "Have you ever smiled at a complete stranger?"

Why does the female orgasm exist? – "A popular theory has been criticized as male-centric, but it might have unexpected feminist results "

Five minutes with… DJ Shadow – "In terms of the process, I was immersing myself in the work. I secluded myself in a little cabin out on the Sonoma for about four or five days out of the week. Then I’d go back to my wife and kids on the weekend. Then go back to the cabin and wake up and work and spend the night there."

News from Nowhere – "we're supposed to debate and discuss how to build a conceptual new nation, a model society in the wreck of late capitalism. There is a chance, given how many Guardian readers we seem to have on this trip, that we may just all turn pirate and start raiding the coastal towns of Norway and Finland and looting all the humous and complicated jam. "

The Cure's Robert Smith: 'I'm uncomfortable with politicised musicians' – "I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else. Living, it's awful for me. I can't on one hand argue the futility of life and the pointlessness of existence and have a family. It doesn't sit comfortably."

#911memorial

Terror's march backwards – "An Absolute Atrocity Special by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris" this created quite some outrage back in 2002

9-11-01 – 9-11-11 TEN YEARS IN A DAY – "9-11-01 is now the convenient excuse to denigrate Muslims and spread ignorance and hatred toward Muslims and people who “look Muslim”. " Henry Rollins' take on 9 11

The Reckoning: America and the World a Decade After 9/11 – this special NYT feature is quite something

Gamer Recreations of the World Trade Center – Waxy.org – "game modders and mappers have recreated the World Trade Center, the events of September 11, and the WTC Memorial in various game engines. Some of these are profane and offensive, quite likely made by teens that have no first-hand memory of the disaster, but most are intended as tributes."

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Poses.mov – yolanda dominguez has women pose in those impossible model poses in the street

Cristiano Ronaldo in LOVE with Jose Mourinho – meow

pedro reyes: baby marx at walker art center – "baby marx, an ongoing project by mexican artist pedro reyes that looks at the potential for mass entertainment to operate as a radical educational tool. an architect by training, reyes works across platforms and disciplines-including design, installation, and video-to explore sites and scenarios of collective interaction."

Ghosts With Shit Jobs – mockumentary portrays US economy from 2040 shows the jobs americans have to do that no chinese would do

Polish Spiderman Wreaks Havoc – he's a bit of a prick. but a few scenes are great

June Bum Park 1 Parking – korean guy parks cars with his hands

Pig Farms: an Animal Equality documentary – mmmh, jamon…

#learn

Stocking Is the New Planking – recreates stock photography poses

The End – "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." orly? as flash game about death

Wikibituaries – "Everybody knows that all the major news media maintain a load of obituaries on the shelf ready for when ageing or particularly hardcore public figures drop off the twig, and equally there's the old wikideaths lark of killing people off on Wikipedia. Why not bring the two together to create a resource where a community of – admittedly probably a bit morbid – people maintain a resource of user-generated obituaries for slebs and other public figures?"

Genre busting: the origin of music categories – "Where did the terms retro-nuevo and skronk originate? Or hip-hop? Michaelangelo Matos runs through an exhaustive catalogue of music's phrasemakers and trendsetters"

Narco cinema: b-movies – "The name says it all. Narco cinema churns out low-budget, action-filled B-movies that star drug dealers, corrupt cops and politicians, strippers, explosions, blood baths but also plenty of trucks and those vehicles that are twice the size of my flat. "

OpenART i Örebro – Open Art Biennale features Mark Jenkins

From utopia to dystopia and back again – See No Evil, Bristol – "This weekend saw the final unveiling of the the See No Evil project in Bristol; Europe’s largest street art exhibition. It is, to say the very least, an extraordinary, breathtaking achievement. Graffiti artists not just from Bristol but around the globe descended on Nelson Street, transforming the whole area from drab, urban decay into what feels like a new – almost virtual – space."

Why IP Addresses Alone Don't Identify Criminals – "First, an IP address doesn't automatically identify a criminal suspect. It's just a unique address for a device connected to the Internet, much like a street address identifies a building."

Twitter traffic during the riots – "The Guardian has compiled a unique database of more than 2.5m tweets related to the riots, showing that the majority of surging social media traffic occurred after the first verified reports of incidents in an area" slow twitter is slow.

‘The Lady’ Trailer and Shepard Fairey Poster: Luc Besson Tackles Political Resistance – "The Lady stars Michelle Yeoh as Burmese revolutionary leader Aung San Suu Kyi — this is a real-life story of political oppression and resistance. The first teaser trailer, which shows Yeoh in character taking the stage in front of a throng of wildly cheering supporters, has just dropped. Along with it comes the film’s first poster, designed by Shepard Fairey"

World Press Photo – "View the entire collection of winning images from the 54th World Press Photo Contest."

Knit Your Own Mini Ninja – "Knitting kit to knit your own mini ninja Includes: booklet, yarn, felt, darning needle, knitting needles, needle & thread, and toy stuffing"

Can’t Take the Heat – "Burning Man started at Baker Beach, and we can reclaim Black Rock City here within San Francisco limits if we can visualize The Playa happening at home. Here are a few suggestions for taking a Burner staycation."

eve bailey: shoulder path – "'shoulder path' project concentrates on the form generated by a backward roll. the shapes of the structure fold and unfold recording the geometry of the successive positions of the action."

From Goblin to Morricone: the art of horror movie music – "The scariest horror films don't just make you want to cover your eyes, but your ears, too. Stephen Thrower on movie music with real menace" stephen thrower of coil/cyclobe reviews trends in horror film music through the decades

Say Something Nice – "For our latest mission we constructed a custom wooden lectern with a megaphone holster and an attached sign that read, “Say Something Nice.” The lectern was placed in public spaces around New York and then left alone."

David Graeber: Bursting capitalism's bubble. – "there seems to have been a profound contradiction between the political imperative of establishing capitalism as the only possible way to manage anything, and capitalism’s own unacknowledged need to limit its future horizons lest speculation, predictably, go haywire. When speculation did go berserk, and the whole machine imploded, we were left in the strange situation of not being able to even imagine any other way that things might be arranged. About the only thing we can imagine is catastrophe."

If PHP Were British – "would_you_mind { // Code here } actually_i_do_mind (Exception £e) { // Politely move on cheerio('Message'); }"

ryo yamada: infinite landscape – "'infinite landscape', an architectural installation in the center of a lake at the museum of contemporary art in sapporo, japan. a narrow path leads visitors from land over the water towards a box modestly clad with oriented strand board, OSB. upon entering the enclosed structure, the internal walls and roof are black, blocking the passage of light and indirectly, a sense of direction or time."

Pablo Delgado's small world – "Tiny figures are popping up all over London's East End thanks to this Mexican artist"

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#watch

Mr Scruff – Wobble Control – mr. scruff through and through: cute animation, wobbly basslines…

Jerry Seinfeld – Personal Archives – "I thought it might be fun to go through all of it and pick out three bits each day that still amuse me for some reason or another." 3 sketches daily. woot

David Lynch Talks to a Barbie Doll About His New Brand of Coffee – "To promote his new David Lynch Signature Cup Organic Coffee, the film auteur made this insane or absolutely brilliant video of a conversation he has with a Barbie doll about the coffee."

Exclusive: The Daily Show Covers the Royal Wedding Uncensored – "Jon Stewart and The Daily Show have not forgotten about last Friday's Royal Wedding, and they didn't let that pesky satire ban stop them from covering the event. "

Stanley Kubrick – a filmography – "Animation made with mixing each Kubrick's movies. Typography, colors, patterns and symbols"

If These Knishes Could Talk | A New York Accent Film – a film about the new york accent

Coin – "Just think of all those pennies you simply discard everyday. THEY HAVE LIVES TOO!"

The Power of Nightmares : Adam Curtis – "This film explores the origins in the 1940s and 50s of Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East, and Neoconservatism in America, parallels between these movements, and their effect on the world today."

Seth Meyers & Barack Obama at White House Correspondents’ Dinner – "The hilarious speeches by Seth Meyers and Barack Obama at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. … Trump’s reaction in the audience is priceless."

The President's Speech Trailer – "At the 2011 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, President Barack Obama jokes about a sequel to the film the King's Speech that hits closer to home. The President offers a sneak peak of the parody at the annual event."

Beatles Fan Club 2011 – "Yet another reason to hate young people."

#read

Alt Text: The World Without Warcraft – "Clearly I had some sort of Stockholm thing going on, because at the time I planned to come back. Not immediately, of course. I thought I’d wait for the next WoW expansion, give the hard-core a couple weeks to play it, avoid the crowds, then log back in and see what’s new. As it turns out, and I am not at all exaggerating here, I now have a physical reaction to Warcraft." this could have been me writing this text, i am not joking. i have the exact same reaction.

Stickers on the Central Line – Like

How Bin Laden News Exploded on Twitter: A Visualization – "By now it’s common knowledge that the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death broke on Twitter. Donald Rumsfeld’s Chief of Staff, the fresh-faced Keith Urbahn, was the first credible source to issue the news on Sunday at 10:24pm ET, long before President Obama spoke, and Urbahn’s tweet was the one that went viral."

Polenta recipes | Yotam Ottolenghi – "Of all the dry store cupboard ingredients, quick-cook polenta makes the fastest meal. But remember that polenta needs plenty of enhancements – butter, cheese, olive oil – to turn on its soft and soothing charm." i want to eat both. TONIGHT! oh boy

Scream Everywhere – "About two years after publishing photos of myself screaming on the Flickr, I discovered that my face was ‘for sale’ in several stores around the world, as well as on the Web and spotted it in places like Spain, Iran, Mexico, England and many other places."

The activist-terrorist complex – "The story focuses, very sympathetically, on two Texas activists who set out to protest and disrupt the 2008 Republican National Convention only to end up behind bars under charges stemming from domestic terrorism legislation."

New York Movie Map – illustrated movie map featuring 91 movies filmed on the island

The War on Terror in numbers – "The 9/11 attacks resulted in 2,996 casualties, which included 343 firefighters and 59 police officers who were in trying to save victims inside the World Trade Center. The War on Terror launched by George W. Bush Jr. has led to at least 227,000 people (more than 300,000 according to other estimates). This includes 116,657 civilians (51%) between 76 – 108,000 insurgents or Taliban Islamists (34% to 36%), 25,297 Iraqi and Afghan soldiers (11%), and 8,975 American, British, and other coalition forces (3.9%)."

ROA and Phlegm, Peckham, today – "The past few weeks, going through Peckham on the train on the way to London Bridge, I noticed some large scale paintings in amongst the largely derelict buildings just outside the station."

The sordid tale of the Trump golf course – "As a whole it is an excellently shot and stitched documentary that gives Donald Trump his own rope to hang himself with as well as an important testament to the determination of outgunned civilians fighting oppression and corruption."

Homeland Security Wants Mozilla to Pull “Domain Seizure” Add-On – "Homeland Security’s ICE unit is not happy with a Firefox add-on that allows the public to circumvent the domains seizures carried out during the past several months. In an attempt to correct this ‘vulnerability’ in their anti-piracy strategy, ICE have asked Mozilla to pull the add-on from their site."

Uh Oh… Alan Smith’s Twitter account hijacked by his ex – "Well, it looks as though he might look to emulate Marshall Bruce Mathers III a little further and begin writing songs that threaten murder upon his ex – she’s only gone and hijacked his Twitter account"

This Wall Used To Have Art On It – "A real estate company painted over a wall of art in Sydney, Australia, prompting this follow-up response."

Is it morally right to celebrate bin Laden's death? – "religious leaders of different faiths say no one should rejoice in the death of a person, even a hated enemy."

http://omgimg.us/ – "Riff with images, vote up the cleverness, new pic everyday, all archived"

choose balduin – “Balduin” released his 5th studio album “Choose Balduin”

Watchlist: Sean Hart – painted mattresses in public space

Beehacker: A hive mind of beekeepers and hackers – "Beekeeping and hacking are hobbies that rarely sit side-by-side. But the launch of Beehacker.com has been creating quite a buzz."

Mobstr: The Death of “Street Art” (Teil 1 & 2) – "“The Death of Street Art” – die neue Arbeit von Mobstr. Und konsequent: Natürlich kann man die Leinwand auch kaufen (£30,000). "

click boom pow: new role models – "new york-based collective click boom pow has begun the 'NRM (new role models)' project as a means of making our urban settings more useful. the project comes in the form of a chair which they have designed and without asking for permission,"

great shot sir. – best situation room photoshoppery.

Bert Löschner: “Urban Upholstery”, 2011
– “Anbei Bilder von Bänken im 11. Arrondissement in Paris, demnächst folgen neue Bänke in anderen Städten.”

Time magazine cover of Osama bin Laden in Times Square looks odd – "The windows of the building match Osama bin Laden's eyes, giving him a Roger McGuinn square-hippy-glasses look."

Finally, You Can Kiss People Over the Internet [VIDEO] – "a device which consists of a hardware receptacle which is placed into the mouth, and software that remembers the movements of your tongue and sends them to the other connected device, which moves accordingly."

Geometric Self Portraits by Aakash Nihalani – "“Through”, “Stack” and “Domino”, a new series of geometric self portraits by Brooklyn based artist Aakash Nihalani."

Osama Death LULZ: the memeification of history – "Even before President Obama went on live TV last night to officially announce that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a US military operation, animated gifs and jpeg shoops commemorating the death of the world's most wanted bad guy were already proliferating."

Fan killed, players fight, bees swarm at Goias match – "semifinal match between Goias and Vila Nova was delayed for 20 minutes in the first half on Sunday so firefighters could use diesel fuel and fire extinguishers to remove a swarm of bees that had overtaken the top corner of one goal post."

SPARKD: Anonymous BitTorrent Powered Video Streaming – "It’s intended to give citizen journalists the ability to avoid censorship and stream video to millions of people anonymously, but the underlying library of tools might have other interesting use-cases for the P2P community too."

History reloaded and remixed – "The feature length documentary is entirely comprised of 16mm footage filmed by Swedish journalists between 1967 and 1975, covering the “race wars” and black power activism in the USA at that time. Beautifully shot and composed, the source material is a rich treasure trove of intimate interviews, streeters, and verité looking at racism in America from the perspective of those in Black communities fighting against oppression with guns and words."

Mockingbirdz – "Communal Twitter Profiles" nice twitter experiment

Foursquare Users Check In To Post-Osama Bin Laden World – "After Sunday night’s announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead, Foursquare users have — in a ceremonial gesture — started checking in to a world in which the Al Qaeda founder no longer exists."

Osama bin Laden Was the Most Wanted Face of Terrorism – "Obituary | Osama bin Laden"

PR company copyrights “radical media”, threatens to sue activists – "a corporate advertising company calling themselves @Radical Media LLC has trademarked the term and has sent a threatening cease and desist letter to the organisers" radical media is free media. or is it?

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#watch

Watch The Beastie Boys' 'Fight For Your Right Revisited' – "The Beastie Boys teased their short film, Fight For Your Right Revisited, yesterday afternoon by releasing the portion that serves as the visuals for their new single, "Make Some Noise." But now we have the entire film ready for your early-morning gut-busting pleasure as this is easily one of the funnier things I've seen so far this year."

"From Sketch: Régine Debatty" (DE) – blogger regine debatty of wmmna talking about her blogging career while doodling

Green Is the New Red – "Green Is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege,"

Mel's Hidden Talent!!! – girl can imitate a surprising number of animals sounds, most of them well

Extreme ironing on the M1 motorway – "A man has been spotted doing his ironing on the closed side of the M1 motorway." the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt

Radiolab Presents Symmetry – "This striking Radiolab video made by Everynone was inspired by Radiolab's Desperately Seeking Symmetry episode."

Wiley 'Numbers in Action' – Official music video – "The official video for Wiley's brand new single 'Numbers in Action'" one of THE best i have seen in agesl

#read

Street Artist Space Invader Arrested in LA? – "The Los Angeles Police Department caught and arrested two French nationals vandalizing buildings with “buckets of grout and pieces of tile” near the LA Museum of Contemporary Art’s Little Tokyo gallery this past Friday. One of the vandals seems to be the famed French street artist Space Invader"

'Attack the Block' is fast, funny, and very British – "With a vigorous score from Basement Jaxx and Steven Price, Attack the Block is what we would expect from one of the UK's best comedy talents; hilarious, and very very British, "blud"."

Banksy exhibit 'inspires criminals', police insist – "The exhibit kind of glorifies graffiti," said Sergeant Augie Pando, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who helps oversee his force's anti-graffiti campaign. "It puts taggers on front street." orly?

All Your Base are Belong to Us: how 50 years of videogames conquered pop culture – "In All Your Base Are Belong to Us, Harold Goldberg's comprehensive, new history of videogames, the author details the humble origins of what would become a multibillion dollar company, Blizzard Studios."

Euthanasia coaster: assisted suicide by thrills – "a hypothetic euthanasia machine in the form of a roller coaster, engineered to humanely — with elegance and euphoria — take the life of a human being. Riding the coaster's track, the rider is subjected to a series of intensive motion elements that induce various unique experiences: from euphoria to thrill, and from tunnel vision to loss of consciousness, and, eventually, death."

Flickr To Crowdsource Footage of Royal Wedding – "In a bid to capture some of the many eyeballs that will be trolling through Royal Wedding footage following the April 29 event, Flickr has launched a group and contest to crowdsource related photographs from around the world."

Apple iOS 4 Has Been Secretly Tracking iPhone & iPad Users’ Locations – "At Where 2.0 today in Santa Clara researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden announced today that Apple’s iOS 4, which runs on the iPhone and iPad, has been secretly saving the device user’s location data since the software’s release a year ago." yeh, we knew that for months now, no?

Lady Gaga Won’t Allow “Weird Al” Yankovic To Release Parody Song – "UPDATE 2: Turns out Lady Gaga’s manager did not tell her about the parody, she loves the song."

RockMelt Social Browser Now Available on iPhone – "if you’re a user of the RockMelt browser on Mac or PC, everything you do is in the cloud, so whatever happens on the iPhone version is also visible on any devices running RockMelt."

Sergio Ramos dropped Copa del Rey trophy under moving bus – they won playing anti-football and then proceeded to destroy the trophy? seems fitting.

Weird Al snubbed by Lady Gaga, releases his parody without permission as fair use – "You're going to love this. Lady Gaga denied Weird Al the right to release his parody of BORN THIS WAY, only the second time in his career that he's been denied [ed: the other refusal came from Prince]. [...] So instead of selling a couple hundred thousand or a million copies… he gave PERFORM THIS WAY away for free to his 2 million followers on Twitter."

You are listening to Deep Thought – "You Are Listening To Deep Thought," in which big thinkers like Bucky Fuller, Terrence McKenna, and Aldous Huxley lay out their cosmic raps (snagged from YouTube) on top of ambient soundscapes culled from SoundCloud."

Hackers Attack Change.org in Response to Ai Weiwei Campaign – "Online petition platform Change.org is suffering denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of a campaign calling for the release of Chinese artist and activist Ai WeiWei."

10 Charts About Sex – "All the data below, even the most personal stuff, has been gleaned from real user activity on OkCupid. Some of it our users have told us outright by answering match questions; some of it we've had to learn from observation."

Is Chocolate the Tastiest Natural Cough Medicine of All? – "As if we needed another excuse to have some chocolate, new research shows that it may be an effective cough suppressant, too."

Tina Fey: 'Ugly, pear-shaped and bitchy? I prefer offbeat, business class-assed and exhausted' – "In an extract from her memoir, Bossypants, Tina Fey considers the pros and cons of breastfeeding, explains why male comedy writers pee in cups – and has some choice words for her detractors"

FY google maps – fu

back of a webpage – some are way funny

Notebook brand Moleskine launches iPhone app – "Classic notebook brand Moleskine, which is a firm favourite amongst artists, writers and creative types, has launched an application for iPad and iPhone devices."

The best of Google Video on MetaFilter – "In that spirit, click inside for a list of some of the most popular Google Video-centric content posted here over the years."

Variety loses to punk band in album cover dispute – "Hollywood trade newspaper Variety has lost in its attempt to pursue a trademark claim in Delaware against the punk band The Vandals."

fornasetti: nucleare vade retro – "during milan design week 2011, a vinyl sticker 'nucleare vade retro' was given to designboom and international guests at the annual fornasetti party, held in the archive of piero fornasetti and (his son) barnaba's private home and garden."

D.I.Y. Real Life Version of Steve Buscemi Eyes by Alex Pardee – "Alex Pardee has created a mask that you can print out so that you can add Steve Buscemi Eyes to everything around you."

The Pirate Bay Plugs Hybrid File-Sharing Platform – "In recent years the file-sharing world has become more diverse than ever before. Torrents, streaming and cyberlockers have all entered the mainstream with millions of users. Tube+ is a newly launched website that brings most of these sharing platforms together."

#googletranslate

Offline Flattr – "Vor acht Monaten kursierte das Projekt “Urban Economy” noch als Street-Art-Streich im Netz – und ist inzwischen Realität geworden: Flattr gibt es jetzt auch als Offline-Variante!"

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video kill

Food Liberation Army: Kidnapping Ronald McDonald – "I thought that I had taken a rubber statue from a store, but apparently I had done something much worse."

B Movie, A Mini Documentary on Banksy – this video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Banksy … ??? WTF dude. here it currently is: b-movie

The Flaming Lips Release Song via 12 YouTube Videos – "the Flaming Lips have just released a new song that can only be heard if 12 YouTube videos are played simultaneously."

Akay: Robo-Rainbow – Instrument of mass destruction (complicated technical solution to aide in simple acts of vandalism).”

last weeks news

Riise makes heartbreaking apology after falling over – i am not a huge fan of riise, but this statement broke my heart.

Fresh Stuff From Eyesaw – what would that be, fishing for posters?

Death of Output – "Back at the end of 2006, when Trevor Jackson’s Output Recordings folded, I put together a 3 hour tribute mix of my favourite"

Pasadena family enforces its trademark of the term "Urban Homestead" – "The Dervaes Family, who run a great urban farm in Pasadena, CA, is catching a lot of heat from urban homesteaders. They are objecting to a letter the Dervaes Family sent out a couple of days ago to let bloggers know that the terms "urban homestead" and "urban homesteading" are trademarks owned by the Dervaes Institute. They registered the terms in 2008." woot its been boinboinged

Oakland Homesteading School Caught in Trademark Tussle (Updated) – "“They’re trying to own something that’s being used for the common good,” Blume said, whose appeared alongside others in an OC Weekly blog post this week. “These terms have been around since the mid-70s, in magazines like Mother Earth News and others.” With a fairly common term like “urban homesteading,” the trademark bar to enforcement can be high, although the Dervaes did register two terms, “Urban Homestead” and “Urban Homesteading” in October of last year. “In order to win in a trademark infringement lawsuit, Urban Homesteading, the people claiming as a trademark would have to show that the mark is not descriptive or generic,” said Jed Wakefield, a San Francisco lawyer not associated with the case, “And if it’s descriptive, people would associate it with them and not basic concept of urban homesteading."

[Updated]: Dervaes Family Trademarks "Urban Homestead" Term: Legal Battle Follows – "This past week, the Dervaes Institute, the parent organization run by the Dervaes family, started sending out "normal, professional and informative" letters to anyone using the following trademarked terms: URBAN HOMESTEAD®, URBAN HOMESTEADING®, PATH TO FREEDOM®, GROW THE FUTURE®, HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION®, FREEDOM GARDENS®, LITTLE HOMESTEAD IN THE CITY®"

Cookies Sold by String Dangling From San Francisco Apartment Window – "San Francisco entrepreneurs Eve, Kathleen and Clem of Fat Cookies deliver their oven fresh product (baked in their second story apartment) to their customers below by way of an ingenious bag and string hoist. To get your fix next time you’re in Dolores Park, follow Fat Cookies on twitter"

Why Are You People Defending Apple? – "I don’t like where this is headed, and I think that many who consider themselves technophiles are completely dropping the ball by rationalizing what Apple has done."

The Tribes of Burning Man by Steven T. Jones – "The Tribes of Burning Man is a new book by Steven T. Jones (aka Scribe) on how Burning Man is transforming American society."

papierlose zeitung – "Die Papierlose Zeitung ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Bleiberecht Zürich und Bildung für alle."

gegen-pelz.de campaign – how about this one, fox wears woman

Infographic: Crime, organised – "Just how organised is organised crime? Think of it as the world's largest and most illicit social network."

BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning – like ze's young me/now me project, but with professional photos

Anonymous speaks: the inside story of the HBGary hack – "the Anonymous response was swift and humiliating. HBGary's servers were broken into, its e-mails pillaged and published to the world, its data destroyed, and its website defaced."

Laurie Anderson | Tender anarchy is a great goal – "’ I don’t think anarchy needs to be angry. In fact, I think tender anarchy is a great goal."

The King of Limbs : Where are you? – "The King of Limbs”, the latest album by Radiohead is now available for pre-order and will be released on Saturday.”

Cthulhu ski mask – "hand-knit Cthulhu hat from his mother as a surprise gift." lucky dude him

Search Optimization and Its Dirty Little Secrets – blame it on the ginger

Diamond Dave, San Francisco Rabble Rouser and Revolutionary Rebel – "The reason Dave has been able to keep going strong for all these years is that he’s always changing, adapting, seeing what’s new, always with a great appreciation for the creativity and genius of the next generation. He’s not frozen in time, he is of his time — in the most radical, uncompromising way." i was recently looking for this guy online, i remember him from the punk concerts at the farm. he knows like one poem.

Root Simple: Cleaning the Sink with Baking Soda and Lemons – "It is possible to keep a sink white and shiny without bleach or other toxic cleansers. I took pictures this week while I was cleaning to prove it."

Ivan Argote – great work from the edge where social experiments and art meet

Bike Drawings – "Welcome to a strange land where bike pedals are sometimes attached to your seat but we all get around just fine anyway. If so inclined, draw a bike from memory and email it to bikedrawings@gmail.com"

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Boxxy on Fox news 2011 troll report – "2011 Fox 'news' report on trolls, featuring Boxxy! (and some irrelevant failtroll named Ashley) broadcast 19th/Jan/11"

Woman Who Fell in Fountain in YouTube Video May Sue – "Well, the folks at the mall where the incident occurred probably aren’t laughing now, as Cathy Cruz Marrero (the fountain woman) is considering suing them."

Peak Oil and a Changing Climate – "But beyond the damage these fuels cause to us now, what will happen when the world's supply of oil runs out?"

Eva & Franco Mattes: “Freedom”, 2010 – "Freedom (2010) is a performance we did in the game Counter-Strike, where Eva tries to convince the other players to save her because she is trying to make an artwork. The result is her being endlessly killed and abused."

Man Canoeing in McDonalds – perfect music choice.

Old Guy Performs Epic Dance – "Your never too old to have a good time"

Petite fille qui a beaucoup d'imagination ! – "a little french girl who's talking about tiger and winnie the pooh !"

SNL : Andy Samberg and Pee wee Herman Beat the Shit Outta Anderson Cooper – watch while it lasts.

Girl Falls In Mall Fountain While Texting – comments between incredulous and sarcastic in the off

Dot Dot Dot (Official Video HD) – "In an age where the anonymous reviewer is held to no general standard of grammar or spelling, an intelligible trolling rant is a common and often eye-rolling occurrence. And when a game is meant as a parody of its genre, and a player playing it doesn't quite get the joke … well, magic happens."

schmutz und putz

Herb soup recipe | Yotam Ottolenghi – "Herbs are too often the side show, a garnish for the main event. It's time to put them centre stage" mmhh dinner.

A laughing matter: Comedians Steve Punt and Shappi Khorsandi debate whether comedy is too cruel – "Was Ricky Gervais's Golden Globes turn funny, or just mean? Is comedy getting too cruel?"

The Sampler Platter | The Custodian of Records – "Immediate download of 16-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire."

Noah's (belated) Top 13 of 2010 – "Noah, host of the venerable Coffeebreak for Heroes and Villains hip-hop show here at WFMU, shares his belated top picks of 2010:"

Tracking down my online haters – "This time, I aspired to know why Matt, cloaked in the anonymity provided by the internet, felt the need to respond in such a way to, of all things, a Jeff Bagwell post. So, going deep, deep, deep undercover, I tracked him down and, shortly after our exchange, gave him a call."

Fresh Stuff From Ludo in Paris – truly fresh, love this guys style

one second of silence – invisible flag, brilliant idea

Spanish World Cup side gets the full Simpsons treatment – "With the exception of the one that looks like a disco version of Groundsman Willie, and the shocking realisation that Fernando Torres might be a template for a grown up Bart, this isn’t bad."

Apple's diabolical plan to screw your iPhone – "Kyle Wiens, the CEO of iFixit, sent me the news that Apple has started using a tamper-resistant screw on its iPhones and some of its laptops, which of course makes it more difficult to repair the stuff you own."

Horoscoped – "Do horoscopes really all just say the same thing? We scraped & analysed 22,000 to see." "The cool thing is, once you’ve isolated the most common words, you can actually write a generic, meta prediction that would apply to all star signs, every day of the year. Here it is."

Tentacled tipster Paul the Octopus gets memorial – "Aquarium spokeswoman Tanja Munzig says Paul's cremated ashes were placed in a gold-leafed urn inside the ball. Paul died three months ago."

San Francisco Bus Shelters Now Come Equipped with Video Games – "As part of the promotion, transit passengers from 20 specified neighborhoods will get the chance to compete against each other in different video games — and the community that wins the two-month contest will host a block party featuring the rock band OK Go"

Pedal-Powered Snowplow – "Totally useless with larger snow falls, but the light ones make snow removal fun."

Bryan Lewis Saunders – DRUGS – "So I devised another experiment where everyday I took a different drug and drew myself under the influence.  Within weeks I became lethargic and suffered mild brain damage."

The Moon Inside You: film explores one woman’s quest for a happy period – "They didn’t believe I could make a movie about menstruation,” she said. “They thought that I am provoking the police officers in the airport — that I am just kidding."

Starborn.z8 – Parchment – "Whenever you see a word in upper case you can type it on the command prompt to advance the story."

How Not to Lock Your Bike – "Does this look like it would deter any bicycle thief whatsoever?"

JAPAN INSTAGRAM POLAS AND WINTER IN JAPAN PHOTOS FLICKERED – "With the end of another “A-picture-a-day” photo series, the images plus Polas made with iPhone and the Instagram App are now archived on BD Flickr."

Why the Internet Is a Great Tool for Totalitarians – "Can the Internet empower dissidents and pro-democracy activists? Yes. But it can also strengthen existing dictatorships and facilitate the control of their populations. Washington’s utopian plan to liberate the world one tweet at a time could also turn American innovation into a tool for the world’s subjugation."

Music for Shuffle – "I set myself a half-day project to write music specifically for shuffle mode – making use of randomness to try and make something more than the sum of its parts"

Asgar/Gabriel – pretty awesome paintings but – just like wurzeltod – i don't know if i actually like them.

First Kickstarter-Funded Film Headed to Sundance – "The Woods is the first Sundance-bound film to be partially funded by Kickstarter, and you’ve got yourself a historical event."

Was What Happened in Tunisia a Twitter Revolution? – "Would this revolution have happened if there were no Facebook and Twitter? I think this is a key question to ask. If the answer is “yes,” then the contribution that the Internet has made was minor; there is no way around it. There’s no question that Twitter definitely helped to spread the information about what was happening in Tunisia"

Nudity Is Chatroulette’s New Business Plan – "But, despite 60% drops in visits, Ternovskiy has a new idea on how to make the site pay off – and it's all thanks to men taking off their clothes"

Tinnitus is the result of the brain trying, but failing, to repair itself – "Tinnitus appears to be produced by an unfortunate confluence of structural and functional changes in the brain"

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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."

schmooze and abuse

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.

swiss focus

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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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.

schmooze and abuse

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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teh glorious interweb as it got stuck in my camino tabs this past week – the edited version.

online video killed the …

The YES dance – "How to YES." zes queenz…

New Video of the NYSAT – Public Ad Campaign’s New York Street Advertising – the video.

Incredible Time-Lapse Graffiti by Blu and David Ellis – "A masterpiece of a collaboration between Bologna-based street artist and stop-motion painter Blu, and painter, film-maker and music performer David Ellis, COMBO is mesmerising, hands-on time lapse street art the like of which you might not have seen before." i almost fainted so good.

Fight on SF Muni Bus in Chinatown – SFist – "Just another day on Muni… fuc**ng Muni," relents the cameraman shooting this video of a fight between two women on a Chinatown Muni bus.” well, he’s the cunt.

Road Safety: Bleeding Billboard – road sign campaign in new zealand uses bleeding billboards for safer driving. i am not so sure this ain’t a distraction.

schmooze and abuse

Please be patient – This Page is Under Construction! – a collection of "under construction" gifs. [bia b3ta]

Stop Making That Duckface! – "you know that face you make when you're about to take that perfect shot of yourself for myspace? you know, the one where you push your mouth out in that weird combination of a pout and a kissy face make it look like you've got big pouty lips and model-quality cheekbones? it's called "duckface" a worthy mission. or is it? [via b3ta]

They Shoot Porn Stars Don't They . Words & photos by Susannah Breslin – i just might read this.

Drawings on paper towel von Marc Johns – very inspiring.

Polanski 'finishing film in jail' – "Director Roman Polanski is finishing his latest film from jail, according to screenwriter Robert Harris." as you would. and now he is in hospital, i just read.

Bern Design Award 2009 for BD – "We are happy to announce that this years “Berner Design Preis 2009″ from “Bernische Stiftung für angewandte Kunst und Gestaltung” is ours." gratz! i love these guys, they share the price with an upcoming talented graphic design collective.

The Internet is about to die. Literally die! – "One research group continues to claim that the "sky is falling" on the Internet thanks to high data growth rates and that network neutrality means the whole Internet could just "go away." Ars sifts through the hyperbole looking for a kernel of truth." lies.

Peer-to-Peer Passé, Report Finds – "Peer-to-peer file sharing has been the bogeyman of the internet, but a new report suggests it’s destined become a fear of the past — replaced by cheap streaming video." and boy, is that better for bandwidth…

Finland makes 1Mb broadband access a legal right – "Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications has made 1-megabit broadband Web access a legal right … every person in Finland (a little over 5 million people, according to a 2009 estimate) will have the right of access to a 1Mb broadband connection starting in July"

Skywave Systems | abocmix – a pretty brilliant boards of canada mix.

World's most beautiful object…officially – “The Gyrofocus, designed by the award-winning contemporary fireplace maker Focus, has been named as the World's Most Beautiful Object for the 2008-2009 Pulchra design competition.” want!

'Veggie' spider shuns meat diet – "It is the first-known predominantly vegetarian spider; all of the other known 40,000 spider species are thought to be mainly carnivorous." vegetarian but as ugly as ever.

Five great new browser games to discover – "Anyway, here's a selection of newcomers, all worth a look – while the boss isn't watching, of course…"

Anti-Pirates Scare Kids with Propagandistic Comic Book – "The Motion Picture Association has sent one of its big shot lobbyists to New Zealand to advocate tougher anti-piracy legislation, and to promote a propagandistic comic book set be handed out to thousands of local kids."

Barbie Is Turning 50! – “ChatterBox Arts International presents the San Francisco 7th Annual Altered Barbie Exhibit taking place at Shotwell 50 Studios. Happy 50th Birthday Barbie!” introducing, barbie art.

Girl's death posted on Facebook – "DETAILS of a car crash in which a teenage girl died have been posted on the Facebook social networking site before the her family was informed."

Why France Telecom employees are killing themselves – “In their suicide notes, some of the 24 victims since February 2008 blame the workplace climate.”

Nasty Old People – "get the movie! The movie is released with a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA License."

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the yes men

YES MEN HONCHO SPRUNG FROM CLINK | The Yes Men – "Balls Across America" direct-action campaign launched NYPD abuse of authority big factor in arrest"

Cops Arrest "Yes Man" Co-Founder in Latest Prank – "Andy Bichlbaum, wearing the giant inflatable orb known as the SurvivaBall, was down by the East River demonstrating its utility as a "self-contained living system" when cops nabbed him and ticketed seven other Yes Men, according to a published report."

New York Post – "According to a high tech study commissioned by a concerned Mayor Bloomberg and generously funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, climate change caused by human-created greenhouse gases is threatening the health, livelihood, and security of New Yorkers—especially those who take the subway to work." fake new york post on the threat of global warming released by the yes men.

online video killed the …

Baby Dancing to Beyonce – "Cory's favourite music video" possibly the cutest thing ever. [via b3ta]

taxman rx – "an outtake from our upcoming release of obama covering the beatles' taxman. "

Ze Frank Throws a Tea Party – "Ze Frank laments that it's tough to throw a tea party these days, and his little party turns ugly fast" slightly disturbing.

Thom Yorke Adds Sonic Catharsis to Moving My Shining Star – "When former Miracle Legion and Polaris front man Mark Mulcahy’s wife, Melissa, died suddenly in 2008, all-star friends Thom Yorke, Black Francis and more banded together to pull him and his young twin daughters through the earth-shattering tragedy. "

Mr. Hair Hat – the title of the video says it all.

Porn equal Art – "What do George Bush, Paris Hilton and Hugh Hefner have in common? Artist Jonathan Yeo has made porn collages of all of them." [via wooster]

Slow Moscow – "Moscow in slow motion Camera and montage – Andrey Stvolinsky Music – Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble" love it.

Thom Yorke – The Hollow Earth – by Raymond Salvatore Harmon – "This is the official music video for the forthcoming release by Thom Yorke. Subliminal imagery appropriated from Banksy"

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"Sleepers" – The Latest Series From Mark Jenkins – "Mark Jenkins' "Sleepers" was done in Winston-Salem NC with the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts"

Colossal Green Volcano Building Rises in Italy – "A jaw-dropping feat of architecture has risen in the Italian city of Nola, just a stone’s throw away from the cataclysmic Mt. Vesuvius. Designed by Renzo Piano, Vulcano Buono is an epic cone-shaped commercial center crowned with a gorgeous sloping green roof." bern’s already impressive renzo piano building, paul klee zentrum, fades next to this.

One chromosome too many | James Maybe – the last supper "this sequence of 5 images portrays Jesus and his 12 disciples as “sufferers” from Down syndrome…" [via b3ta]

One sentence contained within every HTML tag in alphabetical order. – view the source code.

Sumo Suit Athletics World Championships – "Slower, Lower, Weaker! Can't compete with Usain Bolt over 100m? Not able to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Well have no fear, in a Sumo Suit no one can!" good thinking.

Woofer | Macroblogging – "What are you doing? (minimum 1400 characters)" twitter spoof.

Joi Ito talks about Creative Commons, Twitter, and the White House – "Joi Ito, chief executive of Creative Commons, talks about its licensing – and about how Twitter can make money from mobiles. Full transcript of interview."

Google Sidewiki: Danger – "Google just introduced Sidewiki, which enables anyone to comment on a page using Google’s toolbar. I see danger. Google is trying to take interactivity away from the source and centralize it."

Plastic-Bottle Boat to Set Sail Across the Pacific – "David de Rothschild discusses the building of the Plastiki, a catamaran made entirely of recyclable plastics, that he plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean."

Yoga Instructor Fail – from the comments: " Well – I may be wrong… but I only see chicks in that fancy yoga-studio. I think they like it too… Lets say benefit for all!"

The undefeated 2003/04 Arsenal FC team – "The other one was done after my Arsenal-supporting mate John suggested it: looking at the assembly and disassembly of the undefeated 03/04 Arsenal team."

English Premier League history – "A couple of soccer infographics today. First, there's a look at all the teams that are or have been in the (English) Premier League, and which other divisions they've been in during since the 92/93 season."

Subway Yearbook Photos
"For our latest mission, we installed a photography studio on a random subway car. We claimed that the MTA had hired us to take photos of every single person who rides the subway and that we’d be producing a yearbook at the end of the year."

Video games need a more diverse cast of characters – "The survey reveals that males, adults and white people are over-represented in games. Females, black people, children and the elderly are correspondingly under-represented."

Arse Elektronika 2009 – "We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. And that's why our annual conference Arse Elektronika deals with sex, technology and the future."

Break with Tradition : MJ Tribute – "Our tribute to Michael Jackson, ironically, consists of a list of the best covers we’ve found on youtube by average, acoustic artists who decided to cover Michael Jackson as a tribute to his death."

Emoji Dick — Kickstarter – "This project will fund the production, via crowd sourcing, of a never-before-released translation of Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick in Japanese emoji icons."

Bagless Canister Cyclonic Vacuum – "What if you strip down all world’s ads of all those Passenger’s Seat with 4-way Power Adjustment Odyssey Honda Cars and 9.99c Handmade Glycerin Soap Soaps and Free Delivery Books and Free Nights & No-Fee Flights and Last-minute Deals Big Savings Travel Right Now Flights and Counter-High Office Refrigerators and Two 2.26GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Nehalem Processors Computers and Titanium Technology Fused Graphite Tennis Racquet Super Sale and Mega Pixel Canon CMOS Sensor Digital High Camera and Leakage Tested Microwaves and 30-Pack Sildenafil Citrate (100mg) Vardenafil (20mg) and Tadalafil (20mg) and Dyson Stowaway Dc20 Bagless Canister Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner and Super High Resolution Dynamic Contract Ratio Auto Motion Plus SRS TruSurrount Component Composite S Video PC Inputs TV Set and Megatronix Megalarm Viking & Megapage Automobile & Motorcycle Security & Remote Starter Systems Fantastic Bargains and Sales and and and?" yeh, what if?

Google Releases A Nuke. Apple Won’t Win This Fight. – "There’s no longer any question – either Google or Apple is flat out lying to the FCC"

German Youth Would Vote Pirate Party Into Parliament – "Next week the German Pirate Party will compete in the elections for the German Parliament, but this week the country’s youth already cast their votes. In the youth polls nearly 9% of all votes went to the Pirate Party, a result that the party hopes to match in the upcoming election." go go go german youth.

Lift at home | Lift conference, what can the future do for you? – "Every conference has to become more open, letting external contributions in, reaching to global audiences via online talks. Today's conferences are not conferences, they are communities of people who share the same interests and values." a noble initiative.

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online video killed the …

Hilarious New iPhone Commercial – "New York artist Adam Sacks brings us his twisted and hilarious new commercial parody based on Apple's current iPhone campaign." howto use the iPhone to stalk your ex-girlfriend.

Linux Baby Rocker – "Baby rocked to sleep by CD rom tray on computer." nerd dad alert! [via b3ta]

dascottjr's Channel – the literal video dude. brilliant! especially the bonnie tyler song: total eclipse etc. asf.

16: Moments – "Radiolab presents: Moments by Will Hoffman. This films is a celebration of life that was inspired by David Eagleman's book, Sum." [via ze frank]

8-bit trip – "1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them." stop motion 8 bit lego mania.

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MIDGET MYSTERY – "The world of Mexican midget wrestling was rocked to its tiny foundations this week, when a pair of pint-sized, twin performers were murdered — apparently by poison-wielding hookers they met in a sleazy bar." the story is old, but amazing enough to mention for those of us who may have missed it…

Snail mail gets net speed boost – "The internet has revolutionised the speed at which people communicate. Now the Swiss postal service is hoping to do the same for regular snail mail. The company offers a service called Swiss Post Box to customers wanting to receive their physical letters over the internet." something feel odd with people opening my letters and scanning them.

A musical challenge | The 9 Album – "# I will record 9 brand new songs on 9th Sept 2009 # I will start recording at 9am and the album will be available to download at 9pm (that gives pretty much 1 hour 20 minutes to record, mix and master each song) # All the songs will be written in the first 9 days of September" number 9, anyone?

Wooster Collective: Seen On The Streets Of Montevideo, Uruguay – and i bet they insult eachother with “zip your house”.

Depression's Evolutionary Roots – "depression should not be thought of as a disorder at all. In an article recently published in Psychological Review, we argue that depression is in fact an adaptation, a state of mind which brings real costs, but also brings real benefits." oh good, this is going somewhere…

Nokia N900 official, uses Linux to 'kill' iPhone – "The promised N900 is a crossover between smartphones and Nokia's Internet tablets, and makes its biggest break in its change of operating system: although still a phone, the handset runs Nokia's latest Linux variant, not Symbian." tempted.

Breaking The Industry Rules. Radiohead, NIN, …Korn? – "Everyone is trying to find the best way to release music and with digital distribution leveling the playing field, has Korn figured it out?" well, not that groundbreaking, but subscription based music is a good idea.

Upgrade to Snow Leopard – "In this article, we'll walk you through the things you should do before you make the leap to Snow Leopard, and how to go about the actual installation" should i ever do it…

Talk Like Warren Ellis – "This page randomly generates a Warren Ellis-like greeting based on his tweets. All respect and credit for the words here should be given directly to him, we just thought it would be funny to do this. Please don’t destroy us, Mr. Ellis." and warren ellis’ reaction? he hates them and slags them off on his blog.

Zucchini Hummus – “Hummus is always a staple for me. I am so pleased with this raw version. I eat it with raw veggies and apples or on raw bread and in sandwiches or salads.” soon on my table!

The tragedy of Craigslist? That it doesn't fit – "Along the way, other questions come up: How much money does it make? What is the secret of its success? Why are its leaders so disdainful of money?" i had the same reaction when reading the wired article.

Drop that BlackBerry! Multitasking may be harmful – "Ever find yourself chatting via instant messaging while checking your e-mail and surfing the Web? Well, don't pat yourself on the back for your super-productive behavior. A new study suggests that people who often do multiple tasks in a variety of media — texting, instant messaging, online video watching, word processing, Web surfing, and more — do worse on tests in which they need to switch attention from one task to another than people who rarely multitask in this way." sluggish brain alert.

Paralyzed Graffiti Writer Tags Again With 'EyeWriter' Design – "Since 2003, Quan has had Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disorder that renders its sufferers largely paralyzed, while allowing them full use of their minds and eyes. As they hated to see their comrade incapable of any longer writing his tag, TEMPTONE, they gathered in Southern California this month to come up with a solution."

we make words – simple and beautiful. just what it says on the tin. [via swissmiss]

Defiant Pirate Bay Crew Evokes Churchill – "But the Bay is back, apparently hosted by the Stockholm-based DCP Networks, which is owned by convicted Pirate Bay financier Frederic Neij. At the top of the site, in place of the usual pirate-ship logo, there’s now a black crew-neck shirt reading, “I spent months of time and millions of dollars to close down The Pirate Bay and all I’ll get is this beautiful t-shirt.”"

The Pirate Bay Taken Offline By Swedish Authorities (Updated) – "Following the earlier court defeat for Fredrik, Gottfrid and Peter and the pending civil action taken by several Hollywood studios, the Swedish authorities have now ordered The Pirate Bay to be disconnected from the Internet. The site’s bandwidth suppliers have been threatened with a large fine. The site is completely offline."

Little big planets – "Dizzy Rascal used them in his video for Bonkers and their Flickr group has nearly 3,000 members. Polar panoramas – in which a 360º panorama is stitched together from multiple shots, and then turned back on itself to produce a circle – are on the rise." when impressed i am, like yoda i speak.

Flickr v. Free Speech. Where Is Their Courage? – "Flickr really stepped in it this time. And they’ve sparked a free speech and copyright fascism debate that is unlikely to cool down any time soon."

Early Risers Are Mutants – "Don't hate those people who are perky and efficient after only a few hours of sleep. They can't help it. New research suggests that a genetic mutation may explain why some people sleep less." i knew i was a mutant all along. was i also adopted?

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online video killed the …

Just add water… – "Ever feel like something was… missing? Also available on YouTube in HD That’s right folks. Water is coming to LittleBigPlanet as part of a future Downloadable Addon Kit. WATER. \o/" sackboy can swim, woohee!

Hey Alan,Alan, Alan, Alan,Alan,Alan… – "i really want a video of just that shark going tooodalooooo over && over again. ahahahhaa" wait for the shark, wait for it, there!

boom boom pow – kid using apple store to create his audition tapes. cute. [via bb]

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Information Is Beautiful – "Ideas, issues, knowledge, data – visualized! See what you think" home of them nice infographics.

Translation Party – feed a phrase into this translator that translates it back and forth from japanese and english till “equilibrium” is found …

Camper Kart : KEVIN CYR – "Camper Kart … investigates habitats and housing; recycling and ecology; exploration and mobility."

Camper Bike : KEVIN CYR – "Camper Bike, a functioning sculptural piece, built in April 2008."

The Sandinista Project — free for one day only! – "Joe Strummer of the Clash would have been 57 today. So today seems like a good day to give Clash fans a present."

Lamebook – "From Lame to Fame" facebook fails collected on the lamebook.

Sex-toy recycling company and the iPhone orgasm app – "Waste not, want not; the mantra of 2009 is also the business plan of dreamscapes' Sex Toy Recycling Program. Stop giggling and read! This is environmentally responsible stuff. " start to recycle your dildos, kk?

How to Manage Your Online Life When You're Dead – "Firms like Legacy Locker, Asset Lock and Deathswitch now help people plan for their death by collecting details like your passwords while you're living. Of course, you could just write your passwords on a piece of paper." yes ok, but these servives charging money for this are evil.

Crosswalk Sign Hacks at Urban Prankster – "Make sure you read the instructions carefully next time you’re about to press the button at a crosswalk." you might just reset the universe.

Personas – "Enter your name, and Personas scours the web for information and attempts to characterize the person – to fit them to a predetermined set of categories that an algorithmic process created from a massive corpus of data." i had much aggression on mine. puzzled.

Moss Graffiti – "Guerrilla gardening and street art come together in this recipe for green mayhem. Get out there and spread some spores!" better than “get out their and spread your seed”?

God Trumps Part I – "Struggling to choose the top religion? Can't decide between Bible-thumping evangelism or benign, gentle Buddhism? Make the process fun and easy with God Trumps, our cut-out-and-keep metaphysical card game for all the family." i loled. [via warren ellis]

iPhone Dethrones Rebel XTi as Most Popular Camera on Flickr – "Despite its minimal camera features, the iPhone has just surpassed Canon’s Digital Rebel XTi as the most popular camera used by members of image-sharing website Flickr." is that sad or is that sad? apple should have really really really put a better camera into the iphone from the start.

Italian bloggers' silent protest – "Italian bloggers went on strike in July to protest against government measures that they claim could kill the internet. They say the Alfano decree restricts the rights of bloggers to express their opinions without fear of comeback." and how exactly will going on strike help in this situation?

Where the Premier League's players come from – "In the past two decades, the composition of England's top-flight teams has changed dramatically." thats putting it mildly. great visualization.

Having Beef over Kool Keith – About Female Sex and the Crisis of Masculinity during a Night Out in London – "Taste is context, but the context has changed. It did. The outcome is that everything is much more complicated now. In fact sometimes you get the impression, complication is the new normativity. But still. Aren’t we lucky? " god, ze bunz is sooo smart and smart is sooo sexy. i so would. he he. sorry, was that a bit sexist? more like sexual. the distinction between sexist and sexual might often get slightly blurred in discussions like these. but hey, still smart stuff.

New work by Blu at FAME festival – "this factory is destroying the territory and killing a lot of workers ’cause of its big lack of security measures and high environmental pollution. the direct consequence is that Taranto has one of the highest rate of death by cancer in italy." [via rebel:art]

Radiohead Leak Their New Track To BitTorrent – "During the last few days a new Radiohead song was mysteriously released onto the Internet. The track is called “These Are My Twisted Words” and until today it was unclear where it had come from. Now, thanks to a post on the band’s blog, it seems the boys could’ve had it planned all along, as they are now linking to the song on Mininova."

Twitter tweets are 40% 'babble' – "A short-term study of Twitter has found that 40% of the messages sent via it are "pointless babble."" yeh duh. wait, ONLY 40%???

Thought control is taking games to the next level – "Don't think of an elephant. Impossible, right? It's hard to direct your thoughts on cue, but that's just what the new thought-control games want you to do."

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i recently went for a walk with my mum in bremgarten, the village near bern where i grew up. there we walked past this old graffiti by harald nägeli, one of his characteristic stickfigure drawings, who was known in the late 70′s and early 80′s as “der sprayer von zürich”. my mum remembered, that back then one of our neighbors hid nägeli in his house, when the heat was on in zürich and all over the media, trying to find this very public graffiti artist. harald nägeli, the compulsive artist that he was, couldn’t help himself but do some of his work in our hood ^^. my mum told me, that most other places his work had been removed, but this piece stays intact, albeit fading.

the exact adress of this piece is bündackerstrasse 120, bremgarten b. bern

as an aside, nägeli is only 5 years younger than my mother, and as such did not fit the proflie that people had of a graffiti artist.

find more information on the very interesting story of harald nägeli on wikipedia [in german only]

teh glorious interweb as it got stuck in my camino tabs this past week – the edited version.

street art

The Public Poster Project – "More from the Public Poster Project here."

Filippo Minelli's "Contradictions" – "All my "Contradictions" ongoing project has the same motivation/meaning. Technologies and the marketing behind them usually push the almost religious aspect of their evolution, as also said by Leander Kaheny in his "Cult of Mac" book, and the users are pushed to live in an intense way the abstraction from reality, living technologies only as an idea and sometimes without even knowing their real functions. [...]" a wordy way of saying, i paint web 2.0 logos onto walls in absurd and/or surprising settings. which is a nice enough idea.

New Stuff from D.Billy – "Brooklyn street artist D.Billy recently executed two new “conversions” in Bushwick, Brooklyn."

"How Would It Feel To Be Invisible? – "did this downtown by my house on one of the busiest days! the day after thanksgiving. basically the installation reads…why do so many look away. how would it feel to be invisible? even for just a day? how would it feel to be homeless for whatever reason it may be."

online video killed the …

god save the queen vs anarchy in the uk – “a smashup of the above sex pistols’ tracks, with gordon brown and david cameron” it’s a fascist regime

LittleBigSupernova in motion – "Q Entertainment has officially announced that Lumines Supernova's U.S. release will also get the exclusive LittleBigPlanet skin. They've alsosent us the video above, showing off a newly remixed down-tempo LBP track, which we'll admit fits the Lumines mood moreso than the Go! Team track we suggested earlier." well well when they combine twoi of my favorite games, i might …

Queer belly yanked from record label – "According to The F Word, transgressional performer Amanada Palmer’s newest music video (above) has been dropped by record label Roadrunner, apparently because her belly is too big. The metal label, which has its share of large hairy bellies in the form of its majority male performers, reportedly wanted shots of her “large” belly edited out of the video."

ariana huffington on the daily show – kinda meh, but uhm about blogs and shit.

http://www.ddd.ch/?p=133 – too many logos animation for the swiss post shop.

“Massive! Re-Wind Selectah!” – same musical style, drum'n'bass, 2 videos: one a mashup, the other a hilarious music video.

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Iron Man and me – "My Flickr pictures have been used in some pretty strange places but this must surely be the strangest …and the coolest." the story of how some guys CC-licensed flickr photo made it onto the Iron Man poster.

Redo.Me – "URL miniaturisation with a twist!" let's you replace words on a website on the fly: example: ruff becomes nuff: http://redo.me.uk/5z505.

Resounding Guardian first book award victory for The Rest Is Noise – "An intricate, kaleidoscopic, all-embracing history of 20th-century music from Mahler to La Monte Young is the winner of this year's Guardian first book award. Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise was the clear and undisputed winner of the £10,000 prize, which has been presented at a ceremony in central London tonight." this book sounds like a must-read.

Turn your iPod touch into a free phone – "Once the software has been installed, and with the addition of microphone adaptor (with Truphone's own mic to be made be available very soon) an iPod touch owner can make free worldwide calls to other iPod touch owners" weeee.

Flickr Going More Mobile – "Today we’re releasing several upgrades to m.flickr.com. If you’ve got a smartphone with one of the fancier new mobile browsers, you’ll experience a completely new version of our mobile site, one that’s built around the things that are most important to you when you’re on the go." mo mobile than this would hurt.

Kick Litter: Nine-Step Program for Recovering Litter Addicts – "A gift book that combines ironic humor with an utterly practical guide, Kick Litter features two photogenic cats (and the big guy who feeds them) taking their message of recovery from litter addiction to the masses." like any habbit this one also can be kicked. [via bb]

The ultimate personality test – "What I find most interesting is which movie people consider the best movie from a particular director, as it is usually very telling and polarizing in a different way, so to this point I will propose a new personality test where you reblog your favorite movie from each of these directors:" i am drawing a blank on some of the suggested directors, but the idea is nice.

Sony Killing Questionable LittleBigPlanet Levels, Without Warning – "Amateur level designers say that the developer of Sony's recently-released PlayStation 3 game has been yanking their creations from the servers if the levels contain references to existing television shows or videogames. And once the levels are gone, users aren't given the opportunity to remove the offending content and republish — they've got to start from scratch." gaming industry better be learing the web 2.0 lessons fast or this might end badly.

Elitism Diagram Pullover Hoodie – "As seen on UK Channel 4’s The IT Crowd! Nothing is any good if other people like it. We’ve just proven it mathematically. I have a theory that the only thing cartoonists bothered learning in math class was Venn Diagrams." ahhh, i was trying to decipher what it said in the middle of the diagram there … ha ha

Super Hero in a Box – "# Blue satin cape, matching wristlets and a mysterious black mask # One size fits all # Ages 3+" funnn, wish my nephew didn’t prefer to wear skirts and nail polish.

We will not be intimidated – Mass resistance to new offence of publishing inform – "The new Counter Terrorism Bill, currently in The Lords, contains an amendment to Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. This amendment will make it an offence, punishable by up to ten years imprisonment, to publish or elicit information about any police constable "of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism"."

Cory Doctorow: willing science fiction into fact – "I'm a presentist," he says, smiling broadly as he leans back in his chair. "All science fiction writers, whether they admit it or not, are writing metaphorically about the present. To extrapolate the future is really to comment on the now."

Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs – “A media storm created by a note on the Apple website has proved to be one in a teacup. The note urged Mac owners to use anti-virus software which commentators saw as a change in strategy for a firm that had regarded itself as virus-proof.” and the joke once again is on me who rushed and bought a virus protection programm, ffs.

enemy6 – “i made this. you play this. we are enemies” (yes, that is the title)

Plane Landing in Switzerland – "Plane Landing is a sculpture of an airplane in a permanent state of landing. On July 4 and 5, 2008 Plane Landing appeared at the Zurich Airport as part of the show 'Shifting Identities – (Swiss) Art Now', curated by Mirjam Varadinis for Kunsthaus Zurich." deflated planes omg. [via vvork]

change.gov set free – "Consistent with the values of any "open government," and with his strong leadership on "free debates" from the very start, the Obama team has modified the copyright notice on change.gov to embrace the freest CC license." obama putting his mouth where his money, erm how did that one go?

Norwegian Black Metal: Images of Satan (NSFW) – "Apparently, Mother Nature makes vicious Vikings out of little boys. Here are images from Peter Beste’s book True Norwegian Black Metal." midly NSFW, highly amusing.

Google Earth Used by Terrorists in India Attacks – "The terrorists that attacked various locations in south Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks." maybe this is not intended use, huh.

Now that's an Apple Pie! – with an illustrated how-to. mmmh pie. [via neatorama]

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teh glorious interweb as it got stuck in my camino tabs this past week – the edited version. oh boy, long list again this week. i should probably get a day-job. and i wish i would/could.

the track that made my week

Smiley Culture – Shan-Ah-Shan – me love this track becoz this track is so radicoooooo….

apple schmäpple, iPöd töch etc. and what not

steve jobs is still not dead part …erm… lost count – “The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the origin of a false report on a CNN citizen journalist Web site that Apple’s chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, left, had a heart attack and was hospitalized.”

fring iphone – "fring is now available on the App Store making it easy for anyone to use fring on the original iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPod touch. All you need to do is download fring on the App Store and within minutes you can make free calls with other fringsters™ or via fring using Skype, Skype-out or any SIP providers you choose." wait, voip on the iphone is possible after all? still testing…

Obama uses iPhone to win support – "US Democratic candidate Barack Obama is set to turn the iPhone into a political recruiting tool with an application aimed at getting the vote out."

Crisis Averted: Apple to Keep iTunes Store Open – "iTunes devotees will today breathe a sign of relief after a ruling that could have forced Apple to close the iTunes store is rejected." see bellow.

Apple Hears Developers Nixes iPhone NDA – "iPhone developers are free at last to talk about their applications. Apple has officially dropped the nondisclosure agreement that prohibited developers from discussing the iPhone’s operating system, application code and development kit."

Apple threatens to shutter iTunes over proposed royalty hikes – "Apple has threatened to close down its iTunes Store should regulators approve a royalty hike that would grant artists a 66 percent increase in commission for each song sold through online download services." pay the artists more? apple says hell no and threatens to throw a tantrum.

Last.FM Releases Highly Anticipated iPhone App Update – "Last.FM has finally released the highly anticipated update to their iPhone application. Initial App Store reviews for the debut of the Last.FM app weren't very high."

street-, [f]art and dissign

lifeclock – "Life Clock. Clock Mecanism Slowed down 61320 Time. Each number represent Year"

Michelle Brand’s Stunning Plastic Bottle Chandelier – "One of the most stunning pieces at this year’s 100% Design was this gorgeous recycled plastic bottle chandelier by Michelle Brand. Composed entirely from cut-off bottle bases [...]"

Send a quick txt to the pigeons – From next month, you can watch your words go up in smoke as part of an art installation in London's Trafalgar Square. Called Memory Cloud, the work by architects/designers Stephen and Theodore Spyropoulos will, over three evenings in October, create a huge cloud of smoke on to which the artists will project messages sent by members of the public via text message.

"Failure Takes Practice" from Vinchen – i sooo agree with the sentiment, this would have kinda made my day, if the implication of the saying wasn't so depressing.

Roadsworth at Urban Prankster – "Initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of “car culture” in general, he continued to develop a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape using a primarily stencil based technique."

Mark Jenkins: homeless polar bears art prank – "We made a series of human-like homeless polar bears and installed them around DC to get people to think about the issue (of melting arctic ice) with more empathy."

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Future football stars start here – "If you ever had the desire to live the life of a top football player both on and off the pitch but lack the real world ball skills, then Football Superstars might be able to help. The online game combines a football simulation with a virtual world and lets players work their way up towards superstar status, earning money as they go."

ugh…got addicted to this little game – "click below for a time suck ::"

Blizzard wins Warcraft bot payout – "World of Warcraft creator Blizzard has won $6m (£3.36m) in damages from the makers of a software 'bot'." yay, more money for blizzard.

snurkbeddengoed.nl – sleep in a cardboard comforter for a cause

What is Pest Control? – "Banksy has a casual attitude to copyright and encourages the reproduction of his work for your own personal amusement, so it's with regret that he finds himself having to deem pieces either
'real' or 'fake'."

Play light-Bot, a free online game on Kongregate – brilliant AI bot game, lots of fun that made me joyfully waste a good half hour.

online video killed the …

Peaches – Fuck the Pain Away, sung by Miss Piggy – "There was an assignment in my class in which we were to give a short presentation on pretty much any subject. I decided to make a music video."

John Lydon Country Life Commercial – let’s hope the butter ain't Rotten, Johnny.

Couric / Palin Open – "Couric / Palin Open – Gov. Palin and Katie Couric get real and adorable" [thx f]

Google homepage back – google timewrap video pasting together screenshots from 2007 to 1998, gotta love the title.

Mobiles and the urban poor – "Bruce Sterling, science-fiction and tech journalist talks about the implications of money digitization. His though-provoking presentation dealt with how virtual money systems are the financial services for the new urban poor." bruce has this knack for adressing whole countries, you koreans have to. i heard him do it to you swiss. is there such a thing as the swiss? still amazing tho.

XXX Party Clip Video – "they tossed together the most NSFW yet SFW clip we have ever seen." this is a commercial and we don't usually endorse commercials, but!

caduta modella - – model stmbles and falls in milanos prada catwalk

Borat irrompe in passerella – "Uno dei protagonisti del prossimo film di Sacha Baron Cohen, forse lo stesso interprete di 'Borat', è stato fermato dalla polizia dopo aver fatto incursione sulla passerella di Agatha Ruiz De La Prada."

Dance Floor Dale – "WE'VE HOSTED THE VIDEO HERE AS IT KEEPS GETTING BANNED ELSEWHERE DUE TO SOME EXPLICIT SCENES (ALLEGEDLY)."

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How Now Busted Cow? – “Meet Michele Allen. The Ohio woman, 32, was arrested Saturday night after she got liquored up and began chasing kids and blocking traffic in her Middletown neighborhood. Allen was wearing a cow costume at the time of her arrest…” [via b3ta]

Music stars unite to seek control – "UK pop and rock stars are taking action to try to gain ownership and control of their work from record labels. Robbie Williams, Radiohead, Kaiser Chiefs and The Verve are among the acts who have signed up to a new pressure group, the Featured Artists' Coalition." a noble cause.

Ninja Tuna Album USB Memory Stick – "Want it on a limited edition tuna shaped USB key? Well you're in luck!" must-have.

MC Frontalot :: Final Boss – nerdcore star mc frontalot has a new CD out, it’s called Final Boss and – you guessed it – it’s about gaming.

A Look at the Clickjacking Web Attack and Why You Should Worry – "There’s a nasty new security threat making waves on the web. Actually, clickjacking, as this attack is known, isn’t entirely new, but because no one has yet come up with an effective solution, it remains a serious threat. And clickjacking is the worst sort of security risk — it’s transparent to the unwitting user, simple to implement and difficult to stop." as usual we should worry. and then we kinda just don’t.

Huge System for Web Surveillance Discovered in China – "A group of Canadian human-rights activists and computer security researchers has discovered a huge surveillance system in China that monitors and archives certain Internet text conversations that include politically charged words." sigh, china.

CBS Gets a Rude Lesson in Citizen Journalism – "Network's iPhone App Turns Up Some User-Generated NSFW Pics to Mobile Site – Like a lot of news networks, CBS jumped on the citizen journalism bandwagon with a free iPhone app, Eyemobile for iPhone, to make it easy for users to upload news to its user-generated news site, CBSeyemobile.com. Interesting, though, the citizens' definition of "news." "

wordpress-cli – Google Code – "Welcome! This theme provides a bash-like interface to your WordPress blog." seriously geeky wordpress theme. find some examples here.

head conference hub at Liip Fribourg – "<head> web conference is coming to Switzerland. From the 24th to the 26th of October we'll host a so called hub at our office in Fribourg where attendees can gather, exchange ideas and knowledge and, of course, watch life streams of the conference sessions."

Rososo, the peaceful newsreader – "Rososo shows you which bookmarks have updated, and hides the rest. It is a good alternative to newsreaders, which, like your email inbox, tend to accumulate obligation and guilt."

419 The Nigerian Scam- "Inspired by his best friend's ordeal but having only $180 to spare, a Canadian student created a movie that won a film festival last week, in Virginia, and had the worldwide premiere at the West Hollywood International Film Festival. There is the trailer and more info about the movie – called "419: the Nigerian Scam". "

map of springfield .gif – ffs, springfield is huge.

Guide to Green Travel – "According to Terrapass, each passenger is responsible for 695 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions on a cross country flight. When you count up each passenger's carbon footprint after the flight, it equals a very dirty plane trip. So what's a responsible citizen of the earth to do? Give up traveling for good?"

The scariest thing about Sarah Palin isn't how unqualified she is – it's what her candidacy says about America – "Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove." [via bb]

MiniMotel makes airport campouts possible, still awkward – "The MiniMotel is a tiny, fold-up tent with everything you need to camp out in an airport or other transit station, including an inflatable air mattress, alarm clock, reading light, toothbrush and paste, and even earplugs." yay, earplugs!!!

Sacha Baron Cohen invades Milan fashion week – "Milan's prestigious fashion week has been hijacked by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in his alter ego of Bruno, the flamboyantly camp Austrian fashion reporter." i think he wore a toilet seat, seee video above.

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avast! shiver me timberz … etc. etc.

:flash: Talk like a Pirate – "Learn to talk like a pirate." the “official” instruction video. [via habi]

:flash: Official Google Blog: Google in one more language – "It recently came to our attention that Google was not accessible to a large, influential, and notoriously quick-tempered community: Pirates. As of today we are proud and rather relieved to announce that Google Search is available in Pirate."

:flash: scurvy dog! ’tis pirate zen 2008 – arr, the webzen links, me matey

ipod touchness

:flash: E-reader on your iPhone – "Geek goddess Cali Lewis reports that a free application from E Reader.com turns your i-device into an e-reader, allowing you to buy books which automatically show up on your iPhone or iPod Touch." and now how do i get cory doctorow’s book content onto my ipod? ffs

:flash: iPhone App Shifts Hypermiling Up to iPermiling – "Budding hypermilers can become iPermilers with an iPhone app that costs less than three gallons of gas. GreenMeter uses the iPhone's built-in accelerometer to tell drivers, in real time, how much their lead-footed ways are costing them in carbon emissions and fuel economy."

:flash: Apple iPhone: Now available in cupcake form – "The genius of these iPhone cupcakes cannot be overestimated. Nor can their tastiness, I suspect. The set of 12 cupcakes, each decorated to look like a familiar iPhone app, is so geekilicious that we're torn between admiring the artwork and wanting to eat every last one."

:flash: Star Wars: Force Unleashed in App Store – "Experience the Star Wars universe as never before. The devastating power of the Force is in your hands. You are Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice, trained by the menacing Sith Lord to hunt down the last of the Jedi." this is what my mate tells me: sound is shit, design is crap, but the ui seems like a great idea, you do attacks via the drawing of symbols on the screen.

:flash: Things That Podcaster's Rejection From the App Store Is Not About – "Podcaster, so far as I can tell, complies with every written guideline in the SDK Agreement. If other guidelines exist, Apple should add them to the agreement. It doesn’t even make sense from a thou shalt not hurt Apple’s music revenue stream standpoint."

:flash: App Store: I’m out. – "You have to wonder if Apple wants the App Store to be a museum of poorly-designed nibware written by dilettante Mac OS X/iPhone OS switcher-developers and hobbyist students."

:flash: Snubbed by Apple Podcaster Developer Turns to Ad Hoc Distribution – "Whatever the case, Sokirynsky isn’t taking the news lying down. Instead he’s distributing Podcaster using the “Ad Hoc App Distribution” system as an alternate to the App Store."

:flash: Convert Avi’s to iPhone mp4’s for free – convert avi to mp4 using vlc

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:flash: THE FREE CULTURE GAME – "The Free Culture Game is a game about the struggle between free culture and copyright. Create and defend the common knowledge from the vectorial class. Liberate the passive consumers from the domain of the market." another great game (with a message) by molleindustria.

:flash: Bejeweled, Warcraft Combine to Form World's Most Addictive Game – "A version of the match-three game is set to launch next Thursday within the World of Warcraft MMO (massively multiplayer online), letting players kill time with puzzles during raids and long stints farming rare items."

:flash: Stepping into a world of hurt – "We tried to take the suck out of it," he said. "It's got the greatest hits of MMOs – 80% of what you know but 20% is new." BUT. sadly only available on PC again. so i am stuck with wow … yet again.

:flash: Spore and More: Activate against Electronic Arts – "Electronic Arts (EA) and Amazon have been the targets of a justified online rebellion the last couple weeks. The impetus for the backlash is EA's use of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology in its game Spore.”

:flash: Warcraft expansion gets release date – "The second expansion pack for the World of Warcraft (WoW) online game is going on sale from 13 November."

:flash: PAKIMONO! – oddly funny mac game, run around naked in copenhagen and jump in front of japanese tourist groups taking pictures.

online video killed the …

:flash: The 11 best film moments of Samuel L. Jackson yelling – "Many actors have trademarks in their on-screen performances. Robert DeNiro repeats things, Tom Cruise incredulously smiles and laughs, and Samuel L. Jackson yells."

:flash: Rollbots teaser trailer – "The official trailer for Rollbots, a new show coming to The CW4Kids in Febuary 2009!" geeky kids show trailer [via bb]

:flash: Two Guys Make Out CNN Lehman Brothers Report – "Two guys in a Howard Stern prank making out on CNN during Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy report."

:flash: Meme Breaks 1.0: scratch for great justice – "The Internet's most famous audio samples in DJ-friendly format."

:flash: Sneaky cat coming closer while not moving HORROR! – "Awesome vid, this cat is a sneaky bastard. Now with appropriate music "

:flash: People Trapping Themselves in Balloons to Seduce You – "Dancing in a bubble — kind of like cage dancing? Just without the uncomfortably in your face slave-girl connotations. So maybe a PG-13 version of cage dancing in the vein of mermaids, fish lips and pirate fantasies?"

:flash: Devendra Banhart – Carmensita – watch out for natalie portman in this bollywoodesque music video.

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:flash: Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' campaign created with Macs – "Metadata found on Microsoft's creative copy used in its 'I'm a PC' ad reveals that the graphics were actually produced using Macs running Adobe Creative Suite 3. After the details were published on the Flickr photo sharing site, Microsoft scrambled to polish off the embarrassing details last night." that’s gotta hurt.

:flash: Schöner kleben 2008 – International Sticker Awards – "Forget Christo! Friday, the 3rd october we are celebreting a day of the International Sticker and create an Intervention Memorial: we will wrap the FIT Gallery in Berlin – Freie Internationale Tankstelle (Schwedter Str. 262, Prenzlauer Berg) in a spectacular mass performance with stickers."

:flash: Twitter Blog: Changes Afoot – "The most significant change you'll notice on the logged-in homepage (/home) is that we've moved the tabs that were on the top of the timeline to the right sidebar." better, much much better. no rilly.

:flash: TwitterKeys: Enhance your Twitter conversations – "TwitterKeys is a small tool we developed here at The Next Web Blog which provides you with a floating window with all these funny symbols you can use in Twitter."

:flash: TwitterKeys: the first 48 hours… – "A little more than 24 hours ago we posted a bookmarklet here titled TwitterKeys and then all hell broke loose. Here is what happened before we launched it and what has happened since."

:flash: Conflux: Vertical Bed – "During the Conflux weekend, Jamie O'Shea was submitting his body to polyphasic sleep, the practice of sleeping multiple times in a 24-hour period. The artist walked around the Conflux area with his Vertical Bed in a suitcase, found himself a nice spot, anchored his prostheses above subway vents or other rigid contact points and stayed there sleeping in an upright position for 40 minute intervals several times in a day." a fantastic project.

:flash: too – sergei brin blogs … so?

:flash: The story behind the Palin e-mail hacking – "A tech-savvy reader who monitors the hackers’ site e-mailed me a detailed explanation of how it went down, who was responsible, and how someone with a conscience warned a friend of the Palin family of the crime"

:flash: Inside Obama's Emails – "Obama reportedly joined the MoveOn.org mailing list while attending the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston." a timely parody thanx to the onion.

:flash: Phone comes preloaded with porn – "A university student who bought a mobile phone found it "contained pornographic images of a female employee from a Cairns Dick Smith Electronics store where she had just bought the phone" omg rofl.

:flash: It's Not Gold, Jerry! – "Looks like those Odd Couple ads starring the "comedy" duo of Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld are going the way of Windows CE. Adding insult to injury? It isn't Gates that is being eased out. It's Seinfeld."

:flash: Cover Lay Down: Covers of The Clash classic Straight to Hell – "My usual pre-post iTunes search called up several great indiefolk and alt-folk covers of Straight to Hell, an underrated, unusually downbeat political song by old-school Britpunk faves The Clash." folksy stuff, in comments there is a M.I.A and a moby version, much better. [via bb]

:flash: Financial Melt Up – "In brief: there’s a real economy, and a speculative economy. While they are usually related to each other – even dependent on each other – that relationship changed over the past twenty years." lucid explanation by douglas rushkoff. now i have to decide, what should i start to fabricate?

:flash: Top 25 (Non-Obvious) Ways RSS Can Make Your Life Easier – "If you’re looking for ways to more fully incorporate RSS into your technology repertoire, here are 25 applications, sites and ideas that can help you make the most of RSS." led me to flightstats, where i was able to track my wife's trip to mexico … well, it didn’t work with all the features, since only flights in US are fully tracked. but nice stuff.

:flash: PMSBuddy.com – The free online PMS reminder – "PMSBuddy.com is a free service created with a single goal in mind: to keep you aware of when your wife, girlfriend, mother, sister, daughter, or any other women in your life are closing in on "that time of the month"" bloody hell … they even built a facebook app.

:flash: Columbia Heights Suspicious Package: Weird Bear Costume? – "we get this image from Irving and 14th Streets of an odd looking bear costume wearing tattered clothing and posed over a trash can. A lot of our readers are telling us this is the reason for the suspicious package alert."

:flash: Pirate Party Official Raided after Uncovering State Trojan – "The spokesperson of the German Pirate Party saw his house raided after the party published a leaked document which showed that the government uses a homemade “trojan” to wiretap Skype conversations."

:flash: Chrome on Mac and Linux – "Codeweavers, those cross-system wizards behind Wine, have shown off their prowess by releasing a version of Google’s Chrome to Mac and Linux ahead of Google’s own attempts."

:flash: Copy Paste Character – seen this a few month ago, nice reminder

:flash: Review Copies of My Next Book – "This is unorthodox, but what the heck? I’d rather do some “pull” media than all that “push” stuff. " order a pre-copy straight from the dude via his blog, me likee.

:flash: Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny – "Author and cultural critic Cintra Wilson's forthcoming new book, Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny is a powerful, funny, and scary satirical novel about the nature of politics." i read wilson's previous novel, and this is a sure pre-order for me.

:flash: AGDC: Bruce Sterling keynote – "So my PC is like a towel. Cheap and old and the dullest thing in the world, I have always had one. “2008, computer pioneers, they still think computers are exciting!” They don’t get that computers in 2043 are like brick, forks, toothbrushes, towels." odd, but funny.

:flash: Banksy Cleans Up – Cave Painting – "The latest work by mysterious street artist Banksy revealed at Leake Street, London this weekend. See the Banksy tag bottom right of the cave. The CCTV cameras above this were wrapped in grey poly bags to protect them from overspray!"

:flash: Winterthurer Wirt will mit Muttermilch kochen – "Der Wirt des Restaurant «Storchen» in Iberg bei Winterthur will mit Muttermilch kochen. Laut kantonalem Labor ist das nicht erlaubt – aber auch nicht verboten." swiss chef wants to serve meals cooked with mothers milk. turns out, that is illegal.

:flash: Dance Dance Revolutionary INFORMATION – "Dance Dance Revolutionary is an arts initiative that aims to share information about radical activism through fun, participatory activities." they held a angela davis remix contest …

:flash: Rats Prefer Organic Food, Shouldn’t You? – "40 lab rats were offered a choice between organic and conventional biscuits by Swiss and Austrian scientists. The rats preferred the organic biscuits, which makes you wonder if rats are smarter than humans."

:flash: AirBed & Breakfast: Better Than a Cheap Hotel – "Forget Hotels" a bed and breakfast resource site using web 2.0 elements.

:flash: Witchcraft rumor sparks riot at Congo soccer game – "Accusations that a soccer player was using witchcraft during a match in eastern Congo sparked a riot that killed 13 people, a U.N.-funded radio station reported Monday." [via bb]

:flash: Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs that Sampled a Video Game – "I researched and tried to find as many hip-hop songs that I could that sampled a video game"

:flash: NIN Dazzles With Lasers, LEDs and Stealth Screens – "Nine Inch Nails fans are accustomed to such sonic and visual feasts whenever Reznor and company go out on tour. But this time around, NIN has pulled out all the stops, creating a groundbreaking, fully interactive visual display that is as much a part of the show as the band's instruments."

:flash: …and Finally… – "When is a robbery not a robbery but a mere redistribution of wealth? This is the question being tested in a wave of supermarket hold ups in Greece. With food prices soaring, Greek anarchists have decided do something about the problem by becoming modern day Robbin' Hoodies. The latest in a string of raids came last Thursday (4th) when around 20 unarmed people carried out the midday robbery of a supermarket in the northern city of Thesaaloniki."

:flash: Jill Greenberg – mcCain reworked

recipe of the week

:flash: Recette Raisiné – with one e it’s made from grapes, while Raisinée is made from apple and pear juice.

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teh glorious interweb as it got stuck in my camino tabs this past week – the edited version.

online video killed the … cat?

:flash: dj spock on the wheels of steel – "dj spock on the wheels of steel" poor sex in them fingetipps.

:flash: Fresh Prince Of Gotham – "For those of you that were Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air fans, here is what would have happened if the Joker took the place of Will Smith."

:flash: Snake Game Played on Dorm Windows at Urban Prankster – "A student group in Poland executed a series of projects where they used the lights in their dorm room to create awesomeness. In the above video you can see a game of Snake"

:flash: GUBA – sex in japan – 13 m. documentary on sex in japan. despite their public shyness the japanese might be one of the more sexually liberated countries in the world.

schmooze and abuze

:flash: Babies born 8/8/08 at 8:08; 8 lbs., 8 oz. – "Xander Riniker, surrounded by sister Chloe Shumacher, 11, and father Chad Riniker, was born at 8:08 a.m. on August 8, 2008 and weighs 8 pounds, 8 ounces." go Xander, go!

:flash: Switch – a wee bit of flash game fun to be had. [via waxy]

:flash: Social WordPress to Launch in December – "WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg announced that BuddyPress will be released before the end of the year. Based on the multi-user version of WordPress, BuddyPress has the features we all expect from a social network: friends, profiles, and tasteless photo galleries." maybe they could make em tasteful? please?

:flash: Steal This Hook? Girl Talk Flouts Copyright Law – "D.J. Girl Talk has won positive reviews for his new album and media attention for its Radiohead-style pay-what-you-want pricing, and is scheduled to play a gig at the All Points West festival in Jersey. Not bad for an artist whose music may be illegal." yeh like duh.

:flash: Temp Fortress 2 – "clever machinima built on Team Fortress, spliced with live video" [via waxy]

:flash: Malcolm McLaren + Vivienne Westwood = Terrorist – "Malcolm McLaren was a designer and boutique owner before he became the manager of the Sex Pistols. Now his son Joe Corre is following in dad's footsteps with a clothing line called, what else, "Terrorist.""

:flash: On the Internet, nobody knows your open-source Artificial Intelligence is a dog – "In a word, "Huh?" and in a lot of words, maybe they should start with birds that *don't* talk, like, say, house sparrows." not sure i understand the point he is trying to make, but this is one of these great titles only bruce sterling could come up with.

:flash: Risky Business Art – "KUNSCHT ISCH GÄNG ES RISIKO – (Mani Matter) Risky Business Art" this exhibit in lucerne looks very promising. [thx regine]

:flash: Germany hails 'bullet-proof bra' – "It is being dubbed the new "bullet-proof bra", a new kind of Wonderbra which could help protect thousands of women police officers here in Germany." yeh, but are they fondle-proof?

:flash: Make your own Glitter Graphics and Profile Comments – "Create cool pictures! Add Glitter, Graphics, and Comments to personalize your images, then share the Blingees with your friends! It's all Free!" very teenie, but kinda fun.

:flash: Craigslist Sex Troll Gets Sued – "Nearly two years ago, Jason Fortuny placed a fake sex ad on Craigslist pretending to be a woman seeking casual sex, and then published the photographs of anyone who responded. Now one of his victims has filed a $75,000 lawsuit against Fortuny in U.S. "

:flash: Hi-tech criminals target Twitter – "Micro blogging site Twitter is the latest target of cyber criminals who are increasingly finding fertile ground on social networks."

:flash: David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today – "Brian Eno and David Byrne recently finished our first collaboration in about 30 years." The single is available as a free download.

:flash: cupping_785458i.jpg – "A Chinese Olympic swimmer's back shows marks left from a traditional Chinese massage technique using suction cups." doping or not? that is the question.

:flash: GTA IV: Grand Theft Auto withdrawn in Thailand after copycat killing – "One of the largest video game distributors in Asia has halted sales of the Grand Theft Auto IV in Thailand after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the game." ffs, fool! as if GTA needed more negative press.

:flash: Instant-Messagers Really Are About Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon – "With records of 30 billion electronic conversations among 180 million people from around the world, researchers have concluded that any two people on average are distanced by just 6.6 degrees of separation" i think i am 6.66 degrees away from kevin bacon, muhahahahahaaaa.

:flash: Nullriver NetShare – "Nullriver created an App Store app called NetShare, which enables an iPhone to share its EDGE or 3G Internet connection with a Mac or PC via Wi-Fi." "Soon thereafter, though, NetShare disappeared from the store."

:flash: how beer is produced – the truth. orly.

:flash: A Collection of Olympic Torches – "each olympics is expected to produce a logo, a signature building – and a characteristic torch that symbolizes local tradition and national character." focus on torches. neat.

:flash: WILLIAM LAMSON / Work / Intervention / Works / 1 – balloon blocks CCTV camera.

:flash: EFF Releases "Switzerland" ISP Testing Tool – "Until now, there hasn't been a reliable way to tell if somebody — a hacker, an ISP, corporate firewall, or the Great Firewall of China — is modifying your Internet traffic en route" sure but calling the project "switzerland" is the lol. switzerland is about as neutral as an opportunist whore, selling arms and materials used in weapon production of waring countries left, right and middle.

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GTA IV ofc

:flash: Submit Your Grand Theft Auto IV Easter Egg Finds – “If previous games in the series are any indication, Grand Theft Auto IV is packed with hidden Easter eggs. Found any yet? Share them with us.”

:flash: Daily Show on GTA IV – “Apparently, even Robert Downey JR dressed in a tin can isn’t going to tempt American gamers out of their gaming lairs.”

:flash: Rockstar Support: No GTA Freeze Fix in Sight – “A very friendly, and obviously unhappy, fellow answered the phone who, after thanking me for not yelling at him and apologizing profusely for the problem, spilled quite a bit of beans on the issue.” kinda cute.

:flash: Nega-review: Grand Theft Auto IV – “it was actually relatively hard to pull negative quotes from most of the reviews of GTAIV. The praise about the game was absolutely overflowing, with many if not most reviews calling it the best game of the generation or, indeed, of all time.”

:flash: Grand Theft Auto IV Hustles Songs Through Amazon MP3 – “Players of Grand Theft Auto IV can buy songs they hear within the game from the Amazon MP3 store.” USA only atm …

online video killed the …

:flash: Blowing the Tetris Theme – “These kids are wasting their time, they could be playing the game.”

:flash: How To Check Your Testicles – “Just text BALLS to 83188″ file under: unintentionally hilarious. [via al4ie]

:flash: Tresling: Tetris + Arm Wrestling – “They said it couldn’t be done. Mixing Tetris and arm wrestling… not possible. But just like Stallone in “Over the Top,” the impossible happened, dreams came true, tears were shed.”

:flash: Staff Benda Bilili – “a really raw and excellent performance by a group of polio disabled musicians” [via ze frank]

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:flash: The Daily WTF – lovely broken image icon, check the last entry on the page. [thx michael, but i aint really collecting those anymore]

:flash: The Cans Festival – a street party of stencil art.

:flash: Location Of This Weekend’s Cans Festival in London – “the location of the The Cans Festival, A street party of Stencil Art that kicks off tomorrow in London… LEAKE STREET, LONDON SE1 7NN It’s a three minute walk from the London Eye, with the nearest tube being Waterloo.”

:flash: ICED – “ICED puts you in the shoes of an immigrant to illustrate how unfair immigration laws deny due process and violate human rights. These laws affect all immigrants: legal residents, those fleeing persecution, students and undocumented people.” it’s probably not tye best idea to release games with a message the same week GTA IV is released … but hey. [via bb]

:flash: Earth is losing dirt at an alarming rate – “We’re losing more and more of it every day,” said David Montgomery, a geologist at the University of Washington. “The estimate is that we are now losing about 1 percent of our topsoil every year to erosion, most of this caused by agriculture.” someone like myself, who has been digging in the dirt for the last 3 weeks, never would have thought losing dirt could be an issue.

:flash: Ars Electronica FESTIVAL – joi ito will be curating it. “Computers and the Internet has lowered the cost of communication and the creation and distribution of information so much that many fundamental notions of organizations, economics and property have completely changed or require major upgrades.”

:flash: Radiohead ‘Nude’ Contest Generates More Than 2,200 Remixes – “In the single month that Radiohead has been selling individual tracks for remixing its song “Nude” on through the iTunes store, no fewer than 2,239 remixes have been uploaded to the band’s website.”

:flash: Free game hopes to save gorillas – “Campaigners hoping to preserve Rwanda’s endangered mountain gorilla are attempting to raise awareness of its plight by making a game simulating the lives of the animals free to mobile phone users.” noble intention, but tbh i’d rather go on a rampage in liberty city.

:flash: Ghost Bike – “A Ghostbike is a junker bike that has been painted stark white and afixed to the site where a cyclist has been hit or killed by a car driver.”

:flash: Searchme Visual Search – this search engine provides screenshots of the results that can be navigated iTunes/iPhone style.

:flash: Web in infancy, says Berners-Lee – “The world wide web is “still in its infancy”, the web’s inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told BBC News. He was speaking ahead of the 15th anniversary of the day the web’s code was put into the public domain by Cern, the lab where the web was developed.”

:flash: Albert Hofmann – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – R.I.P. Mr. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

:flash: ‘Free Tibet’ flags made in China – “Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say.” quite ironic.

:flash: Art of the videoblog – “This article initiates a poetics of Web video by considering the central features of one kind of video on the Web, the amateur videoblog, in terms of its functions, which include various affordances of use, and constraints, which include economics, technology, and viewing conditions. It takes as its central example an American videoblog called The Show With Ze Frank, which ran from 2006–2007, and which drew a passionate community of fans into collaborating in its creation. This article considers amateur Web video as a potentially democratic space for media production, offering an alternative to commercial media that involves ordinary citizens as participants and champions their creativity.”

:flash: Ten golden rules of videogame fanboyism. – “Ah, fanboys. What industry can truly call itself an industry without them? Those who prove themselves obsessively loyal to any product or corporation can be found among many communities.” and here are the golden rules to be a fanboy.

:flash: Grothendieck Circle – i read an article about this radical mathematician in last weeks sunday papers, i think … “The long-term goal of the Grothendieck Circle is to make publicly available (and in some cases translate) the material written by and about Alexandre Grothendieck as well as to provide biographical material on Grothendieck’s life and his origins.”

swiss focus

:flash: MUSEUM SANKELLER – eröffnung 8.5. 18:30 Blinzernfeldweg 4 in Köniz

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:flash: Train Spamming – “Wohin mit all dem Spam? Auf die Straße, auf die Züge! Zur Freiheit, zur Sonne und so.”
spam headlines used to graffiti trains.

:flash: Graffiti artist Banksy pulls off most audacious stunt to date – despite being watched by CCTV – “Banksy pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London.” but is bigger better?

online video killed the …

:flash: cat playing a theramin – sorry for the awww effect. [via b3ta]

:flash: Internet – “A 1981 technological documentary about the birth of ‘internet.’” [via b3ta newsletter]

:flash: “Kids Who Don’t Play Video Games Are At Risk” – “Grand Theft Childhood authors Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson talk about their research and findings.” if you can get past the speedfreak presenter, these are some interesting findings. but it’s also great unintentional comedy.

:flash: Remote Control Super Mario Brothers Song – “I can’t imagine how much time this took to set up and rehearse. This guy plays the Super Mario Brothers theme on bottles with a remote-control car!” yap

:flash: Angry Wife Lashes Out in ‘YouTube Divorce’ Video – “A bitter wife allegedly threatened with eviction and divorce by her husband has turned to YouTube to air the couple’s dirty laundry.” what struck me was how badly facelifted the poor woman is.

:flash: miranda july – one pose per second – we are HUGE fans, go go go miranda. [via swissmiss]

:flash: Best Game Ever – “In an event similar to our Best Game Ever, several hundred people showed up to cheer on a random soccer team in Sweden. Go Hässelby!” i love this idea.

:flash: Will Ferrell as Bush w/Jon Stewart – will ferrell will (lol) never be my favorite comedian, but he really nailed gw bush.

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:flash: Doeo – “Doeo is a beautifully made, fun little game from Marcus Richert (aka Raitendo) where you have to collect the required number of Doeo’s which spring up all over the place.” [via neatorama]

:flash: Molleindustria – “Molleindustria aims to reappropriate video games as a popular form of mass communication.” aims to convey political messages in fun games.

:flash: Super Blockquote: Hewlett-Packard, Workstations Division – “Hence, Super Blockquote, which arms you against the marketroid oppression of Thompson’s prose.”

:flash: Numbers Station Bingo – “Press the play button to start the station, and cross out the numbers as you hear them. If you get a straight line in any direction, then congratulations! You have been activated.” not sure i get it, but the interface is great.

schmooze and abuse

:flash: ‘Nerdic’ Geek Speak Taking World by Storm? – “Do you speak Nerdic? Chances are you do — it’s reportedly one of the world’s fastest-growing languages.”

:flash: Radio Rabe – “T-Shirt design for Bern local radio station Radio Rabe”

:flash: Gang dressed as cops steals court papers – “Thieves dressed as policemen talked their way past guards at Johannesburg’s High Court, then locked them in a bathroom and stole highly sensitive documents”

:flash: German whizzkid got it wrong – “It was an incredible tale of a German schoolboy spotting a miscalculation by the US space agency, proving the chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth were higher than initially believed. But the amazing story of the whizzkid versus the space bureaucracy turned out to be wrong”

:flash: The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service – “The service is intended to be a safe haven for bloggers who want to be able to write whatever they want, without being afraid to get shut down by their blog host.”

:flash: Wiki pinpoints Brazilian crime – “this under-reporting of crime is one of the motivations behind a new interactive website called Wikicrimes, created by Professor Vasco Furtado from the University of Fortaleza in northern Brazil. “The idea is very simple; when people are robbed it’s quite common for them to tell other people,” he tells me. “With wikicrimes this information will be available globally.”

:flash: IRC interview with Douglas Rushkoff – “Douglas Rushkoff in IRC ” transcript of the interview.

:flash: corporatized.net – “This is the beginning of what will become a much larger project looking at corporatism, fascism, and – more importantly – new possibilities for local, bottom up organizing and value creation. This place is about cology, economics, media, resocialization, local currency and ethics. Amongst other things.” douglas rushkoff’s latest project.

:flash: First extract of Mark E Smith’s autobiography – “In this first extract from his autobiography, introduced by Dave Simpson, he looks back at the formative moments of his childhood and the birth of the band”

:flash: ‘I did heroin once, just to be sociable’ – “In the second extract from his explosive new autobiography, Mark E Smith, the wayward genius behind the Fall, offers his thoughts on everything from John Peel to the joys of Primark”

:flash: Fight Splogs – Wired How-To Wiki – “Splogs,” or spam blogs, are one of the methods spammers have adopted to manipulate the blogosphere for profit.”

:flash: Wired’s Geekster Handbook, a Field Guide to the Nerd Underground – a commentor asks, “but who thinks they share at least one attribute from all of those? Does that mean they’re super-geeks?!”

:flash: Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files – “An interesting side-effect of YouTube’s recent push for higher quality videos is that most videos can be downloaded as MP4 files directly from YouTube.”

:flash: Developing long-term relations with robots – “Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London are leading an international project which is set to advance the relationship between robots and humans”

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:flash: I wish my wife was a horse – catchy mr. pitchy track!

:flash: Watching Banksy – “For over an hour, Jeremy Gibbs stood across the street from a fresh piece by Banksy on Essex Road and filmed people who stopped to look at the piece and take photos.”

:flash: ROFLMAO! – one of the funnier machinima anims i have seen in ages, roflmao. [via bb]

:flash: I Am Legend’s Original Ending – “This ending below is what we should have seen.”

:flash: All 5 seconds movies in 5 Min – it’s 5:30 long, but hey …

schmooze and abuse

:flash: Digg for sale — Google and Microsoft may be buying – “Digg has been working with influential investment bank Allen & Co (the ones that recently got Slide a half billion dollar valuation) for a few months now, and pitching big tech and media companies on a sale”

:flash: Sex swappers: the voice of reason – “I can’t seem to leave internet gender swapping alone. Quiet at the back.”

:flash: Online gamers play at swapping gender – “Fifty four percent of men said that they had portrayed a female character online; a move they said allowed them to flirt with other players and explore a different side of their personality.”

:flash: The goodbye email from Jimmy Wales’s girlfriend – “Here’s the goodbye email from Rachel to Jimmy and an IM conversation that strongly suggests Wales violated Wikipedia’s rules to encourage favorable changes to Marsden’s Wikipedia profile.”

:flash: Is Your Child a Tagger? – “Is your child a tagger? The City of Santa Ana, California, published this handy-dandy guide for parents to determine whether your kid is a graffiti vandal.”

:flash: NIN – Ghosts – FAQ – “Ghosts I-IV is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license.”

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:flash: Infoporn: Despite the Web, Americans Remain Woefully Ill-Informed – “More than a decade after the Internet went mainstream, the world’s richest information source hasn’t necessarily made its users any more informed.”

:flash: The Internet Makes Us Dumberer – “Despite the internet? Through that lens, this study is no surprise at all: Let’s foist the most distracting blink-box in history on a nation of idiots begging to be distracted and see if they linger on the boring parts.”

:flash: get the fuck off the internet! – vacations? boring!!!

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:flash: Ubisoft finds Lost and calls in Heroes – “Ubisoft has revealed the first details of its tie-in with hit series Lost, due out on Xbox 360, PC and PS3 in Q1 2008.” could be a very confusing game.

:flash: Human Brain Cloud: View – massively multiplayer word asociation “game”.

:flash: WoW hits 9 million – “Blizzard have announced that WoW has 9 million subscribers – and that’s before the Burning Crusade expansion pack is launched in China.” 9 million idiots like me?

schmooze

:flash: Disabled athlete may be too fast for his own good – “100 Metres in 10.91 Seconds by a Man With No Legs”

:flash: wordy windows tattoo – a rather odd choice for a tattoo, but funny.

:flash: Stop. – smart idea! and very effective. shadow graffiti.

:flash: Not a stranger – “I think the English language needs a new word: something that describes a person who is less than an acquaintance, but more than a stranger.”

:flash: PIKAPIKA: PIKA PIKA 2007 release! – “This animation was created from a lighting doodle project through which we met various people in various places.”

:flash: 50 craziest celebrity baby names – “Glamour model Jordan and her former pop star husband Peter Andre have named their baby daughter Princess Tiaamii.” oh lord…

:flash: Physical Activity at Work – “People who work at their desks all day tend to stay in one position for a long time. The exercises in these videos are designed to counter the effects of sitting at your desk.” doing that as we speak, erm write…

:flash: Graffiti politics – “Printing, publishing, blogging – the normal modes of conveying information aren’t always the most effective, especially when your access to tools is limited or your message won’t wait.”

:flash: Redheads at Improv Everywhere – “or our latest mission, over 50 redheads rode the subway together and protested a Manhattan Wendy’s for their “racist logo.””

:flash: KissMat-2 Flash Game – kissing game, no really. kinda cute

:flash: [ The Devil's Dictionary Dot Com ] – “The Devil’s Dictionary was a newspaper weekly first collected as a book in 1906. ”

swiss focus

:flash: Bleicheli Stadtlounge – “The winning “Stadtlounge” or “city lounge” proposal, by artist Pipilotti Rist and the Carlos Martinez architectural firm, features a bright red surfacing that appears to have swept in like the tide, covering everything in its path.” [via BB]

:flash: LIFT in Asia – “Big news today: we can officially announce that LIFT is moving to Asia in 2008, adding a conference in Korea to the European event in Geneva!”

german/deutsch/tedesco

:flash: Leser-Reporter: Was macht die Nackte an der Tanke? – naked lady in a ferrari shopping at a gasstation makes the news in germany.

:flash: Nachtkritik – Rütlifeier von Ariane von Graffenried – ein theaterschmarrn zum rütli-theater.

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