Harlem-13-Gigapixels
On a summer afternoon in 2006, New York photographer Gerard Maynard captured his neighborhood from a rooftop at 7th Avenue and 110th Street. The resulting 2,045 photographs, stitched together, comprise a 13-gigapixel panorama of Harlem’s skyline. Best viewed with HDView option (MS Internet Explorer only).
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Oh God the mother of all earworms
If it’s highly virulent earworms you’re looking for, you will probably want to check out "Spanish Flea," an irrepressibly cheerful song written by Julius Wechter and recorded by Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass. This slight, two-minute instrumental from 1965 (originally with lyrics by Cissy Wechter) has become so popular as ‘waiting room music’ and ‘hold music’ that it’s become a cliche of the genre, and it’s quite likely that you’ve heard at least a snippet of it at some point in your life. (Perhaps repeatedly, late at night, at your local supermarket?) It’s been used for several film soundtracks (American Pie 2, Ocean’s Eleven, Striptease, etc.) and, perhaps most famously, as one of the theme songs for the show "The Dating Game." Of course, in the most striking gauge of its cultural ubiquity, The Simpsons has referenced it not one but four times (only two are available on youtube). The song’s infectious melody has spawned innumerable homages, ranging from interesting to amusing to thought-provoking to imbecilic to bizarre
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AKARI IR Sky map
The AKARI mission has produced the first infra-red sky map in over 20 years.
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Regular Bowling Not Frustrating Enough? Try This!
The Dreaded Half Worcester warning: music is just one of the possible vexing configurations players encounter in candlepin bowling, a regional variation on traditional bowling that’s unique to northern New England and maritime Canada. Developed in Worcester, MA, around 1880 (warning: more music), the game is played in gorgeous antique alleys dotted around New England and Nova Scotia, and features a 4 1/2" wooden or rubber ball, three rolls per frame or "box," and 15 and 3/4" narrow, cylinder-shaped pins that are the devil to knock down — even though you can use the dead wood to knock other pins down, a score over 200 is extremely rare. Find some lanes and play or just take the quiz – like so many regional quirks, this one’s undergoing a bit of a revival
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Don Edrington
He’s a computer tutor for seniors, who also seems to have a giant collection of music that’s rare these days. Shortly before leaving to fight in Korea, he was kissed by Celia Cruz in 1951, among other adventures.
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Molly Walker Need Not Apply
WIRED: A cell mobile phone helped police find the body of missing student Kelly Nolan. "The average citizen is not aware that they are carrying a location-tracking device in their pocket…"
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Find The Cult Movie Visual References
Crazy 4 Cult is a new exhibit coming to Gallery 1988, the Los Angeles art gallery that hosts the annual (and always great) IAm8Bit exhibit. Just as IAm8Bit uses videogames of the 1980s as the theme for the artists, Crazy 4 Cult is using Cult movies. For fun, the exhbit poster features a huge number of movie references – can you catch them all?
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Aslan Shrugged
"And, why," Lucy says, "a lamp post!" The lamp post shines like a monument to industry.
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An orange hankie in the right pocket means…..
Ever wondered how gay men signal each other with colored hankies? Ask Meathook. (warning: the photo section is not suitable for anyone, anywhere.)
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We’re in your routers, hacking your Government
The Athens Affair. An IEEE Spectrum article on the Vodafone Greece phone-tapping case, quite possibly the most elaborate publicized cybercrime ever.
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Of course it’s an ad for Ray Bans, no need to revisit that…But wait, there’s more!
Sequel to Guy Catches Sunglasses With Face It wasn’t too long ago that we had a look at Guy Catches Sunglasses With Face. Here is the sequel, Bobbing For Glasses. Both videos are from artist Ben Kaller, who has worked on most of Spike Jonze’ best stuff, among other things. His brother Jeremy Kaller is also a talented director, who recently released a a documentary about the progressive recycling scene in San Francisco.
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“Pay no attention to the shameless hussy on the bicycle.”
This web site details how to construct a high performance bicycle lighting system. Also contains information on bells, horns, dynamo powered lights, and other safety devices (Warning! This site contains a small fair amount of nudity!)
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“Yes, I’ve been jailed on six continents. All I have to do is kill a penguin.”
More on Giant-Homer:
Hey look, the Cerne Abbas giant has a buddy. Unamused pagans still wishing for rain.
PS. Most times, on the right hand side of the last link (the bbc article) you’ll see Durdle Door a massive natural stone archway
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Have too much money?
Do all your friends already own yachts? Perhaps you should consider getting a luxury submarine.
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The Open Library
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Pagans displeased with painting of donut-wielding Homer Simpson
Pagans are not happy about an enormous Homer Simpson painted near an ancient image.
PAGANS have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away cartoon character Homer Simpson who was painted next to their famous fertility symbol – the Cerne Abbas giant.
The 17th century chalk outline of the naked, sexually aroused, club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of ancient spirituality.
Ann Bryn-Evans, joint Wessex district manager for The Pagan Federation, said: “It’s very disrespectful and not at all aesthetically pleasing.”
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Farscape is coming back!
Fans will return to the Farscape universe in an original Web series, set to be released on SCIFI.com. The 10-part series is executive produced by Brian Henson and Robert Halmi, Jr., and produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment. “The series will revive and expand the beloved Farscape universe,” according to the network.
Makes me a happy fanboi!
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Dude…chill…
Mezzowave. super sensory chill out lounge for relaxation and balancing the space. subsonic resonance and morphing visuals. Think Boobah meets SomaFM
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