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220 flash games, perfect for your procrastination needs.
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at 7:14 AM on May 10, 2008
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Having served as a troop transport in WWII, a luxury liner, and a sea cadet training vessel, the
Texas Clipper will come to her final resting place
tomorrow as part of an artificial reef in the Texas Gulf. During preparations for sinking, a long lost mural (
1 2 3 4) by
Saul Steinberg, best known for his
work at The New Yorker, was rediscovered hidden behind wallpaper and paint and saved from a watery grave.
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at 5:15 AM on November 15, 2007
(4 comments)
March of the librarians: "Twice a year, tens of thousands of librarians make a trek across the United States to a meeting of the ALA. How they know to congregate in the same spot, no one knows. They come to learn, to network, to collect free stuff, and possibly to mate."
(YouTube)
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at 8:55 AM on August 28, 2007
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CreatePaintings:
"Take a quick personality test to produce your very own work of art. No artistic experience is required."
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at 9:28 AM on May 18, 2007
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"Imagine a blend between a National Geographic documentary and a Tex Avery cartoon. This short is a combination of 3D characters and live footage." Five-ish minutes in the life of a ladybug with anger issues.
(YouTube)
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at 3:02 AM on September 7, 2006
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Have fun with your food! You may never look at fair foods the same way again thanks to this year's ad campaign for the Utah State Fair.
(Warning: videos auto-start)
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at 12:31 AM on August 24, 2006
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For those days when you need to be reminded just how wonderful you are. Sit back and enjoy the positive affirmations and heroic music of
You Are Mighty.
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at 12:47 PM on August 16, 2006
(26 comments)
Romance 2.0
: Jan-M. Studt's writing/directing debut. "Businesswoman Sarah Townsend looked back on a successful day when a promising, unknown man called on her 3D-holophone. Too bad the holophone technique isn't very advanced yet. And men are not what they used to be..."
(German with English subtitles.)
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at 1:13 AM on August 15, 2006
(14 comments)
It's All in the Head
-- "It could be said that the restroom wall is the last great medium for pure self-expression."
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at 9:01 AM on September 8, 2005
(32 comments)
Bird's Eye Views : Hand drawn panoramic maps of 44 Texas cities circa 19th century in high resolution. Aerial mapping minus airplanes and cameras.
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at 11:44 AM on July 24, 2005
(14 comments)
Breast brooches and butt bracelets: Barbie bits as
jewelry. More
here.
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at 6:50 PM on June 20, 2005
(22 comments)
Take 100 photos of 100 faces in a metropolitan area, morph them together to create a composite male and female face, and you can see
the face of tomorrow.
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at 7:31 PM on September 10, 2004
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A few years ago a life simulation game called
Creatures was released. I recently discovered that there was also a free version called
Docking Station which is still available in PC and Linux versions and includes an optional on-line component which allows you to chat, send messages and share creatures with other players. And if the goodies and breeds of creatures that come with the free version aren't enough for you, there are oodles of
web sites still
offering free downloads to
expand on the
game. Or if you gain some joy from hexidecimal programming, you can even play around with their
genetic coding or learn to create your own
goodies.
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at 2:14 PM on March 30, 2004
(3 comments)
Virtual Snowglobe
Having a bad day? Work off some aggression by disrupting the lives of the snowglobe dwellers! (Flash and a somewhat obnoxious soundtrack)
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at 9:17 PM on December 4, 2003
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