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The Whole Earth Photolog

From grainy stills to gorgeous high-resolution portraits, from intimate pairings to stark contrasts, and from old standbys to little-known surprises, The Planetary Society's Earth galleries offer a rich collection of stunning photography and video footage of our world as seen from both planetary spacecraft and geostationary satellites. It is a vista that has inspired many a deep thought in the lucky few that have seen it firsthand [previously]. Oh, and the rest of the Solar System is pretty neat, too.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 10:34 PM on October 3, 2008 (9 comments)

When celebrities and language collide. In Japan!

Puzzled by sugary J-Pop bands and their eccentric (and failed) TV shows? Frustrated and confused by the complexity of Japanese and want to see what your inchoate blustering looks like from the other side? Then join "perennially unpopular" gaijin celebrity Thane Camus (grand-nephew of Albert Camus), as he walks a class of fellow pop star clichés through an endearingly awkward English conversation class.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 10:25 PM on August 21, 2008 (22 comments)

Friday Java Fun

Two slimes. One circle. Infinite addiction. Welcome to the world of Slimeball.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 8:45 PM on August 8, 2008 (16 comments)

Artifacts from the Future

For years, Wired magazine has tapped a bevy of designers and artists in the tech field to craft detailed visions of futuristic objects for a monthly showcase at the close of each issue. Now, after hinting as much in the July edition, it is clear that that the tradition of FOUND has been brought to an end. What better way to say goodbye to this whimsical feature than by taking a look back at the full archived run of the series?
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 5:42 PM on July 22, 2008 (29 comments)

"They are almost certain not to understand what the plane is -- perhaps a spirit or a large bird."

"Skin painted bright red, heads partially shaved, arrows drawn back in the longbows and aimed square at the aircraft buzzing overhead. The gesture is unmistakable: Stay Away. The apparent aggression shown by these people is quite understandable, for they are members of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes."
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 5:18 PM on May 29, 2008 (88 comments)

Errin' USA

Immediately, Herson spotted an offense—a second-floor awning outside a tarot shop that advertised "Energy Stone's." They climbed the stairs to the second floor and approached a middle-age women with a quizzical expression. "We happened to notice the sign for energy stones," Deck said, "and there happens to be an extra apostrophe. 'Stone's' doesn't need the apostrophe."

"And?" she asked, her voice flat with annoyance.

"And we wanted to bring it to your attention," Deck said.

A look inside the daring lives of Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, vanguards of the Typo Eradication Advancement League.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 9:54 PM on May 21, 2008 (84 comments)

"I wish cake had velocity to it. That way I could travel at the speed of cake."

INNER FEELINGS FROM OUTER SPACE: An anonymous Maxis dev pairs the bizarre creatures of Spore (pre vi ous ly) with an assortment of deep and not-so-deep thoughts in this oddly amusing little video blog.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:42 PM on May 19, 2008 (11 comments)

The Lords of Cardboard

Off Planet Films makes stuff with cardboard.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:57 PM on April 3, 2008 (2 comments)

Also, make sure to bring a number two pencil

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark California.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 4:26 AM on February 5, 2008 (33 comments)

Fake news is dead! Long live fake news!

The Daily Colbert Show Report returns January 7th! ...sorta.
posted to MetaFilter by Rhaomi at 2:36 PM on December 21, 2007 (135 comments)