MetaFilter posts tagged with Interesting

bus simulator

HuronBob — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:07:43 -0800

Bus SLYT There isn't really much else to say... a game, a city bus simulator game. Peaceful and scary...

Direct Postage

divabat — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:29:15 -0800

What happens if you post a letter using coins instead of stamps?

The world had been sepia, drained of colour and light...

KokuRyu — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:32:25 -0800

Edo Photo Generator. Use this ancient photo generator (in JP, but a cinch to use) to give your photos that certain Edo look. Via C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

1000 best songs from 1955-2005

wheelieman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:29:11 -0800

The Definitive 1000 Songs Of All Time 1955 to 2005. They are up to 601 at the moment

Heckuva job Brownie!

punkfloyd — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:02:29 -0800

Positive self-deception is a normal In 1988, psychologists Shelly Taylor and Jonathon Brown published an article making the somewhat disturbing claim that positive self-deception is a normal and beneficial part of most people’s everyday outlook.

Red Universe

sneakin — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:42:56 -0800

Boy is this cool. Mostly useless, completely awesome. Try flying.

Geo Info Postcards

divabat — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:28:01 -0800

How's the weather? Is it polluted? Do you have plenty of rainforests? Send someone a Geography Information Postcard and tell them about where you live by filling out infographics. (via)

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton

sjvilla79 — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:39:15 -0800

Oodles of past and current interviews with both living and dead celebrities and interesting nobodies over at the support website for Andrew Denton's Australian television show Enough Rope. You will find video excerpts, some full interviews as audio downloads (the more recent ones), and lots of transcripts.

Interesting Photo

kirkaracha — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:21:27 -0800

Pregnant Pause

The Interweb Medley

divabat — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:33:03 -0800

The Interweb Medley!! What happens when you mix up some of the more well-known Internet memes around? Madness.

It takes about a half a day to get there...

jonson — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:55:20 -0800

Spanish Castle Magic. Stare at the dot in the center of the image for 30 seconds, then mouseover the picture. Don't shift your glance, because until you do the picture will appear to be in color, despite the fact that it's in black & white.

101 Things in 1001 Days

divabat — Mon, 15 May 2006 04:50:27 -0800

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. What would you choose to do?

06. Draw on a sidewalk with chalk?
23. Sing Milli Vanilli in a karaoke bar?
27. Be flexible?
28. Find your biological father?
31. Panic on the 1000th day?

Maybe you'd like to team up with others?

Arthur Boyt is a connoisseur of roadkill flesh. Yummo!

sjvilla79 — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:43:50 -0800

Arthur Boyt is a connoisseur of roadkill flesh. He's even writing a recipe book.

Doctor, what do you make of these x-rays?

sjvilla79 — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 01:06:33 -0800

Just when you thought you'd seen all that the Internet had to offer: Um, here's some lovely, haunting x-ray porn. Yeah, it's art, but it's still probably NSFW. [MI]

2006 Google Earth Census

divabat — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:09:28 -0800

Seen anyone on Google Earth lately?

mmmfoodart

divabat — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 00:09:24 -0800

Food Art Very interesting pictures of food represented as something else - pie tins as ice skating rinks, donut cycling rings, and mining for watermelon seeds.

Musical Listening Study

pjern — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:38:36 -0800

The Musical Listening test is harder than it sounds, no pun intended. Hosted at the University of Newcastle at Tyne, it is a study of musical perception in the general population. Listen to two short melodic phrases and decide if they are the same or different.

Talking Letters

divabat — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 02:56:23 -0800

Webctionary Using typography as comic art. Portuguese version by the same creator.

Robocoaster

sjvilla79 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:26:14 -0800

Meet the Robocoaster - The Robocoaster is a variation on the robot arms which are used in factories to build cars. By adding seats, designers have turned a functional machine into the fastest, most unpredictable ride you'll ever take. It can be self programmed to travel in millions of movement combinations. No ride will ever be the same. Video (Flash) 1, 2 and 3. Via Beyond Tomorrow.

Wheelsurfer

sjvilla79 — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 04:49:43 -0800

Imagine rocking down to the shops on this thing. The Wheelsurf is a motorised monocycle powered by a chainsaw engine. Designed by Brazilian engineer Tito Lucas Ott, the rider sits inside the turning wheel, and steers by leaning the whole machine into corners – hence 'surfing'. The wheelsurfer takes practice to master and you need to be relatively well coordinated. Weight distribution, body balancing and throttle all play a part in a successful ride. See images. Via Beyond Tomorrow.

Interesting Google Maps satellite images

Lush — Fri, 06 May 2005 03:11:49 -0800

Google Globetrotting. Play armchair traveler or spot-the-anomaly with thousands of Google Maps satellite photos!

Why Oh Why?!

Orb — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:28:06 -0800

Learn to love cannibals, hear from a cat about pet diets, discover some facts about bottled water, or create your own tornado (flying cow included) ... all this and more at the Why Files.

Interesting Thing of the Day

quasistoic — Fri, 04 Jun 2004 01:40:57 -0800

San Francisco’s Terra Infirma and other Interesting Things of the Day. Putting the muse back in museum was another that struck me with its focus on unconventionally-themed museums, reminiscent of the roadside attractions in Gaiman's American Gods. Audio feeds of recent articles are available, and well read, but it seems that most of the clips are intended to become available by subscription-only. Regardless, many of the past year's articles make for fascinating reads. (via bsag)

Nothing — Sun, 15 Sep 2002 05:51:12 -0800

Matthias Wandel's Home page is reminiscent of an earlier time in the online world. It's a homepage in the pre-weblog sense, and it's full of the sort of interesting things that made me excited about the Internet in the first place. From marble machines that can divide by six to homemade pipe organs and the story of his dad's old sawmill, there is almost nothing on the site that fails to be interesting.

fable — Tue, 08 Aug 2000 21:37:53 -0800

How Culture Molds Habits is a fascinating article. Read this article, tally another point for nurture. I've long thought this was true, but Nisbett's supposedly gathered rather a lot of data proving it is so. The article raises some interesting parts of the study, but I think the ramifications bear some considering. I'd be interested in reading the full study when it's published, but I haven't a clue where to get the Psychological Review. And can you imagine what the advertising execs will do with this stuff? Ads tailored to the way you think. Wheee. It does, of course, raise some fun questions about religion and politics.