A vigil was held today. Some clever social commenters posted an advertisement on
Craigslist today. Mourning the end of an enduring and important love story between two much beloved characters.
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posted by taff
on Nov 1, 2011 -
92 comments
Duelity - the beginning in two parts The Vancover Film School does a really cool visual retelling of creation.
The 'biblical' version with a science edge.
The 'evolution' version with a biblical edge.
And you can watch them both at the same time!
posted by filmgeek
on Dec 14, 2007 -
34 comments
dlog is a new document visualization system that attempts to show writing not as a static document but a progression of frames over time. I find the suspense of the process mesmerising/delightful. I'm surprised it hasn't been trashed.
posted by tellurian
on Feb 13, 2007 -
30 comments
How Advertising Spoiled Me is a blog showcasing mainly magazine & billboard advertising from around the world, with pieces selected based on their inventiveness/cleverness.
If you're offended by advertising, you might want to skip this post.
posted by jonson
on Oct 20, 2006 -
34 comments
Yes, it's another Snakes on a Plane promo but this one is different: it's fucking awesome. Drop in your friends name (hopefully it's semi-normal and they have it in the db), then fill out some info about your friend, then have it place a call to them. Watch friend freak out when Samuel L. Jackson calls them up and knows all sorts of shit about them. Trust me, it totally freaked me out when someone did it to me today.
posted by mathowie
on Aug 2, 2006 -
114 comments
I'm a huge fan of clever unintended uses for things, and
loloroy's favorites reuses a page/interface I've seen hundreds of times before in a cute way. It may take a second to figure out, but should be worth it [via
tmn].
posted by mathowie
on May 24, 2006 -
50 comments
Nova Science Now recently ran a segment on lightning (
quicktime, real, and windows video here). I figured that subject was over and done with shortly after Franklin flew a kite, but it turns out
we don't really know exactly what causes a bolt to start. The coolest part of the segment was
these researchers in Florida. Scientists know how hard it was to observe, monitor, and even find lightning bolts, so these guys built their own rig. High-powered model rockets attached to a couple thousand feet of wire, which is grounded to larger metal structures on the ground. The result? Shoot a rocket into a storm cloud and you get
instant lightning you can count on, measure, and control.
posted by mathowie
on Oct 22, 2005 -
30 comments
Harry Frankfurt's "On Bullshit" One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.... I propose to begin the development of a theoretical understanding of bullshit, mainly by providing some tentative and exploratory philosophical analysis.
posted by trharlan
on Feb 1, 2005 -
17 comments