January 1, 2014

I'm gonna eat a shit ton more ants.

New Year's resolutions for an anteater.
posted by hydrophonic at 9:47 PM PST - 29 comments

Enough games to keep you occupied until 2015

freeindiegam.es has posted a bunch of "Best of 2013" lists for your enjoyment. Some of the games can be played in your browser (HTML5/Flash/Unity); others require a download—but they're all free! (And indie!) [more inside]
posted by escape from the potato planet at 7:34 PM PST - 22 comments

Liberty, Up In Smoke?

"Building burn as rioters loot the local businesses, lighting their joints on the structure fires they set." First hand account of the disaster unfolding in Colorado on #GreenWednesday. [more inside]
posted by Potomac Avenue at 7:10 PM PST - 203 comments

A fine end to any meal.

Interesting Kit: butt pudding (SLYT)
posted by elizardbits at 6:03 PM PST - 42 comments

Start from an exit and kill the Dungeon God.

Ernesto: A Quick RPG
posted by griphus at 5:20 PM PST - 21 comments

It's not Portable Grim Reaper: The Terrifying Stress Watch, but Tikker

Tikker, the happiness watch, has three lines of digits: the first row is the years, the months and the days, and the second row is the hours, minutes and seconds. Till you die. (The third row is just the time of day.) To calculate your estimated time of death, you simply punch in a few details: your age, sex, country of origin, whether or not you smoke, stress level, similar to other life expectancy calculators. The idea is not to haunt people with a little grim reaper on their wrist, but to make them value life more, maybe even become more generous, though terror management theory studies have shown thoughts of death make people xenophobic. There may be another slew of studies in the future, once the watches are available.
posted by filthy light thief at 4:10 PM PST - 46 comments

rotoscope GIF

Traceloops is the tumblr of Matthias Brown and hand-drawn rotoscoped GIFs. via
posted by the man of twists and turns at 12:40 PM PST - 8 comments

Problem Glyphs

Problem Glyphs by illustrator Eliza Gauger.
posted by mkb at 11:36 AM PST - 11 comments

She stuck inside an elevator with a song devil...

The Intelevator, a Modern Innovation by Ylvis
posted by Navelgazer at 11:02 AM PST - 26 comments

It’s not just a food, it’s a lifestyle

The Best of L.A. Taco: L.A. Taco looks back at the best tacos, art, music and people celebrating the taco lifestyle. [more inside]
posted by Room 641-A at 9:11 AM PST - 35 comments

Fell Off A Horse

Roman Emperors Ranked By How Hardcore Their Deaths Were
posted by The Whelk at 8:07 AM PST - 102 comments

Curse of the Mummyji

Mothers in law have long been a focal point of Indian society. With the modernization of Indian culture, their roles are changing for better and for worse.
posted by reenum at 7:59 AM PST - 18 comments

Why, yes, please Mr. Brown, by all means, take it to the bridge.

Here's forty four minutes and forty four seconds of James Brown: said to be the total of all his appearances on Soul Train.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:38 AM PST - 30 comments

3D Fractals

Mathematical Imagery, by Jos Leys. Intricate 3D fractals, featuring the Mandelbulb, the Mandelbox, and the Mandelbar.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:36 AM PST - 12 comments

"There is no financial argument for buying a house"

Crusty real estate blogger Garth Turner begins the year with his rules. He's had a good year: winner of a "top personal finance blog" poll; exposing the shenanigans of Canadian real estate statistics. [previously]
posted by anothermug at 6:47 AM PST - 107 comments

Patrick Stewart On Mooing Like a British Cow.

Patrick Stewart On Mooing Like a British Cow. Also explains regional differences for NPR's How To Do Everything podcast.
posted by feelinglistless at 3:49 AM PST - 36 comments

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