Links posted in February 2010
February 28, 2010
A life in the trees is a longer one.
February 27, 2010
An 8.8 earthquake has occurred in Chile. Australia and other pacific regions are on tsunami watch.
February 26, 2010
How not to use Flash on your web site. It does load quickly, at least. But wow, how do you go this far wrong? [more inside]
Right now you can watch a live chat with Lawrence Lessig. You can interact via Twitter.
February 24, 2010
Singing android! The hair, the face, the suit, the song, the set. It overwhelms.
10 ways civilization could collapse because of MonkeyFilter!
5 reasons Avatar is the new global warming!!
8 ways gay marriage could help you survive a plane crash!!!
10 funny ways health care reform has appeared in music videos!!!!
7 bizarre ways 80s movies can kill you suddenly!!!!!
Why killer robots suck: myth vs. reality!!!!!!
5 things people love about string theory now that they'll find horribly annoying in two years!!!!!!!
10 reasons you'd want to be stuck in an elevator with Simon Cowell!!!!!!!!
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February 23, 2010
Immortality! I gap like a rube on the tube at the possibility that relatively young mummified humans may yet cavort with the already predicted cloned furry mammoths in the not too distant future... [more inside]
February 22, 2010
I've always wondered why they had that war.
"Do not believe anything the wretched girls tell you. I was kind and generous and loving and beautiful..." Far and away the funniest obituary I've ever read. [more inside]
February 21, 2010
Put that god down, you don't know where it's been.via J-Walk blog [more inside]
February 19, 2010
Don't worry , "this feature was only used for the narrow purpose of locating a lost, stolen or missing laptop." Except, "the assistant principal told him the camera had caught him doing something inappropriate at home."
A metanews report from Charlie Brooker: how to report the news, BBC style.
Tiger Woods makes a music video to explain the reasons for his actions.
February 18, 2010
Sign Language - a short film A mockumentary about Ben, a man who holds a sign for a living. An entry into a short film competition; the others are viewable from here.
Wooden clock plans. Beautiful. (via)
Cat-like yoga By the grace of cats there is yoga. Or so it would seem. We have much to learn from our feline pets... [more inside]
February 17, 2010
Banana museum for sale We should all chip in, and just buy it. I'm sure we'll get rich instantly. Great website too. In yellow.
February 14, 2010
One of the most expensive - and ridiculous - coffees in the world.
Endorsed by Oprah,
Explained by Jack.
via a webcomic featuring an old guy with a duck on his head.
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Axe Cop, a comic written by 5 yr old, illustrated by 29 yr old. It's about a cop with an axe.
February 13, 2010
A link to bring us together
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So, monkeys, let's chat.
Do you shower or take baths?
Morning or evening, both or whenever?
Soap or shower gel?
Towel or drip dry?
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February 10, 2010
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies A post from Feminists With Disabilites/Forward. I didn't write this but I think everyone should read it.
February 09, 2010
Excommunication, Canadian style. [more inside]
85 ways to add magic to your world [more inside]
February 08, 2010
You gotta love this! (Boomdeyada!)
Based on the comic based on the commercial, featuring an All Star Cast, kinda.
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February 07, 2010
Lawoooo and Ooooorder (found by el queso, really)
February 05, 2010
Flying 101
- new livery from Kulula.
This makes me happy.
The nine Chinese dragons
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Visit the horns of a deer; the head of a camel; the eyes of a devil; the neck of a snake; the abdomen of a large cockerel; the scales of a carp; the claws of an eagle; the paws of a tiger; and the ears of an ox.
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The Lancet retracts paper linking MMR vaccines and autism. [more inside]
February 03, 2010
A vast trove of comics and other splendid illustrations, all in glorious high resolution. via
February 01, 2010
Selleck Waterfall Sandwich Don't miss the theme song either.
That bedroom scene was pointless... SLYT
Reconstructing 1549 The NTSB released the public docket for Flight 1549 on June 9, 2009 containing a wealth of information that can be utilized in a full 3D reconstruction of the accident. [more inside]
