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• Why Hasn’t Scientific Publishing Been Disrupted Already?

  Librarians and technopundits have been figuring that the web would eventually kill or at least significantly alter scholarly communications over the last decade, but that hasn't been the case. This is an interesting take on why it hasn't happened yet.

• Bobby McFerrin and the Pentatonic Scale

  Bobby's awfully cool. I've seen him live a couple of times, and he's a wonderful performer. It's almost a pity that "Don't worry" became so popular, since it led people to think he's a one trick pony, when he's really an amazingly inventive, creative and far-ranging musician.

• Onion Moon Landing

  The Apollo 11 moon landing as interpreted by the Onion in their usual inimitable style.

• New York Nearest Subway

  New iPhone application that scratches the surface of the augmented reality possibilities.

• So I guess I got kicked off another My Little Pony Forum

  This one's an oldie, but I can't help laughing every time I stumble across it.

• Frank Miller's Charlie Brown

  Spot on take of Charlie Brown see through Frank Miller's eyes. Beautiful.

• Auto-Tune the News #4

  The Auto-Tune the News segments are lovely. They're all worth watching, but #4 is where they really start to hit their stride.

• Starlings

  Birds. Lots of birds. So many birds.

• Daichi for Beatbox Battle Wildcard

  Seriously good Japanese beat boxer. This kid is nuts.