M is going on two and learning new words at an astonishing pace. We were listening to Queens of the Stone Age this morning, and I started to wonder if I was going to have to give up popular music for the next half dozen years until he can understand when it’s an appropriate situation [...]
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- United States Patent Application: 0080270152
Quite possibly the most delicious thing I have ever seen. It's a patent application for the process of... patent trolling. Brilliant! Even better, the applicant is... Enron! Ah, that metallic tickle in the back of my brain is the delicious taste of irony.
- Pink Terror by Mike Barzman
Fun and games with a Phantom HD high-speed digital camera. The Stephen Hawking q&a set to music is a nice touch.
- I'm on a horse - More Old Spice advertising
This is the one that aired during the Super Bowl. Spot on.
- Old Spice Commercial featuring Bruce Campbell
Old Spice advertising has been on a bit of a roll the last few years. The ads are clever and funny and seem to appeal to both guys and girls, if A can be relied on as an example.
- 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.
- United States Patent Application: 0080270152
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