site of the day

Check back here every day for a new site of the day. Sometimes funny, sometimes useful, always new, every day at midnight. Email sotd@someonewhocares.org or post a note on the message board, if you know of a site that should be added. This page has the last six months of sites, click here for the full archive.

this month's archive

01/06/09 - Richard Feynman Fan - A YouTube channel dedicated to the late great physicist Richard P. Feynman. (youtube.com/user/RichardFeynmanFan)

01/05/09 - My Day, Yesterday - A Flickr set of 90 second short films about a day in the life. The assignment was laid out in a simple video: Yesterday, in video. Shot throughout the day, put together and uploaded today. You should do the same. And when you do, put it in the My Day, Yesterday group. Don't add any music or anything, only what's recorded via the camera. There are 148 videos so far, including some highlights. (flickr.com/groups/mydayyesterday/pool)

01/04/09 - the lure of the open road - Wartime wandering through the eastern states by bicycle, truck, and riverboat. 1944. (mjgradziel.com/thelmajones/lureoftheopenroad.html)

01/03/09 - i thought barack obama would get me laid - All the ways that Barack Obama has let us down. (ithoughtobamawouldgetmelaid.com)

01/02/09 - túrána hott kurdís by hasta la otra méxico! - An incredible time lapse video of the sky in motion. (vimeo.com/1250929?pg=embed&sec=1250929&hd=1)

01/01/09 - cloth physics - An excellent cloth physics simulator. (custom-logic.com/exp/cloth/cloth.html)

december 2008

12/31/08 - 2008 end of year lists - The Fimoculous.com list of lists. (fimoculous.com/year-review-2008.cfm)

12/30/08 - shakespeare howls - A collection of mid-century cocktail napkins juxtaposing quotations from William Shakespeare with silly cartoons. (www.mrbalihai.com/haideaway/v/shakespeare_howls)

12/29/08 - ground zero - Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome. And it does not look good. (carloslabs.com/node/16)

12/28/08 - bacolicio.us - It's better with bacon. For more, check out bacolicio.us. (bacolicio.us/http://someonewhocares.org)

12/27/08 - data visualizations - The 5 best data visualization projects of 2008. (flowingdata.com/2008/12/19/5-best-data-visualization-projects-of-the-year)

12/26/08 - the 8th annual year in ideas - For the eighth year in a row, the New York Times has compiled an alphabetical digest of ideas, from A to Z (almost), that helped make the previous 12 months, for better or worse, what they were. (nytimes.com/interactive/2008/12/14/magazine/2008_IDEAS.html)

12/25/08 - f**k you penguin - A blog where I tell cute animals what's what. (f**kyoupenguin.blogspot.com)

12/24/08 - how to bake a potato - So you want to know the best way to bake a potato? Golden, crispy brown skins and soft, tasty potato-goodness inside? It's quite simple and easy to do, and if you follow along with me I will show you how to do it every step of the way. Check out the bottom of the page for other simple kitchen instructions. (howtobakeapotato.com)

12/23/08 - fifty people one question - It's a simple idea. Go to a place. Ask fifty people the same question. Film their responses. (fiftypeopleonequestion.com)

12/22/08 - cute things falling asleep - No false advertising here. Cute things, falling asleep. (cutethingsfallingasleep.org)

12/21/08 - the beautiful mind - Beautiful images of the human brain. (enception.org)

12/20/08 - the beauty of street photography - A nice collection of beautiful street photographs from Smashing Magazine. (www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/14/the-beauty-of-street-photography)

12/19/08 - obama logo ideas that weren't chosen - The story of the logo for Obama's presidential campaign. (logodesignlove.com/obama-08-logo-design-options)

12/18/08 - electron band structure in germanium, my ass - Abstract: The exponential dependence of resistivity on temperature in germanium is found to be a great big lie. My careful theoretical modeling and painstaking experimentation reveal 1) that my equipment is crap, as are all the available texts on the subject and 2) that this whole exercise was a complete waste of my time. (pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/hall.html)

12/17/08 - modern furniture design - A collection of 142 specimens of modern furniture design from weburbanist.com. (weburbanist.com/2008/12/12/creative-unique-modern-furniture-designs)

12/16/08 - street with a view - On May 3rd 2008, artists Robin Hewlett and Ben Kinsley invited the Google Inc. Street View team and residents of Pittsburgh's Northside to collaborate on a series of tableaux along Sampsonia Way. Neighbors, and other participants from around the city, staged scenes ranging from a parade and a marathon, to a garage band practice, a seventeenth century sword fight, a heroic rescue and much more... (streetwithaview.com)

12/15/08 - top ten - Time Magazine's top 10 everything of 2008. (www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10)

12/14/08 - a nice idea every day - Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian RĂ¶ttge's blog consists mostly of interesting photos, videos, and other curiosities. (aniceideaeveryday.com/ideas/a-nice-idea-every-day)

12/13/08 - art of the title - A design blog dedicated to the art of the title sequence. (www.artofthetitle.com)

12/12/08 - rune generiussen - A series of photographs of everyday objects in striking landscapes. (runeguneriussen.no)

12/11/08 - ding it's up! - When your favourite site goes down, use this servive to receive a notification as soon as it goes live again. (dingitsup.com)

12/10/08 - how they shot the godfather - Previously unseen candid pictures revealing how the finest gangster movies of them all were made and a running commentary from author Mario Puzo. (www.dailymail.co.uk/moslive/article-1091227/How-shot-The-Godfather.html)

12/09/08 - star wars technical commentaries - These pages examine particular technical aspects of STAR WARS. The motivation of this project is to synthesise and explore a self-consistent reality for that universe. There is an emphasis on topics inadequately covered by offline references. (theforce.net/swtc)

12/08/08 - battlestar galactica auction - An auction that includes includes set plans, production art, foam core set models, scripts, costumes, ships, props, set pieces and more from Battlestar Galactica. I highly recommend downloading and reading the full PDF of the auction, which includes interviews and more. (auctionnetwork.com/UpcomingCatalog.asp?ShowId=321)

12/07/08 - private lives of toys - The private lives of your favourite toys. (weburbanist.com/2008/12/06/private-lives-toys)

12/06/08 - calition government explained - A walk you through the state of our Canadian government using simple, colourful, descriptive charts. (rundp.blogspot.com/2008/12/coalition-government-explained.html)

12/05/08 - win ben stein's mind - Roger Ebert reviews the anti-evolution documentary Expelled. (blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2008/12/win_ben_steins_mind.html)

12/04/08 - 40 days on the monorail - In 1994 there was a hydraulic braking accident on the Canadian Domain Ride at the Toronto Zoo. Roughly thirty people were injured and the decision was made to shut down the monorail and pretend it had never existed. 40 Days on the Monorail is a photographic art project by Pete Forde. Each weekday for two months, a new photo will be posted. The photos are narrated and in chronological order. (domainride.ca)

12/03/08 - the brian williams tie report archives - Logging the neckwear fashion decisions of America's most trusted voice in evening news. (brianwilliamstiereportarchives.blogspot.com)

12/02/08 - a year of parking tickets - An interactive map of 9,955,441 parking tickets from July 2007 to June 2008 in New York City. (nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/26/nyregion/20081128_PARKING.html)

12/01/08 - the photographic dictionary - The photographic dictionary is dedicated to defining words through the literal, figurative, and personal meanings found in each photograph. (thephotographicdictionary.org)

november 2008

11/30/08 - top comic battles - A compilation of comic book battles. (comicbookresources.com/?page=topxx&id=5)

11/29/08 - christians against cartoons! - Hello Concerned Christians. Our organization is revealing the evil faces behind our children's beloved CARTOONS. Often as parents, we trust that our children are being exposed to innocent programming when it comes in the form or animation- DON'T BE FOOLED. There are many examples of the evil one at work on our TV's. Join our organization in the Crusade against cartoons that compromise our society's moral fiber. (christiansagainstcartoons.com)

11/28/08 - blindspots - Movie reviews for visually impaired people. (vashti.net/blind)

11/27/08 - text 118 live feed - A live feed of answers to hundreds of thousands of British people's text message questions. (text118118.com/livefeed.aspx)

11/26/08 - immersion - Photographer Robbie Cooper shows just how focused young video-game players can be. (video.nytimes.com/video/2008/11/21/magazine/1194833565213/immersion.html)

11/25/08 - 720p youtube - How to watch YouTube videos in 720p high definition. (www.webmonkey.com/blog/How_To:_Watch_YouTube_Movies_in_Full_720p_HD_Glory)

11/24/08 - overfishing.org - Overfishing.org is an independent source of information on the most dangerous threat our oceans are facing today. (overfishing.org)

11/23/08 - spoiler alert - 100 movie spoilers in 5 minutes. You have been warned. (www.collegehumor.com/video:1890198)

11/22/08 - mta helvetica - The (mostly) true story of Helvetica on the New York City Subway. (www.aiga.org/content.cfm/the-mostly-true-story-of-helvetica-and-the-new-york-city-subway)

11/21/08 - the monty python channel - The boys of Monty Python have decided to embrace YouTube, and are posting full sketches in high quality video, for free, on their new YouTube channel. (www.youtube.com/user/MontyPython)

11/20/08 - power to the poster - This website is for people to use a ready supply of well-designed, wild postings that comment on the issues of our time. (powertotheposter.org)

11/19/08 - macgyver problems - A list of problems solved by MacGyver. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_problems_solved_by_MacGyver)

11/18/08 - tie your sneakers - 15 ways to lace and tie your sneakers. (www.hourlylaff.com/15-amazing-ways-to-tie-your-sneakers)

11/17/08 - sine-wave speech - A demonstrationg of perceptual insight, were given the right hint, a message appears from a sequence of clicks and whistles. (www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/sine-wave-speech)

11/16/08 - davidshrigley.com - A collection of interesting photographs by David Shrigley. (davidshrigley.com/list_photographs.html)

11/15/08 - election day - Today is election day for municipalities in B.C. Go vote!. If you live in Victoria, I suggest you vote for Dean Fortin. (victoria.ca/elections)

11/14/08 - robokill - A robot combat arcade game. (rocksolidarcade.com/games/robokill)

11/13/08 - foosball - Inside the world of professional foosball. (sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/081110)

11/12/08 - rahm emanuel facts - Rahm Emanuel Facts are as awesome as Chuck Norris Facts -- except 100% true! (rahmfacts.com)

11/11/08 - deskography: show the world where you work - Deskography is a simple little service where you upload photos of your desk. (deskography.org)

11/10/08 - pabst blue ribbon - The evolution of Pabst Blue Ribbons advertising. (sloshspot.com/blog/11-07-2008/The-Evolution-of-Pabst-Blue-Ribbons-Beer-Advertising-77)

11/09/08 - factory balls 2 - Recreate the ball shown by dropping a fresh one on various tools. (www.kongregate.com/games/bontegames/factory-balls-2)

11/08/08 - obama grabs headlines - Newspaper front pages from around the world. (obama2008.s3.amazonaws.com/headlines.html)

11/07/08 - gender analyzer - Determine if a homepage is written by a man or a woman. (genderanalyzer.com)

11/06/08 - al pacino's voice - A video compilation portraying the evolution of Al Pacino's yelling and speaking voice. (unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/11/03/a-video-compilation-portraying-the-evolution-of-al-pacinos-yelling-and-speaking-voice)

11/05/08 - barack obama - President Elect of the United States. (www.barackobama.com)

11/04/08 - us presidential results - It looks like Obama has already won (Dixville Notch, NH). (www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/4/01837/6051/16/651875)

11/03/08 - fail - Why is everyone saying "fail" all of a sudden? (www.slate.com/id/2202262/pagenum/all)

11/02/08 - the lost shoe project - A photographic collection of lost shoes. (thelostshoeproject.com)

11/01/08 - enceladus up close - A Boston.com photo essay about Saturn's moon Enceladus. (boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/enceladus_up_close.html)

october 2008

10/31/08 - what we research - A great introduction into what researchers at Waterloo's Perimeter Institute for theoretical research do. (perimeterinstitute.ca/Outreach/What_We_Research/What_We_Research)

10/30/08 - electoralmaps.org - Electoral maps and statistics for every US federal election. (electoralmaps.org)

10/29/08 - synchronized debates - Watch synchronized presidential debate videos. (www.236.com/video/2008/watch_synchronized_presidentia_9857.php)

10/28/08 - how google got its logo - An illustrated history of the Google logo. (www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/multimedia/2008/02/gallery_google_logos)

10/27/08 - a decade of internet superstars - A look at where internet superstars have gone as their fifteen minutes ran out. (tech.msn.com/products/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=11174882)

10/26/08 - if the world could vote - How would the US presidential election look if the world could vote? (iftheworldcouldvote.com)

10/25/08 - a long exposure - 100 years of Guardian photography. (www.guardian.co.uk/media/interactive/2008/oct/21/theguardian-pressandpublishing)

10/24/08 - cute with chris - A weekly comedic video show exploring the ugly side of cute. (www.cutewithchris.com)

10/23/08 - nature overtakes structure - A photographic essay on how eventually Mother Nature will reclaim the land and renew it. Be it by natural means, fire or man's greed - nature will always prevail. (flickr.com/photos/mikesalibaphoto/sets/72157603651843463)

10/22/08 - in twin peaks - It's been nearly nineteen years since Lynch and crew descended upon the Snoqualmie Valley to shoot the pilot for Twin Peaks. Today, at the entrance to town, the sign is gone, several telephone lines have been added and one tree has fallen. This spot, however, remains serene and full of wonder. (www.intwinpeaks.com)

10/21/08 - the eyeballing game - How well can you eyeball whether things might be just a little off square, off centre, or not quite straight? (woodgears.ca/eyeball)

10/20/08 - the xkcd cartoonoff - The New Yorker's Farley Katz challenges XKCD's Randall Munroe to a cartoonoff. (www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/cartoonlounge/2008/10/cartoonoff-xkcd.html)

10/19/08 - kitp talks - The Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics has posted audio, video, and transcripts of an extensive series of talks. (www.kitp.ucsb.edu/talks)

10/18/08 - the brave young things - What happens to political art if Obama wins? (reason.com/news/show/128780.html)

10/17/08 - lipstick on a pig - A 2008 presidential campaign quiz. (www.newyorker.com/humor/polls/slansky2008campaignquiz/01013sh_shouts_slansky)

10/16/08 - farmer in chief - An open letter from Michael Pollan to the next farmer in chief. (nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12policy-t.html)

10/15/08 - canada votes - If you're wondering who won the election last night, this is probably the best place to look. (www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes)

10/14/08 - voting day - If you're Canadian, go vote! (www.elections.ca)

10/13/08 - mad men, mad props - A look at the typography of AMC's series Mad Men. (marksimonson.com/article/236/mad-men-mad-props)

10/12/08 - usgs - The U.S. Geological Survery Photographic Library. (libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov)

10/11/08 - steal back your vote! - A fight to stop the efforts to disenfranchise voters across the US. (www.stealbackyourvote.com)

10/10/08 - logos - The visual evolution of corporate logos. (best-ad.blogspot.com/2008/08/evolution-of-logos.html)

10/09/08 - sad guys on trading floors - Turning the economic crisis into one of those clever internet memes. (sadguysontradingfloors.tumblr.com)

10/08/08 - overlooked new york - Impassioned New Yorkers from an artist's perspective. (overlookednewyork.com)

10/07/08 - avaaz.ca - Avaaz.ca is the 300,000 strong Canadian community with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want. (avaaz.ca)

10/06/08 - don't mess with tricky dr. green - One colour, many shades of meaning. (www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081004.WORD04/TPStory/SpecialEvents/columnists)

10/05/08 - www.worldmapper.org - Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. (www.worldmapper.org)

10/04/08 - 100 important skills - Popular Mechanic's list of 100 skills everyone should know. (popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/4284709.html)

10/03/08 - photoblogs - 30 photoblogs worth a look. (10000words.net/2008/09/30-amazing-photoblogs-and-few-tips-for.html)

10/02/08 - pano sphere - A cleverly designed 180 degree panorama with camera movement. (barcinski-jeanjean.com/entries/pano)

10/01/08 - garbage pail kids - A gallery containing the first set of Garbage Pail Kids. (geepeekay.com/gallery_os1.html)

september 2008

09/30/08 - taming light - Lensless photography at its best. (flickr.com/photos/alanjaras/sets/72157594422498771)

09/29/08 - democratic space - Seat projections in the Canadian Federal Election updated daily. (democraticspace.com/canada2008)

09/28/08 - taco gallery - Taco art. (henderob.com/taco_gallery.php)

09/27/08 - mock the vote - Colbert and Stewart on the election and the media circus surrounding it. (ew.com/ew/article/0,,20228603_1,00.html?print)

09/26/08 - things not to do on facebook - A list of 15 things you should never do on Facebook. (techradar.com/news/internet/web/top-15-things-you-should-never-do-on-facebook-470875)

09/25/08 - zen and now - Mark Richardson is riding his Harley-Davidson to the West Coast, on tour for his new book Zen and Now, which retraces the journey in the literary classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. (thestar.blogs.com/zenandnow)

09/24/08 - rifflandia reviews - A series of reviews of last month's Rifflandia music festival in Victoria. (themetropolitan.ca/story_chrislong_rifflandia.php)

09/23/08 - the complete intereview - A profile of a profile of Charlie Kaufman. (blog.wired.com/storyboard/2008/09/the-complete-in.html)

09/22/08 - the quest for every beard type - One man's attempt to grow every type of facial hair. (dyers.org/blog/beards/beard-types)

09/21/08 - typographunnies - Corny typography jokes. (type.salsen.com)

09/20/08 - deletionpedia - Deletionpedia is an archive of about 63,555 pages which have been deleted from the English-language Wikipedia. (deletionpedia.dbatley.com)

09/19/08 - is barack obama muslin - This site will settle the debate once and for all: is Barack Obama muslin? (Did you mean Muslim?) (isbarackobamamuslin.com)

09/18/08 - hurricane ike - Before and after pictures demonstrating the devastation from hurricane Ike. (coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ike/photo-comparisons/bolivar.html)

09/17/08 - born to run - An article from Discover Magazine on the hypothesis that the ability to run long distances drove human evolution. (discovermagazine.com/2006/may/tramps-like-us)

09/16/08 - stopforwarding.us - A site that lets you politely and anonymously ask your friends to stop sending spam to your inbox. (stopforwarding.us)

09/15/08 - mystery of the real 3d mandelbrot fractal - Probably no eye has ever seen the wonders of the 3D Mandelbrot set. This page goes in search of the elusive beast - and what could be considered by some to be the Holy Grail of fractals. (skytopia.com/project/fractal/mandelbrot.html)

09/14/08 - the manipulator - The (touched up) photography of Jill Greenberg. (manipulator.com)

09/13/08 - craigslistindex.org - Data visualization drawn from Craigslist postings. (craigslistindex.org)

09/12/08 - the longest list of the longest stuff at the longest domain name - Long. (thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com)

09/11/08 - has the lhc destroyed the earth? - In case you were wondering if the LHC has caused a blackhole to swallow the known universe, they even provide a convenient RSS feed. There's also a convenient webcam with a live feed from the facility. (hasthelhcdestroyedtheearth.com)

09/10/08 - umbrella today? - "It's like totally the simplest weather report ever, Julie." Receive a text message to your phone letting you know if you need to bring an umbrella today. (U.S. Only.) (umbrellatoday.com)

09/09/08 - baboons are simply too small for leopard bait - The 10 oddest travel guides ever published. (slate.com/id/2196353/pagenum/all)

09/08/08 - curta mechanical calculator - The story of the first portable mechanical calculator. (darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/stunningly-intricate-curta-mechanical.html)

09/07/08 - how buildings learn - What happens after buildings are built? Why do some buildings get better over time and others get demolished? Stewart Brand says architecture is a prediction, and all predictions are wrong, so the more monumental the architecture, the more wrong the building is. An excellent series of videos to accompany Stewart Brand's book How Buildings Learn. An incredible read, and definitely worth watching if you are interested in design. (truefilms.com/archives/2008/08/how_buildings_l.php)

09/06/08 - words they used - The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, while Democrats were more likely to mention jobs or the economy. (www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/09/04/us/politics/20080905_WORDS_GRAPHIC.html)

09/05/08 - preparing to rescue hubble - A photo essay about the shuttle preparations for the mission to rescue the Hubble space telescope. (boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/preparing_to_rescue_hubble.html)

09/04/08 - microgravity menticulation - A partial answer to the question of what happens when you add Mentos to Diet Coke in microgravity. (rjwoodhead.blogspot.com/2008/08/menticulation-of-diet-coke-in.html)

09/03/08 - vpilf.com - Just a heartbeat away from being a PILF! (vpilf.com)

09/02/08 - spc - The self-portrait challenge. User contributed self-portraits on a variety of themes. (selfportraitchallenge.net)

09/01/08 - oddstrument.com - A blog dedicated to odd instruments, music, and sounds from around the world. (oddstrument.com)

august 2008

08/31/08 - nine inch noels - A Nine Inch Nails Christmas. (badgods.com/nineinchnoels.html)

08/30/08 - pixifoods - Pixifood (PIKZ-ee-food), noun: Any food substance that is highly pleasant to the taste as a child and tastes shockingly unpleasant once you become an adult. (joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/29/pixifoods-part-i)

08/29/08 - how not to get laid - A compendium of coitus rejectus. (hntgl.com)

08/28/08 - 30 minutes before - A 360 degree panorama of Beijing Olympics Stadium about 30 minutes before the men's 100m final. (www.karikuukka.com/peking2008/100m)

08/27/08 - dimensions: a walk through mathematics - An excellent series of short films introducing the field of geometry. (dimensions-math.org/Dim_E.htm)

08/26/08 - physics savvy - A quick 40 question test on basic physics. How well do you do? (intuitor.com/physics_test/PhysicsSavvy.html)

08/25/08 - beforeidieiwantto.org - Polaroids of people along with one thing they want to do before they die. (beforeidieiwantto.org)

08/24/08 - music fleshmap - A chart that shows the frequency with which different body parts are mentioned in various genres of music (Not safe for work). (fleshmap.com/listen/music.html)

08/23/08 - food porn daily - click, drool, repeat -- Mouth watering photographs of food every day. (foodporndaily.com)

08/22/08 - the empire poster quiz - Can you guess the movie from just one letter? (www.empireonline.com/features/posterletters)

08/21/08 - olympic branding - The design and branding history of the modern Olympics. (www.colourlovers.com/blog/2008/08/18/design-and-branding-trends-olympic-games)

08/20/08 - the moon and the torch - An incredible picture of the Olympic Torch set against the moon. One of many great photos, along with the back story from the photographers posted daily to the BBC website. (news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7567746.stm)

08/19/08 - death probabilities - A graphic representing the number of men in the United States who will die in 2008 as a result of various means. (www.russellheimlich.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/death_probabilities.jpg)

08/18/08 - video enhancement - A demo of a technique to enhance video using sill images under development at the University of Washington. (grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm)

08/17/08 - found money - What happens when you post on Craigslist that you found some cash. (cockeyed.com/citizen/found/found.php)

08/16/08 - idle.slashdot.org - Slashdot's new offtopic discussion board. For that rare moment when you want to waste time. (idle.slashdot.org)

08/15/08 - summer exam schedule - My class writes their final this morning. Then I'm free! (registrar.uvic.ca/undergrad/registration/exams/examss.html)

08/14/08 - fivethirtyeight.com - U.S. electoral projections done right. (fivethirtyeight.com)

08/13/08 - springfield punx - Fan art depictions of superheroes and stars as Simpsons characters. (springfieldpunx.blogspot.com)

08/12/08 - confusingwords.com - A collection of 3210 words that are troublesome to readers and writers. Words are grouped according to the way they are most often confused or misused. (confusingwords.com)

08/11/08 - the orwell prize - George Orwell's diaries posted as a blog exactly 70 years after the original entries were written. (orwelldiaries.wordpress.com)

08/10/08 - in the first person - An index to letters, diaries, oral histories, and personal narratives. (inthefirstperson.com)

08/09/08 - dogs of war - Satirical maps of World War I Europe. (bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/08/dogs-of-war.html)

08/08/08 - internet memes - An extensive timeline of internet memes from 1992 to today. (www.dipity.com/user/tatercakes/timeline/Internet_Memes)

08/07/08 - influential indie albums - A list of influential indie albums from the days when indie meant something. (biolog.jamsbio.com/2008/08/01/most-influential-indie-albums-of-the-80s-90s)

08/06/08 - jeremymayer.com - Sculptures made from typewriter parts. (jeremymayer.com)

08/05/08 - 34x25x36 - A short film about mannequins and making the perfect woman. (youtube.com/watch?v=uM-0nUy7Ye0)

08/04/08 - photos of tv - Mike Sacks' photos of television. (mikesacks.com/wp/photos-of-tv)

08/03/08 - moisttowelettemuseum.com - The moist towletter museum. (moisttowelettemuseum.com)

08/02/08 - fantasy cartography - It happens all the time. You're reading one of your favorite novels, and you wish you had a good map to use as a reference. Here you will find a collection of maps from various fantasy and science fiction works for your viewing. I might also include other goodies from literature, the Bible (not fiction), or television programs, movies, and video games. (fantasymaps.wordpress.com)

08/01/08 - light photography - The light photography of Alan Jaras. (neublack.com/art-design/alan-jaras-light-photography)

Tue Jan 6 13:19:27 2009