- 12/31/04 - a tao of regular expressions - An excellent regular expressions tutorial. (sitescooper.org/tao_regexps.html)
- 12/30/04 - bzzzpeek - Onomatopoeia around the world with audio samples. (www.flat33.com/bzzzpeek)
- 12/29/04 - the massive database - An extensive searchable repository of over 1700 math and science songs suitable for second graders, tenured professors and everyone in between. Also check out MASSIVE Radio, a station dedicated to math and sciene songs. (www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE)
- 12/28/04 - numanuma - What better way to celebrate the holidays than a bizarre flash music video featuring a chubby guy on his webcam. (www.funpic.hu/swf/numanuma.swf)
- 12/27/04 - epic - A chilling short film about the future of media. (oak.psych.gatech.edu/~epic)
- 12/26/04 - liquid - A comprehensive list of how much various liquids cost per gallon. (cockeyed.com/science/gallon/liquid.html)
- 12/25/04 - donaldvote.com - Here is your chance to choose between three notorious Donalds on a variety of important subjects. (donaldvote.com)
- 12/24/04 - the anatomy of a credit card number - A complete description of what makes a valid credit card, and what the numbers mean. (www.merriampark.com/anatomycc.htm)
- 12/23/04 - richard dawkins faq - Answers to questions frequently asked of Richard Dawkins about science, religion, bananas and Spain. (www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/dawkins/FAQs.shtml)
- 12/22/04 - world sunlight map - A collection of maps that show the current light and cloud cover conditions around the globe. (www.die.net/earth)
- 12/21/04 - fun phrases in latin - Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. (freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wakefield/funlatin.html)
- 12/20/04 - the 86 rules of boozing - An indispensable guide to excessive alcohol consumption. (www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-02/01_02_booze_rules.htm)
- 12/19/04 - ten errors writers don't see - Every time I read an article like this I'm reminded at how poor my writing has become. By no means do I imagine it hard far to fall, and yet I continue to surprise myself. (www.holtuncensored.com/ten_mistakes.html)
- 12/18/04 - sushi eating howto - A detailed guide to sushi eating. (www.eugeneciurana.com/musings/sushi-eating-HOWTO.html)
- 12/17/04 - fight club: the return of hobbes - A convincing argument as to why the protagonist of Fight Club is in fact named Calvin. (metaphilm.com/philm.php?id=29_0_2_0)
- 12/16/04 - seinfeld dictionary - A glossary of some of the best words and phrases from Seinfeld. (www.angelfire.com/nj/carlb/seinfeld/seinfelddictionary.html)
- 12/15/04 - how to kill a mockingbird - A flash animated book report on the Harper Lee classic, that gets a little out of hand. There are many more reasonable takes on the book available. (www.stanford.edu/~scodary/tkam.htm)
- 12/14/04 - malady of the month - Every month this site features a new, and very unpleasant, affliction. (asylumeclectica.com/malady)
- 12/13/04 - cool hunting - In Josh Rubin's words "Cool Hunting is all about finding things that impress, excite or inspire me. This site is a place to catalog those things for myself and the rest of the world." Definitely worth checking out. (joshrubin.com/coolhunting)
- 12/12/04 - profanity adventures - A nostalgic look at what used to happen when you tried typing swear words into text adventures. (www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure)
- 12/11/04 - google suggest - The latest addition to the Google Labs, this work in progress will suggest possible searches in real-time as you type your query. (www.google.com/webhp?complete=1)
- 12/10/04 - amida - Your daily dose of flash games that serve no purpose and involved absolutely no skill whatsoever. (www.i-dac.com/game/amida/amida2.html)
- 12/09/04 - the physics of nerf - Everything you ever wanetd to know about the physics of Nerf, brought to you by the fine people at nerfonline.com (nerfonline.com/features/physics.shtml)
- 12/08/04 - newyorkchanging.com - New York Changing, the current body of work by New York City photographer Douglas Levere, is a photographic record of the ever-changing landscape of New York City. Guided by Berenice Abbott's 1930's project Changing New York, Levere revisited neighborhoods and former storefronts, documenting the evolution of the metropolis known for constantly reinventing itself. (newyorkchanging.com)
- 12/07/04 - best of 2004 - The best list of best of 2004 lists of 2004. (www.fimoculous.com/year-review-2004.cfm)
- 12/06/04 - 12many - How quickly and accurately can you guess the number of stars on the screen as they flash by? (www.tonypa.pri.ee/12many.html)
- 12/05/04 - invisibility - A game that will test your mouse skills with a hidden cursor. (madnesstemple.com/invisibility)
- 12/04/04 - bullshido.com - A site dedicate to debunking a lot of the bullshit that comes with modern approaches to martial arts. (bullshido.com)
- 12/03/04 - escher droste - There is a famous print by M.C. Escher depicting a man standing in a gallery, looking into a painting that melds into the city conaining the gallery in which he stands. This print is an excellent example of the Droste Effect. Unfortunately, the print has a "hole", a missing piece. A group of mathematicians, led by Hendrik Lenstra have developed a mathematical model that allows them to fill in the hole to arbitrary precision. Their method shows that without the sophisticated tools at their disposal, Escher was very close to achieving the perfect results. In the end, small changes to the software they wrote allows for many variations on the theme, and produces some stunning animations. If you ever get a chance to see Lenstra present a lecture on this subject, as I was fortunate enough to see this past summer, don't miss your chance. (escherdroste.math.leidenuniv.nl)
- 12/02/04 - improv everywhere - Based in NYC, IE is a group that prides itself on pulling off fun pranks. Best Gig Ever and Ted's Birthday. (improveverywhere.com)
- 12/01/04 - historica minutes - The internet home of the very Canadian Heritage Minutes. (www.histori.ca/minutes/default.do)
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