Dan Pollock's Site Of The Day archive from November 2006

11/30/06 - cover song catalogue - The Torontoist has put together an amazing collection of cover songs. (torontoist.com/archives/2006/11/the_torontoist_2.php)
11/29/06 - 9 to 5 paintings - Art create by tracking mouse cursor movement over the course of a working day. (ni9e.com/9to5paintings.php)
11/28/06 - bows and arrows - A dark animated short film. (smalltimeinc.com/bowsandarrows.htm)
11/27/06 - chris booth - The sculptures of Chris Booth. (chrisbooth.co.nz)
11/26/06 - ast 161 - An excellent set of online resources for an introductory astronomy course taught at Ohio State. (www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast161)
11/25/06 - modular origami - How to make fractals, polyhedra, and spiky balls using modular origami. (hektor.umcs.lublin.pl/~mikosmul/origami)
11/24/06 - tv news - A collection of embarrassing TV news bloopers. (stufffromkevin.blogspot.com/2006/11/embarassing-moments-on-tv-news-very.html)
11/23/06 - dekotora - Giant decorated trucks. (pinktentacle.com/2006/11/dekotora-photo-galleries)
11/22/06 - copter - A one-button helicopter game. (www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf)
11/21/06 - will it blend? - That is the question. What happens when you put a rake or a handful of marbles into a blender? (www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe)
11/20/06 - the funniest - Vote for the funniest picture. Here is the current top 20. (thefunniest.info)
11/19/06 - blue taped car - What happens when you let two kids drive your car from NY to Seattle, covered in blue tape? (forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2918517)
11/18/06 - paper art - The incredible paper art of Peter Callesen. (oncotton.co.uk/peter)
11/17/06 - timeline - A timeline of timelines. (cabinetmagazine.org/issues/13/timelines.php)
11/16/06 - missile game - Fly your missile through a 3D tunnet and avoid the obstacles to reach the end. This gets surprisingly difficult. (albinoblacksheep.com/games/missilegame3d)
11/15/06 - nobodyhere - An interactive animated art installation. (nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here)
11/14/06 - falime - Fear and Loathing in Mos Eisley. (apocalypsecartoons.com/falime/flme.html)
11/13/06 - reclaimyourcity.net - An archive of street art in Berlin. (reclaimyourcity.net)
11/12/06 - finding species - Scientifically accurate and beautiful photo-documentation of species for print and web field guides, educational exhbits, and conservation magazines. (findingspecies.org)
11/11/06 - quad - A new twist on tetris. Can you beat 75940? (thorgaming.com/flasharcade/swf/quad%5B1%5D.swf)
11/10/06 - physics for future presidents - The essential physics you need to know if you plan to run the world. (muller.lbl.gov/teaching/Physics10/PffP.html)
11/09/06 - whereswaldo.com - Can you find Waldo online? (whereswaldo.com)
11/08/06 - us midterm election results - It's a nail biter. (www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14289271)
11/07/06 - blaster rifle - The definitive how to guide to building a Star Wars blaster rifle. (studiocreations.com/howto/blasterrifle/main.html)
11/06/06 - hacking democracy - The full documentary from HBO on how Diebold has undermined American democracy. (video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8367786376074634512&q=hacking+democracy)
11/05/06 - cicada mania - Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world. (cicadamania.com/cicadas)
11/04/06 - endangered ugly things - Sure, they're not cute. But they're at least as important as your fuzzy thing. (endangered-ugly.blogspot.com)
11/03/06 - sketch furniture - The four FRONT members have developed a method to materialise free hand sketches. They make it possible by using a unique method where two advanced techniques are combined. Pen strokes made in the air are recorded with Motion Capture and become 3D digital files; these are then materialised through Rapid Prototyping into real pieces of furniture. (www.frontdesign.se/sketchfurniture)
11/02/06 - beethoven symphony no. 3 - The interactive Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. (keepingscore.org/flash/beethoven)
10/31/06 - own a piece of america - Now's your chance to own a small parcel of land in any state in the Union. For free! (www.ownapieceofamerica.com)
10/30/06 - warning signs - A photoset of warning signs from the future. (flickr.com/photos/87547772@N00/sets/72157594323393196/)
10/29/06 - treehouse of horror - Make your own Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Trailer. (thesimpsons.com/treehouse/editor)
10/28/06 - how advertising spoiled me - An interesting blog about advertising. (creativecriminal.blogspot.com)
10/27/06 - game boy around the world - A boy travelling the world, and ignoring it while he plays on his Game Boy. (flickr.com/photos/cybjorg/sets/72157594337816996/show/)
10/26/06 - very short stories - A library of six word science fiction stories by famous authors. (wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html)
10/25/06 - grand comic book database - A massive database of comic books, modelled after IMDBM. (comics.org/index.lasso)
10/24/06 - wikiality - The prime repository for truthiness. (wikiality.com/Main_Page)
10/23/06 - lords of the logistic - A gallery of amazing solutions to transportation problems. (aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics)
10/22/06 - physics games - A blog built around physics-based video games. (fun-motion.com/list-of-physics-games)
10/21/06 - why don't we do it in our sleeves? - An instructional video on how we should be coughing. (coughsafe.com/media.html)
10/20/06 - altar-ations - Pop a bubble to start planning your DREAAM WEDDING. And remeber, YOU're in control. (Satire) (julietdavis.com/studio/altar-ations)
10/19/06 - rick mercer's blog - An occasional rant or blather from Rick Mercer. (rickmercer.blogspot.com)
10/18/06 - big lebowski phoentic alphabet - N is for Nihilists. (www.grupthink.com/topic/2497)
10/17/06 - attractors - A fun flash physics engine. (thecleverest.com/content/attractors.swf)
10/16/06 - dodgeit - Free, receive-only email. Perfect for one time anonymous registrations. (dodgeit.com)
10/15/06 - hotel bed jump - The HQ of the Hotel Bed Jumpers. (bedjump.com)
10/14/06 - tasteofindie.com - A massive gallery of concert photos. (tasteofindie.com)
10/13/06 - the nietzsche family circus - The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Friedrich Nietzsche quote. (www.losanjealous.com/nfc)
10/12/06 - slang of the 1920s - A glossary of slang from 80 years ago. (local.aaca.org/bntc/slang/slang.htm)
10/11/06 - foreign policy 101 - From the officious website of the President of the USA, Condolezza Rice's foreign policy primer. (whitehouse.org/initiatives/foreign-policy)
10/10/06 - champion archer - Provide support for your stick figure infantry as they try to breach the enemy line. Surprisingly addictive. (stickpage.com/championarchergameplay.shtml)
10/09/06 - red - How long can you survive in this surprisingly addictive asteroids and missile commander hybrid? (inflash.com/list/x.php?link_id=9345)
10/08/06 - safeman - A concise history of safebreaking. (safeman.org.uk)
10/07/06 - battle adbands - An epic battle between animated album covers. (motionographer.com/media/battle_adbands-w.mov)
10/06/06 - sexual consent - A short film about sexual consent in today's world. (glumbert.com/media/consent)
10/05/06 - the unix acronym archive - Lists of all sorts of Unix acronyms. (roesler-ac.de/wolfram/acro)
10/04/06 - funny farm - Build a network of connections between words, starting with "on the farm". (Hint: try "farmer") (shygypsy.com/farm)
10/03/06 - notstarring.com - A movie trivia database focusing exclusively on movie stars and the roles they turned down, auditioned for, got fired from, or simply didn't get. (notstarring.com)
10/02/06 - the canadian design resource - A gallery whose purpose is to expose and nurture the material culture of Canada. (canadiandesignresource.ca)
10/01/06 - monsters - The biology B-movie monsters. (fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/2/21701757)

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site of the day archive for november 2006