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TTC: Give Us A Route Planner (1)
permalinkOkay... I've agreed with too many people lately on this point: it is ridiculous that the TTC does not offer some sort of route planner tool on their website. You know... go to a website, punch in where you are, where you want to go, and tell me how to get there. They have just approved $9.9 million to be spent on a satellite system to give travelers an accurate update on for arrival times. ...Shared by Kevin Branigan (7)
- Kevin Branigan said: 9.9 million?
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Eraser with 28 Corners (3)
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The guy who designed this eraser is a genius! We all know that it's more fun and effective to use the corners, but most simple rectangular erasers only have four at best, and even less once they're used. Well, this plastic eraser, aptly named kadokeshi (corner eraser), has 28 edges! It's distributed by classic stationary maker Kokuyo, and won a Good Design Award in 2003. Product page (Japanese)Contribute comment -
Barack said Knock You Out (1)
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Giant robot spider ominously eyes Liverpool (3)
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A 30-foot tall, 37-ton robotic spider is arachnously clinging to the side of a Liverpudian office building. Created by French company La Machine, the installation cost £1.8million to bring to Liverpool – and all but £250,000 of this was funded by the taxpayer. The story behind the artwork is that French 'scientists' have arrived in the city to investigate it. They will use cranes to remove the animal off the tower block, before taking it ...Contribute comment - AngelCode.com - game development and more... (1)
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brilliant Buenos Aires Zoo ads (1)
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Pair Programming Chairs (2)
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The development tool company Cenqua have a cute gag ad for a pair programming chair called the “PairOn” — an Aeron built for two: They list the PairOn’s “key features” as: Fully unit-tested in our ego-free ergonomics lab Essential office furniture for any eXtreme XP Pair (XXPP) Fully adjustable via individual or pair control Can be levered to standup-meeting height 40-hour-week alarm buzzer built in Available in a range of attractive colours Here’s a pair ...Shared by Jana (13) Kevin Branigan (7)Contribute comment -
Mythbusters recreate Mona Lisa with massive 2100 cannon paintgun turret (14)
onSheer awesomeness: this week at Nvidia's Nvision tradeshow, Mythbusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman used a massive 2100 barrel paint gun turret to create a pixel art rendition of the Mona Lisa in under 275 milliseconds. The thesis of the experiment was absurd — something about how only an Nvidia GPU can handle the raw processing power required to generate 45 square pixels of pixel art — but we're still impressed. And we're not ...Shared by Adam (7) Dave (0) DaveBinM (4) Frank (12) Helvick (2) iBspoof (12) Jeff (19) Journ (5) Kevin Branigan (7) Matthew (47) NeonDemon (45) shawnmor (33) Thomas (25) uno (0)
- Kevin Branigan said: holy crap, HOLY CRAP
- Dave said: i freaking love the mythbusters. this is just amazing.
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scrambled pedestrians (24)
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Spacing magazine's Matt and I went to see the launch of the scrambled Yonge and Dundas intersection last night. Took a few thousand frames from Milestones restaurant to make a timelapse video which is uploading right now. Check back here or visit Spacing Toronto's Wire in a few hours for the video clip.Shared by Alex Porter (4) Andrew (31) Bamdad (7) Brenton (5) CannonGod (213) Carol (122) Daniel (33) Edouard (18) Greg (2) Kamangir (43) Kevin Branigan (7) Kim Reed (0) Lu Tao (21) Maksim Berjoza (24) maomao (26) Michael (6) mo (120) Mohammad (1) Musa (6) natalia (15) Shawn (20) Thiago (33) wyclif (22) Zach (4)Contribute comment -
Basic electronics symbols (10)
onThis brought back old meme-ories this morning. From Toothpaste for dinner.Shared by Aaron (10) Bob Goyetche (7) Glutnix (7) Herbal Lemon (9) hibiscusroto (3) Jon Bristow (1) Kevin Branigan (7) Matthew (47) Russ (6) ryan (35)Contribute comment
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What's worth more, a pound of grass or a pound of peacock feathers? Or a pound of human blood? (24)
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The Evil Mad Scientist Labs folks have conducted exhaustive investigation into the value of objects relative to their weight, starting with coins and bills and working through commodities like flour, and thence to exotics like human blood and antimatter. This is extremely useful information if you're ever trying to get a lot of valuta through a narrow aperture. People have been saying that the new industrial grade swimsuits like the LZR Racer are worth their ...Shared by Adam (7) Alex (1) Allen (11) Austin (11) autodidactic (35) Chris (1) Chris Ing (3) darkeye11547 (247) Fred (5) Jack Pate (17) Jason (1) Jeffrey (9) Katie (0) Kevin Branigan (7) Linkletter (5) Maarek Stele (54) Mike B (0) Nathan (35) pr1000 (15) Rob (3) Sam (52) searingblue (2) talboito (29) Will (1)- Mike B said: Gold is the only thing worth its weight in gold.
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Chinese people discovering fortune cookies (58)
onHere's a funny short video of Chinese people being exposed to fortune cookies (an American invention) for the first time: Americans find high emotional attachment to the slips inside their cookies, looking to them for winning lottery numbers and becoming upset when the fortunes inside are unfortunate. The Chinese, on the other hand, would often tell me after trying the curved vanilla-flavored wafers, “Americans are so strange, why are they putting pieces of paper in ...Shared by !&# (23) Abe (0) Adam (2) Adam (16) Alex (4) Angus (42) autodidactic (35) Azeem (36) Ben Turner (49) Bruno (10) Calvin (18) Camtron 9000 (20) Chris (34) Chris Gurney (9) Christian Harrington (9) darkeye11547 (247) dave (16) Dave (8) David (4) Dropkick (2) Eebs (23) flipp (3) fox (4) Fred (5) hallie (20) henrah (12) Jacqui (2) jeffdiogenes (37) Jim (20) John (5) John (14) Jon (0) jon|k (14) Juergen (24) Kevin (65) Kevin Branigan (7) Maarek Stele (54) mark (1) Matthew (3) Matthew (47) mcescobar1 (10) Nick (73) npike (5) ntutak (13) patrick (3) Paulino (4) Quentin (1) Randy (8) Rui (12) Sam (52) Scott (5) Sean (1) shahryarrakeen (2) SmOKe_MaChiNe (0) Tony Ruscoe (14) Vi (5) Wyn (7) xtalya (14)Explore read six notes
- Sam said: Hilarious! I think we all know that fortune cookies were invented here, but we never really thought about this sort of interaction.
- Eebs said: Sorry, not trying to share everything on BoingBoing... just loved this video.
- Adam said: What is this??
- mcescobar1 said: Thats awesome
- Vi said: For Matt: What did I tell you?
- Rui said: "There's a paper inside!"
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Pwnage Tool 2.0.3 Jailbreaks iPhone 2.0.2 Software [Featured Mac Download] (23)
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Mac OS X only: The free iPhone jailbreak application PwnageTool has updated to support the latest and greatest 2.0.2 iPhone software update. The PwnageTool jailbreak process hasn't really changed since we showed you how to jailbreak your iPhone with PwnageTool the first time around, so head there if you want to follow along. (Just make sure you choose the 2.0.2 5C1 firmware.) Once jailbroken, your iPhone should hold two new apps—Cydia and Installer—both of which ...Shared by Charles (2) Coolbox (22) Dave C. (17) ema (3) Geoff (0) gnusic (69) Hasan (23) Jacob (20) jesicita (18) jimmysessions (12) JohnC (0) Josh (6) Jurr (0) Keeez (14) Kevin Branigan (7) Peli (15) Rakesh (9) sascha (8) Shack (17) Superbunker (12) Trebel (15) Wind (6) Zoram (19)Contribute comment -
Prankster performs tricks on subway train and amusement park (17)
onA magician wears old man makeup and then goes to public places to confuse and delight people.Shared by Alex (7) Austin (11) Bjoern (3) Dave (10) Emon (9) Greg (9) Jared (19) Jaron (5) Kevin Branigan (7) kiOwA (5) Matthew (47) Mr. Pants (5) Patrick (18) Roshan (4) seanness (3) Sebastiaan (1) StevieB (71)Explore read four notes
- Kevin Branigan said: lol
- Bjoern said: ab 4:10 wird witzig
- Alex said: He only has three tricks. But they're pretty badass.
- Sebastiaan said: His head falling off is so cool!
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Sneak Preview of Michel Gondry's Tôkyô! (4)
onTôkyô!, the artsy triptych movie directed by Joon-ho Bong, Leos Carax, and Michel Gondry, is just out in theaters across the city it's named after. Here's a teaser segment from Carax's segment, which is called Merde. Looks awesome, right? It doesn't debut in the US til next month (in Austin), but it's definitely worth saving on your Netflix queue.Contribute comment
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Mother Jones interactive military presence map (30)
onMother Jones launched an interactive map that shows US military presence around the world from 1950 to 2007. It's based on worldwide troop data from the Pentagon. From Mother Jones: These numbers are often fuzzy: Some deployments are classified, others are temporary, and just because the Defense Department claims 30 US troops in Indonesia last year doesn't mean 1,500 didn't pass through on training missions. Even so, the map, and the associated research, should give ...Shared by adriana (3) Ben Turner (49) benh (52) brokekid (134) Carl (15) Chris (34) Christopher (21) Chuck Lawson (6) Don (9) E.C. Mendenhall (0) Immortalpear (20) J. James B (41) Jeff Schmidt (29) Kelly (4) Kevin Branigan (7) lance (2) lnxcwby (4) Maarek Stele (54) Manuel (2) Mark (9) Mike (10) Powera (22) Razzu (11) rveguilla (5) ryan (35) rzklkng (103) searingblue (2) shahryarrakeen (2) Shawn (18) Veritas Noctis (38)
- Chuck Lawson said: Cool little chart. Hey, we've only got to get 9 more to have the whole set - Burkina Faso for teh win!
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Extreme ironing, an adventure sport for people who like laundry (52)
onExtreme ironing might be the coolest sport that didn't make it into the Olympics this year. Started over a decade ago by UK knitwear factory worker Phil Shaw, it requires four simple criteria: a man, an iron, an ironing board, and a crazy natural environment that makes people think, holy crap I can't believe he's ironing on that thing! Shaw calls extreme ironing "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor ...Shared by !&# (23) Aaron (19) Adam Selwood (22) Adamo (31) André (12) Andrew (7) Bill (20) Bill (3) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (3) Chris Gurney (9) Chris Price (1) Corey Porter (1) Crossbar (28) Dominik (3) Fireman17 (30) Fuzzyman (10) Guy (702) Jack Pate (17) Jaume (4) Jeremy Jarratt (33) Jill (25) John (0) John Pederson (4) Jon Lorenzini (17) Kevin Branigan (7) krs (10) Kyle (16) lance (2) Larry (12) Lee (2) Mark (21) Matthew (3) Nate (3) NeonDemon (45) Paolo Privitera (13) Pellizzari (3) Rach (3) Raj (21) robert steburg (22) rsgalloway (12) Ryan (13) Sam (52) Sam (37) Sam (23) Shack (17) SmOKe_MaChiNe (0) Solon (7) Sunil Garg (2) Tad Chef (114) Trace Windham (4) warrior007 (246) Zenith (27)Explore read nine notes
- Nate said: Gotta try this out.
- Bill said: good stuff...
- Ryan said: yeah i hadn't seen this stuff for quite a while
- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Now that baseball & softball are out of the Olympics, this could, and yes, should, be on the docket for aught-twelve. Are you listening, Jacques Rogge?
- robert steburg said: Um what the eff?
- John Pederson said: Twitter is not goofy.
- André said: WTF?
- Jaume said: juas, grandiós! On m'hi haig d'apuntar?
- Jeremy Jarratt said: There's gotta be something for everything, and here's one of 'em.
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Richard Dawkins reads his hate-mail aloud (85)
onCheck out this video in which famed atheist Richard Dawkins reads aloud the profane, violent, hateful email he gets from believers. PT sez, "I would buy this if it were an audiobook." So would I! Richard Dawkins reads his emailShared by !&# (23) [mRg] (14) Aaron (19) Aaron (10) Aaron Ross Powell (10) Arryn Pidwell (7) brokekid (134) Bruce (13) C.K. (118) Carlos Villela (23) Cathy (79) Charles (2) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (3) Chrigu (12) Chris (34) Chris (6) ChrisB (8) CKL (18) Dan (3) Dan Russell (12) Data Vortex (0) David (5) David T. Cole (3) Dean Mah (4) Dedalus (21) Derek (7) deusdiabolus (93) dknowles (19) Eater (20) Emon (9) G. (27) Gabe (1) Gonzo (23) Graham English (10) Greg (4) HacKnight (8) headphonaught (0) Hokai (17) Ian (0) James and Tom (12) Jamin (29) Jared (19) Jason (2) Jason R. Hunter (21) Jeff (19) Jeff (0) Jeff Schmidt (29) Jesús Dugarte (3) jim (0) Joel Gil (10) Joshua (8) Jouni Seppänen (5) Katie Fellows (32) Kay (41) Kelly (4) Kevin Branigan (7) Kevin Railsback (20) Luke M (16) Mark (1) Mark (0) Matthew (47) Michaelk (17) mistaSteve (34) N.L. Vivar (9) Nathan (35) Neagrigore (14) NeonDemon (45) Nicholas (7) Nicholas Schiller (5) Phillie Casablanca (11) phrakture (5) Randy (40) Riona (4) robert steburg (22) rpy (14) rsgalloway (12) rveguilla (5) ScaryMike (0) Schmeck (12) searingblue (2) tante (10) Thomas (3) Tony Ruscoe (14) tosh (0) War-N (5)Explore read 13 notes
- Eater said: That last one made me snortlaugh.
- Graham English said: Great idea!
- Thomas said: Simply amusing.
- Mark said: So much for loving your neighbour...
- Michaelk said: Ah, there are few things as entertaining as poorly-thought-out hate email. Except having a guy with a British accent reading it aloud.
- HacKnight said: LOL
- Gabe said: LOL
- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Me three!
- C.K. said: I don't think Jesus approved any of these emails.
- Luke M said: Best thing I've seen today.
- CKL said: Comedy gold.
- Ian said: also, "no punctuation at all in that one"
- Bruce said: excellent
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When Giant Pigeons Attack (1)
onWhen Giant Pigeons AttackShared by Kevin Branigan (7)Contribute comment
