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Yes, yes, this will make (6)
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Yes, yes, this will make Exclent barfs yep it will. picture: harjaa. lol caption: mikenmar » Recaption ThisContribute comment -
The making of Bob Staake's New Yorker cover (5)
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My friend Bob Staake posted a video that shows how he illustrated the cover of the latest New Yorker. He still uses Photoshop 3.0 and Macintosh OS 7! I suppose I have a pretty unusual way of working -- at least that's what my illustrator friends are always telling me. I start by creating the most basic shapes and then refine with details as I go. To me the process feels completely normal. I look ...Contribute comment -
100 skills you should know (9)
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A list of 100 skills every man should know. The annotated version of the list starts here. My dad taught me almost all of the skills you should teach your kids. (link)Shared by Jeffrey (20) Paul Mayne (9) Rob (20) Sam (35) Shauna (6) tayknight (16) thaltrego (2) voidfiles (41) zed (20)- tayknight said: I can do almost all of these. Thanks Mom and Dad.
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Earth From Above comes to NYC (94)
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Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work to the United States for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994 - and has produced an exhibit of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. prints which will be on display in New York City at the World Financial Center Plaza and along the Battery Park ...Shared by Adam Ramshaw (11) adrian (17) ajayjorge (2) Alan Whitney (3) Alex (95) alper (8) Aneel (27) artem (1) Augmented Web (43) bbttxu (1) Bill (3) BrendoMan (244) Brent (2) Brian (136) charliereece (40) Christoffer Grann (5) clarke (48) Colm (3) Danielle (18) Daryl Marquez (2) David Cook (9) Dean Steadman (3) Demi Pietchell (157) Ehren Cheung (3) el-flojo (10) Francis Real (2) Friday (31) GaB (4) gakkie (18) Gangles (20) Garret (3) Gaurav Bhatia (4) Gui Dall'Stella (4) id084895 (37) Ivan (9) J (93) j1m (6) Jackye Stephens (73) Jacob (17) Jason Cartwright (18) Jason Pratt (3) Jeffrey (20) Jillian York (4) Joe Mezzanini (16) Johnny Makkar (8) Josh (22) joshua schachter (7) kelemenbandi (8) Ken Colwell (6) kewlio (6) koke (4) kosmar (27) Krazy (234) leoburnettbr (22) liamvictor (67) Lyndon Antcliff (502) Martin Strickfaden (9) Martin Sweeney (1) Matt Van Horn (20) miasarmento (54) Michel (6) Miguel Angel (35) Mr. Leslie Wong (20) narkomanC (20) pberry (19) Pentadact (15) Peter James (1) Piotr O (24) posavasos (4) potentato (20) Pramod (75) Qazwix (18) Richard Dewick (44) Ross (25) Ryan Joseph (21) Ryan McKillop (7) Sacca (3) scott (29) Scott Orwig (12) Siddharth (2) Spiro Bolos (5) spLeaner (24) Steve (27) Stuart F (14) Sue (7) TiTi (114) trainspottr (79) trevor (9) Umit Namli (115) veronicaromm (114) Wes Baker (8) Wilhelm Bauer (58) Will Johnson (2) Will Sullivan (30)Explore read seven notes- Pentadact said: Unbelievably unbelievable today.
- Jacob said: Some amazing photos here.
- Piotr O said: Brilliant. Very, very cool.
- pberry said: Best one yet.
- charliereece said: ZOMG so beautiful
- potentato said: The Big Picture is always great, but this particular set is the best yet. I think I actually got vertigo there for a second.
- Gangles said: The world is a big, crazy place.
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Sophisticated Political Commentary of the Day (11)
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Via Greg Laden, apparently originating in this Daily Kos comment: the candidates as trains.Shared by Alex (15) Ben Shoemate (45) BIGODE (6) Brendan (28) Candice (22) Crutcher D (23) Gabe (19) Jeffrey (20) marius (2) Mostafa (54) Pozsi (25)Contribute comment -
YouTube - David Letterman-Paul Newman-Tribute-Sept-29-2008 (5)
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Touching, inspiring, and funny. I love the bit about their custom-built Volvo station wagons. ★Contribute comment -
TSA Communication Plates (4)
onEvan Roth has been putting metal plates with messages and symbols cut into them into his carry-on luggage when he goes through security at the airport. Here's Roth's idea, which he calls "TSA Communication" and tells me has already made it through three trial airport runs: Take a metal plate, stencil and cut out a message -- words or an image -- place the plate at the bottom of your carry-on bag, and watch what ...Contribute comment
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Fashion models transformed (3)
onSeveral photo series of fashion models transforming into different outfits. It's amazing how different they can look with changes in makeup, hair, and clothes. (link)Contribute comment
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Palin Debate Prep Flowchart (94)
onby Aden Renkai, via Political Wire (thanks Teresa Nielsen Hayden!).Shared by Aaron (20) Adam (9) ana (14) Andrew (29) Andrew Ferguson (20) Andrew Terry (10) appoulsen (19) Art (25) Barry (17) Bill (8) Bob Goyetche (22) Bob Lee (20) Brent (10) Brent the Closet Geek (17) Brian (10) Brian T. Nakamoto (2) brizbane (17) C Yohman (20) Carlton (26) Charles (20) Ching (26) Christopher (12) codefin (10) danb420 (29) Daniel (14) Daniel Schultz (24) dasmart (9) dev47 (13) Donnie Berkholz (19) drsoos (20) Ed H. Chi (29) Eddie (3) fr3dly (40) Friday (31) Halo Efekti (39) heather (14) J. J. (8) James (9) James (9) Jarrod Trainque (5) Jason Gooljar (25) Jeffrey (20) Jennygo (14) Jeremy Jarratt (11) Jessica (13) Jim (71) Jim (7) Jim (3) Jim Jannotti (1) John Halton (21) jschultz (22) Justin (20) Kevin Anderson (4) Kevin Briody (7) Kris (6) Larry (20) leathej1 (18) lostalpinist (14) mace (23) Mark (6) Michael (8) Michael (19) Mike (14) Mike F (425) Mike Todd (10) Mr. Pants (1) N.L. Vivar (20) Nathan (33) Nick Bouton (9) Peter (1) Piotr O (24) px (35) Rachel Cobcroft (34) Rob (20) robert steburg (32) Roger (93) Roger Åberg (19) Ruben Llibre (30) rveguilla (20) Sandeep Parikh (4) searingblue (20) Shirizaan (2) Standard Society (27) Steve M. (32) Sunil Garg (20) Svitlana (6) Tad M (5) TO-Double-D (15) Trace Windham (20) Typo180 (18) ubernerd83 (21) vergil66 (1) Vi (20) Zaldor (23)Explore read seven notes
- Adam said: I didn't actually watch the debate last night, I just thought this was funny.
- Charles said: Holy crap this is hilarious.
- Typo180 said: At least she had a plan this time.
- Andrew said: stop reading into it and just laugh
- Christopher said: Yes! Wait, really? No.
- John Halton said: Does this nail it? Doggone, you betcha!
- Ruben Llibre said: accurate
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Nachtwey's Wish: Awareness of XDR-TB (29)
onWell-known and influential photojournalist James Nachtwey won the TED Prize last year, and as part of his award, he made a wish for help - help in bringing a story to light that he felt was important and underreported. The subject of this story is a new, dangerous type of tuberculosis called Extreme Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, or XDR-TB. Tubercolisis is both preventable and curable, but inadequate treatment has been driving the emergence of XDR-TB, especially in ...Shared by Arvin (28) B.M. (18) Ben (20) Ben (38) bucks14 (17) chris (286) dobata (234) Dominik (18) Dragos Pirvu (435) eliana (20) Elizabeth (27) Elliot (5) focsa (20) Gautam (23) guy (331) Herman (24) Ian (19) Ivan Žužak (14) Jeffrey (20) Jeremy Botter (11) Jeton (26) jlapenna (20) Leena (701) Maksim Berjoza (20) Shawn (20) Shell (172) Tad Chef (138) Tal Siach (356) Timo Heuer (13)Contribute comment
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Online auction "game" exploits cognitive blindspots to make you overspend (24)
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Here's a fascinating analysis of the mechanics of Swoop, an online auction game (they call it "entertainment shopping") (!) that's designed to be a Skinner box for separating you from your money while confounding your judgement: First I will lay out for you how the site works. It is a ‘auction’ site…sort of. Swoopo sells bids for $1. Each time you use a bid on an item the price is increased by $0.15 for that ...Shared by Alex C (19) Andrew (29) Ben (4) Carlton (26) Chris (35) danliebke (30) Donnie Berkholz (19) HarrySachz (19) Jeffrey (20) Joe (12) John (20) Kevin Lim (3) Logan (12) Maarek Stele (41) Miles E (6) Powera (7) pr1000 (21) Rob Schonberger (21) Robert (21) rzklkng (105) talboito (41) Tim (18) Yada (120) z0mb.ie (94)- Yada said: Wow. I'd ask why I didn't think of it first, but then I'm not a heartless, soulless bastard of a cheat.
- Donnie Berkholz said: My god, this is genius.
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HOWTO Put hide a hidden radio-prompter on Sarah Palin during the debate (5)
onDailyKos's Ipsos has a great technical post on the logistics of sneaking an earpiece onto Sarah Palin at the debate, from the physics of spectrum use and antenna design to earpiece-hiding techniques and more: 3. Where do you put the person doing the cueing? This one has me stumped, because you have two problems with mutually-exclusive solutions. Ideally, you'd like the person whispering in Sarah's ear to be somewhere far away from the debate site. ...Contribute comment
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Clever ads by students (9)
onTen creative advertising ideas from students. The Smart Car and Match.com concepts are particularly clever. (link)Shared by Andrew Ferguson (20) Ben Turner (64) Chuck Falzone (1) Clint Ecker (90) Jeffrey (20) Jeremy Botter (11) Kellie (16) Matthew (2) Noah Brimhall (2)Contribute comment
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Bank Robber Uses Craigslist To Hire Unsuspecting Accomplices (53)
onA man robbed an armored car outside a Monroe, Washington bank and used a dozen unwitting accomplices to act as decoys during his getaway. He hired the accomplices on Craigslist and instructed them to wear very specific clothing. From King5.com: "I came across the ad that was for a prevailing wage job for $28.50 an hour," said Mike, who saw a Craigslist ad last week looking for workers for a road maintenance project in Monroe. ...Shared by Alex (3) Alex (95) Alex C (19) ambuj (2) Andrew Ferguson (20) Ben (21) brokekid (167) Can Özmen (11) chimeric (20) Chris (35) Clint Ecker (90) Crutcher D (23) Dan (13) Derek (18) Donnie Berkholz (19) Dylan Bennett (20) Fuzzyman (18) Gene Locklin (44) Ian (19) jake (17) James and Tom (10) Jared (6) Jason (20) Jeffrey (20) Jérôme Flipo (6) Jim (71) Jon (10) Jonathan (20) Justin D (23) Linkletter (20) Mark (11) Mashable (9) Matias Attwell (2) Mike (19) Mike (17) Ortelius (31) perry (16) phrakture (20) Preeti Desai (21) Rick Klau (35) Russ (3) Ryan Grove (4) Sage (17) sc (16) Scott Rollins (23) Sean O (8) seanness (22) Steven (130) steyblind (15) Tanath (58) Tim (16) trinkers (15) Wolfger (5)Explore read eight notes
- Mashable said: Hilariously absurd. Best line: "The suspect is described as a white man in his 20s, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10, wearing a dark blue shirt, jean shorts and a mask."
- Fuzzyman said: Sheer evil genius.
- Andrew Ferguson said: Holy Jinkies Batman!
- Tim said: AWESOME!!!
- phrakture said: Awesome
- Jonathan said: Craigslist *can* be used for evil (by someone other than a real estate broker).
- Preeti Desai said: haha, this is kinda ingenious.
- Ortelius said: Brilliant!
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Kevin Mitnick detained, released after Colombia trip (26)
onFamous hacker Kevin Mitnick was detained U.S. customs agent when his plane from Colombia landed in Atlanta on September 16. He was questioned for four hours and released. CNet has a pretty detailed account of what happened, but the most interesting part of the story, to me, was the list of stuff the authorities found in his luggage. In his luggage, they found a MacBook Pro, a Dell XPS M1210 laptop, an Asus 900 mini-laptop, ...Shared by Abe (19) Adam (18) Alex (3) darkeye11547 (162) dknowles (21) Dwayne (14) Fatsleroy (38) flipp (4) Gabe (15) Harold (37) Herkemer (8) Jamin (34) Jared (6) Jeffrey (20) Jonathan (39) Justin (7) kiOwA (7) Luther (32) Mark (11) Mattie (13) robert steburg (32) Ron (23) Rui (17) Tanath (58) tomwsmf (26) Wolfger (5)Contribute comment
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The sapphire mines of Madagascar [PICS] (58)
onThe tiny village of Ilakaka, Madagascar had barely 40 residents before 1998. Then, a large deposit of sapphires was discovered along a nearby riverbed, and caught the eye of some Thai businessmen in the gem trade. Word got out, and Ilakaka swelled to tens of thousands of residents - the center of a sapphire boom, today the source of nearly 50% of all the sapphires in the world. Illegal miners mixed with large-scale operations, all ...Shared by Adam (15) Adam Debreczeni (16) Ahsan Navid Hussain (352) Ákos (PozAko) (32) Alain Edouard (59) Ankur P (4) Arvin (28) atul (117) B.M. (18) Benjamin (458) bittin (222) Bobafettjm (7) Brian Auer (45) C.M (20) charles (253) Charlie (7) charliereece (40) chris (286) davemac (18) Doug Stewart (43) elmarco (29) focsa (20) Garret (3) GeniusBoyWonder (27) guy (331) Harold (37) Ian (19) Jason R. Hunter (19) Jeff F. (263) Jeffrey (20) Jeremy (6) Jeroen (16) Joh Rogers (17) Jonathan (60) Klemo (5) Krazy (234) Leena (701) lghuffman (21) Lisa Hosey (66) macnews (45) Miles (10) Nat Torkington (9) onefish2 (8) pichakesarbehava (26) Ritu (515) Roby (14) Roby (15) Ryan Marshall (48) Scribeoflight (55) Tad Chef (138) Tal Siach (356) Thaths (6) tietoukka (79) Trevor Wermund (217) Ulrich (20) Umit Namli (115) webtime (321) zoz (29)Explore read five notes
- davemac said: Amazing pics as usual from The Big Picture
- C.M said: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Ilakaka,+Madagaskar&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.357162,71.71875&ie=UTF8&ll=-22.698525,45.215993&spn=0.014154,0.017509&t=h&z=16
- elmarco said: I visited this place in 2001, it look very similar. I guess this is due to the fact that they already digged quite a lot, and not much is left to let people live there. Ratsiraka (rat'chirac) (former president) use to make his fortune on those poor people discovery. It's a place where you don't have a home, build a hole, cover it with paper and digg under the sun to get food.
- charliereece said: Amazing stuff. This shot is awesome:http://tinyurl.com/3noo78
- Ian said: Nothing too special about this picture: it just reminds me of how I wish that Flickr would allow you to get RSS feeds of larger size pictures than it presently does.
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Short Stories (3)
onArtist Nina Katchadourian has a lovely little series of photographs of stories told through the spines of books: Or, for more drama, and less of the sweep of history: (h/t Slog)Contribute comment
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Pictures of the Day (1)
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Security guard Casey Miller kept traffic moving as customers exited an Exxon gas station in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday. A hurricane-induced gas shortage has left many residents scrambling to find gas. (Davis Turner/Getty Images) Voter Tim Murray filled out his absentee ballot Tuesday at a Columbus, Ohio, polling place. Voters in this crucial swing state began casting absentee ballots a day after the Ohio Supreme Court and two separate federal judges cleared the way for a ...Shared by Jeffrey (20)Contribute comment -
Computer-Generated Sarah Palin Interview (27)
onHere's a program that'll generate realistic Palin-style answers for different questions. Q: What is your foreign policy experience? I think if you ask that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the people of America are not fully satisfied with all the answers. It's going to be considered also. But again, it's got to put government and it's about putting government back on the verbiage that Senator McCain chose to use ...Shared by Brent (10) brizbane (17) Chris (35) Dan Russell (28) Daniel (14) Daniel Bachhuber (13) Frawst (20) Jason (18) Jay (5) jayce (87) jbrownphoto (20) Jeffrey (20) Jim (71) Joshua (22) Ken (13) leathej1 (18) Liz (9) Nate (11) phrakture (20) pr1000 (21) ramer (13) Robert (8) rveguilla (20) Ryan Penagos (15) sean (20) searingblue (20) Selena (32)
- Nate said: if you mess around with this note that it sometimes gets stuck on the : What is your foreign policy experience? question. If that happens just go back to the main website and try again..
- brizbane said: This is so accurate it's uncanny.
- Chris said: HA! Talking points, put on shuffle. Outstanding.
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