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January 31, 2007

FeedBurner Hack

For geeks only: FeedBurner hack to find the number of subscribers via tricksiness

January 30, 2007

Space-Age Pop

The listener's guide to space-age pop (repeat?)

River Road Profile

A recent profile of River Road from The Oregonian [via stumptown]

A New Sith

Jedi are evil. A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope [via Rich]

Verizon Math

Verizon Math [via Jeff]

January 29, 2007

Eagle Lugging Deer Head Causes Power Outage

Eagle lugging deer head causes power outage

Generation X

Generation X — Jenn and I found this while trying to define the term today. Notable for the great "chart of American Generations" on the side.

Yoga Today

Yoga Today — free one-hour Yoga class daily on the web [via dienu]

January 28, 2007

8 Ways to Excercise Your Brain

8 ways to exercise your brain

January 26, 2007

A Girl Like Me

A Girl Like Me, a conversation about race. The clip with the kids and the dolls is heartbreaking. [via frykitty]

Peter Jackson's Helms Deep

Peter Jackson's Helms Deep — with gummi bears [via rawdon]

Kitty Washing Machine

Kitty washing machine — This is funny, but certain cat-lovers might not wish to view the whole thing. (You can get the idea by just watching the first few seconds.) [via rich]

January 25, 2007

Don to Earth

Don to Earth is a blog written by a 93-year-old man. It's awesome.

January 24, 2007

Hydracoach

Hydracoach [via lauren]

Military Builds Robotic Insects

Science fiction becomes reality: Military builds robotic insects

January 23, 2007

Star Wars Dogfight, With Hands

Star Wars dogfight, done with hands

State of the Union Preview

John Stewart's State of the Union preview [via josh]

Oscar Nominations 2006

The 2006 Oscar Nominations have been announced. How the hell did Little Miss Sunshine get nominated for best picture. This film's popularity baffles me. The Queen is worthy. We've yet to see Babel, Letters from Iwo Jima, or The Departed.

$10,000

I broke the $10,000 mark yesterday. My sites have earned $10,000 since I monetized them at the beginning of last March. The second $10,000 should come much quicker — probably by early summer.

January 22, 2007

PhpGedView

PhpGedView, "online genealogy at its best" [via amberlynn]

Made With Molecules

For Kristina and Mackenzie: Made with Molecules, molecular jewelry

Rachael Ray Drinking Game

for Jenn and Jeremy: the Rachael Ray drinking game

Get a First Life

Obsessed with online games? Try First Life!

January 21, 2007

Demolished Buildings of Portland

Demolished buildings of Portland, a map by tinzero

January 20, 2007

Things My Boyfriend Says

Things my boyfriend says — I think Mac and Pam might find this funny [via matt]

January 19, 2007

Julia Child: What I've Learned

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Bird Songs of the Yucatan Peninsula

Bird songs of the Yucatan Peninsula — an on-line guide to some common tropical bird vocalizations with descriptive analyses

January 18, 2007

RFID Tattoos

I can always count on Dave for the best paranoid links, but this one even makes me a little nervous. Watch out for the RFID tattoos. Number of the beast, Tammy?

Who Owns What in the Organic Food Industry?

Who owns what in the organic food industry? [via Serious Eats]

January 17, 2007

The Astoria Notes

The Astoria Notes — a series of missives from a downstairs neighbor

Bowman

Bowman — bloody good fun [via rich]

January 16, 2007

Ironic Lyrics

Lyrics from Alanis Morrissette's "Ironic" modified to actually make them ironic

There Are Klingons in the White House!

There are Klingons in the White House!

The Slave Epic

For Kris: The Slav Epic, the magnum opus of Alphonse Mucha

Visual Pagerank

Visual Pagerank — this is a very cool tool

January 15, 2007

Zork

ZORK!!!

World Freehand Circle-Drawing Champion

World freehand circle-drawing champion

January 12, 2007

Fat Cat Done in By Doggie Door

Fat cat done in by doggie door [via Celeste and Amanda, who says to be sure to watch the video]

Monkey Washing a Cat

Monkey washing a cat [via Rich]

January 11, 2007

Back Up Your Blog

Back up your blog or risk losing it all

Feral Hippos

Dead drug lord's hippos on the loose in Colombia

Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See

Ten mistakes writers don't see

War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

For Kris, Paul J., and other like-minded folk: The Holy Blitz rolls on, an interview with the author of War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning and American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America. (A NYT excerpt from the latter — login required.) This is thought-provoking stuff. [via this excellent Metafilter post — I encourage everyone to read it]

January 10, 2007

Dark Restaurants

Dark restaurants — eating in total darkness. This sounds very, well, strange. [via Andrew Parker]

The Dinosaur Factory

Ooh. Way cool: The Dinosaur Factory [view first | view second] via mefi

How Apple Kept Its iPhone Secrets

How Apple kept its iPhone secrets

Letter from Presley to Nixon

Letter from Presley to Nixon [via rich]

How to Turn Your Blog Into a Book

How to turn your blog into a book. Hmmm....

Neural Time Travel

Neural Time Travel

January 5, 2007

A Conversation with Stephen Colbert

A conversation with Stephen Colbert — worth it for the first few minutes of clips alone

Spiders on Drugs

Spiders on drugs — nature film at its finest [via Jeff]

January 3, 2007

DrawerGeeks

DrawerGeeks! Not what you think it is.

January 2, 2007

Cat Communication

Cat communication

Wii Sports Secrets and Tips

Wii Sports secrets and tips

January 1, 2007

Saddam Fed the Birds

Saddam fed the birds — this is my favorite story every about Iraq. It humanizes things in a way that I haven't seen before, demonstrating that what is good for one may not be good for another. And I love the differentiation between politics and being a soldier. It's a nice, short story that draws no judgments but leads one to ask questions.