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2010 Winter Paralympics – The Big Picture

tyler — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:26 +0000

2010 Winter Paralympics – The Big Picture. giant slalom blind. now that’s crazy. via anton.

chat roulette piano improv

tyler — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:31:18 +0000

YouTube – Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv. chatroulette seems like the ultimate improv starter.

karl rove’s book vs. rework

tyler — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:29:49 +0000

Karl Rove’s book vs. REWORK – what the American People need to know – (37signals). a very funny attack ad.

bets on movie box office

tyler — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:20:39 +0000

Investors can soon make bets on movie box office – latimes.com. Cantor Fitzgerald is opening a futures market to bet on box office returns. too bad that “make better movies” isn’t a better way to manage risk.

ok go ditches label

tyler — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:27 +0000

OK Go Ditches Label Over YouTube Embedding Rights | Dan’s FC Blog | Fast Company. that is one badass rube goldberg machine. via ram.

why a salad costs more than a big mac

tyler — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:51 +0000

Why A Salad Costs More Than A Big Mac – The Consumerist. nice infographic of subsidy versus nutrition.

flaherty blasted for $3,100 flight

tyler — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:32:45 +0000

Jim Flaherty blasted for $3,100 flight – thestar.com. He took a private flight to London, Ontario to do a photo-op at a Tim Horton’s and talk about controlling government expenses. How many press conferences does the government need to do at Tim Horton’s? And there wasn’t a Tim Horton’s in Ottawa available?

what if everybody in canada flushed at once?

tyler — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:39:57 +0000

What If Everybody in Canada Flushed At Once?. a graph of water consumption in Edmonton during the gold medal hockey game. people were really holding it until intermission.

building a better teacher

tyler — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:17:02 +0000

Building a Better Teacher – NYTimes.com. this is one long article. interesting stuff about the lack of training teacher’s receive.

four seconds

tyler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:17:04 +0000

Four Seconds – thestar.com. a frame by frame breakdown of Crosby’s gold medal goal.

top 20 nginx best security practices

tyler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:15:57 +0000

Top 20 Nginx WebServer Best Security Practices. that is a crazy list of stuff.

logorama

tyler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:47:38 +0000

Garage TV – LogoRama. “In a world made up entirely of trademarks and brand names, Michelin Man cops pursue a criminal Ronald McDonald.” This is nominated for the best short animated oscar and is quite amazing.

which house belongs to elephant man?

tyler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:28:38 +0000

Can u guess which house belongs to elephant man? | TweetPhoto. from Diplo’s twitter feed. I suspect he means the musician and not Joseph Merrick.

stately dutch MILF magnet

tyler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:23:08 +0000

Stately Dutch MILF Magnet $300 – Craigslist. this is probably the best bicycle for-sale ever. via wes.

nes and 5 games – for $13,105

tyler — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:46:39 +0000

Mom Sells Old NES and 5 Games — for $13,105 – Collecting – Kotaku. this mom must have gone nuts when she her ebay auction go from 9.99 to $13K.

notes from a production mongoDB deployment

tyler — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:25:13 +0000

Notes from a production MongoDB deployment « Boxed Ice Blog. horizontally sharded and replicated across datacenters. that’s pretty damn big.

fractions of a second

tyler — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:03:56 +0000

Fractions of a Second: An Olympic Musical – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com. an interesting visualization for the difference between first and last.

how many news outlets do the original reporting on a big story? » Nieman Journalism Lab

tyler — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:27:10 +0000

The Google/China hacking case: How many news outlets do the original reporting on a big story? » Nieman Journalism Lab. barely any is the answer. also, this is a great blog about the state of journalism. via ram.

olympic pictograms through the ages

tyler — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:43:57 +0000

Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages – Video Feature – NYTimes.com. nice little video talking about the evolution of pictograms at the olympics.

fivethirtyeight sports

tyler — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:16:00 +0000

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Sports. turns out fivethirtyeight is doing daily updates of medal results based on predictions. the US is doing surprisingly well.