Friday, August 05, 2005
From the Graveworm: designer hearing aids, a new project by Christo, and the bizarre confusion that is Star Wars, Episode III: The Backstroke of the West.
From Holly: The Danes take on the Canadians via Google in a fight over an island. (Yes, really.) Also, how Tim Burton trained forty squirrels to work on a shelling assembly line.
And finally, OddBooks has another gem, this one by the not-very-logically-named Quark.
Have a spiffy weekend, everyone! See you Monday, or perhaps Tuesday - Monday morning's going to be a little crazy.
Thursday, August 04, 2005
And now, answers to random questions you may get in a library:
Yes, you can find out where the space shuttle is right this very second.
You want to know what that was on the side of the U-Haul truck? Sure, there's a whole bunch of information for each state.
You were so engrossed in the U-Haul art that you only caught a really weird road sign out of the corner of your eye? Here's a whole list of strange ones.
Looking for a wealth of science fiction material via an online broadcast? No problem! Hour 25 has just what you need!
Tomorrow: links from others!
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
If you're farther east, you can check out an exhibition on synaesthesia at the Smithsonian. Neat.
Combining the best of Google Maps with a love of the macabre, Code Syntax gives you a detailed look at who got gored where during the recent running of the bulls. Hee. More fun with maps: check out the full scoop on shark attacks worldwide. I had no idea sharks could make it so far north.
In Japan, harajuku is passe. Now it's all about the decorer kids, apparently. (The page is written in a sort of Engrish, be warned.)
And finally, we are venturing into the wild world of geocaching, but are struggling with our GPS skills. Anyone know of a good basic tutorial?
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
(Regular posting will resume soon, honest.)
