Weekend Games

If you haven't already, play flOw and Warbears.
Update: when you've finished them, play dice wars.

Music from video sampling

"All the sounds are the actual audio from the original video tape. No alterations has been made other than basic timeline editing. I can neither play the drums nor the piano".

Google WebCam Module

Add webcams to your Google personalized home page.

Uncle Mark's gift guide and almanac 2007

Gift suggestions, and some random useful tips. Last year he recommended the 20Q ball for kids. Spot on. This year looks good too (and the 20Q ball makes a repeat appearance).

Splice - Meet. Mix. Mashup.

(Warning: gratuitous use of Flash all over the place)
Collaborate on music (or nonmusic) through the power of web two point oh.

You, too, can complain like a pro

My complaint about Mr. Johnny Whatsisname, Sr.

I realize that everyone is entitled to his opinion, and I respect this. I also hope that you will all respect mine as you read this letter. But before I continue, allow me to explain that knowledge is the key that unlocks the shackles of bondage. That's why it's important for you to know that not only does Mr. Johnny Whatsisname, Sr. expand, augment, and intensify the size and intrusiveness of his claque, but he then commands his apparatchiks, "Go, and do thou likewise." Doesn't he ever get tired of calling everyone an ornery heretic? Mr. Whatsisname is right about one thing, namely that fear is what motivates us. Fear of what it means when the most inconsiderate four-flushers you'll ever see herald the death of intelligent discourse on college campuses. Fear of what it says about our society when we teach our children that Mr. Whatsisname's opinions represent the opinions of the majority -- or even a plurality. And fear of overbearing scroungers like Mr. Whatsisname who take away our sense of community and leave us morally adrift. He recently went through a pessimism phase in which he tried repeatedly to dissolve the bonds that join individuals to their natural communities. In fact, I'm not convinced that this phase of his has entirely passed. My evidence is that Mr. Whatsisname will do everything in his power to wage an odd sort of warfare upon a largely unprepared and unrecognizing public. No wonder corruption is endemic to our society; Mr. Whatsisname plans to acquire power and use it to indoctrinate the most nasty crybabies I've ever seen. The result will be an amalgam of mindless prætorianism and profligate statism, if such a monster can be imagined. In closing, all that I ask is that you join me to stop Mr. Johnny Whatsisname, Sr. and tackle the multinational death machine that he is currently constructing.

Which is the real logo?

A tricky game to see how observant you are.

Eat your vegetables

Steve explains why mathematics is relevant, but you you just weren't taught it properly.

All cats, all the time.

However grumpy you are, I'm sure you'll find some of these amusing. Click for more.


Update: And even more.

Firefox 2 config tweaks - Lifehacker

Mostly I am loving Firefox 2, except the pesky per-tab close buttons. To get the Firefox 1 behavior back, visit about:config and set the browser.tabs.closeButtons value to 3.

Canon Camera owners: Lens comparison shopping

Choose the lenses you want to compare, adjust the focal length and aperture for each, then mouse over the image to compare them.

Project Censored

Take the news from a variey of independent sources, subtract what was reported in mainstream media, and you are left with the news that They don't want you to hear.

A brief history of the Middle East

Flash animation that summarizes thousand of years in a couple of minutes.

The reactivity of alkali metals

Back in my school days, our favorite science video was one from the BBC that displayed the increasing reactivity of the alkali metals as you descend the periodic table. Well, that video has now been replaced by the folks at Brainiac.

Update: Apparently the Caesium reaction may have been faked. Boo.




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Make Einstein write whatever you want

They are made out of meat

Awesome video adaptation of a Terry Bisson short story.

Funny song, if you're a gaming geek

You need to watch up to at least the first minute and a quarter.

Calculate your carbon footprint

A handy calculator that will help you become carbon neutral. Do it now!

Riemann Hypothesis: alleged (dis)proof

From PostSecret:

I willingly withheld the greatest discovery in mathematics from the world...It is the solution to the Riemann Hypothesis...The Riemman [sic] Hypothesis is false. The prime number 2^13466971-1 is off the critical line.

How to build an Airbus A380 in about 7 Mins

I have a feeling that this is not something you can do at home.