Bagatelle: miscellany links
le 16, juin 2008
- Magcloud
- Derek Powazek introduces Magcloud, a new “publish your own magazine” service. Very cool.
le 28, avril 2008
- Letters to serial killers
le 12, mars 2008
- DOTHETEST
- Quite the fun and clever awareness test.
le 13, février 2008
- Mini-muscleman: Meet the world’s smallest bodybuilder
- Gotta love the human condition.
le 15, octobre 2007
- I Heart Zappos
- A rare and touching example of customer service that went above and beyond.
le 11, août 2007
- World’s Weirdest Animals and Creatures
- J’aime le monde.
le 22, juillet 2007
- 75 Simple Pleasures to Brighten Your Day
- Note to self - do at least one of these a day.
- Walk Score
- Find out how walkable your home is via Google Maps. Very cool.
le 11, juillet 2007
- One Year. One Family. No Chinese Products.
- A woman wrote a book about trying to live for a year without using any products made in China.
le 6, juillet 2007
- Natural Hallucination
- Ow, my eyes.
le 4, juillet 2007
- Message in a Bottle
- Fast Company looks at the lucrative, crazy world of bottled water
le 15, mai 2007
- David and Im’s "One Space"
- Incredible design for a 426 square-foot loft. Wow.
le 9, mai 2007
- Blood Puddle Pillows
- Neat-o.
le 4, mai 2007
- Jane’s Walk
- Walking tours In honour of city planning heroine (and Torontonian) Jane Jacobs.
le 17, avril 2007
- For Sale: One Useless Cat
- I think I’m about to explode from the overwhelming cuteness.
le 9, avril 2007
- No Obstacles
- The New Yorker looks at Parkour
le 31, mars 2007
- Universcale
- Sized up (via)
- See a life-sized whale
- Damn, that’s big.
le 24, février 2007
- 52 Proven Stress Reducers
- Many of these are common sense, but it’s nice to have a reminder sometimes.
le 14, février 2007
- It’s a girl!
- Welcome to the world, Molly Virgina Fynes! Big congrats to Gord, Laurel, and Elliot.
le 12, février 2007
- Toronto Google Maps Mashups Compendium
- Hours of nerd mashup delight
le 28, janvier 2007
- Richard Hammond Crash Footage
- Wow.
- Unhappy Meals
- Sprawling article by the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which is high on my list of “i wanna read”
le 25, janvier 2007
- Kitty Washing Machine
- Here’s a hint, you goof balls: CATS HATE WATER.
le 22, janvier 2007
- Offsetters: offset your airflight pollution
- I think how they work is they receive an affiliate payment from airlines like WestJet which they put towards reducing greenhouse emissions.
le 19, janvier 2007
- Bullfrog Power - 100% Green Electricity
- The next time we move I’m going to look into getting this set up.
le 2, janvier 2007
- Friendship: The Laws of Attraction
- I’ve always thought that the vast majority of friendships are based on a shared context. It’s the “pick it up anywhere” ones that are the rarest.
le 1, janvier 2007
- Shave with the grain or against?
- I don’t know about you, but no one taught me how to shave, so this stuff is like gold.
le 23, décembre 2006
- Rainbow w/ Waterfall illusion
- Yet again reaffirming that what you see is not always what you get.
le 13, décembre 2006
- How to Use a Press Pot
- Via Dethroner, who is posting all about coffee this week.
le 3, décembre 2006
- Defining A Racist
- Malcolm Gladwell on Gibson, Richards, and Irwin
le 22, novembre 2006
- Foolin’ around with telemarketers
- Oh. My. God.
le 12, novembre 2006
- Robot Chicken - Calvin and Hobbes
- Somehow I think Watterson would not approve.
le 5, novembre 2006
- 14-Year-Old Crashes His Pop’s Mustang
- Schadenfreude.
le 30, octobre 2006
- Headless Marie Antoinette costume
- Nicole’s utterly stupid (and brilliant) Halloween extravaganza
le 27, octobre 2006
- An Elephant Crackup?
- The NYT on elephants that are acting way too much like humans - raping, killing, and generally being brutes
le 23, octobre 2006
- Crows that have learned how to use traffic to crack open nuts
- Reminds me of the video of crows that make and use tools
- Crows that have learned how to use traffic to crack open nuts
- Reminds me of the video of crows that make and use tools
le 15, octobre 2006
- This man can move anything
- A man in Flint, Michigan is trying to prove that Stonehenge could have been built by a single person
le 11, octobre 2006
- The New Yorker looks at cesarean sections
- And how the number of woman having them has skyrocketed
le 1, octobre 2006
- Big article on Toronto’s Waking City urban game
- I was on a team but the time commitment was too demanding. Still, it’s a very cool idea and they obviously put a ton of work into it.
le 26, septembre 2006
- Really Bad Tattoos
- Don’t miss parts 2-4
le 6, septembre 2006
- The Guardian on the intelligence of dolphins
- Interesting seeing how there was an article recently on how dolphins are purportedly dumb.
le 30, août 2006
- The automated telemarketer trap
- Driving telemarketers crazy by redirecting them into an automated tape loop… ingenious
le 21, août 2006
- Map of Starbucks and McDonald’s influence in the world
- Very neat.
le 12, août 2006
- Bike Messengers Are on Crack
- Messenger race in NYC
le 12, juillet 2006
- Postcard from a lifetime away
- Heartbreaking and sublime
le 28, juin 2006
- Could you pass the U.S. citizenship test?
- I scored 75% - not bad for a Canuck.
le 25, juin 2006
- Amazing video of European Starlings
- I’ve been fascinated by these giant flocks for a while, but this video is pretty special
le 24, juin 2006
- Weblog of a brownstone renovation in Brooklyn
- Nicely written and replete with lots of photos (via the newly launched Space to Live)
le 23, juin 2006
- The Urban Etiquette Handbook
- “new rules for getting along…” - sounds good to me
le 13, juin 2006
- David Attenborough: The Lyrebird
- Incredible footage of a bird capable of reproducing sounds it hears (other birds, cameras, chain saws, and car alarms)
le 12, juin 2006
- The Art of Packing Light
- “There’s really no difference between packing for a week and packing for a month or longer”
le 11, juin 2006
- Kevin Fanning reviews the Starbucks Blackberry Green Tea Frappuccino
- Contains the classic line “Soon we will all be walking around with our genitals in our necks.”
- A beluga whale that can blow bubble rings
- Nature is cooler than science fiction
le 5, juin 2006
- British girl with tourettes syndrome
- She can’t stop yelling the n-word
le 2, juin 2006
- Why does aluminum foil have a dull and shiny side?
- And does it matter which side faces out?
le 1, juin 2006
- Misconception: Renting is for Suckers
- We want to buy, but the market is just stupid
le 31, mai 2006
- cecil dill and his musical hands, 1935
- oh my lord
le 22, mai 2006
- How to Eat Sushi (or Expected Etiquette)
- This is great stuff to know for when I finally go to Japan…
le 14, mai 2006
- Nice paper-based to-do list ideas
- And that Miquelrius notebook is damn sexy
le 10, mai 2006
- Safe Talk
- Live in the UK? You can get a temporary phone number to give out to potentially untrustworthy people. Awesome idea.
le 9, mai 2006
- Human Beatbox
- Pish!
le 2, mai 2006
- Einstein the talking parrot
- This stuff makes me feel all childlike and giddy
le 28, avril 2006
- STOP THE MADNESS
- Starring a plethora of drug-free celebs including Whitney Houston, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc. Pure 80’s gold.
- How can I be more green?
- Answering three of the more common questions on going green
le 25, avril 2006
- theshow with zefrank
- Anyone want to lay bets on how long before this guy gets a big-ass deal?
le 20, avril 2006
- Hypnotism performance art
- What happens if a hypnotist hypnotizes people and then runs away?
le 13, avril 2006
- scuba diving cat
- Thanks, that made my day, Rik!
le 10, avril 2006
- How to Buy a House
- I’m such a homebuying newbie it’s sick
le 9, avril 2006
- Awesome Japanese Rube Goldberg contraption
- All of that craziness just to cook some ramen
le 4, avril 2006
- Parents deal with their children’s rejection from U.S. universities
- This kind of ruthless competition for university seems foreign to us Canadians
- The strange case of the man who took 40,000 ecstasy pills in nine years
- The short story: he’s screwed up.
le 2, avril 2006
- HOWTO present like Lessig
- Excellent presentation tips and advice
le 1, avril 2006
- OH MY GAAAWD!!!!
- Ah, the enthusiasm of youth.
le 28, mars 2006
- Chicago Public Radio
- Met public radio superstar Roman Mars at SXSW. Check out his podcast Re:sound
le 27, mars 2006
- Baby Got Book
- This is wrong on so many levels
- So Take Off All Your Clothes
- Story (with video) of David & Dania, aka “Quick Change” from NBA half-time shows
le 24, mars 2006
- A.K.A. Houdini
- Awesome web site on my childhood hero, Harry Houdini
le 1, mars 2006
- “German engineering in the house, jah”
- Heh. via
le 10, février 2006
- Light Pollution and the Return of Night
- I think this is just one of many ways that city living is conspiring to cut us off from a truer sense of nature. This makes me sad.
le 11, janvier 2006
- Live action recreation of Punch-Out!
- Those crazy Asians!
le 8, janvier 2006
- Frequently Asked Questions about Coffee
- Read from beginning to end and cherished
le 7, janvier 2006
- Affirmations Google Should Consider Putting on Its Search Button Other Than “I’m Feeling Lucky.”
- “Letting Go of Search Results Is Loving.”
le 5, janvier 2006
- Parent Hacks
- “a collaborative weblog of practical parenting wisdom”. Looks good.
le 4, janvier 2006
- The power of the Sleep Cycle
- I’d like to be able to survive on 4.5 hours of sleep a day…
le 28, décembre 2005
- Top secret tutorials
- Not really, but there are some great time wasters
le 27, décembre 2005
- Bendy Woman
- Damn. (via boingboing)
le 15, décembre 2005
- Got a communication problem? Draw a triangle
- (.m4v - Quicktime required)
le 11, décembre 2005
- Cute Overload!
- Must. Gouge. Eyes. Out. Now.
le 7, décembre 2005
- Sit Happens - A search for the best desk chair
- My ass enjoys a Steelcase Leap chair
le 5, décembre 2005
- The Mother of all Year-End Lists
- A meta-list that tracks a multitude of year-end lists
le 27, novembre 2005
- 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body
- Another from the Old Dog-New Tricks file
le 24, novembre 2005
- The Best Word Book Ever,1963 and 1991
- Comparing the two editions for subtle yet interesting changes
le 23, novembre 2005
- Irate client pays Visa pennies
- “Us retired guys are the most dangerous, because we have time on our hands.”
le 18, novembre 2005
- Your best tip on doing presentations
- Helpful this is
le 9, novembre 2005
- George Carlin: Airline Announcements
- Still hilarious after all of these years.
- Bulletproof Web Design Contracts
- Contracts and legal stuff are the bugbear of being your own boss.
le 7, novembre 2005
- Calvin and Hobbes - The last great newspaper comic strip.
- I really miss Calvin’s little loaf of bread shoes
- The cutest thing I’ve seen all month
- Finnegan the squirrel gets adopted.
le 3, novembre 2005
- The Secret Life of a Restaurant Critic
- “Once a South End restaurant owner called my editors and threatened to get a gun.” (via)
le 26, octobre 2005
- The Dilbert Blog
- Not a bad blog at all from Scott Adams
- The Starbucks Challenge
- Considering how much their marketing trumpets fair trade coffee, you would expect this to be a non-issue. Nope.
le 24, octobre 2005
- Followup/Distraction
- I long for the old days of book reading and staring out the window
le 14, octobre 2005
- The Company Cookbook
- Priceless. (thanks, Jon)
le 10, octobre 2005
- Tips for applying to a job from Craigslist.
- I personally like the more casual approach, but I wonder how some companies would respond to this.
le 8, octobre 2005
- Steven Seagal’s Asian Experience
- I really am at a loss for words.
le 30, septembre 2005
- The incredible camouflage abilities of the octopus
- nature is the shiznit
le 27, septembre 2005
- Congratulations, Wendy and Joey!
- the Accordian Guy gets hitched, Filipino-Jewish style
le 26, septembre 2005
- Glorious words from around the world
- Kummerspeck = “grief bacon”. I love it!
le 20, septembre 2005
- Gushing, Exploding, Squirting, and Dripping: All in One
- Spamusement has been seriously rocking my newsreader.
- Intelligent Design by Committee
- very funny.
le 19, septembre 2005
- Why I Killed My Cat
- it’s sad as hell, but the reality is they’re animals and sometimes prone to this kind of behaviour. I don’t know what I would have done.
- A Not-To-Do List
- <sigh>. Too late.
- Pit Bulls attack Bull in New Orleans
- I’m still a bit confused why these are allowed as pets (via)
- Five revelations from Rene Descartes’ LiveJournal
- He used to be into Emo, but now he thinks it’s “kind of gay”
le 17, septembre 2005
- Power-dressing man leaves trail of destruction
- this sounds so bizarre it could easily be on The Onion
le 16, septembre 2005
- Shaving tips - 43FoldersWiki
- if you’re like me, you taught yourself and screw it up all the time.
- Paragraph: workspace for writers
- “a quiet place to write” - please open in Toronto. please?
le 9, septembre 2005
- Great interview with Jane Jacobs
le 8, septembre 2005
- Kick procrastination’s ass: Run a dash
- I’ve been doing this for years, but it’s nice to see it codified by the master Mann
le 7, septembre 2005
- 20 Quick Fixes for household repairs
- me so handy, me like fixing things
le 4, septembre 2005
- The modern rules of advertising?
- yup, sounds about right
le 1, septembre 2005
- Parasites brainwash grasshoppers into death dive
- it emerges in water over 3 times longer than the grasshopper - very creepy. video (in french)
le 31, août 2005
- Super fun “ninja” game
le 29, août 2005
- Get Ready to RAWK!!!
- “Each one was labeled simply “Rock Singer Audition” on the long side with a piece of masking tape.” (via)
le 22, août 2005
- Asians literally see the world differently than Americans
- I should say something snappy here but I’m shooting blanks.
- Test Your Geography Knowledge
- Boy, do I not know very much
le 16, août 2005
- Five pet peeves about eating out with Ayn Rand
- classic
- Interesting High-speed Video Clips
- interesting!
le 15, août 2005
- What Does Fat Taste Like? - Can you even taste it at all?
- something I’ve wondered, too
le 8, août 2005
- One Bag (all about packing, luggage, and travelling light)
- handy information for the effective traveller
- About Going Solo
- no, it’s not an ode to masturbation - it’s handy tips for freelancers.
le 7, août 2005
- How To Be Productive Working From Home
- good to know
le 4, août 2005
- Oh my god.
- Man, that is so cool. Now I have to write the damned thing…
- Wonderful article(s) on New York’s lost pneumatic subway
- I first read about this in the book Banvard’s Folly, but there’s tons of detail here
le 1, août 2005
- What keeps you awake?
- excellent breakdown of the various kick-in-the-ass beverages
le 31, juillet 2005
- Atkins Nutritionals files for bankruptcy
- People evidently learned that carbs = yum! (via)
le 28, juillet 2005
- Echinacea does little against colds
- I prefer ColdFx myself (ass-ugly web site warning)
- WorkHappy.net
- a self-titled “killer resources for entrepreneurs”. Looks pretty good
le 25, juillet 2005
- Top 10 moments of the Tour de France
le 24, juillet 2005
- Avoider
- fun game - try to keep your mouse cursor safe
- Folding currency into a shirt
- I’d like to see them do this with a loonie
le 22, juillet 2005
- Unfortunate marketing translations
- heh heh, you said “nads”
le 20, juillet 2005
- Techniques to manage procrastination
- boy, do I need this right about now
- FUCK this website
- dropping the f-bomb near you
le 19, juillet 2005
- Do psychopaths make the best CEOs?
- apparently, yes
le 17, juillet 2005
- Crumpler Bags are now available in Canada
- they were available before, but never direct
le 16, juillet 2005
- Interesting article on the Marfa Lights in Texas
- strange lights that no one has an explanation for
le 15, juillet 2005
- Coffee hacks
- tips and hacks for a better java moment
le 13, juillet 2005
- Bus firm in France sues carpoolers for “unfair competition”
- just when you thought you read it all…
- How to Write More Clearly, Think More Clearly, and Learn Complex Material More Easily
- slideshow with some good ideas
le 12, juillet 2005
- Comparing WalMart and Costco
- Costco pays their employees well and reaps the benefits; WalMart doesn’t.
le 11, juillet 2005
- Ten Tips for New Trainers/Teachers
- I wish I had seen this when I first started teaching…
- Techniques To Manage Procrastination
- I really need this right about now
le 8, juillet 2005
- Limited Edition Kit Kat Extra Creamy
- “Every time a milk chocolate candy gets ‘remixed’ with dark chocolate, we have to give it a press release and a special segment on Oprah.”
le 5, juillet 2005
- A History of the Vibrator
- Slate gets it on (not quite SFW)
le 30, juin 2005
- Free advice from a lawyer
- interesting ideas for protecting your financial self
le 27, juin 2005
- Bizarre and beguiling flash movie of a body falling through bubbles
le 25, juin 2005
- The World’s Healthiest Foods
- more foodie goodness
le 24, juin 2005
- food411.com
- looks like a great resource for us foodies
le 15, juin 2005
- How to Make a Million Dollars, by Marshall Brain
- good advice
le 9, juin 2005
- I’m Trying To Learn Arabic - Why’s it taking so long?
- World66
- wiki-style travel information, editable by all
- No more Montreal Expos means no more French play-by-play
- c’est un dommage
le 6, juin 2005
- The Rise and Fall of Krispy Kreme
- I’ve never had a fresh one before, so I don’t get the appeal
le 5, juin 2005
- Collection of crazy-ass stunts
- via
le 18, mai 2005
- Demystifying Depression - Part II
- 2nd of two parts - read part one
le 14, mai 2005
- Rejected “Love is…” comics
- damn, I think we have a new-found classic here
le 12, mai 2005
- New edition of the CIA World Factbook available
- yes, I’m obsessed with facts
- A perfect example of karma in action
- be kind, because you never know…
- Demystifying Depression - Part I
- definitely worth reading - I’ll bet you know at least one person suffering from depression
le 28, avril 2005
- “Once again Biscuit Dough Hands Man slips through our fingers!”
le 21, avril 2005
- The Omnivore - Learning to eat everything
- a great article on learning to love food
le 20, avril 2005
- Argot des toxicomanes
- Drug slang, translated (via)
le 18, avril 2005
- Recovering the Lost Art of Note-Taking
- Good tips on note-taking (via)
le 17, avril 2005
- Mind control and other nuttiness
- much better than Reveen
le 12, avril 2005
- Ex-dominatrix gets new job, boss turns out to be a former client
- Unintentionally sexual comic book covers
- tee hee.
le 11, avril 2005
- How to Make Iced Coffee
- bookmarked and memorized. I am an addict.
le 9, avril 2005
- (Movie): Crazy-ass basketball shots
- hard to tell if it’s CGI or real, but pretty impressive nonetheless (via)
le 8, avril 2005
- Google Maps and Accountability
le 7, avril 2005
- Man arrested for paying in $2 bills at Best Buy
- (beats head against wall) whada world
le 6, avril 2005
- Worst Roommate ever
- “On every third-Tuesday of the month I request that you vacate the house between the hours of 4 pm - 11:45 pm while I upholster various pieces of antique furniture.”
le 5, avril 2005
- Pick two
- Kottke on the mysterious science of twos
- Starbucks Delocator
Starbucks Delocator
- Find an alternative to the crappiest of coffees - sadly, only in the U.S.
le 4, avril 2005
- Homestar Runner Subscription program
- What a great deal! (“Free 7 second trial!!”)
le 29, mars 2005
- Mondo catfish tries to swallow basketball, fails
- but a nice man saves it, anyway
le 28, mars 2005
- A Coder in Courierland
- an ex-coder relates life as a bike courier in Toronto. “As a courier, you will get hit by cars.”
le 26, mars 2005
- Destroy my site with martians
- or fried eggs, or dinosaurs, and many other options
le 25, mars 2005
- I Park Like An Idiot
- oh, those cheeky monkeys at skinnycorp. I’ll take 100.
le 23, mars 2005
- Cool projected images on nuclear power plant
- “weiter” means next (via waxy)
le 19, mars 2005
- The Couch-to-5K Running Plan
- I’m going to start running, so this is a well-timed advice
le 8, mars 2005
- Limozeen: an extra-good StrongBad email
- “they’re still Limozeen, but they’re in space!”
le 4, mars 2005
- Industrial Chicken Catcher
- this video does not make me want to keep eating chicken… (via)
le 3, mars 2005
- Stupid Comic Frames
- Pointon, I think this has your name written all over it.
le 28, février 2005
- Learn German from Deutsche Welle
- ja, ist es gut
le 22, février 2005
- Mondo Calvin and Hobbes
- copyright law? pshaw.
- Big collection of time-elapse plant movies
- beauty and grace in nature
le 19, février 2005
- SeatGuru.com
- find the best seats on the plane
le 18, février 2005
- The Left-Handed Advantage
- oh, boy! I’m different!
- Massive Tiki bar database
- yet another reason I bemoan my allergy to alcohol - can’t sip silly drinks
le 17, février 2005
- Five fast email productivity tips
- #1 (gang your email) is the big one I’ve been implementing as of late.
le 16, février 2005
- Fighting the “dreading Monday” Sunday blues
- it’s a mad, mad world
le 8, février 2005
- Consumer Reports tests condoms
- good to know, but how do they feel?
le 29, janvier 2005
- How to defend yourself with a cane or walking stick
- good to know
le 27, janvier 2005
- 101 Dumbest Moments in Business, 2004
- another fine list of oops and args
le 25, janvier 2005
- Real-life tribute to Calvin & Hobbes’ snowmen
le 23, janvier 2005
- McSweeney’s Recommends
- Generally more hit than miss, but Rachael “Talking with my hands” Ray? Dear lord, give me a break.
le 22, janvier 2005
- How do you measure up to famous people?
- e.g. Tom Cruise is a mere 5’7”.
le 21, janvier 2005
- Setting Yearly Business Goals
- How to Quote somebody else’s work without infringing copyright
- in Canada, by Joe Clark
- The 50 most loathsome people in America, 2004
le 17, janvier 2005
- Optimizing travel
- there’s some good ideas here on making travel more pleasant (via)
le 15, janvier 2005
- What to do when in New York
- fine advice from TMN
le 13, janvier 2005
- “This call may be monitored…”
- How companies monitor all of your call
le 10, janvier 2005
- Gigantic hamburgers + babes + fisting = A new Hardee’s ad campaign
- the pornification of the mainstream takes another sad, lurching step closer
le 5, janvier 2005
- The Museum of Food Anomolies
- mmmm… anomolies.
le 30, décembre 2004
- How I Learned French in One Year
le 22, décembre 2004
- Learn French courtesy of the Wikipedia
- you can also learn German and many more
- Do I Need A Jacket?
- it’s frickin’ FREEZING!
le 21, décembre 2004
- Steve, Don’t Eat It!
- ugh. But someone has to try ‘em
le 16, décembre 2004
- Santa: The Brand
- ho.
- The Skinny on Silent Night and The 12 Days of Christmas
- Cookbook Reviews a-plenty
le 14, décembre 2004
- Huge list of online games
- Let the time-wasting begin
le 11, décembre 2004
- YouThink.com
- Like potato chips: quick, painless, and addicting
- Sites for when you’re bored
- damn. There goes the afternoon.
le 9, décembre 2004
- Awesome corporate Christmas card
- ho ho ho…
le 8, décembre 2004
- Cards for annoying assholes who talk on their cellphones in public
- courtesy of SHHH and Coudal.
le 6, décembre 2004
- Floating baby Jesus head
- this is one of the strangest things ever (hint: click on its head)
le 2, décembre 2004
- Secret History of the Credit Card
- another interesting doc from Frontline
- Well Known Canadians
le 1, décembre 2004
- The Graphic Stylings of Ken Jennings
- the typography of everyone’s favourite Mormon genius
le 28, novembre 2004
- How to Eat Sushi
- an excellent overview for the newbie
le 18, novembre 2004
- When Your Co-Worker is Away
- pranks make the world go ‘round
le 16, novembre 2004
- How to learn a language
- note to self - read this later
le 12, novembre 2004
- RoboDump 1.0
- a robot that takes a dump. I laughed so hard I hurt myself…
le 5, novembre 2004
- On Canada
- a good overview for Americans, by a native Canuck
- Mr. T and Me
- I PITY THE FO-… oh, never mind.
- Japan Society
- I’d like to go someday
le 28, octobre 2004
- Hidden Kitchens
- great series on unusual cooking stories
- The Political Dr. Seuss
- great site on Mr. Geisel and politics
le 26, octobre 2004
- Name The 80’s Video Game
- Shelf life of various food
- frozen fruit cake lasts 12 months!
le 24, octobre 2004
- The Mona Lisa experience
- been there, done that.
- Jokes a-plenty
- a dog walks into a bar…
le 18, octobre 2004
- Just Letters
- very fun, but watch for letter-stealers
le 15, octobre 2004
- True Facts
- … or not?
le 9, octobre 2004
- Human Scaling
- Jason hits another out of the park
- Contents of homeless people’s bags
le 7, octobre 2004
- Starbucks vs. Its Addicts
- … and Starbucks keeps its addicts happy
- Chart of the amount of caffeine in various drinks
- One Starbucks coffee has 5 times the amount in 1 NoDoz pill - !
le 4, octobre 2004
- WOO-HOO! Congratulations to Jeff and Carrie!
- and welcome to Ava Marie Zeldman
- The Household Cyclopedia of General Information
- for “the useful and domestic arts”
le 30, septembre 2004
- 1984, it was a very good year
- this just makes me feel old.
le 27, septembre 2004
- Victoria Sex Cry generator
- “Touch my vitals quickly, lest I die!”
le 23, septembre 2004
- The history of Chinese Restaurants in America
le 20, septembre 2004
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Surfing Hurricane Ivan Waves
- this is just insane (requires [ack] Windows Media)
le 19, septembre 2004
- Warding off the crazed, homophobic subway preachers with showtunes
- SHOW TUNES 1, FUNDAMENTALISTS 0
le 18, septembre 2004
- The Vice Guide to Everything
le 16, septembre 2004
- Intro to the Art of Buddhism
- good stuff. [via]
le 14, septembre 2004
- Comparison of life in Piscataway, New Jersey, Kochi, Japan, and Zhuzhou, China
- World’s Best Bathrooms
le 13, septembre 2004
- Toys that kill(ed)
- The Rise and Fall of the Thong
- thong, thongthongthong thong [via]
le 9, septembre 2004
- Cooking For Engineers
- How to give and receive criticism
- a fine article on a delicate art
le 8, septembre 2004
- 43 Folders on Getting Things Done?
- it’s a pretty good system, if you like systems
le 7, septembre 2004
- How to Make Assessments
- I really wish clients would read this
- A Systematic approach to cleaning up
- Cooking for the lazy and overworked
- A Manager’s Guide to Getting Organized
- Travel Video Television
le 4, septembre 2004
- Creativity techniques and creative tools for problem solving
le 3, septembre 2004
- George W. Bush: Because he says so
- priceless. (Quicktime .mov)
le 30, août 2004
- How to Stand and Deliver
- good tips for presenters
- Andy Warhol - Warholstars
le 26, août 2004
- Incredible pixel map of Washington
- Student Charged With Clogging Toilet
- fined and forced to take metamusil (har har)
le 25, août 2004
- Tricks of the Trade
- neat little tips from many different professions
le 23, août 2004
- How Lock Picking Works
- [via]
- Italian cuisine expert eats at the Olive Garden
- “I must console myself.”
le 22, août 2004
- Insane collection of fish collected at the bottom of the ocean
- so creepy, but fascinating
le 21, août 2004
- Child Pimp & Ho Costumes
- just in time for Halloween shopping!
le 11, août 2004
- Winner of the most obnoxious job classified ever
- via
le 9, août 2004
- cyrkam airtös
- goodness, I can’t stop playing this
le 5, août 2004
- List of company name origins [via]
le 4, août 2004
- Fool’s World Map: brilliant
le 2, août 2004
- Wacky Uses for well-known products: Heloise, eat your heart out
- Subservient President
- Ali G vs. James Broadwater (.mov) - the James Broadwater rebuttal
- A Crash Course on Irate Calls: how India Call centres are learning to be American
le 1, août 2004
- Mnemonic techniques (improve your memory)
le 30, juillet 2004
- Cool Tools: useful, and cool to boot!
le 27, juillet 2004
- How to tell if someone is lying: handy stuff
- The Top 100 This-and-Thats of the 20th Century (via)
le 14, juillet 2004
- HULK’S DIARY: Hulk smash! (via)
- Why Is Antifreeze So Delicious?
le 13, juillet 2004
- More Nigeria spam comeuppance
le 12, juillet 2004
- Tons of crazy optical illusions (no, this isn’t a link to one of those freak-out practical jokes)
le 6, juillet 2004
- Italians vs Americans, low-carb style!
le 1, juillet 2004
- FCIC: Copyright Basics
le 28, juin 2004
- Plain Layne = another Kayce Nicole: the web wins again
le 26, juin 2004
- Could you have passed an 1895 8th grade final exam?
le 21, juin 2004
- Oolong and Yuebing: an oldie, but possibly the cutest page on the web
le 12, juin 2004
- The Two Things (that you need to know about…)
le 10, juin 2004
- 10 Super Foods You Should Never Eat (from anil)
le 4, juin 2004
- Cat Teasing (mpeg)
- I gave my cat an enema
le 3, juin 2004
- Beaded porn stars cards? Knitted superhero suits? Very strange Mark Newport exhibition
le 31, mai 2004
- Banco de Sonidos: 5000 free sounds from the Spanish Gov’t
le 28, mai 2004
- How to make friends by Telephone
le 10, mai 2004
- Jane Jacobs, New York
- THEY RULE: updated for 2004
le 7, mai 2004
- bananaphone (via WDIK)
- Did you see the gorilla? “Change-Blindness” in full effect
le 4, mai 2004
- Tyson, the Skateboarding Bulldog!: I can’t get enough of this!
le 28, avril 2004
- Skip Intro museum
le 27, avril 2004
- Wok-Boarding: a sport even I could excel in! (.mov)
le 19, avril 2004
- Kill Bill in czech
le 16, avril 2004
- Congratulations to Jeffrey and Carrie!
le 5, avril 2004
- Turning the Tide: Noah Chomsky’s weblog
le 29, mars 2004
- The World as 100 people: an oldie but a goodie
le 23, mars 2004
- An apartment wrapped in tin foil
- Office covered in Post-It Notes…
- … and covered in “Marshmallow Peeps”
- Charles’ Rules of Argument: Words of widsom to live by
le 10, mars 2004
- Church Sign Generator
le 19, février 2004
- Man orders viagra, goes to church
le 15, février 2004
- Seven Steps to Better Presentations
le 7, février 2004
- My Mother is Insane: ebay obsession gone wrong
le 5, février 2004
- Unfortunate URLs, take 21
- “… You may call her Leta, Leta Dorrito or Super Pooper: Congratulations, Armstrongs!
le 28, janvier 2004
- 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
le 25, janvier 2004
- get your war on vs. the state of the union
le 16, janvier 2004
- get your war on goes Mars - why do I keep forgetting about this comic?
le 12, janvier 2004
- I fixed the Internet - why does this seem so familiar?
le 10, janvier 2004
- Acid trip drawings
le 5, janvier 2004
- Change your life - in 15 clicks!
le 21, décembre 2003
- TYPEflake*: cool xmas e-card
le 15, décembre 2003
- AFI AWARDS 2003: Movies of the Year
le 9, décembre 2003
- Interesting piece on Mark Lombardi
le 8, décembre 2003
- Who/Where are the Women?: Doug Bowman ponders a pretty good question
le 5, décembre 2003
- America on the Move
le 24, novembre 2003
- Mo Kin: three-year-old xylophone genius
le 17, novembre 2003
- Weight Watchers recipe cards, circa 1974
le 10, novembre 2003
- Laptop for sale: $20.00 OBO
le 9, novembre 2003
- Coolest Inventions of 2003
le 7, novembre 2003
- The Hipster Handbook
le 6, novembre 2003
- Worst Album Covers Ever: oh my lord.
le 29, octobre 2003
- Listen to the audio tracks from movies
- When Frank Black really is Frank Black
le 14, septembre 2003
- Google Answers vs. Librarians: who’s the better researcher?
le 10, septembre 2003
- Stealth Disco: People dancing behind other people - totally hilarious (via kottke)
le 9, septembre 2003
- Opus the Penguin is coming back!
le 7, septembre 2003
- Send yourself an email in the future
le 6, septembre 2003
- The Futile Pursuit of Happiness (registration required)
le 28, août 2003
- What Makes A Fuckhead?
le 23, août 2003
- Doctors’ slang: today I feel quite Pumpkin Positive
le 22, août 2003
- Hours of mindless fun: The Random Personal Picture Finder
le 20, août 2003
- It’s anniversary day! Congrats to Heather & Jon and Adriaan & Yukari!
le 19, août 2003
- Honesty in Job postings: Omnigroup tells it like it is.
le 18, août 2003
- New Wave Photos: AAAARRRRRGGGHH!
le 13, août 2003
- Oh the irony: George Bush Jr. Action figure
le 7, août 2003
- What are these people thinking?!
le 2, août 2003
- Top Ten Urinals (look for the link in the main nav)
le 30, juillet 2003
- Introvertster: The New Way to get rid of people
le 17, juillet 2003
- let’s play hipster bingo
le 15, juin 2003
- powergenitalia.com - Yet Another Unfortunate Domain Name
le 12, juin 2003
- Ill Mitch respect yo
le 8, juin 2003
- Gollum’s acceptance speech for the MTV Movie Awards
