http://snipurl.com/uqcsj
Precursor of the modern computer - this device is:
- Entirely mechanical, no electricity or batteries involved.
- Designed by Curt Herzstark in 1938 and perfected inside a concentration camp.
- Considered to be the most efficient portable calculator (until electronic calculators came in the 70s)
- Simply a thing of beauty, stunning piece of engineering art.
See also a Curta Simulator
Precursor of the modern computer - this device is:
- Entirely mechanical, no electricity or batteries involved.
- Designed by Curt Herzstark in 1938 and perfected inside a concentration camp.
- Considered to be the most efficient portable calculator (until electronic calculators came in the 70s)
- Simply a thing of beauty, stunning piece of engineering art.
See also a Curta Simulator
http://www.funnynames.com/
Featuring funny and weird names of people, places, things, bands, websites, businesses and more categories.
I particularly like the domain names section as I am always trying to think up interesting domain names to register but they always appear to be taken when I look them up.
there's a weird name for a website...unless, that is, you know a bit of Thai
Featuring funny and weird names of people, places, things, bands, websites, businesses and more categories.
I particularly like the domain names section as I am always trying to think up interesting domain names to register but they always appear to be taken when I look them up.
there's a weird name for a website...unless, that is, you know a bit of Thai
http://snipurl.com/up29i
According to this Mac site there are currently 134,000 iPhone applications available from the Apple store and every 2 1/2 minutes another one is submitted.
More facts at above link.
According to this Mac site there are currently 134,000 iPhone applications available from the Apple store and every 2 1/2 minutes another one is submitted.
More facts at above link.
http://u.nu/9f987
I believe it's illegal to deface legal tender but these aren't the real thing - just images.
I believe it's illegal to deface legal tender but these aren't the real thing - just images.
http://www.tumblr.com/
If you want to start your own blog it doesn't get much simpler than this site.
If you want to start your own blog it doesn't get much simpler than this site.
http://snipurl.com/umvu6
Yesterday's video clip was done using the tilt-shift method. This is a tutorial telling you how to use this method.
Yesterday's video clip was done using the tilt-shift method. This is a tutorial telling you how to use this method.
A day in the life of New York City, in miniature...
http://u.nu/2p4v4
These are all people that you will have heard of, but have you seen these particular pictures of them before?
Madonna, Detroit 1976
These are all people that you will have heard of, but have you seen these particular pictures of them before?
Madonna, Detroit 1976
http://snipurl.com/ukdh2
I believe that some tramps (hobos) leave little signals for each other - things like 'Easy Mark' or 'Work Available' and so on. This page has drawings of the various signs and their translations. I just hope that I never have to learn these myself.
I believe that some tramps (hobos) leave little signals for each other - things like 'Easy Mark' or 'Work Available' and so on. This page has drawings of the various signs and their translations. I just hope that I never have to learn these myself.
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
Cute collection of online games - if you don't want to have to concentrate too hard these games may help you pass the time away.
Cute collection of online games - if you don't want to have to concentrate too hard these games may help you pass the time away.
http://abduzeedo.com/looking-past
"One good way to look at the past and the present at the same time is to take a photo holding an old photo of the same location. It's amazing to see the past being held on top of the present and see that a lot of things remain the same."
"One good way to look at the past and the present at the same time is to take a photo holding an old photo of the same location. It's amazing to see the past being held on top of the present and see that a lot of things remain the same."
http://u.nu/3tyi6
See some of the tricks of the spycraft trade as accomplished by the CIA during the Cold War.
See some of the tricks of the spycraft trade as accomplished by the CIA during the Cold War.
http://snipurl.com/uheb1
"Alex Queral is a Philadelphian sculptor best known for using old phone books to carve their pages into celebrities faces.".
"The process takes at least a couple of weeks to complete."
"He begins by sketching the famous person’s face on a piece of paper and laying it over the phone book, after that he uses a razor blade, patiently carving away at the thousands of pages that lie within phone book to create the 3D portrait."
I'm not sure who this is, but he looks familiar
"Alex Queral is a Philadelphian sculptor best known for using old phone books to carve their pages into celebrities faces.".
"The process takes at least a couple of weeks to complete."
"He begins by sketching the famous person’s face on a piece of paper and laying it over the phone book, after that he uses a razor blade, patiently carving away at the thousands of pages that lie within phone book to create the 3D portrait."
I'm not sure who this is, but he looks familiar
http://thefuckingwordoftheday.com/
Hilarious site lists words and their dictionary definitions. However the examples of these words used in sentences put in context make for some alternative reading.
Hilarious site lists words and their dictionary definitions. However the examples of these words used in sentences put in context make for some alternative reading.
http://www.trendhunter.com/
Examine current trends in technology and culture. Some of these are quite disturbing.
dead animal USB drives
Examine current trends in technology and culture. Some of these are quite disturbing.
dead animal USB drives
This link was first posted on this blog on December 6th 2007
http://foia.fbi.gov/alpha.htm
Find out what the US government knew and when they knew it with these previously secret files being released due to the Freedom of Information Act.
By the way, I'm not sure how comprehensive this listing is seeing as it's on the FBI's own website, but for sure, there is some pretty interesting reading to be found here...
FBI badge patch
http://foia.fbi.gov/alpha.htm
Find out what the US government knew and when they knew it with these previously secret files being released due to the Freedom of Information Act.
By the way, I'm not sure how comprehensive this listing is seeing as it's on the FBI's own website, but for sure, there is some pretty interesting reading to be found here...
FBI badge patch
http://www.3outube.com/
For a while now there have been apps coming out that enable you to download video clips posted on YouTube to your local computer.
This website has got to be one of the easiest ways to accomplish this, and the good news is that you do not need to install any software on your computer to do it.
Just change the 'y' from the start of 'youtube.com' to '3' and you're then prompted to download the video on the page that you're looking at.
See link above for more detailed instructions.
For a while now there have been apps coming out that enable you to download video clips posted on YouTube to your local computer.
This website has got to be one of the easiest ways to accomplish this, and the good news is that you do not need to install any software on your computer to do it.
Just change the 'y' from the start of 'youtube.com' to '3' and you're then prompted to download the video on the page that you're looking at.
See link above for more detailed instructions.
http://u.nu/4ctr5
"Its a good thing that Star Wars was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. It explains why they are not taking advantage of earth’s technological advances.
"Its a good thing that Star Wars was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. It explains why they are not taking advantage of earth’s technological advances.
Like for instance, if Star Wars had Facebook, statuses might have looked like this:"
Thanks to Mark for this one.
http://www.bobbyneeladams.com/age.html
"2 photographs of the same person, from different periods of time (child and adult) are spliced together. In this fusion a jump of time is established at the tear."
"2 photographs of the same person, from different periods of time (child and adult) are spliced together. In this fusion a jump of time is established at the tear."
http://www.petting-zoo.org/Hardcore.html
"Indulge yourself in the ultimate bandwidth-friendly hardcore porn page for people who desperately need to see themselves in the middle of the hottest abstract (and we mean abstract) action!"
on a Harley
"Indulge yourself in the ultimate bandwidth-friendly hardcore porn page for people who desperately need to see themselves in the middle of the hottest abstract (and we mean abstract) action!"
on a Harley
This link was first posted on this blog on December 5th 2007
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Home/home.do
I had a hard time a few months ago trying to find a site that tracked flights in and out of Edinburgh. Now I've found this one which looks like it's pretty comprehensive with its airports and flights...might come in handy one day...
http://www.flightstats.com/go/Home/home.do
I had a hard time a few months ago trying to find a site that tracked flights in and out of Edinburgh. Now I've found this one which looks like it's pretty comprehensive with its airports and flights...might come in handy one day...
http://www.acme.com/heartmaker/
Well it's another over-rated commercialized holiday tomorrow. Generate your own JPEG images of love hearts here.
Well it's another over-rated commercialized holiday tomorrow. Generate your own JPEG images of love hearts here.
