Burritoeater.com aims to be the Web’s most complete source of information on San Francisco taquerias – where they’re located, what they look like, if they’re open late, whether they serve breakfast, what the SF Department of Public Health says about them, which ones double as cell phone retailers, etc. etc. And while we realize that(…)
Scrabble updates rules to allow use of proper nouns…
From The BBC: The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company Mattel has said. Place names, people’s names and company names or brands will now count. Mattel, which brings out a new version of the game containing amended(…)
First official BaconCamp comes to San Francisco — Watch the video
Date: March 21, 2009Time: 1pm – 5pmLocation: 500 3rd Street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA BaconCamp – The Internet Bacon Meme in 60 Seconds from Bac'n.com on Vimeo. Previous posts involving bacon: How to Make Bacon Soap, from Actual Bacon. Linus licks the bacon ice cream. "Not bad," she says.
Art of the Title — Dozens of HD film title sequences
Shown here Sweeney Todd –scroll down a little after the jump or this link takes you directly to the clip. Some more samples: Aeon Flux Barbarella Casino Royale Edward Scissorhands The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Thanks Chris C.
Snow: Iraq Withdrawal Would Bring Terrorists ‘To A Shopping Mall Near You’
photo/art: Buddy Stone Snow attacked proposals to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, claiming: To walk out of Iraq right now would plant a seed that ultimately would lead to destabilization there, hundreds of thousands of deaths, loss of our influence in the region, would create instability throughout the Middle East throughout East Asia, throughout Europe.(…)
Video Mapping — 600 year anniversary of the astrological tower clock in the center of Prague
The 600 Years from the macula on Vimeo.
Scientists claim to break light-speed barrier
photo: htmlnerd From ZDNet article: German scientists claim to have broken the light-speed barrier, which could blow away the known limitations of modern networking, but the technology is unlikely to make it into a product–if at all–until most administrators working today have retired. Exceeding the speed of light, approximately 300,000km per second, is supposed to(…)
Kaleidoscope any URL
Enter a URL and it will spin the images it finds. Not sure about the value of this but it is entertaining. Check out the hot dogs shown here from the entry below Link to Kaleidoscope via Miss Cellania
Bringing Art to Life…
Mike Ruiz's editorial Masterpiece for Zink Magazine makes use of Lichenstein's techniques and staple imagery (tears, telephones, speech bubbles) to create a dotted technicolor vision. and Gustave Klimt and Egon Schiele
Breast enlargement becomes most common graduation gift in Italy
Breast enlargement is now the most common graduation gift for girls who pass their secondary school exams in Italy. Boob jobs have knocked cars and summer holidays back into second and third places respectively. Angelica Pesce, 18, from Rome, said she and many of her pals would be going under the knife in a few(…)
“Write here, right now” — Anti-graffiti campaign?
8 hours of writing 5 permanent markers 3 baths and 2 showers to clean off Part of a campaign to promote writing on designated graffiti walls rather than someone elses property. Link to YouTube
Montage-a-Google
Montage-a-google is a fun tool that lets you create large, colourful montages using Google’s image search. Not only is it an interesting way of browsing the net, it can also be used to create desktop pictures or even posters. Link to montage-a-google.
