Monday, July 31, 2006

barn storm, Saskatchewan


Originally uploaded by F1.4.


A photo from my list of favourites on Flickr

Big Things

America

Australia
Where the hell is this mushroom? I've never seen it... Oh, is it down by the Belconnen Markets?

Canada
Go Kamloops Trout!

What's in Google's Sandbox?

Tony Ruscoe's Blog: What's in Google's Sandbox?
Lots of stuff to come from Google [via]

Ryan Terry's Portrait Machine

Ryan Terry's Portrait Machine
Makes a painting based on your answers to questions [via]

Mine:

Hello Kitty Darth Vader

hellovader.jpg (JPEG Image, 456x611 pixels)
Well...that's quite something [via]

DICEWARS

DICEWARS - Flash game
Strategy game with dice [via]

The Chaser's War on Everything - Video Podcast

ABC TV: The Chaser's War on Everything - Video Podcast
Full episodes for download, via itunes or other podcast software. Hope they do this for more shows. I watch more than half my TV via the internet, so much more convenient.

787 Cliparts

787 Cliparts
looping clipart video [via]

FFView

feedface.com/software/FFView
Comic (CBR/CBZ) reader for OSX. I've been using Comical previously, but it tended to be a bit crashy on my Mac. Works well on my PC though.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

...you guys go on...


Originally uploaded by aphasiafilms.


A photo from my list of favourites on Flickr

rare vinyl records auction results / price guide

popsike.com - rare vinyl records auction results / price guide
Hmm...some of my records are worth a bit more than I thought.

pixen

open sword - pixen
A pixel graphics editor for the Mac

The Best: Deadly Poisons, Ingested or Inhaled

Wired 14.08: START
Might come in handy, one of these days

Internet '96

Internet '96
This was a year or two after I started using the web. Ah, the memories.

Be an Expert on Anything

Wired 14.08: Be an Expert on Anything
By Stephen Colbert

Shot in the Dark

CBC.ca - Arts - Photo Essay - Shot in the Dark
Lesser-known Weegee photos

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

on the sled


Originally uploaded by swing kitten.


A photo from my list of favourites on Flickr

Stardust

Stardust - Official Movie Site
The movie of the Neil Gaiman book. Also: a photo from the same

Pattern Clock

Pattern Clock -Welcome!
Oh, I need this

Sam and Max Renders

Sam and Max Renders Hit - Kotaku
How many more years do I have to wait, goddamnit!

The biggest hole in the world

Sreedhara.com » The biggest hole in the world - great photos
Yeah, I suppose that's pretty big

USB Missile Launcher

USB Missile Launcher - Buy the Latest Gifts & Gadgets Online
I get the feeling you can buy USB anything these days...

Dvorak and CSS

dog or higher: Dvorak and CSS
A good response to this rather bizarre anti-CSS rant

Hockey Goalie Masks

Masks From The Past - Catalog/Page #1
Old school goalie masks [via]. Also: video about Oilers goalie Dwayne Roloson's mask

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Demétria


Originally uploaded by Burr.


A photo from my list of favourites on Flickr

Underground

under Russia

under Japan

Ka-Boom! Science! COOL!!?!

badscience » Ka-Boom! Science! COOL!!?!
Braniac faking it. Also: followup

Graffletopia

Graffletopia
Free stencils for OmniGraffle

How to Ruin a Web Design

SEOmoz Blog | How to Ruin a Web Design - The Design Curve
It's all TRUE!

Podcasts I'm listening to at the moment

Coverville

CBC Radio 3

KEXP Live Performances

Thing a Week

Free Photoshop browser templates

Free Photoshop browser templates for webdesigners and screendesigners | webdesignerstoolkit.com
PSD files of browser chrome in 800x600 & 1024x768

This One Next

This One Next
Book, Film and CD recommendations

What does 'LCM' stand for in Kellogg's LCMs?

What does 'LCM' stand for in Kellogg's LCMs? | Ask MetaFilter
Nothing, apparently. Which doesn't seem right.

Monday, July 24, 2006

tasch and the line


Originally uploaded by gillstrawberry.

A photo from my list of favourites on Flickr

Naming of the Dead

Ian Rankin - Books - Inspector Rebus novels - Naming of the Dead
New Ian Rankin book. Also: an interactive map of Edinburgh

flickrInspector

flickrInspector | http://netomer.de/flickrtools/
All kinds of information about your flickr account. Here's mine

Sydney by Night

Sydney by Night
Impressively huge panoramic photo of Sydney. Quite a nice flash interface too.

Wallpapers [RU]

WALLPAPERS[RU] - Арт-паки и итоги совместных конкурсов
Wallpapers from Russian graphic artists

Going for an English

Going for an English
From Goodness Gracious Me

Three Movie Trailers

Three movie trailers I watched over the weekend, all quite different from each other, all interesting in their own way.

The Quiet

American Hardcore

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Grizzly Bears, McNeil River Falls

Alaska Grizzly Bears, McNeil River Falls - Wildcam Grizzlies - National Geographic Magazine
Live video of bears hanging out in a river, catching fish and generally having fun. [via]

Done The Impossible goes BitTorrent

WHEDONesque : Comments on 10914 : Done The Impossible goes BitTorrent download.
Done the Impossible, a film about Firefly/Serenity fans, has been released under a Creative Commons license, and is available for download (legally) via bittorrent.

Friday, July 21, 2006

office war

officewarjc3.jpg (JPEG Image, 585x4912 pixels)
[via Toothpaste for Dinner's Random Livejournal Picture Generator, which i found via Sciatica]

Free Song Friday

French song!
Camille - Ta Douleur (from: Le Fil)

Cover Song!
Ash - Teenage Kicks (from: KDGE's Adventure Club)

Best Song Ever!
Pony Up! - The Truth About Cats and Dogs (Is That They Die) (from: Make Love To The Judges With Your Eyes)

Guide to Springfield USA

Guide to Springfield USA
Map of the Simpsons hometown. Nerdtastically detailed [via]

From my Favourites


P10004171
Originally uploaded by miharu.

A photo from my list of favourites on Flickr

Nerd ABCs

fine art for children and babies
Now if only I had some friends who've just had a baby. Oh, hang on...

Animating Keanu Reeves

The New York Times > Movies > Interactive Feature > Audio Slide Show: Animating Keanu Reeves
Little slideshow with commentary from Richard Linklater about the animation in A scanner Darkly. Which isn't out in Australia for another 2 months.

Northern Town

CBC Television - Northern Town
Hope this is available on B--T------. I'm a sucker for anything that involves Don McKellar.

Knowing JUST enough to be dangerous

QDN: Knowing JUST enough to be dangerous
I remember following a similar guide a while back, and arsed up my PC in a number of small ways. So then I bought a Mac. [via]

Falcon Cam

CBC Manitoba - Features - CBC Manitoba Falcon Cam
The webcam seems to be flicking around Winnipeg at the moment, but it generally goes back to the birdies eventually

Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager

YouTube - Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager (episode 1)
Hmmm...has potential

CSS Browser Selector

CSS Browser Selector
I can see this as being very useful

Thursday, July 20, 2006

How to Make Firefox for Mac More Mac-like

How to Make Firefox for Mac More Mac-like · cavemonkey50.com
I've not really had any problems with Fx on my mac, but I suppose that's because I'm so used to Fx on Windows, having used it at work and at home for so long.

Panographies

Photojojo » Panographies: Panoramas on Steroids
I've made a few normal panoramas before, but nothing like this. I'll have to give it a try one of these days, when I'm not busy taking ice hockey photos.

Katamari Papercraft

Katamari_Prince.png (PNG Image, 1964x2592 pixels)
Papercraft model of the prince from Katamari. I'll take a photo of mine once I finish cutting it out and gluing it together.

palettes of colour love

//// COLOURlovers :: palettes of colour love.
Sexy colour palette ideas

How to create an awesome logo

How to create an awesome logo
Heh. See, this is why I suck at any kind of graphic design. [via]

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Star Wars On Earth

Star Wars On Earth
Star Wars models photoshopped (extremely well) into photos of Paris