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Short posts and notes.

• John Malcovich stars in famous photos

  I’ve enjoyed John Malkovich on the big screen for years, but recently he’s taken his acting talents to a different medium–photography. Photographer Sandro Mi...

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• Caught looking

• This gif will come in handy for a future embarrassing screwup.

• This cheat sheet by Corey Smith can help you discover which social network…

• The BFFs, Batman and Superman, save the world again. (Illustration by Darwin…

• Light Pen

• You always have email.

• iDevice size spectrum, with Pop-Tart for reference.

• It is not entierly clear what problem the Apple Watch is meant to solve, but…

  It is not entierly clear what problem the Apple Watch is meant to solve, but it will be difficult to say no to buying one after trying it.

• Watchmen and Frozen

  While reading Alan Moore’s graphic novel, Watchmen, last night, I came across a scene that was painfully familiar. One of the main characters, Dr. Manhattan,...

• Common misconceptions

  Wikipedia’s list of common misconceptions is by no means complete or authroatative, but it is packed with tons of interesting–and well cited–factoids. This l...

• This supercut, by Jaume R. Lloret , highlights clips from a number of Wes…

  This supercut, by Jaume R. Lloret, highlights clips from a number of Wes Anderson’s films, where the action is from the POV of characters traveling in a vari...

• Mesmerizing jello bounce

• 2014: A Facebook Odyssey.

  2014: A Facebook Odyssey.

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• Gallup finds shifting views on morality

  A recent Gallup poll shows new highs in acceptance of various morality issues.

• Women Listening To Men In Art History

  Women Listening To Men In Art History

• This is a picture of my dad (on the right) receiving the UW Parkside Alumni…

• Technohyperbole

  The Economist examines Gartners techno-hype chart.

• Humans Need Not Apply. via Kottke .

• Relaxing in the afternoon

  Besides capturing them while they are sleeping, the only way to get the boys to stay still long enough for an in-focus closeup photograph is to have one of t...

• 45 years ago, men walked on the moon

• Of course it's a trick question

• My backyard (almost)

  One of the greatest things about living in South Florida is the natural beauty of our beaches and the wildlife that inhabit them. This timelapse video by Cam...

• Disneyland’s original prospectus : Boing Boing has an in-depth look at the…

  Disneyland’s original prospectus : Boing Boing has an in-depth look at the original plans behind the development of Disneyland.

• Clickbait grammar

  Michael Reid Roberts has a piece in The American Reader about the grammer employed by Upworthy and other websites to attract clicks:

• Collar stays.

• Detroit's Urban Decay

  GooBing Detroit uses images from Google Map’s street view to show the decay of one of America’s once-great cities. Here’s a powerful example.

• Peak fat

• Marketers that figure out the LTV of their customers before their…

  Marketers that figure out the LTV of their customers before their competitors will win.

• Looks like Jagger

• dailyoverview : Easter Sunday St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican City 41°54′8″N…

• Waiting 'till the last minute

  There were long lines both on the website and at enrollment centers to sign-up up for insurance in the days leading up to the end of the ObamaCare open enrol...

• My wife took this photo of my two youngest kids playing on our new back porch.

• It's all sports

  Jason Kottke sees liking something publicly as a sort of spectator sport.

• I'm moving to a new house

  I’ve lived in the same apartment since January 2009. That’s the longest I’ve lived in one place in my life (almost). Leaving is bitter-sweet. It has been hom...

• Quiet please

  Noise canceling headphones, quite car interiors, silent retreats–there is a big move toward quality, high-end quiet. Silence has always been valuable, but in...

• Ghost ships

  How long will it take for drone cargo ships to set sail and start crossing the high seas?

• Cats with jetpacks

  What weapons of war do you need to defend your territory? Consider the following from the Guardian:

• A first Android first

  I’m sure there are other examples, but adding Handwriting for Android into Evernote is the first time I’ve seen a major mobile feature, from a mainstream sof...

• The web of relationship advice

  David McCandless and Kathryn Ariel Kay made a word-cloud of the most repeated relationship advice from across 25 popular relationship guides for the website,...

• Becoming Geek

  John Siracusa’s post, The Road to Geekdom brings up some interesting points about geek culture:

• Embedding Getty

  There’s been a lot of excitement on the web today about Getty Images allowing visitors to embed their photos across the web.

• The clarity of experience

  Dustin Curtis:

• Turning two

  Today we celebrated my middle child’s second birthday. His buddies and their families gathered together for a fun get together at his favorite playground.

• One sided football

  Jon Bois created one of the most lopsided football games ever. Sunday’s Super Bowl should be closer. I remember fixing games by creating souped-up players wi...

• Meet your new robot overlords

  Google is building an army–a robot army–through a series of recent acquisitions. It’s interesting to see the variety of real world applications these robotic...

• Catching up on Football

  Thank goodness for this ESPN summary of the 2013 NFL season. Without it, I’d be completely lost going into Sunday’s Super Bowl.

• Steve's advice for graduates

  All the chatter about the 30 year anniversary of the Mac today got me thinking about Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech.