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Promoting old books with new movies

“The Happy Godfather”: The original soundtrack from the Godfather played in a Major scale! (by MajorVsMinor)

How Search Works - The Story - “ Behind your simple page of results is a complex system, carefully crafted and tested, to support more than one-hundred billion searches each month. ”

That Damian Wayne is a creepy kid.

China’s air pollution has been bad lately. Really, really bad. We’ve posted photos of it before, but the above shot really drives home how severe this has gotten.

Is there a pope?

U.S. overlaid on the Moon for a sense of scale:

How big is the Moon, really? Reddit user boredboarder8 provided some perspective with this image of the Moon with an overlaid United States. It’s roughly estimated (and others would be better at commenting on the accuracy better than me), but after some back-of-napkin math it seems about right. The area of the United States, not including Alaska, is a little over 20 percent of the Moon’s surface area. [via io9]

rough-and-tumblr:

babbling brook.

Language communities of Twitter (European detail) (by Eric Fischer)

You had one job

Mistakes will be made in the march towards the future. But the worst possible mistake is neglecting to do the work required to get there because you think we’ve already arrived.

— John Siracusa - Hypercritical: Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

A flash of lighting is seen over St. Peter’s Basilica during a rainstorm at Vatican.

(via The Best Pictures of the Week: February 8 – February 15 - LightBox)

50 Years Ago: The World in 1963

When you pass on valentine’s messages to your loved one’s this year, don’t forget these guys… - Imgur

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My name is difficult to pronounce (apparently). And Merlin Mann thinks I have a cute profile picture. Listen without flash.

This is from Back to Work #106: Enough Candy to Last Forever.

This Is What the Sky Could Look Like Over New York - NYTimes.com

via Alan Jacobs

(via xkcd: Steroids)

Northeast Slammed by Blizzard

The Postal Service - A Tattered Line of String [OFFICIAL TRACK] (not the video) (by subpoprecords)

Hand-painted Batman mug: courtesy of my wife. For my birthday.

The Link Between Kids Who Walk or Bike to School and Concentration

Wine makers, you’re doing a great job. I think I’ll just keep letting you do what you do best. Don’t let me get in your way or take your job.

explore-blog:

Adam Green: The Spectacular Thefts of Apollo Robbins, Pickpocket

Here’s what you do. Click the Wikipaintings random link over and over. In fact, open 20 new tabs in the background. Now you’ve generated your own little art gallery.

Take some time to explore through the paintings. Click through to the artist page to learn more about the personalities behind the canvas. Click the style link to learn more about the style and find more paintings of that era and style.

Coffee: It Gets Me Through the Day - Imgur

A short history of the death of culture

China’s toxic sky makes for a whole industry of clever protective masks.

(via James Bond will Return… by *ArkadeBurt on deviantART)

(via Winter in Krakow - Imgur)

littlepawz:

What a wonderful idea: Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital brightens the day of their little patients by having window washers dress up as Superheroes. I can just imagine the smiles on those little faces when they suddenly see Superman appear at their window :)

Ideology, Not Competence

merlin:

Mandy Moore - “When Will My Life Begin?” (Tangled , 2010)

I genuinely, honestly, unironically, sincerely adore this song.

Twitter / Cmdr_Hadfield: Weightless water

Marc Andreessen says you either will be the person who tells the computer what to do or the person that the computer tells what to do. I see more and more young folks internalizing that dichotomy and deciding to “get technical.”

— Fred Wilson A VC: Just Do It

The Wolf Man

I heard a rustling in the kitchen. Discovered Daniel in the pantry closet: “Out, out, damned tot!”

— Gabi (She knew I had just watched Patrick Stewart’s Macbeth.)

List of Batman comics - Wikipedia

Should this be my new bike? (via CrossRip Elite - Trek Bicycle)

Kickstarter is a thing. A big successful thing.

(via Pearls Before Swine Comic Strip, January 13, 2013 on GoComics.com)

Wolfram-Alpha Personal Analytics

Fugue state

If I am not willing to re-read something I’ve written five times to make sure it’s good, it’s not.

Better Than Human: Why Robots Will — And Must — Take Our Jobs

Annual top post posts are stupid. So here’s mine.

But really, I think this post would deserve the top spot had it happened earlier in the year: Turkeys in Hot Pursuit.

tastysynapse:

Minimalistic Superhero Posters by *thelincdesign

staff:

It’s a holiday miracle!

stoweboyd:

The single most important decision we can make in a connected world is who to follow. - Stowe Boyd

The debate will rage on.

This is from my recent trip to Baltimore, MD. I didn’t take many pictures, but I liked how this one turned out.

Tumblr, excellent work with the new version of your iOS app. I, and many others I’m sure, appreciate the Markdown support and the new iPad version.

The 50 Best Animal Photos Of 2012

Gabi: ‎”something banter-y” stated. Jonathan: Pithy comeback making fun of the previous comment. Gabi: Embarrassed grin and shoulder shrug, followed by self-deprecating humor masking real chagrin. Jonathan: Vague pop culture reference accompanied with link to animated .gif Gabi: Laughter out loud, followed by desire to share that sensation, followed by the physical typing of alphabet letters which somehow convey that state of being to Facebook companion. Jonathan: Searching google for a new and appropriate emoticon. Settling on a standard wink. Gabi: Sigh of relief at somehow emerging from attempt at witty repartee unscathed by enduring emotional breakdown. Gabi: Followed by immediate sense of self-doubt… Gabi: And questioning of entire former conversation… To delete or not delete from wall?!?!?! Jonathan: Unjustified need to have the last word in a thread that isn’t even an argument. Gabi: Passive aggressive recognition of above stated condition - accepting of gauntlet thrown. Jonathan: Sudden and unreasonable shift in conversational tone. Gabi: Recollection of former grievance against own person by said Facebook companion - conclusion that said Facebook companion is no longer worthy of actual friendship. Logical conclusion: de-friend-ation. Satisfaction that said former Facebook companion is now feeling proper guilt and shame. Eagerly awaiting renewed friendship request. Jonathan: APOLOGY WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS THAT SOUNDS INSINCERE. RECIPIENT WILL NEVER SEE THE APOLOGY IF THEY ACTED OUT ON THE DEFRIENDING THREAT. Gabi: After awkward IFLencounter, decision to re-friend so to appear benevolent and self-sacrificial. Gabi: On a whim, mention former conversation that led to this entire awkward situation, hoping to laugh it off and at same time hopefully have other person assume blame and ease own sense of fault Jonathan: Passively aggressively assumes blame in the hopes that the other party will share it. Left unsatisfied and resentful for being at fault. Gabi: Happiness at having restored friendship and own sense of self-worth - cosmos once again in balance. Gabi: ‎”something banter-y” stated. Jonathan: Pithy comeback making fun of the previous comment. Gabi: Embarrassed grin and shoulder shrug, followed by self-deprecating humor masking real chagrin. Jonathan: Vague pop culture reference accompanied with link to animated .gif Gabi: Laughter out loud, followed by desire to share that sensation, followed by the physical typing of alphabet letters which somehow convey that state of being to Facebook companion. Jonathan: Searching google for a new and appropriate emoticon. Settling on a standard wink. Gabi: Sigh of relief at somehow emerging from attempt at witty repartee unscathed by enduring emotional breakdown. Gabi: Followed by immediate sense of self-doubt… Gabi: And questioning of entire former conversation… To delete or not delete from wall?!?!?! Jonathan: Unjustified need to have the last word in a thread that isn’t even an argument. Gabi: Passive aggressive recognition of above stated condition - accepting of gauntlet thrown. Jonathan: Sudden and unreasonable shift in conversational tone. Gabi: Recollection of former grievance against own person by said Facebook companion - conclusion that said Facebook companion is no longer worthy of actual friendship. Logical conclusion: de-friend-ation. Satisfaction that said former Facebook companion is now feeling proper guilt and shame. Eagerly awaiting renewed friendship request. Jonathan: APOLOGY WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS THAT SOUNDS INSINCERE. RECIPIENT WILL NEVER SEE THE APOLOGY IF THEY ACTED OUT ON THE DEFRIENDING THREAT. Gabi: After awkward irl encounter, decision to re-friend so to appear benevolent and self-sacrificial. Gabi: On a whim, mention former conversation that led to this entire awkward situation, hoping to laugh it off and at same time hopefully have other person assume blame and ease own sense of fault Jonathan: Passively aggressively assumes blame in the hopes that the other party will share it. Left unsatisfied and resentful for being at fault. Gabi: Happiness at having restored friendship and own sense of self-worth - cosmos once again in balance.

Here’s the links to parts 1, 2, and 3 of Alan Taylor’s pictures of the year.

2012: The Year in Photos, Part 1 of 3

2012: The Year in Photos, Part 2 of 3

The Americas light up in this composite image made by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite. NASA reports the image was made over nine days in April and 13 days in October. According to NASA, 312 orbits were required to get a clear shot of each parcel of the Earth’s surface. Additionally, the image shows Superstorm Sandy making landfall over New Jersey on Oct. 29.

(via The Week in Pictures: Nov. 29 - Dec. 6- slideshow - slide - 1 - NBCNews.com)

This is the first time I’ve been chased by wild turkeys on the way to work. Their pursuit concerned me at first, especially since my people had just finished massacring and eating their people, but early in the chase it became clear they were friendly, playful even.

Now I know where the term ‘Turkey Trot’ comes from.

We get what we click on. Alas, we also get what others click on. And society does a poor job of marketing productive media to itself.

— Seth Godin - “A fire in South Buffalo!”

Jonathan Harris:

There is an ancient pact between tools and their users which says that tools should be used by their users, and not the other way around. Good tools should help their users accomplish a task by satisfying some pre-existing urge and then getting out of the way. Attention economies, at their most addictive, violate this pact. Like good medicine, good tools should appear briefly when you need them, and then disappear, leaving you free to get on with your life.

This made me happy. Then sad.

This is a page from The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Visual Micro-Tales of Our Shared Humanity.

Attention is the most valuable and limited resource

I should do something special for my 1,00th post. But I’m not going to. This is it.

There are so many potential vices in the world over which one must exert self control: Drinking, food, gambling, etc. These are all fine in moderation, but shouldn’t be over-indulged in lest they become deleterious to health and happiness.

But can’t coffee just be something we drink as much as we want, with no underlying guilt or fear of abuse? COFFEE IS SO DAMN GOOD. The way it flows through your belly and into your veins, making life more vibrant – more full. It is a peerless beverage.

It might be time to add Taipei to the list of vacation destinations.

Super Moon with Taipei 101 (by Chih-Jan Fan)

According to Munch, he was inspired to paint this scene as he was walking in a boardwalk with tow of his companions. As he stopped and his companions walked on, he looked up at the blood red sky and felt a “the scream of nature” moving through him.

via WikiPaintings.org

(via Imgur)

@BlawnDee:

Yeah these boxes are definitely plotting something.

I’ve listened to this three times now. Garcia-Fons plays the double bass like a Spanish guitar.

Hypothetical Battles: If every state of the USA declared war against each other, which would win?

The one rule of coffee drinking

The Anti-Todo List

by Miss Aniela

Do.

IMDB Top 250 in 2 ½ Minutes (by Jonathan Keogh)

via Patbird & Galesaur

(via Apartment - mlkshk)

The tripadvisor reviews are bad but it would still be cool to visit the hotel built into the set of Luke Skywalker’s home.

MATMATAT-AL-QADIMAL, TUNISIA: Let’s see: it’s in the desert, it’s literally a hole in the ground, and the accommodations are far from ideal. So why would you stay at the Hotel Sidi Driss? Because Luke Skywalker did. The hotel is operating inside the former set of Luke’s boyhood home, and while you won’t find a lot of props here, you can visit Aunt Beru’s kitchen, sit in the Lars family dining room, and have a drink at the well-stocked bar. Plus, it’s only $10 or so a night, and is within driving distance of a number of other Star Wars filming locations.

And here’s the sequel.

prettyheartattacks:

via Imgur

via The Oatmeal

(via Creative Review - K is for King, Q is for Queen)

You have no idea how much joy this picture has brought to my life - via Imgur

comicsandgraphics:

Lilli Carré, 2012

it8bit:

You’ll Never Know…

Army Staff Sgt. Norma Gonzales of the 426 Civil Affairs Battalion reads a magazine next to fellow soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Oct. 11 while waiting to be ferried via helicopter to different U.S. military bases.

via The Week in Pictures: Oct. 4-11 - NBCNews.com

via - Imgur

Halifax-based artist David Reeves creates thrilling paper cut out action scenes involving typical action characters like zombies, superheroes, and ninjas.

(via Mid-life superheroes. - Imgur)

(via INCIDENTAL COMICS)