August 2010
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“Cummings on Pound: He’s humane without being human. Pound on Cummings:...”
– E. E. Cummings / Ezra Pound
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July 2010
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“The sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick.”
– “The hardest tongue twister in the English language” according to Dive Into Python 3
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April 2010
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Apr 26th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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“Filmmaking is athletics over aesthetics.”
– Werner Herzog
Apr 20th
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Just An Idea...
Apr 17th
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Apr 8th
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Apr 8th
Listen16bit - The Milky Pie Mix [ download the mp3 ] ...
Apr 5th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 1st
March 2010
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Mar 30th
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Apparatus For Facilitating The Birth of a Child By... →
Patent #3,216,423 Developed by observing a pregnant elephant in labor, George and Charlotte Blonsky developed the Apparatus for Facilitating the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal Force to “create a gentle, evenly distributed, properly directed, precision-controlled force, that acts in unison with and supplements [mother’s] efforts”. from...
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Memento Mori: Victorian Death Photos →
Notice in this photo that the living are blurred, having been unable to remain still for the long exposure times required by cameras of the day.  Only the deceased’s image remains sharp. from http://cogitz.com/2009/08/28/memento-mori-victorian-death-photos/ The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture much more commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the...
Mar 30th
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Undemocratic pins →
Members of the Chinese People’s Paramilitary Police practice their maneuvers with pins in their collars (as well as wooden crosses on their backs). from http://obviousmag.org/en/archives/2009/11/undemocratic_pins.html Truth be told, there was a lot of creativity behind this sad invention. Using pins or needles placed on the shirt collar was a pretty creative technique found to...
Mar 30th
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Mar 30th
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“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
– a six-word story by Ernest Hemingway; he claimed it was his best work ever.
Mar 30th
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Mar 29th
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Unbelievable Cat-friendly House Design from Japan →
from http://www.moderncat.net/2008/10/08/unbelievable-cat-friendly-house-design-from-japan/ original Japanese link: http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/hebel/product/plus/cat-b.html
Mar 29th
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Mar 29th
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ListenLazer Sword - FACT Mix 133 [ download the mp3 ] ...
Mar 25th
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Mar 25th
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ListenNastyNasty - Electronic Explorations 105 [...
Mar 25th
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ListenLando Kal - Fuzzy Ankles [ download the mp3 ] ...
Mar 25th
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Mar 23rd