February 2012
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☞ Happy Sol 17th, Everyone!
So I always thought it took the Earth 365.25 days to orbit the Sun. Hence every four years those .25 days add up to an extra day and we get a leap year. Turns out I was wrong, though. Turns out, it takes Earth 365.242374 days to orbit the Sun. I know. I feel so foolish now.
It was Pope Gregory the XIII (P. Greggy Gregg as he was known back in the 1500s) who first noticed this. Well, probably a...
Admiral Ackbar Speaks →
Old guys are the best. [via]
Worst Episode Ever →
Leonard charts out the quality of TV shows over time. SNL is particularly interesting, as it appears to have gotten better recently… but everyone clearly knows SNL was best back in (SNLseason = yourYearOfBirth+15)
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☞ Hipsters and Hand Grenades
It seems like every time I go somewhere new in Brooklyn that I’ve already been there. Which is weird, because I never go to Brooklyn. But when I do, apparently it’s always to the same neighborhood. Which is weird, because it isn’t.
On those rare occasions when there is a Brooklyn trip on the agenda, I’ll look at the destination on the subway map and say to myself:...
Everything Is a Remix →
Kirby Ferguson’s year-long project ended yesterday. Everything Is a Remix is about, uh, everything being a remix, I guess. Watch the first part. It’s seven minutes, and I guarantee you’ll want to watch the rest. It is as entertaining as it is informative. Seriously, it’ll change the way you look at, like, everything. Like life. Life on the streets. Homicide: Life on the...
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore →
Really quite excellent. Take 15 minutes out of your day and watch it.
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☞ Ladies Love Progress Meters.
I lost my wallet a couple weeks ago. The Port Authority bus terminal was involved, which almost goes without saying. It is the original hive of scum and villainy… first mentioned in Revelations, if my years of Bible Schooling taught me anything.
Wallet lost, I spent a few hours singing and dancing on the sidewalk in order to scrape together enough coin for subway fare back to my apartment....
Lenticular Manhattan Map →
I want one of these. That way, when an EMP takes out all the iPhones, I will be king of directions! Bow before me! I know the closest train stop to Murray’s Cheese Shop! [via]
Take On Me, North Korean Style (with accordions) →
North Koreans, they’re just like us! Mostly! [via]
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☞ That's Master Jobsman To You.
Remember a few years back when every TV channel had a home makeover show? It was ridiculous.
Trading Spaces, While You Were Out, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Trading Spaces: Family, Curb Appeal, Trading Spaces: British Invasion, Clean Sweep, Trading Spaces: European Takeover, Trading Spaces: What The Hell Did You Do To My Bathroom?, Trading Spaces: I Want My Kitchen Back To How It Was Before.
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IGN Daily Fix →
I’m sure this isn’t nearly as funny to everyone else as it is to me, but I’ve watched in three times now and I’m still laughing, so here it is.
NYPL Labs : Stereogranimator →
NYPL’s Stereogranimator is amazing for a number of reasons. #1: Stereograms are awesome. #2: Old things are awesome. #3: Animated GIFs are awesome (obviously, old file format). #4: It’s a really well-written web app that can generate Animated GIFs from old stereograms. Done. [via]