Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Mermaid Skeleton by Sandrine Pelletier


It's called "Nage Macabre" and you can find it under the "recent works" link here.

TypeRacer, fun, fast online game



I can't type, and it's still fun. It's always a pleasure to find a website that concentrates on providing a good experience rather than fancy bells and whistles.

Toy: Revoltech Jun




Another adorable Revoltech creation. And when you get tired of it, just swap it's face or accessories. You can order it here and see more photos here.

Clever Wall-E ad



Flickr link. Via.

(Can't say I'm excited about the movie. The robot looks like a combination of two of my least favorite robots - - ROB and Short Circuit, and I'm apparently the only person on the planet who hated Ratatouille.)

Slices of the world




Made by Studio Psyho for a travel agency called Madagascar. Via.

How to get traffic with StumbleUpon

I don't use any of the social sites, but if you're interested in using StumbleUpon, here's some tips.

Video of modular robot reassembling itself after being kicked apart



Kind of horrifying to watch. The Earth is going to be a pretty bizarre place in 50 years. Via.

Party Ideas For Math Nerds?

Slashdot has some funny ideas (mixed amongst a lot of bitter comments):

The trick is to do things she and her friends like in unexpected and subtle ways. For example, arrange the appetizers in the Fibonacci series (or get really daring and stack them vertically using Pascal's triangle). Use geometry to decorate (especially Pi)

Don't forget drinking games: It's not that hard, you just pick a card and drink half the sum of the prime factors in fingers. If you get it wrong, you have to stand on your head and recite pi backwards (as hard as it sounds.)

Monday, April 28, 2008

Nebula Winners Have Been Announced

Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policemen's Union won for best novel. See the whole list here. (I'm not sure what to expect. I loved Kavalier and Clay, but Summerland and The Final Solution were boooring.)

Nexus-6 T-Shirt



Last Exit To Nowhere has the coolest t-shirts on the planet.

Boxing Godzilla t-shirt design



Found in this store, which features a variety of t-shirts including two different designs for "Afro Boy." Via.

"Rape is the best option for me"






Some powerful ads in an Amnesty International campaign to stop rapes in Darfur.