Link roundup

1. Funny Portal 2 animated gif. And speaking of, it would be cool if Valve made a POTaTOS kit that attached to a typical Mr. Potato Head.

2. How to set up a green screen photo studio for $100. Via.

3. Gallery of beer league hockey jerseys.

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Link roundup

1. Hilarious photo of kids learning about the wonders of the human reproduction.

2. A Baltimore Sun photographer accepted a buyout, started a blog, and then more or less destroyed the industry for professional photographers:

By teaching a horde of novices the skills necessary to shoot photographs of a quality that was until very recently only within the grasp of an elite few, Hobby has played a significant role in the transformation of the profession. In the last few years, the market rate for many types of professional photographs has dropped by as much as 99 percent.

3. "A special mask that produces sights and smells fooled study participants into thinking they were eating a cookie they weren't."

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Oil-covered Little Mermaid (link roundup)

Oil-covered Princess Ariel on sale as a t-shirt here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Dunny, video game, and and comic book giveaway.

2. Useful photo editing tips, including making photos black and white and turning photos into pop art.

3. North Korea tried to sneak an extra forward onto their World Cup team.

*Previously: Annie Leibovitz photographs Julianne Moore as The Little Mermaid.

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Classics given a Star Trek twist (link roundup)

Jesus Christ Superstar and The Shining given a Star Trek twist in this week's edition of Photoshop Phriday.

And a few more links:

1. How to take forced perspective photographs. Via.

2. A recent most emailed NY Times article claimed that there had been numerous killings in the Phillipines related to karaoke performance of "My Way." But as this analysis points out, the article cited no evidence whatsoever indicating that the story wasn't made up. Via.

3. Ron Jaworski breaks down Jay Cutler's 26 interceptions (they were Cutler's fault). Via.

*Previously: Star Trek recruitment poster.

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New Little People in the City

Slinkachu posted several new photos in the Little People in the City project. Here's the related webstore.

*Previously: "Paintball Panzer" - - the miniature tank with a paintball cannon.

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Avanaut's frosty Star Wars photos

Two of Avanaut's chilly photos of Star Wars Lego. This shot shows how the look is achieved:



And you'll find more details at the link. See also: Snowball fight on Hoth. Via.

*Previously: The Col-Pop: Popcorn sits in the top, cold soda in the bottom.

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