3 days ago
nelson : Bad ballots - Great examples of the kinds of things that go wrong in election ballots
Rod Begbie : MPR: Challenged ballots: You be the judge - Good overview of the kinds of mistakes on ballots that are being challenged during the Minnesota recount. [via] #
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nelson : Thomas Kinkade formula - Direction to filmmakers: be insipid in 16 easy steps
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gleuschk : the speeches of Barack Obama - great MeFi comment
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2 month ago
nelson : Mackerel currency - Federal prisoners in California now trade cans of mackeral instead of packs of cigarettes
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2 month ago
nelson : Burj Dubai - great set of aerial photos of the 2000 foot skyscraper
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3 month ago
Milo Vermeulen : Adam Savage (of Mythbusters) talks at HOPE hackers conference [via]
gleuschk : Hope2601 - Adam Savage - Fascination with the Dodo Bird - great talk, even better Q&A
Andy Baio : Adam Savage's "Obsession with the Dodo Bird" from the Last HOPE - great talk about geek obsession and the DIY attitude
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3 month ago
nelson : Getting shot at - Turkish journalists wander into machine gun fire in Georgia
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3 month ago
philgyford : You're not helping | MetaTalk - Oh, apparently I shouldn't have posted that (to me) fascinating question because it's too hypothetical. Shame. Seems more interesting than "How do I fix my Mac", etc.
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philgyford : What to do now to improve the human race in the long term? | Ask Metafilter - After reading 'Last and First Men' I've been wondering this, so I asked Metafilter.
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3 month ago
nelson : Making Swiss cheese - Great photoessay of traditional alps cheesemaking
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3 month ago
gleuschk : pessimistic (though generally accurate) life advice: - part of a pair with the next one
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3 month ago
gleuschk : optimistic (though generally accurate) life advice: - part of a pair with the previous one
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4 month ago
nelson : Pathologic - Commentary on an obscure 2005 Russian videogame that's problematic but uniquely interesting
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4 month ago
nelson : War of the Worlds tripod - Sculpture tribute to Wells' novel
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4 month ago
nelson : Microwave cake - This is ridiculous
Jeremy Zawodny : Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes! - Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes!: heh
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4 month ago
nelson : Microwave cake results - It tastes a little like strawberries, and a little like failure.
Andy Baio : Something Awful tries the 5-minute microwave chocolate cake recipe - don't miss the handy microwaved huevos rancheros recipe [via]
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4 month ago
nelson : Grace Jones / Pee-Wee Herman - Christmas special!
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5 month ago
nelson : Remote control vasectomy - We are now living in the future
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nelson : Albanian sworn virgin - Interesting old European custom of women becoming virtual men
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5 month ago
nelson : Adventures in stock photography - Funny snark
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