How True It Is!

The Joy Of Tech has me pegged perfectly :-) ...

Dumpr

Don't worry, this has absolutely no connection to that entry a couple of posts back :-).

Dumpr is a clever service that insinuates one of your own images into any of a number of interesting templates.

They provide a mechanism for publishing the result to an amazing number of other online services.

For some reason, they've gone to some trouble to stop you from simply downloading it yourself.

Fortunately, that's easy to get around, using a screen capture utility!

"Take A Dump In Your Pants ..."

"... If You Need To" is an example from a collection of weird placards people have used to motivate long distance runners.

My favourite was this one.

I can imagine, though, that the subsequent running might be just a little uncomfortable ... assuming she's any good at her job :-).

Thanks to Neatorama for the link.

This Is My World

Thanks to Mathematics Under The Microscope for showing me this wonderful image by Russian political cartoonist Mikhail Zlatkovsky, entitled "Facing Eternity".

It won the Ken Sprague Fund competition at Earthworks 2008.

I loved the title of Alexandre's blog post ... "One more cartographic projection" :-).

Floating Staircase

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for pointing out this amazing staircase, designed by the Jordivayreda Projectteam.

I can only assume the steps have a fairly solid steel core, otherwise their use would be limited to only the most earnest anorexics.

Citation Needed

The T-shirt seems spot on.

However, I'd be very happy to give her "credentials" a thorough going over, just to make sure :-).

Priorities

Hopefully, it won't be long until we can replace "911" by "000".

Weird Nails

I've seen a number of these pictures of amazing fingernails before, but Crooked Brains has collected them all in one place.

You have to wonder what makes people want to manipulate their bodies like this, but I guess if they're happy to do so, the least we can do is have a good gawk at them.

When Only The Best Will Do

Thanks to Shiny Shiny for pointing me to Wrong Cards, the place to go when Hallmark just doesn't cut it.

Most of them are clever, but this is my favourite so far.

In case you're still looking for that perfect mother's day card, they have quite a decent selection ... assuming you're happy being cut out of the will :-).

Kids!

Crooked Brains has a nice set of images depicting the strange behaviour of children.

This one's my favourite.

No idea whether that's a real laptop the kid's playing with, but it's still very cute how intently they're watching the screen.

Progress?

This cartoon I found at Core 77 is far too accurate for comfort :-). What's more, I'd need to replace "1990" with "1980"!

Cute Baby Dolls

I love these cute little realistic baby replicas shown over at Crooked Brains.

They're incredibly life-like, don't take up much space ... and they require a lot less maintenance than the real thing :-).

Geek T-Shirts #1 of 42

Does it get geekier than this?

I don't think so!

Gorgeous Periodic Table

I've been watching a series called Breaking Bad, which is about a high school chemistry teacher who has a major change in his life.

I won't tell you the details, so as not to give away any spoilers. You can check out the link above if you're not fussed.

Anyway, it made me realise that I didn't have a decent periodic table reference anywhere. So, I went searching and found this beautiful one.

It provides not only the basic reference information, but also a picture of one or more samples of the element ... and even Quicktime 3D videos in many cases!


Here's another excellent one, with a nice user interface. Clicking on an element displays a pop-up window containing a truly amazing amount of information, beautifully laid out.

Beautiful Snowflakes

You've probably heard that every snowflake is unique.

While the variation is probably not absolute, this gallery over at Crooked Brains has some very pretty examples.

"Chair"man Mao

While I think this Chairman Mao chair is absolutely hideous, I can't help but appreciate the pun!

I'm sure the designer never intended anyone to sit in it ... and I can't imagine anyone could, without having to turn around to check that he wasn't sporting a sinister little grin :-).

Thanks(?) to Neatorama for putting me off my lunch.

Faster, Stronger, Higher

We all know that China has a pretty crappy record regarding human rights.

Reporters Sans Frontières has come up with this apropos logo protesting the Beijing Olympics.

Let's hope we see plenty of these during the lead up to, and duration of, the event.

Clever Hand Painting

Thanks to Neatorama for pointing me to this gallery of clever hand painting.

They're all very clever, but I like this one the most. I think it's something to do with the overhead angle.

Nice Wallpaper

As you may know, gentle reader, I abhor desktop wallpaper. My Windows PC's desktop is set to pure black and my Macs are white ... only because Stevie J, in his infinite wisdom, only provides a small set of solid colours^*.

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. If you're into that sort of thing, this site contains a number of nice wallpapers, including the one displayed here, which would be my choice, if I wasn't such a purist.

*Actually, I just had an epiphany! I've taken a screenshot of my black Windows desktop, resized it to fit my Air and turned it into a JPEG with maximum compression, so it consumes almost no space. I have no idea why I didn't think of that a couple of years ago, when I got my first Mac ... what a silly bunt :-).

When Waterboarding Fails ...

Today, The Joy of Tech has this wonderful cartoon, providing some alternatives to waterboarding :-).