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 The equally terrifying and majestic Grand Canyon glass walkway will officially open in March. Hatriotism: Proving your patriotism by hating the people the government tells you to hate. [via A.Whole] Nintendo is replacing 1st generation Wiimote straps by mail since they have a point of failure. If you have one of the early ones and plan to throw your controller with the force of a thousand robots, ask Nintendo to send you new ones for free. The Wiimotion Flickr pool has photos of people playing with their Wiis. [via Wonderland] One of the best moments from Fresh Prince. [YouTube via Digg] Animation-inspired lessons from Walt Stanchfield, drawing instructor for Walt Disney Studios. "we should learn to get that first impression down right away – while it’s fresh, while it’s still in that first impression stage – before it starts to fade…" A new poll reveals that only 25% of Americans know they eat genetically modified foods in their diet. Male circumcision has a 50-60% preventative rate from acquiring HIV/AIDS. Richard Dawkins is the guest on The Late Late Show, RTÉ 1, Ireland. [YouTube] "[P]ressure is building for Texas Gov. Rick Perry to commute the sentence of Tyrone Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison for smoking pot. In 1990, when he was 17, Brown took part in a $2 robbery in which the victim was not physically injured, a crime for which he received 10 years of probation. A few weeks later, he tested positive for marijuana, and the judge not only revoked his probation but inexplicably resentenced him to a life term." "ALBANY, N.Y. — The son of Miami Police Chief John Timoney was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months [instead of 40 years] in federal prison for trying to buy 400 pounds of marijuana from an undercover agent." xRez has gigapixel zoomable images that are simply astonishing. Fish have been discovered that thrive on 350 degree water near underwater volcanoes with a ph balance equivalent to sulfuric acid.  You Thought We Wouldn't Notice keeps track of graphic design ripoffs. The Shower Project is one gay man's quest to shower with 100 women and document it to make his straight friends jealous. The new Al-Jazeera English network hosted Samantha Bee from The Daily Show to get some advice on being TV journalists. Video at HuffPo. Wiimote GlovePIE script for using the Wiimote to control Google Earth. Mr. Show: The Pre-Taped Call-In Show. [YouTube] Gawker posted a really well-rounded collection of overused phrases relied upon by bloggers and media types to seem hip. I cannot deny that I am guilty of some of these myself. Effective January 1, all outdoor advertising in São Paulo will be prohibited. A new type of nano-cable converts light into electricity. "The cables are 16 nanometres in diameter and several micrometres long. They resemble the light-harvesting antennae used by some bacteria and transform light into electricity in a similar way to the semiconductors in solar panels, albeit on a much smaller scale." Jason Kottke points to Regret The Error's top corrections of 2006, including, "She's got the patent resume of somebody that has serious skill. She loves football. She's African-American, which would kind of be a big coon. A big coon. Oh my God. I am totally, totally, totally, totally, totally sorry for that." Matt Damon as a shirtless Matthew McConaughey. [YouTube] The Apple iPhone will most likely be released in January and is rumored to be much like an iPod mini with a slide-out phone keypad. "Boeing's stolen laptop nudges the total number of lost or exposed personal records since February, 2005, past the 100 million mark, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse's excellent data breach chronology website." [via 27B Stroke 6] The new beta of Photoshop CS3 is now available on Adobe's website. Use a valid Photoshop serial number to unlock and use it or find a hack that's already been posted to lots of sites. This is the first time Adobe has released a public beta of Photoshop. A beta of the interesting-looking Adobe Soundbooth is also available. Bill Clinton responds to a heckler. [YouTube] The rooftop 3-story penthouse atop the Pierre Hotel in midtown Manhattan is on sale for $70 million. xkcd drew a map of the Internet, all 256 /8 subnets in the ipv4 space. Old VCRs can be hollowed out to make all sorts of fun things, like a media center PC. Labels: Sunday Reader |
 
  
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