Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday links: Nov 20

German deer still act like the Berlin Wall is up. [link]

The story of Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter while on LSD in 1970.

Pay attention.

People made from pantyhose. [link]

A magnetic sail. It's an alternative to a solar sail that also provides some protection from radiation. Watch the video. [link]

A quantum computer than can be programmed has been invented. [link]

ISS passing in front of the moon. [link]

Cookie sheet fail. [link]

A remake of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".

Zombie Opera. [link]

Nifty clock. [link]

Shirt designing with bleach. [link]

Analysis of changes in music industry profits over the last 5 years with emphasis on the impact of file sharing. [link]

Alternate history of the Beatles, or What if the Beatles had Done SNL. [link]

Part 1 of 5 of an animated Dr. Who.

Sound guy for DC Podiums got hired to run the sound for a Christian gay bashing rally. He then donated his proceeds to giving the counter-protesters microphone time during the protest. [link]

Another pretty slick clock. [link]

Greek priest beat with tire iron for looking too Muslim. [link]

Game: Drop 3 - Tetris with non-squared shapes. [link]

Kevlar wallpaper. [link]

2 comments:

lacochran said...

Love the "paying attention" video. That's fantastic!

Der_Muffinmann said...

So, after 3 days of playing Drop 3 on and off I got to level 290 with a score of 1005100 before my browser froze up. I'd imagine others beat that, but was just wondering how high it went, and if there was a limit.