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Google Handwrite, Handwriting Recognition for Mobile Device Search
Google Handwrite is a new mobile search feature that lets smartphone and tablet users hand write search queries into Google search (video). As the user…
We Can Chew It!, Rosie the Retriever T-Shirts Help Support ASPCA
The Fluffington Post has joined up with the ASPCA to sell limited edition Rosie the Retriever t-shirts through TeeSpring for a good cause. $3 will…
RE/Mixed Media Festival 2012, Celebrating Remix Art & Culture
Now in its third year, the RE/Mixed Media Festival is an annual event that “celebrates remixing, mashups, copyright reform, and fair use.” This year’s event…
World Map of Banknotes Featuring the Currency of Each Country
The310Investigator created this world map from digital images of banknotes from around the world. Each country on the map is represented by its own currency.…
National Cryptological Museum at the National Security Agency (NSA)
Last fall I visited the National Cryptological Museum located at the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, Maryland. The museum features an amazing collection…
Ultraviolet Skeletal Tattoo
Kconn04 was quite surprised to see this photo of his skeletal arm tattoo on reddit. The tattoo was made with UV ink that glows in…
1979 Interview Shows Tom Waits As Possible Inspiration For Heath Ledger as The Joker
An Australian Don Lane interview from 1979 with Tom Waits shows the musician and actor as a possible inspiration for Heath Ledger as the Joker…
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, A Storefront in London Featuring a Wonderful Variety of Creepy Curiosities
During our recent trip to London, we went to Hoxton Street Market and while there stopped by Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, a wonderful storefront that…
Stop Motion Timelapse of ‘Paris In Motion’ — Part 1
Mayeul Akpovi took a trip around Paris and gathered enough photos and footage to put together his video "Paris In Motion".
Photos: Iggy Pop and the Stooges Playing at a High School in 1970
On December 5, 1970, Iggy (Pop) and the Stooges performed at Farmington High School in Farmington, Michigan. Luckily for us, in 2011, Jim Edwards (past…