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Burning Man 2009 Photos by Neil Girling
Neil Girling shot some amazing photos of Burning Man in 2009. He does a great job of capturing the atmosphere out there.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee Make First Statement Regarding Their Capture by Korea
Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have made their first statement regarding their capture by North Korea while covering human trafficking between North…
A Mathematical Approach To Help Reduce Urinal Protocol Vulnerability
xkcd takes a mathematical approach to help reduce Urinal Protocol Vulnerability and prevent awkwardness while peeing in public restrooms. When a guy goes into the…
Balsa Man 2009, A Tiny Version of Burning Man
Balsa Man 2009, a tiny version of Burning Man complete with 3′ tall balsa sculpture, takes place this Saturday, September 5th in San Francisco (same…
Ikea Heights, An Online Video Series Secretly Shot Inside The Burbank Ikea Store
Ikea Heights is a online video series directed by David Seger on Channel 101 that is shot entirely inside the Burbank Ikea without the store’s…
boco, A Tech, Music & Food Conference in Boulder
Andrew Hyde is organizing boco, a new conference focusing on tech, music and food, that takes place on October 2nd in at locations around Boulder,…
9-9-09, A Day Without Cats On The Internet
Urlesque is proposing that on 9-9-2009 we all take a break from posting about cats on the internet. Instead they suggest that you blog about…
w00tstock, Three Hours of Geeks and Music With Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton & Paul and Storm
poster by Len Peralta w00tstock, three hours of geeks and music featuring Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton and Paul and Storm, takes place October 19th and…
My Hands Are Bananas
The 2006 music video for “My Hands Are Bananas”, produced by Little Baby Films. This dark German techno tells the tale of a young man…
The Internet Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first packet switched computer network which was established between two Interface Message Processors (IMP) located at Leonard Kleinrock’s…