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The Whuffie Factor by Tara Hunt
cover design by Cindy Li The Whuffie Factor, a new book by our friend Tara Hunt, has just been published. Her book talks about how…
Guest Editor J. J. Abrams Turns Wired Magazine Into a Puzzle
J. J. Abrams was the guest editor of the current issue of Wired Magazine (“The Mystery Issue) turning the magazine into a extensive puzzle most…
The Delusionist by Alex Pardee
“The Delusionist” a new print by Alex Pardee available through Zerofriends.
Google Launches Similar Images & Google News Timeline
Google has just launched two new services that are part of their Google Labs. Similar Images Similar Images allows you to search for images using…
Giant Squid (Architeuthis Dux) on Display Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta
A giant squid (Architeuthis dux) is currently on display at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, the world’s largest aquarium. The giant squid is on loan…
Amir Discovers An Amazing Food Pill
Amir Blumenfeld of Jake and Amir on
The MAD Generation, A Mad Magazine Themed Art Show
“Spy Vs. Speed” by Candy “The MAD Generation” is a Mad Magazine themed art show at The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo which runs through…
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody Played by Old Computer Equipment
This video of ancient computer equipment playing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is utterly amazing. Artist bd594 clearly has been playing with old computer equipment qua musical…
Randall Munroe Working With Breadpig on Book of xkcd Comics
Randall Munroe is working with breadpig on his first book of his xkcd comics, with the profits going to Room to Read. Here’s more on…
Tracking Twitter Retweets Using Tweetmeme
Recently I’ve added a Retweet button to our blog posts. It’s a service of Tweetmeme a website that tracks popular links on Twitter. It’s been…