August 2009
41 posts
AP: Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion →
The Walt Disney Co. says it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the Disney family. Under the deal, Disney…
Aug 31st
Newt Cuts Itself to Use Ribs as "Concealed... →
Like the X-men’s Wolverine extending his claws, the Spanish ribbed newt slashes through itself with its sharp rib bones to create defensive spines, according to a new study. Scientists were already…
Aug 31st
The Five Biggest GOP Lies in the Health Care... →
This is a must read for everyone, but especially for our Republican friends…
Aug 31st
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Cheese & Burger Society Cheese & Burger Society We are the Cheese & Burger Society. We believe that cheese is the Grand Poo-bah of every cheeseburger grilled at a backyard barbecue or…
Aug 29th
How Our Ancestors Outlasted (and Ate) the... →
Why our ancestors won out over the Neanderthals is an important anthropological question. Some say we were better at acquiring resources, we bred faster and we adapted better to a changing climate….
Aug 29th
RIBA -- robot nurse bear  →
RIBA — short for “Robot for Interactive Body Assistance” — was developed by researchers at Japanese Institute. Designed primarily to assist nurses by lifting patients in and out of their beds and…
Aug 27th
Its A Meme! Get Photoshop Warmed Up And Win A Bing... →
It started off as an innocent marketing mistake: Microsoft photoshopped a black man out of a picture for their Polish website and replaced …
Aug 27th
If Famous Graphic Artists Were Web Designers →
In this article well explore inspirational paintings and artists who have influenced modern design. In reading this article, you will see some true evolution in design.
Aug 27th
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Calibrated Software Face.com - Face recognition for the masses.
Aug 27th
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CarltonBale.com » Western Digital My Book – Opening the Case – Removing the Drive Lazyfeed Mariner Paperless - Unclutter your life. CSSquirrel: Kyle Weems Love the header on this site.
Aug 26th
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The Writing Show - Information and Inspiration for Writers Blake Snyder tribute podcast.
Aug 25th
Kids In The Hall Return For 8 Part TV Series →
Fifteen years after The Kids in the Hall aired on CBC Television, the five original members of the Canadian sketch comedy team have reassembled in North Bay, Ont., to shoot an eight-part TV series.
Aug 22nd
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Twitter Followers Stats for @apollak by TwitterCounter Nice dashboard for tracking yout Twitter follower and visitor history. Artician - Your Creative Network for Art, Graphic Design, &…
Aug 22nd
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Publishers Marketplace: Wendy Goldman Rohm Rohm offers an acclaimed 12-week online Book Development class a few times a year for authors who wish to perfect, develop, or fine tune their…
Aug 21st
CBS launching first-ever video-in-print ad--The... →
Imagine opening up a magazine and watching video clips of new fall TV shows.
Aug 21st
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Adventure Maker (freeware) - Create games for Windows, PSP, iPhone, and iPod touch without writing a line of code DianeBirch.com - The Official Diane Birch Site
Aug 20th
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Envato StoryLink: An Interview with Robert McKee
Aug 19th
Why humans can't navigate out of a paper bag →
Birds, rats and even hamsters are able to find their way around with ease, without maps or satnav. So how come we get lost so often? Researchers are unraveling how our navigation system works, and to…
Aug 18th
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WilliamShatner.com :: The Official Shatner Website (News) LBOI Design Blog » 39 Amazing New Social Media Icon Sets Screenjelly - What’s on your screen? cool new site to do short 3 minute…
Aug 18th
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Champions Online Official Site This looks nicely done. Makes me want to make games.
Aug 15th
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Hosted Kerio Mailboxes | Microsoft Exchange Alternative | Get Sync’d | www.GetSyncd.com Flash CS3 video tutorials 3 the wild musings of a web celebrity by yuri baranovsky Yuri Baranovsky’s…
Aug 14th
Online Video Surges: 11.2 Billion Video Streams in... →
We thought that online video usage growing by 53 percent was impressive back in May. New numbers released today from Nielsen really put that growth into
Aug 14th
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DiSo Project SocialSafe | Your Facebook photos, profile and friends saved to your machine or device - now with Time Capsule! Ronald Chevalier Fox Searchlight - Gentlemen Broncos -…
Aug 13th
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.. { Cat Jahnke.com } .. singer songwriter - created music for the NBC web series CRTL http://betterfoodchoices.info/ Better Food Choices from the Kid Kritics Lemonade Advertising…
Aug 12th
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Furry Puppet Studio Shooting People : Independent Filmmakers Network Blind Search Interesting side by side “blind taste test” that pits Google, Yahoo and Bng search against each other. Try…
Aug 11th
Kepler telescope makes quick discovery →
NASA scientists who put the telescope through a 10-day test after its March 6 launch said this week that Kepler is working well. Its ability to detect minute changes in light has enabled scientists…
Aug 10th
Mysterious Object Rips Through One of Saturn's... →
An unknown object appears to have punched through one of Saturn’s rings and left a calling card in the form of trailing debris. Such a photo opportunity only became possible because of tomorrow’s…
Aug 10th
Company Says Subscription Downloads Outperform... →
Subscriptions for online video downloads generate 20 times the revenue and three to five times the monthly fees of comparable pay-per-download (PPD) business models, according to content aggregator…
Aug 8th
"Drained" Oceans Reveal Epic Landscapes →
See pictures of how earth would look if we drained the oceans.
Aug 8th
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foursquare OK so I’ve got a ticket for the foursquare train. No guarantees that I’ll keep this one up but we shall see… Lemonade Illustration Agency - Representing The Best Illustration…
Aug 8th
Prepare Yourselves: Augmented Reality Hype on the... →
Augmented reality, or the concept that you can add an additional layer to the world before your eyes, aka the “real world,” using technology, is the next big tech trend.
Aug 7th
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EZ Clear™ Acne Stick – Best Acne Treatment Yes - it is on the Web and out there in the world. Check out EZ Clear and get a free stick. If you try it out let me know what you think… StartPR…
Aug 7th
RIP Blake Snyder 1957-2009 →
As a part of my self-syllabused screenwriting education I have been considering attending Blake Snyder’s workshop in NYC in mid-August this year. Now that chance lost along with so much…
Aug 6th
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TwitZap What’s Happening Twitbin | Twitter Firefox Add-On | Twitter Sidebar http://translationparty.com/tp/ The Five-Day Freeze: Batch Cooking for the Rest of Us | Wise Bread The whole…
Aug 6th
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yellowBird | See the world like never before Dot Eco
Aug 5th
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Games Alfresco Official Brandon Hardesty Web Site Great movie re-enactments. Squarespace - Journal Module Customization - Hanging Date
Aug 5th
Like Quicktime VR but for Video →
I still remember seeing Apple’s immersive Quicktime VR technology for the first time in the mid ninties at MacWorld Boston. I stood in front of the display for an inordinately long time, mezmerized…
Aug 4th
Four Kick-Ass Clips From Comic Con Leaked! →
Check out these five clips from movie adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book “Kick-Ass” shown at Comic Con 2009
Aug 4th
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Ransom Riggs - Home gOffice blender.org - Home Public Theater - Tickets & Visitor Information - Account
Aug 2nd
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SEQUENTIAL PICTURES \\ “I Ran Against Us” feature film coming soon… Google Checkout - Merchants
Aug 1st
NASA panel may propose 'deep space' crewed... →
A committee reviewing NASA’s goals has outlined a scheme to send astronauts on progressively longer space trips – including docking with asteroids and flybys of Venus – to prepare for an eventual…
Aug 1st