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Domestic Conflict, Explained by Stock Photos

Scott — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:06:43 +0000

Here’s an excerpt of the blog post:

For months, Caitlin has suspected that Sean might leave her for an even dumber-looking scarf.

They’re kind of stupid, but the post made me laugh.

Radarmatic

Scott — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:12:26 +0000

This is a brand new site that allows you to see satellite weather animations. It was developed by the guys at tumblr and has a pretty solid modern interface. I haven’t tested it on all browsers, but they say it works best in Safari and Chrome.

Just in time for hurricane season!

Robots are taking our jobs

Scott — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:05:40 +0000

Click through for the full image.

Future Shock

Scott — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:19:11 +0000

According to this article, the Oxford English Dictionary “will not be printed again.” That’s right, its publishers are only going to be selling digital versions. Here’s what the publisher said:

Until six months ago I was clinging to the idea that printed books would likely last for ever. Since the arrival of the iPad I am now wholly convinced otherwise.

I totally agree, of course. When’s the last time you looked up a word in the dictionary? It’s still kind of weird, though.

Dance Montage (video)

Scott — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:54:37 +0000

Hypnotizing Machines

Scott — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:16 +0000

Here’s how a sewing machine works:

And here’s how the second hand on a clock works:

Black Swan

Scott — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:19:06 +0000

This looks pretty decent.

Deleted Opening Scene of Return of the Jedi (video)

Scott — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:18 +0000

Thinking Small

Scott — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:40:16 +0000

The first photo series is a set of pencil tip micro sculptures.

The second photo series is macro photography of the human eye.

Words

Scott — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:42:09 +0000

This video is about how we use language.