Monthly Archives: March 2008

links for 2008-03-31

Posted on 31 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

Al Jaffee: A Veteran MAD Man Remains in the Fold – New York Times New York Times profile of Mad Magazine artist Al Jaffee – at 87 years old, he’s the last man standing. (tags: comics magazine)

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The Freesound Project

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

There’s one thing on my old Nokia phone that I needed to find a iPhone equivalent for and it’s one of those inconsquentials you don’t believe is important unless you realize that you miss it. A lot. For over a … Continue reading →

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Pulling the iPhone trigger

Posted on 27 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

Seven days after my 16GB iPhone arrived, my gut reaction from last July still stands. To me the iPhone feels more like a piece of high-end test equipment or something from the glory days of HP’s calculator design studio than … Continue reading →

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Aussie Bandits Pick Wrong Night To Rob Bar

Posted on 24 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the robbers who tried to hold up a Sydney sports club without realizing that fifty bikers were having their meeting there at the same time. As the saying goes, hilarity ensues, but there’s … Continue reading →

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The Enigma Of Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on 20 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

I was five or six years old when I saw 2001 for the first time at a revival showing at the Orange Cinedome in 1971. It’s the first movie I remember seeing in a theater and thirty-seven years down the … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-03-14

Posted on 14 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

surveillancesaver – Google Code SurveillanceSaver is a screensaver for OS X and Windows that shows live images of over 400 network surveillance cameras worldwide. A haunting live soap opera. (tags: google security software)

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Dave Stevens R.I.P.

Posted on 11 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

R.I.P. Rocketeer (both the comic and the movie) were a staple around the QC headquarters back in the day. I didn’t know that Stevens had been dealing with leukemia for so long.

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links for 2008-03-11

Posted on 11 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

Filles Sourires: Ça Plane Pour Tous 14 different versions of Plastic Bertrand’s “Ça Plane Pour Moi” (tags: music)

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links for 2008-03-06

Posted on 6 March 2008 by Chris Barrus

Abisko Turiststation Aurora Sky Station Abisko, in the middle of the auroral zone, is considered to be the best place in the world to see the Aurora Borealis. (tags: sweden) Back on the Map: January 27 – May 4 2008, … Continue reading →

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