AP photographer Alex Brandon caught a shot of Senator Al Franken sketching Senator Jeff Sessions yesterday during the Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings for Elena Kegan.
30 Jun 2010
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
30 Jun 2010
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The new Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
It looks like three buildings with a ship stuck on tip. From Wikipedia, Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands, it is billed as the world’s most expensive standalone casino property … Continue reading
30 Jun 2010
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Original Pac-Man sketches
How sick is this? Toru Iwatani, original creator of the Pac-Man game was visiting Holland for their Festival Of Games exhibition. And while he was there, he brought along a special folder. (Click to enlarge) via bleedingcool
28 Jun 2010
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Rotating illusion
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24 Jun 2010
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Apple’s Safari 5 ad fail
Via Paul Thurrot… Apple has now fixed this, but their original advertising page for Safari 5 didn’t display correctly in any browser. Including Apple’s. Here’s how it looked originally in Safari 4 (Windows). We tested it on the iPad and … Continue reading
24 Jun 2010
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It is a dark time for the Rebellion…
23 Jun 2010
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Are cul-de-sacs bad for the environment?
One thing I detest about the typical modern American suburb is the street layout. I live in Denver and in a neighborhood with a standard grid orientation. It’s easy to navigate. The numbered avenues correspond to the intersecting street block numbers. If … Continue reading
22 Jun 2010
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How Microsoft foresaw and still missed the iPad
Ina Fried has a piece on CNET about Bill Gates early vision and evangelism for tablets going back to at least 2005. I clearly remember reading about this at the time and yet it failed to make an impression on … Continue reading
22 Jun 2010
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A traffic light for the color blind
Being a poor unfortunate deuteranope myself, I would appreciate this. Click on the image for a gallery. Via Autoblog. The Uni-Signal is aimed at helping those who are red-green colorblind to have an easier time with traffic signals. Instead of … Continue reading
22 Jun 2010
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Do we need English language regulation?
French has the Académie française, Spanish has the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, but English has never had a central authority on the language. The anarchy of our English language is one of her charms, in my opinion. … Continue reading
