August 21, 2008
Chicago Scientology protest 2: I saw these protesters one weekend in Chicago protesting near a local Scientology location. They’re quite inventive with their signs.
Chicago Scientology protest 2: I saw these protesters one weekend in Chicago protesting near a local Scientology location. They’re quite inventive with their signs.
Butter birds: Yes, this is made entirely out of butter as part of the overall butter cow diorama at the Illinois State Fair.
Butter birds: Yes, this is made entirely out of butter as part of the overall butter cow diorama at the Illinois State Fair.
Prize milk: I have no idea how they judge milk at the Illinois State Fair, but it was enough to make me want chocolate chip cookies.
Prize milk: I have no idea how they judge milk at the Illinois State Fair, but it was enough to make me want chocolate chip cookies.
I’m out: One of the tents had a mini blue room setup for your own photo op! Something tells me that I won’t ever get elected wearing a Weezer T-shirt and a Corona baseball hat. Peace!
I’m out: One of the tents had a mini blue room setup for your own photo op! Something tells me that I won’t ever get elected wearing a Weezer T-shirt and a Corona baseball hat. Peace!
Beer is a country?: It is in the Ethnic Village at the Illinois State Fair.
Beer is a country?: It is in the Ethnic Village at the Illinois State Fair.
“French” food: This was at the Ethnic Village area of the Illinois State Fair. Take a careful look at what passes for supposedly “French” food.
“French” food: This was at the Ethnic Village area of the Illinois State Fair. Take a careful look at what passes for supposedly “French” food.
Chick bites: They love to nibble.
Chick bites: They love to nibble.
Chicks: The baby chickens were a lot more active than the ducks. They had the tiniest little beaks and tried to nip your fingers through the chicken-wire pen. Absolutely adorable and I had no idea they came in more colors than just yellow.
Chicks: The baby chickens were a lot more active than the ducks. They had the tiniest little beaks and tried to nip your fingers through the chicken-wire pen. Absolutely adorable and I had no idea they came in more colors than just yellow.
Ducks: Saw these duckies in a pen at the FFA booth at the Illinois State Fair. They like to huddle together for warmth. Also, they make mini-quacking noises.
Ducks: Saw these duckies in a pen at the FFA booth at the Illinois State Fair. They like to huddle together for warmth. Also, they make mini-quacking noises.
My favorite Springfield bar: At the heart of downtown, Floyd’s has a great atmosphere and staff that’ll treat you right.
My favorite Springfield bar: At the heart of downtown, Floyd’s has a great atmosphere and staff that’ll treat you right.
5 ways the newspapers botched the Web
Valleywag: The pressure of getting to press, doom-and-gloom headline writing, easily spooked editors all made it impossible for ink-stained wretches to look farther into the future than the next…
lunchfood: 5 ways the newspapers botched the Web This is a really good read for those who don’t remember the early Internet history of newspapers (I know I didn’t care much about it back then either). Valleywag should do more posts like this. Gems like this are why I still read Gawker’s blogs, although I do have a guilty pleasure for the more “superficial” stuff.

lunchfood:

5 ways the newspapers botched the Web

This is a really good read for those who don’t remember the early Internet history of newspapers (I know I didn’t care much about it back then either). Valleywag should do more posts like this. Gems like this are why I still read Gawker’s blogs, although I do have a guilty pleasure for the more “superficial” stuff.

Meet “Emily” - Image Metrics Tech Demo - You’ve probably seen this already, but in case you haven’t, read the background here: Lifelike animation heralds new era for computer games.

lunchfood:

What Britney Spears Really Sounds Like On Stage

I could only make it through about 90 seconds before I had to stop. It’s THAT bad.

August 20, 2008

jstn:

World’s Largest Record Collection is Worth $50 Million; No One Wants it for $3 Million

A fascinating short film worth every minute. I find it astounding that no one has wanted to buy this one of a kind collection for what seems to be an absolute bargain price. You’d think a university or a random celebrity with money to blow would snatch this up in a second. Just imagine how many musicians could benefit from sampling off of a collection like this. Or how the world could benefit from a digital archive project. Yes, I’m aware he HATES digital, but if none of this is available on CD format, why not make it available?