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Archive for April, 2010

Morning Links:

Apr. 28, 2010

    • Boy Scouts of America usher in the end of civilization as we know it with the introduction of the Video Games merit badge. (via.)

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    Apr. 28, 2010

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    Apr. 28, 2010

    Lights Out: Time-lapse visualization of European airspace returning to normal after several days of volcanic ash-related air travel disruption.

    [good.]

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    Late Links:

    Apr. 28, 2010

    • The hotties of the Iron Man 2 premiere: A gallery.
      • Single Serving Tumblr of the Night: NSFWORLD.

        [photo: acidcow.]

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        Apr. 28, 2010

        Buy This: Wolfgang S. Birdhouse” by Dennis Nino Clasen.

        A practical statement on “our culture’s obsession with security cams,” Clasen’s Big Brother-themed birdhouse is named for Wolfgang Schäuble, the former German Minister of the Interior “who likes spying on everyone in the name of security.”

        [theawesomer.]

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        Apr. 28, 2010

        Beer Bottle of the Day: Pavel Gubin designed this gorgeous mug-shaped bottle for Forgeron’s Belgian dark ale, topping it off with a frothy beer head cap cover.

        [dyt.]

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        Trolls Trolling Trolls of the Day: Kate’s Party Is A Hoax Says Master Troll David Thorne

        Apr. 28, 2010

        Link: Trolls Trolling Trolls of the Day: Kate’s Party Is A Hoax Says Master Troll David Thorne

        So it turns out Thorne didn’t so much stumble on Kate’s party — the Facebook event that racked up tens of thousands of uninvited attendees and spawned hundreds of spinoff Facebook fan pages — as make the whole thing up.

        From The West Australian:

        The event, which appeared to be a birthday party on May 1st for Adelaide woman Kate Miller, attracted 60,000 attendees after Thorne posted the link on his Twitter page, 27b/6. A day later there were a further 180,000 people who had been invited waiting to be confirmed.

        The event was to take place at Miller’s apartment and had, seemingly, been accidentally left open to public viewing instead of set to private.

        Thorne, pretending he had stumbled across the event, sent a link to his thousands of Twitter followers urging them to “hit attending & give the host an aneurysm”.

        Thorne reportedly said he created the hoax to show how quickly events could go viral through sites like Facebook and Twitter, and the need for extra caution with privacy settings.

        Problem?

        [thewest.]

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        Apr. 27, 2010

        Buy This: iPhone App Chocolates from Etsy seller iChocolates.

        Organic, handmade gourmet chocolates with familiar iPhone app icons stamped on using patented “Chocographics” technology (I shit you not).

        20 chocolates per box, 4 flavors per assortment. Made to order. $46.44.

        [likecool.]

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        Apr. 27, 2010

        This x That:

        • The War on PowerPoint: How the presentation tool is stifling discussion, critical thinking and thoughtful decision-making in the military.
        • “If I could give back those last five beers, I would do it in a heartbeat”: The Guy Who Lost the New iPhone Apologizes to His Team.
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        Apr. 27, 2010

        Movie Poster of the Day: Brand new one-sheet for Jonah Hex — Jimmy Hayward’s live-action adaptation of John Albano and Tony DeZuniga’s critcally-acclaimed comic book character.

        The first official trailer is due out this Thursday.

        [yahoo.]

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