Afternoon Linkage for July 23rd, 2008

I woke up this morning at 7am to a loud doorbell. I walked to the door. There was a police officer there. He handed me a slip of paper that said “HERE ARE YOUR LINKS. ENJOY YOUR DAY, SIR.” Decide how fast you want that bullet flying at that wasp nest That bear on the Snuggle box could very well ...

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Get X-TREME! Get SCIENCE!

I’m tempted to say, “Title says it all.” and be done with this post but I can’t get over how funny these SCIENCE! t-shirts are. My favorite is the scientist with the cowboy hat riding what appears to be an amoeba. Link (via)

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Kelly Digital

I don’t know if he listens to RZA but at least graphic designer Alberto Seveso knows his shit. Apparently he’s so good at using ‘teh l33t ph0t0sh0p sk1llz’ that he was able to essentially transform surfer Kelly Slater into a damn wave. Yeah. Alberto cut him up good and did a hell of a shading job. Some of the best ...

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Life-like Graphic Design For Animal And Robot Lovers Alike

We like art. Whether it be fusing plastics together, or building an impressive LEGO display inspired by Terminator, art is art. Especially if it’s art inspired by robotics, like these City Foundry Bots. Graphic designer and illustrator Juan Carlos Federico creates some fascinating digital collages that resemble living creatures gone robotic. They’ve ditched their organic ways for a body of ...

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The 49 Cent Album

I think my mom is into The Replacements but no matter. When an album costs 49 cents, you and every bum in Manhattan can afford a copy. No excuses. Paul Westerberg, frontman for the band, decided to release his latest album this way. He originally wanted to do it for 44 cents but Amazon wouldn’t let him (they’re the only ...

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High-pitched Noisemaker

For those of you in high school or college, I just made your day. This little device, found on Instructables, emits a 17KHz high-pitched tone that’s undetectable to most people over the age of 30. It sounds similar to a ‘mosquito’ ringtone on a cellphone and will drive your classmates and/or teacher NUTS. Just rig up the circuitry and the ...

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The Only Way George Lucas Can Stop Gaining Weight

The Japanese aren’t the only ones who are Star Wars crazy. The fans know the difference between an actual Millennium Falcon and one made out of batter. Japan held a Star Wars celebration for fans of the epic sci-fi saga to come show off their designs and art related to Star Wars, like that AT-AT from the streets. Bonnie Burton ...

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Cassette Tape Skeleton Demands You Rewind That Madonna Tape

This is a material skeleton, living in a skeletal world. You can chastise me for the shitty Madonna pun, but don’t even think about giving artist Brian Dettmer any shit. He’s the guy who crafted this cassette tape skeleton. The only text I can make out is a big ARISTA Records logo and some tape called “Get The Knack.” It’s ...

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Nintendo Screws Third-Party Developers

Remember the Wii MotionPlus, the gimmicky accessory that attaches to the end of the Wiimote to �more quickly and accurately reflect motions in a 3-D space?” It turns out Nintendo is getting some bad recognition regarding their lack of disclosure involving the accessory and third-party developers. When third-party developers were asked of their opinions of the accessory, they all seemed ...

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