I wish the web worked this way

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http://www.telescopictext.com/

Game: LevelHead v1.0, 3 cube speed-run

http://julianoliver.com/levelhead

Bowser's Minions Revolt

All the evil characters from Super Mario Brothers revolt against their leader Bowser.

Cuil Search Engine

http://www.cuil.com

A new direct competitor to Google. Cuil “supposedly” returns search results based on the quality of content as opposed to Google’s results which are ranked by how popular a page is. They also are claiming to have more pages indexed than Google.

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RAP The Musical [Mr Show]

Scraper Bike [Music Video]

Down home scrappy music vid by the Trunk Boiz.

Dream Omelet

Chef Cooks 'Dream Omelet' From Recipe That Came To Him In A Dream

Confusing guitar lesson is easy to laugh at

This video of Richard Lloyd (from Television) is wonderful and bonkers. Highlights: 3:00 when he starts chanting numbers and says "Agriculturalcadabra" and 5:38, when he orders his guitar to obey him. If you're really clever, there are lots of guitar lessons on his site, which includes Why is the guitar tuned like that?. (Thanks, Drew)
UPDATE: An anonymous commenter points out uncanny similarities between Richard's lesson and Alan Partridge explaining World Cup '94.

[via MusicThing]

Lionel Richie fed through the sick mind of another

Such creepy comforts woo my soul.

Australian Dust Storm

I drove into something like this in Phoenix AZ once. I was scared to shit. I couldn't tell if it was natural or an atomic explosion or something.

3D Framework tug of war

Artist: Brandon Morse
Tools: Houdini

Nearly every fixed gear trick.

Code: Linear Transform

AS3 code that calculates a mathematical linear transformation on a value given a min and max for the original scale and the min and max for the target scale. I use this on nearly every project. Thanks to David Bliss of Odopod for writing the code.

Example:
var sourceValue = 50;
var minSource = 0;
var maxSource = 100;
var minTarget = 0;
var maxTarget = 200;
targetValue = linearTrans(sourceValue, minSource, maxSource, minTarget, maxTarget);

Returns targetValue: Number between minTarget and maxTarget = 100

Function:
public static function linearTrans(sourceValue:Number, minSource:Number, maxSource:Number, minTarget:Number, maxTarget:Number):Number {
if (minTarget
var range = Math.abs(maxTarget - minTarget);
var direction = 1;
} else {
var range = Math.abs(minTarget - maxTarget);
var direction =- 1;
}

var sourceRange = maxSource - minSource;

var progress=(sourceValue-minSource)/(sourceRange);
progress=Math.max(Math.min(1, progress), 0);
// now progress is between 0 and 1

progress *= direction * range;
progress = progress + minTarget;

return(progress);
}

Lyre Bird

A bird that can mimic any sound it hears. Sounds like a low-fi digital recorder.

Nemisis Required [Best of Craigslist]

Here is a really funny craigslist posting.

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Nemesis required. 6-month project with possibilty to extend

Date: 2008-05-07, 2:49PM PDT

I've been trying to think of ways to spice up my life. I'm 35 years old, happily married with two kids and I have a good job in insurance. But somethings missing. I feel like I'm old before my time. I need to inject some excitement into my daily routine through my arm before its too late. I need a challenge, something to get the adrenaline pumping again. An addiction would be nice, but, in short, I need a nemesis. I'm willing to pay $350 up front for you services as an arch enemy over the next six months. Nothing crazy. Steal my parking space, knock my coffee over, trip me when Im running to catch the BART and occasionaly whisper in my ear, "Ahha, we meet again". That kind of thing. Just keep me on my toes. Complacency will be the death of me. You need to have an evil streak and be blessed with innate guile and cunning. You should also be adept at inconsicuous pursuit. Evil laugh preferred. Send me a photo and a brief explanation why you would be a good nemesis.

British accent preferred.

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Constarch + Water + Subwoofer = Awesome

Bad ATM Experience

Photos: Characters in their natural habitat

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Photos: Deathstar Billboards

I would normally suggest not looking at billboards because they suck balls, but these photos are amazing. They are all taken from the trunk of the billboard...so cool.


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3D Medical Animations

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Amazing medical animations. Now I am re-questioning all those acid trips. Maybe I was just somehow peering into my body instead of visiting other worlds.

Laser Etched Tattoos

Real-Time Gradient-Domain Painting

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Avoid CFL Bulbs

Compact florescent light (CFL's) bulbs are very toxic and a pain in the ass to dispose of. If your concerned about energy use your money is better spent on an LED light bulb. They require less energy, last longer and are non toxic.