Culture Lash : : The Christmas number one is a big thing at least in the UK. The Guardian goes spying: "Strangely, for something that attracts so much media attention, the Christmas number one appears to be decided by shoppers acting on an afterthought." What single are people piling on top of all their other shopping? Last year it was Bob the Builder with Can We Fix It? : : Are you convinced? Not everyone is. : : How many links for Christmas? 600? : : A movie called Kandahar premieres. : : The name might fool you: The old boys network is about cyberfeminism.
posted by [jm.] at Friday, December 14, 2001

look out:: kaaabooom

give presents to children (mysteriously hybrid employees) with this game from the guys at hybrid
posted by [j] at Friday, December 14, 2001

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
-Albert Einstein

posted by [dj] at Thursday, December 13, 2001

MIT experimental work in the placement of virtual objects in real space.
the possibilities are thought provoking.
[and] check out the MIT media laboratory aesthetics + computation group website.

posted by [dj] at Thursday, December 13, 2001

Newsflash : : Björk promotes tours exclusively on web : : Watching the video of Osama Bin Laden discussing (according to the US governemnt's translation) his involvment in the WTC-attacks was a weird experience. Don't know how else to say it... : : Make money on spam-mail - sue the spammer.
posted by [jm.] at Thursday, December 13, 2001

Canada/US relations
Manley called the U.S.-Canadian border "a model to the world of what's possible in a neighborhood of nations when democratic governments put the best interests of their people first."

and let there be valkeus
I've been involved with these guys recently, quite an interesting group.
[jm] might give a better explanation on what the word valkeus means in Finnish.

posted by [j] at Thursday, December 13, 2001

HoT wIrEd :: animation express could also be called weird animation express ... see it for yourself
posted by Sebi at Thursday, December 13, 2001

talk about rethinking transportation? this is pretty wild/funny/bizarre... worth a look!
sebi sent me this: MegaWay
'folds easily in the trunk of your car' -> you'll understand if you'll go to the site...
posted by [m] at Thursday, December 13, 2001

oh yeah :) :) core said we're cool
12/7/2001 - idgrid is a site you should know about. Lots of ideas. Lots of links. We like them. posted by: stucon, core77
posted by [d] at Wednesday, December 12, 2001

when the pigs fly and bears dance to the trance
check out this plugin - run it with your winamp and directx
this bear dances like travolta... check it out
screen shots : : [1] : : [2] : : [3]
posted by [d] at Wednesday, December 12, 2001

i just came across rqriley.com where you can find all sorts of articles and build-it-yourself plans for transportation vehicles such as a carbon fibre bike

they also have some articles on 3 wheeled vehicles which are really interesting for someone wanting to design such a machine.
posted by [m] at Wednesday, December 12, 2001

you can talk with martians
and unrelated but interesting: the American Red Cross Implements Online Community "During the recent World Trade Center attacks, temporary chat rooms proved to be very useful for the public on our site," stated Phil Zepeda, Director of Online Media at the Red Cross.

read everything at memepool
posted by [j] at Tuesday, December 11, 2001

: : : Japanese cloning laws will not allow human cloning, but they will allow human-animal mixes.
: : : Nobel prize here, there and a little everywhere.
: : : Comfort books : : what book do you turn to? I need to think about this one...
posted by [jm.] at Monday, December 10, 2001

[neWs]
...Inflatable dam to protect Venice is approved [pics]
...Initial D : : Japanese driving

...Perfume Smells Like Geek Spirit
...Bill Gates interview [read last paragraph]
posted by [v] at Monday, December 10, 2001

the commuters dream: efficient and small enough to park anywhere!
not only are they stylish, but the new Merlin Roadster and Coupe (above) are fast and environmentaly friendly! Corbin Motors will launch the two in fall 2002, i believe, together with the Sparrow II and some funky furniture...
check their site for some more pics and info.
posted by [m] at Monday, December 10, 2001