Endless Parade of Excellence

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
 
Illustrations by Harrison Cady
(thanks, Grant!)


Tuesday, December 14, 2010
 
I've seen a lot of those "stare at the screen then look at something else" illusions, but this one is by far the best.
(Thanks, Grant!)


Monday, November 29, 2010
 
Playground designs by Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahshi.
(via @giant_robot)


Saturday, November 27, 2010
 
"Here is a video of a giant, quadcopter, flying turkey cyborg that drops pies!"
(via Hack-a-Day)


Friday, November 26, 2010

Monday, November 01, 2010

Saturday, October 30, 2010
 
Awesome Laika costume.
(via BoingBoing)


Tuesday, October 26, 2010
 
All I wanted was a kitten. And she wouldn't let me have a kitten.
(Thanks, Scott!)


Monday, October 25, 2010
 
More kitties! And ducklings!
(Thanks, Grant!



 
Tiny Horse Race!!
(Thanks, Ron!)


 
Playgroundology.All things playgroundish.


Friday, October 22, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010
 
Need to cheer up some royalty? The cat piano is a trick that never gets old with that crowd.
(Thanks, Ron!)


Friday, September 10, 2010

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010
 
This
is my favorite thing on the web right now.


Thursday, June 24, 2010
 
"The Best Dinosaur"
(Via BoingBoing)
(NSFW language!)


Sunday, June 06, 2010
 
This wins the award for "Best soundtrack for a Soviet lunar rover video".
(Via APOD)


Monday, May 31, 2010
 
More weird stuff from Deal Extreme:

"-Having the appearance of coniferous trees
- Relieve eyestrain and computer fatigue
- Environmentally-friendly
- Good desktop decoration"


Wednesday, May 12, 2010
 
Amazing effect using imaginary colours.
More info on the Metafilter post where i found this.


Friday, May 07, 2010

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
 

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

 
Archigram Archival Project
(via a whole bunch of people)


Friday, April 16, 2010
 
I'm amazed that this didn't happen sooner.
(via MeFi)


Friday, April 09, 2010

Thursday, April 08, 2010
 
"Have you ever wondered what Dark Side of the Moon would sound like if Pink Floyd had written it for NES, instead of for a rock band?"
(via Retro Thing)


Sunday, April 04, 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
 
It's Ada Lovelace day! If you look up in the sky tonight, take a moment to thank Henrietta Swan Leavitt for all her hard work. While slaving away as a poorly-paid "computer", she formulated a theory about the relationship between period and absolute magnitude of Cepheid variable stars, which was the key to figuring out the distances to other galaxies. She hasn't got a famous space telescope named after her, or a Nobel Prize, but she does have a crater on the moon, and an asteroid.


Monday, March 22, 2010
 
Giant earwig of St. Helena.
Check your bed.
(Thanks, Dan)


Sunday, March 21, 2010
 
Russian ASCII animation of a cat from 1968.
Thanks, David!


Friday, March 19, 2010
 
If you like red grapefruit, then you have radiation to thank.


Thursday, March 18, 2010
 
On April 4th the Hubble will take a look at Hanny's Voorwerp.
(Via @Nancy_A)


Tuesday, March 09, 2010
 
We need more double-decker bus races.


Sunday, March 07, 2010

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010
 
My solar system. Prepare to waste your day.
(via MeFi)


Tuesday, February 23, 2010
 
Candid pictures of Bell Labs employees in the 60s.
(Thanks, Luis!)


 
Looks like a scene from Firefly, but it's real!


Friday, February 19, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
 
Ever play Operation, and think "This game would totally rock if it was a mucous-dripping dog that gave shocks?" Your wish has come true.


Tuesday, January 05, 2010


 
Typing Was Amazing
A short film by fellow Selectric fan Timothy J Silverman.


Monday, January 04, 2010
 
My kinetic sculpture Selectric is now on view at Fly Gallery, 1172 Queen Street West, Toronto, until January 31st, 2010.