Otherwise you’ll be at it all day. It’s simple, but addicting as hell. My best is about a minute and a half, once I got the hang of it.
Want to improve your typing skills?
Then play this game. I’m actually going to make this required study for some folks in my office who can’t type at all.
Shoot a Cow with a Rocket for only $400
It’s amazing the “tourist attractions” you can find outside our borders. And just an FYI: If you miss the cow with the rocket launcher, you get $200 back.
Cable Companies Drive Me Crazy
Basic cable in most areas provides about 50 channels or so — 30 of which are crap or unwanted. Cable companies don’t really care and and actually defend the practice.
The World’s Greatest Safe
I don’t care how much money’s in it, I have a feeling no crook is going to get near these.
What if there was nothing but good news?
Would Google News look something like this?
Dated Web Design Clichés
If you designed Web pages at all in the 90s, you’ll remember these atrocities, and probably pulled a few yourself. Hell, I know if you look around at old sites I did a LONG time ago (which I’m certainly not going to link to here — if you want to make fun of me, do the legwork yourself ;-]), I’m just as guilty as anybody. Thankfully I’ve come to my senses and while I may not be the best designer on the planet, I don’t do anything too stupid.
Sports Illustrated’s digital photo workflow
Want to know how a major magazine does their photographic work on deadline and how they decide what gets printed and what doesn’t? They look at a crap load of photos in a short amount of time. A fascinating read. Via J-Walk Blog (second hand via Waxy’s Links).
Pricewatch’s $10,000 T-Shirt Entries
This just goes to show that bargain-hunting geeks should never be designers, as Pricewatch’s T-Shirt contest has, with a few exceptions, produced some pretty ugly/cheesy entries. You’d think for $10,000 you’d get some kick-ass designers on board, but, mostly (and I certainly haven’t dug through all the entries) I see a lot of clichéd design ideas.
What if you stick the apple up your nose?
You’ve always heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but what do you do when the doctor recommends nose-picking to stay healthy? Thanks to Cheesehead Craig for the link.