Amazing 3-D Sidewalk Drawings
Amazing 3-D Sidewalk Drawings - I love the one where it looks like he lifted out part of the walk-way and set it somewhere else. So cool.
Genius on Paper
Amazing 3-D Sidewalk Drawings - I love the one where it looks like he lifted out part of the walk-way and set it somewhere else. So cool.
Photorealistic murals - Amazingly realistic. More at John Pugh’s site.
So, yes, apparently the Rolling Stones wrote and recorded commercial music for Rice Krispies - Via DF
A random sampling of away messages (one per line, but not always) of folks on America Online Instant Messenger follows:
sometimes it hurts to be a girl.
so hungry…
one
This is the biggest crab I’ve ever seen. Wow.
HI HO HI HO it is off to work I go!!
shut up
crap.
things missing from england/wales:
- oreos
- mountain dew
- corn dogs
crap
Some interesting things to point out. Two separate people, who do not know one another, both had “crap” as their away message at the same time. I think this is beacuse of the versatility of this word: it can be both a noun, “I have crap to do,” or simply an exclamation summarizing the zeitgeist of a situation: “Crap.”
Additionally, people seem to want to share something cool or their general mood (or share when they are sleeping … this seems to be the only consistent thing where people actually report what they are away doing). That’s the thing about away messages. Originally, they were meant to be a sort of dynamic answering machine … when somebody left you a message, they received information about where you were in response, giving them a better opportunity to contact you. Now, away messages seem to more commonly give the emotional temperature, newest fascination, or insight into the personality of the people who issue them. They are like a social thermometer, with rather unparalled insight into the person (when viewed together as a ‘body of work,’ that is). Basically, then, repeatedly reading a person’s away message gives you a picture of the person with surprisingly sharp focus. A strange and little window into people’s hearts are these away messages.
Honestly, though, I wasn’t aiming at any deep insight into this … I just hoped to make you chuckle that people said “crap” in their away messages.
Best steaks in New York City - This place has been the best steakhouse for in New York for 22 years straight. Also, I seem to have a propensity for talking about places to eat that I have never been … doesn’t make a lot of sense (see In-N-Out Burger).
Unbelievable balloon art - Via Make.
Dark Blade - The Most Amazing Computer Ever Built - A guy in Italy, who apparently works in a professional CNC shop, makes this ultimate computer case out of metal. All metal. All custom computer designed and machined. It’s almost done. Follow new developments here.
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