Because sometimes, work just isn't enough:
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- Learn Your Damn Homophones - "It’s about time that everyone learned their damn homophones. If you slept your way through the fourth grade or just skipped all of the grammar lectures because you were too busy sucking off that dude in the locker room, then maybe this table will help clear up some of the ******* confusion." A blunt lesson in basic English from Logan Leger and Brandy Ryan.
- If the Earth Stood Still: Modeling the absence of centrifugal force - "What would happen if the earth's rotation slowed down and finally stopped spinning over a period of a few decades? ArcGIS lets us model the effects of this scenario, performing calculations and estimations and creating a series of maps showing the effects the absence of centrifugal force would have on sea level." Cool analysis by Witold Fraczek.
- Reviving Caslon Part 1: the snare of authenticity - William Berkson discusses the process he used in creating a new version of William Caslon's classic serif roman face. "In the process of working on my own revival of Caslon I came to two conclusions about revivals generally. First, the pursuit of authenticity is a snare and a trap. Don’t go there. Second, particularly if it’s an old typeface, it’s going to be harder than you imagined, and you can lose your way in the process. So you’d better start with a very clear goal for your revival, and stick to it."
- My Morning: A Play in One Uncomfortable Act - Following on from last week's tale of identity theft and sex by screenwriter Josh, here's academic Scott Eric Kaufman recounting how he found a couple having sex in his university office, who then claimed that his interruption of them constituted sexual harassment. Be sure to carry on to the conclusion of the saga.
- What Not To Write On Your Security Clearance Form - "Reading a book got me into early trouble--I had an FBI record by age twelve. This bizarre incident caused a problem much later when I needed a security clearance. I learned that I could obtain one only by concealing my sordid past." Les Earnest explains how he came to be investigated when a schoolboy on suspicion of spying for the Japanese, and the effect on his later career.
- TV's Crowning Moment of Awesome - "In thirty-eight years, The Price is Right never had a contestant guess the exact value of prizes in the Showcase showdown. Until Terry Kniess outsmarted everyone — and changed everything."
- UX Myths - "UX Myths collects the most frequent user experience misconceptions and explains why they don't hold true. And you don't have to take our word for it, we'll show you a lot of research findings and articles by design and usability gurus." Excellent resource compiled by Zoltán Gócza and Zoltán Kollin.
- How To Rip and Clean Your Analog Audio Collection - "...not everything is available digitally these days; sometimes, the only way to hear that vinyl-only Oasis tune is to rip it yourself. With the help of Audacity, and a couple of filters, that's exactly what we're going to do. The powerful, open-source editor is going to help us take those old recordings, clean them up, and make them fit for digital consumption. " Time to dig out your LPs and get cracking.
- Slow Motion Video of a Multiple Tower Upward Lightning Flash on 6/16/10 - "Multiple tower upward lightning flash captured at 9,000 images per second in Rapid City, SD on 6/16/10. A preceding downward positive ground flash triggers upward leaders from seven towers, three of which are visible in the video." Brilliant video
- Take A Weird Break - Extensive collection of the more bizarre stories that appear in magazines like Take a Break.
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