Yet more keen links one might want to share - Page 151

Lamplighter · 12-06-2010, 07:39 AM

Scriv, that's pretty cute. I'm setting in aside for my G-daughter's next visit.

Lamplighter · 12-06-2010, 07:47 AM

Sky, that list deserves a thread of it's own.

(I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know Virginia Wolfe was a real person. The name, for me, was just a of play made into a movie

)

TheMercenary · 12-06-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Inventions.

Extensive list of what, when, who and where.

cool.

TheMercenary · 12-06-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Sky, that list deserves a thread of it's own.

(I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know Virginia Wolfe was a real person. The name, for me, was just a of play made into a movie

)

At least you can say that you were never afraid of her.

Lamplighter · 12-06-2010, 11:49 AM

skysidhe · 12-06-2010, 05:51 PM

That's ok Lamp. Madonna caught me by surprise.
I still am a little surprised.

Shawnee123 · 12-08-2010, 07:46 AM

Virtual Fortune Cookie!

http://www.virtualfortunecookies.com/index.php

toranokaze · 12-09-2010, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

This woman sold calligraphy buttons to us when I was back in college decades ago. I still have a dog-eared copy of the old button catalog with a bunch of smarmy quotes.

I just bought some buttons yesterday, mostly to replace the "Happiness is the planet earth in your rear view mirror" button that was pinned above my rear view mirror and that I lost when I bought the new car.

I like this better than any of the big button/shirt sites because it's easier to search. I also like to minimalist approach to the website.

This isn't a product endorsement, I just like reading through the catalog.

http://www.nancybuttons.com/

One of my favorites:

I'm not God, I'm your GM. Consider me your Angel of Murphy.

Never trust a smiling GM!

Are my favorite so far

Griff · 12-13-2010, 07:54 PM

I caught Lil Griff working on this snow day calculator.

TheMercenary · 12-15-2010, 07:27 PM

Mapping every city, every block.

http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?hp?hp

skysidhe · 12-15-2010, 08:46 PM

amazing ^

Some Christmas lights around the world.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...lights-festive

skysidhe · 12-16-2010, 03:27 PM

This is a hoot!
Political cartoon slide show.

http://www.politico.com/wuerker/index-drawings.html

xoxoxoBruce · 12-17-2010, 05:27 PM

WARNING CAUTION BEWARE
You could end up pissing away hours, make that days, at this Google Labs site, comparing the appearance frequency of words and phrases used in books, from 1500 to date.

I warned you.

Lamplighter · 12-17-2010, 05:56 PM

You're right ! I just spent about 30 minutes there

It's interesting to see how some words have peaks and valleys,
and then try to imagine why.

TheMercenary · 12-22-2010, 08:37 AM

Vit-D

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/vitamin-d/

In fact, the whole damm website is pretty cool.

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/

this was good too... drugs:

http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne.../high-society/

And a great collection of graphs from his Flicker account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2554102...n/photostream/
Map it:

http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne...ize-of-africa/

12-08-2010, 07:46 AM	#2257
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Virtual Fortune Cookie! http://www.virtualfortunecookies.com/index.php __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-13-2010, 07:54 PM	#2259
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I caught Lil Griff working on this snow day calculator. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-15-2010, 07:27 PM	#2260
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Mapping every city, every block. http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?hp?hp __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-17-2010, 05:27 PM	#2263
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	WARNING CAUTION BEWARE You could end up pissing away hours, make that days, at this Google Labs site, comparing the appearance frequency of words and phrases used in books, from 1500 to date. I warned you. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-22-2010, 08:37 AM	#2265
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Vit-D http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/vitamin-d/ In fact, the whole damm website is pretty cool. http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/ this was good too... drugs: http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne.../high-society/ And a great collection of graphs from his Flicker account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/2554102...n/photostream/ Map it: http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne...ize-of-africa/ __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012! Last edited by TheMercenary; 12-22-2010 at 09:08 AM. Reason: because I can

12-06-2010, 07:39 AM	#2251
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Scriv, that's pretty cute. I'm setting in aside for my G-daughter's next visit.

12-06-2010, 07:47 AM	#2252
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Sky, that list deserves a thread of it's own. (I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know Virginia Wolfe was a real person. The name, for me, was just a of play made into a movie )

12-06-2010, 11:49 AM	#2255
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12-06-2010, 05:51 PM	#2256
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	That's ok Lamp. Madonna caught me by surprise. I still am a little surprised.

12-15-2010, 08:46 PM	#2261
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	amazing ^ Some Christmas lights around the world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...lights-festive

12-16-2010, 03:27 PM	#2262
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	This is a hoot! Political cartoon slide show. http://www.politico.com/wuerker/index-drawings.html

12-17-2010, 05:56 PM	#2264
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	You're right ! I just spent about 30 minutes there It's interesting to see how some words have peaks and valleys, and then try to imagine why.

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