Every once in a while you stumble across something so beautiful that your jaw drops and stays ajar. Now imagine having that experience repeatedly as you page photo by photo through a stunning exposition of verdant vistas, stark machinery, luminescent locales, and shadowy cityscapes. Exploring Julien Roumagnac’s variegated adventure through some of the most visually appealing scenes that life has to offer has truly been a joy.
I simply cannot get enough of the above picture, and it will live as my desktop background for a long, long time. Roumagnac utilizes Adobe Photoshop to create some of the effects seen in his photos, but I believe that this adds an interesting layer to the art. The photoblog is well-organized and easy to navigate; visit it at “http://www.j-roumagnac.net/”:http://www.j-roumagnac.net/
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You'll want to know what's in that treasure box, too.
I recently discovered Treasure Box, a “beautiful little flash game”:http://www.senggeng.com/wada/compe/main.html, and I could not help become engrossed in simple, stylish puzzles that it offers. The premise is straightforward: guide the bright, red ball through the various quirks, twists, and turns of this bizarre world to a well-hidden and mysterious treasure box.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film)
House M.D. – Medical Reviews
I recently became completely hooked on the show “House”, which in my mind is extremely fascinating for the medical puzzles that drive the plot (and come on, the personality of Dr. House is awesome). The blog “Polite Dissent”:http://www.politedissent.com/ chronicles the veracity of medical elements in popular media, including television and comics.
In particular, the blog features some excellent “reviews”:http://www.politedissent.com/house_pd.html of the medicine practiced by the misanthropic Dr. House and his overly attractive group of doctors. Given the reviews it seems that, in general, the show does a reasonable job of featuring accurate medicine (though it most certainly remains a work of fiction).
The how-to video repository
http://sutree.com/ is an online collection of free tutorial videos. The videos are usually hosted elsewhere and the links contributed by users, but SuTree adds an element of ranking and community discussion, in addition to putting all of the videos in one search-able database. The subject of the videos is widely varied but with a little looking around you can learn such useful things as how to "grow your own potatoes":http://sutree.com/play.asp?s=fgxacpamoqtaanpapdfhs, "perform a perfect breast stroke":http://sutree.com/play.asp?s=fdlreasjuiicknczcngmf, "draw a horse":http://sutree.com/play.asp?s=yuyxgkttdrhlqxpnnbaww, or "fold a t-shirt":http://sutree.com/play.asp?s=hmqiqntueickhefrfusgh (super cool and embedded below).
Free, Personalized Ring Tones
http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/12/commentary/mediabiz/ be a $4.4 billion dollar a global year industry when you can get ring tones for free? All "Mobile17.com":http://www.mobile17.com requires from you is an e-mail address (don’t worry, they detest spam) and your phone model information (which they keep safe and don’t sell). With their easy-to-use site, you simply locate a song file you have on your computer, choose the start time of your ring tone, the duration of your ring tone, and you're set. For their free service, you’ll wait awhile before you’re sent a text message with straightforward instructions to get your ring tone. It’s quick, simple, and free.
Caution: If you don’t have an internet phone plan, you’ll pay charges to your phone provider based on the size of your file.
Check out this "discussion":http://www.10meters.com/manners--tips.html and these "tips":http://cellphones.about.com/cs/miscellaneous/ht/cell_etiquette.htm for proper cell phone etiquette.
Interactive photography exhibit online
http://photography.si.edu/ _'invites you to explore the world of Smithsonian photography'_ by creating sequences of user-tagged images and sharing them with others. Of the hundreds of available photographs to manipulate, order, and play with, I couldn't find one that wasn't absolutely beautiful. This site is worth visiting just for the great pictures, but the very interactive way in which the photos are presented makes it even more fun, transforming a traditionally passively-enjoyed art form into something more communicative.
Damn Interesting Stuff
Need a first-rate site to distract yourself at work and/or to make yourself sound smarter? Try “this”:http://www.damninteresting.com/ intriguingly addictive website that’ll get you absolutely hooked. Their talented writers compile fantastic articles on topics that tip the scales of reality. I suggest starting at the “Greatest hits”:http://www.damninteresting.com/?cat=18 sections and continuing from there. Do you know any other site that tells you how to “survive in space with out a suit?”:http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=741
Audio Books at the Right Price
If you’re always on-the-go, a devout book lover, or just plain lazy, “librivox.org”:http://librivox.org has many free and legal audio books available for your literary delight. Their catalog is a growing collection of published books with expired copyrights read by volunteers from around the world. I’ve already listened to _Alice and Wonderland_ and, despite the occasional faint dog barking in the background, their books are of decent quality. There’s finally a faster and easier way to get free literature without late fees and actually having to read.
A Friendster for the Family Pet
http://www.dogster.com/, without any butt sniffing whatsoever. All Fido needs is your e-mail address (unless he has his own) and your typing skills and he’ll be all ready. My personal favorites include "Doggie Diaries":http://www.dogster.com/diary/dcentral.php, "Dogster Videos":http://www.dogster.com/video/, and on a more serious note, an adoptable dogs search engine. Cat lover? Click "here":http://www.catster.com/.
What is the best?
“The Best Stuff in the World”:http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/ promises to ‘discover and share the good things in life’ in a uniquely web2.0 kind of way. It’s a good way to waste some time and look at pretty things. Way better than “Cute Overload”:http://cuteoverload.com/. Okay, not all that much better.
In case you didn’t know: The “best number”:http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/category/number is 42, the “best spread”:http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/category/spread is nutella, and the “best movie catch-phrase”:http://www.thebeststuffintheworld.com/category/movie-catchphrase is ‘Hello. My Name Is Inigo Montoya. You Killed My Father. Prepare To Die’ from “Princess”:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/ “Bride”:http://www.timeout.com/film/71425.html/.