It is late and I am most definitely tired. This week had a lot of things going on - the Boston/Aqua Teen Hunger Force freak-out, the Super Bowl, all sorts of “good news” coming out of the Middle East (as usual). All of these stories and more are covered in the weekly links. I am going to sign off - it has been a long week and I am ready for a break. Have fun this weekend folks.
Enjoy the links.
Current Events
- Norquist: Bush’s Advisers Telling Him ‘Invade Iran. Then Everyone Will See How Smart We Are’
- How much crazier can these people get? Honestly, I am SO thankful we have a Democratic majority in Congress.
- Bush Proposes Steep Cut to PBS Funding
- Of all things, why public broadcasting? It is one of the best public services we have.
- YouTube - 1-31-07 Never Forget (Boston ATHF Bomb Scare Video Tribute)
- 1-31-07: Never forget.
- Student’s Recording of Teacher’s Views Leads to a Ban on Taping
- But authorities can record us even without our consent… Hmmm….
- Non-Terrorist Embarrassment in Boston
- A more serious article on the stupidity and finger-pointing of Boston's government.
- Young Bostonians think city overreacted to Aqua Teen Hunger Force debacle
- Uh, you think?
Design
- Helvetica and Alternatives to Helvetica
- Nice little article on Helvetica alternatives.
- Best of the Year / 2006
- Be inspired.
Web
- newsmap
- Pretty.
- phpFlickr
- Use PHP to access the Flickr API and do all sorts of cool stuff.
- Flickr Exit Strategy
- More examples of how not thinking of the user always ends up with biting you in the ass.
- solutoire.com | Plotr
- What looks to be a very slick Javascript charting library. Sweet stuff.
Photography
- Long-exposure photos of retro video games.
- As brilliant of a concept as I have ever heard. Amazing results as well.
- kiddie pool from above
- A very cool perspective.
Nerdery & Tech
- Freeverse : Think
- A concentration tool for OS X. Oh how I needed something like this.
- Gates “dares anybody” to exploit Vista
- Those sorts of statements never end well…
- Anthony Cumia’s Vista Installation
- Let's just say he didn't enjoy it…
- Homemade LED shirt…
- Just don't go to Boston wearing these threads…
Noteworthy Articles
- Why I am No Longer a Republican (and never was a Democrat)
- A very compelling read about the failure of the war on drugs.
- Bad Fight Scene - Undefeatable with Cynthia Rothrock.
- Oh, bad does not even begin to explain it. Thanks Yousuf.
- Hardest. Video Game Boss. Ever!
- My eyes exploded about halfway through.
- Dancing Sushi People
- Uh, yeah…
- Compensation at Whole Foods Market
- Folks, this is how it should be.
- Super Bowl Champions - Chicago Bears
- Where do all those T-Shirts and other paraphernalia for the Super Bowl losers?
- Field Guide to Iraq
- Absolutely hilarious.
- Greenest cars on the road
- Every single one of the cars are Asian - 9 Japanese, 1 Korean. American/European auto-makers need to wake the hell up.
- Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance
- Holy crap - now these folks are setting a whole new precedent for the term 'nutjob'.
- Superbowl doesn’t allow 55″ TV viewing for a party
- Apparently the NFL has a policy against "mass out-of-home viewings" of the Super Bowl. This has got to be the biggest mindfck I have run across in a VERY long time…
- Church’s ‘Jesus loves Osama’ sign criticised
- Apparently 'love thy enemy' doe not apply anymore…
Noteworthy Sites
- WiiToob
- Interesting video mashup.
The Discussion
5 Comments on “This Week’s Weekly Links of the Week - Week 37”kellie
12.02.07 11:02 amMy head is still spinning after seeing that video game clip with the evil boss. (Was it making comments in Chinese?) I have no damn idea how anyone could win that level. Were those bright swirly patterns that emanated from the Boss supposed to be avoided?! Mind blowing.
My mind is also blown over the whole Aqua Teen scare. I didn’t realize what the “bombs” looked like! The poor, deceiving descriptions in the newspapers made it seem like those LED lights were equivalent to spotlights piercing the sky…or some kind of lighting device of epic proportions. I recall being a child playing with various colored pegs of LED lights that could be placed on a screen to make illuminated pictures exactly like the Aqua Teen character. (Although I never considered illustrating a middle finger.) Little did I know that I was a terrorist in training!
somerandomdude
12.02.07 12:05 pmYeah, the Aqua Teen Hunger Force debacle is as hilarious as it is sad. Come to think of it, my little avatar at the bottom of the page reminds me of the little dude that started the whole scare…
kellie
14.02.07 11:40 amOkay, this is just damn cool whether or not you are an NIN fan.
It seems like Trent’s new concept album has a hidden story that people have to uncover through various websites ‘from the future.’ Check out this interesting mystery. You know what I will be doing after work!!!
http://digg.com/music/Nine_Inch_Nails_Concept_Album_Builds_Story_With_Websites_From_The_Future
somerandomdude
14.02.07 12:19 pmOK, that is just absolutely, ridiculously cool. I have never heard of something like this being attempted.
Great link Kellie, thanks so much.
Daily Delicious - Nine Inch Nails New Album Spawns Abstract Web Sites » SOME RANDOM DUDE
14.02.07 1:22 pm[...] A new Nine Inch Nails album is coming out in April. Thanks to our good friend Kellie, and her great link comment, I learned about a series of abstract websites pertaining the theme and (from the rumors) storyline of the new album. To say the new album is political is like saying the sun is warm - just a warning to those of you that do not enjoy politics. Yes, I know, this has been done before. Yes, I know, this is a form of marketing. Still, the tone and the way it comes off just seems different than other viral marketing campaigns. [...]
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