Some Random Dude

Another late weekly links - I am starting to think I need to just plan to post the links on Wednesday in order to get them up by Friday or Saturday. No excuses, but big things are happening. You should see a lot going on in the next one to two weeks.

Enjoy the links.

Current Events

Politicos threaten schools over campus piracy

The RIAA's idiotic rhetoric has finally spread to the US government.

Trial in taunting of police dog canceled

I would sure as hell hope so.

War on Iraq: Exclusive: Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Resolution That May Force End to Occupation

It would be interesting to see what Bush and company would actually do if Iraq asked us to leave…

Arkansas GOP head: We need more ‘attacks on American soil’ so people appreciate Bush

Makes perfect sense. Right?

Ex-Marine Won’t STFU About Iraq, So Marines Re-Enlisting Him To Dishonorably Discharge Him

Oh. My. God.

Design

Photos from 26 de Mayo. Presentacion Das U-Bahn Buch.

Amazing illustration. I love it.

Choose Your Weapon [IMAGE]

A well-done informational diagram showing how we live in an extremely armed world.

Web

The New Break.com Video Player

Pretty impressive…

Photography

sleeping man

I really like the composition and lighting of this photo.

sign 1

Great colors and contrast.

A crude high-five

This is why we should be keeping big oil on a very short leash.

world’s famous photos

You all should recognize quite a few of these…

Nerdery & Tech

So that’s what 128 gigabytes of RAM looks like…

Craziness…

Kiss Boring Interfaces Goodbye With Apple’s New Animated OS

I'm quite excited about what this will bring to our OS in the months/years to come.

SpaceTime

Proving that 3d almost never ads anything useful to a UI design.

Noteworthy Articles

The Periodic Table of Elements (according to Cobb County)

Sad but probably more accurate than we'd like to believe.

Chernobyl Area Becomes Wildlife Haven

Seems like there's hope for Chernobyl's future.

A Ball Thrown Back 100 km/h From A Truck Moving 100 km/h

Interesting video - the funniest thing about this is the driver is in complete protective racing gear and the guy in the back of the truck doesn't even have a helmet.

Optimus Prime gets Prostate Cancer

Poor Optimus.

The Rude Awakening of Optimus Prime

Oh man, absolutely classic.

Connie Rice: Top 10 Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know About the Debates

Presidential debates don't mean much when they aren't really debates.

F’n Awesome

I'm quite surprised Budweiser would actually do something like this.

CREW: The Bush/Cheney White House does not want you to know who meets with them.

Once again according to Bush, transparency in government is what the terrorists want… And Thomas Jefferson.

Noteworthy Sites

FFFFOUND!

Interesting site/horrible domain name.

Welcome to JumpSnap

Proof that people will buy anything.