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A literal interpretation of A-ha's "Take on Me"

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:35:24 GMT

Well done.

CaptainDisillusion's Channel

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:29:36 GMT

Debunker extraordinaire. (FYI: Movie + sound plays automatically.)

Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainDisillusion

Autumn

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:29:00 GMT

Peak color in just a few days.

Peter's Evil Overlord List

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:25:11 GMT

Link: http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/overlord.htm

Words in English

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:50:47 GMT

”... a resource for those who want to learn more about this fascinating language – its history as a language, the origins of its words, and its current modern characteristics.”

Link: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/index.html

History of Art

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:50:40 GMT

Link: http://www.all-art.org/contents.html

Sites for Backyard Astronomers

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:50:31 GMT

Link: http://mashable.com/2008/10/04/astronomy-sites/

Browsing the Artifacts of Geek History in Jay Walker's Library

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:47:23 GMT

Words do not begin to describe the awesomeness.

Link: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-10/ff_walker?currentPage=all

Sunset rocks

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:38:40 GMT

A post-sunset, eight second exposure.

History Hacker

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:31:20 GMT

I caught the premier of Bre Pettis’s “History Hacker” on the History Channel the other night. Much like Bre’s podcasts for Make Magazine, the show hits my sweet spot between too much and too little information. Well done.

Link: http://brepettis.com/blog/