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Google’s Nine Year Shopping Spree, Illustrated

For those that remember when Google Voice was GrandCentral … Other than missing Like.com’s acquisition on August 20th and having the DoubleClick grab plotted when Google revealed its intent to acquire in April 2007 and not when the official acquisition … Continue reading

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Ten reveals new digital channel Eleven as future home of The Simpsons and Neighbours

Ten reveals new digital channel Eleven as future home of The Simpsons and Neighbours Just a week after Seven announced it was to launch a new male-focused digital channel 7mate, Ten has announced its next ‘distinctly youthful’ digital channel – … Continue reading

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Using Tiny Children as an Optical Illusion in Product Photography

We’ve all heard of trickery that goes into many kinds of photography to make something look more appealing to consumers, whether it’s a Big Mac at McDonalds or the swimming pool at a motel. Sometimes the discrepancy isn’t worth complaining … Continue reading

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Why You Should Always Carry A Cameraphone: Alligators

This photo is an urban legend come true—a real baby alligator crawling out of a New York City sewer. What makes this image especially lovely though, is that it was snapped hastily with a cameraphone. Apparently New York resident Joyce … Continue reading

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Boeing Engineer’s Crazy-Efficient Apartment

“I tend to like things in their place,” says Steve Sauer, a Boeing engineer who spent the last seven years turning this 17sqm basement apartment into a decked-out, three-level dwelling. Can you spot the bathtub? Ah, there it is, built … Continue reading

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Wookie the Chew

Youthful pop-cultural re-interpreter,  James Hance has layered our favorite intergalactic, inter-species bromance over a few of our beloved youthful kinships. Namely, Winnie the Pooh & Christopher Robin and Calvin & Hobbes. A very straight forward yet loveable juxtapostion no doubt. … Continue reading

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NY Subway of the 80′s

2 4 Flinching has a fairly awesome post that chronicles the NY Subway of the 80′s in all its glory. Check it out here.

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Futurama Writer Invented A New Maths Theorem Just To Use In The Show

A writer for Futurama created a brand new maths theorem based on group theory to explain a plot twist in the show. That is like, going way beyond the call of duty, dude. Ken Keeler, the Futurama writer behind the … Continue reading

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