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• Dec. 28th, 2007
• Dec. 21st, 2007
• Dec. 14th, 2007
• Dec. 7th, 2007
• Nov. 30th, 2007
• Nov. 23rd, 2007
• Nov. 16th, 2007
• Nov. 9th, 2007
• Nov. 2nd, 2007
• Oct. 26th, 2007
• Oct. 19th, 2007
• Oct. 12th, 2007
• Oct. 5th, 2007
• Sep. 28th, 2007
• Sep. 21st, 2007
• Sep. 14th, 2007
• Sep. 7th, 2007
• Aug. 31st, 2007
• Aug. 24th, 2007
• Aug. 17th, 2007
• Aug. 10th, 2007
• Aug. 3rd, 2007
• Jul. 27th, 2007
• Jul. 20th, 2007
• Jul. 13th, 2007
• Jul. 6th, 2007
• Jun. 29th, 2007
• Jun. 22nd, 2007
• Jun. 15th, 2007
• Jun. 8th, 2007
• Jun. 1st, 2007
• May. 25th, 2007
• May. 18th, 2007
• May. 11th, 2007
• May. 4th, 2007
• Apr. 27th, 2007
• Apr. 20th, 2007
• Apr. 13th, 2007
• Apr. 6th, 2007
• Mar. 30th, 2007
• Mar. 23rd, 2007
• Mar. 16th, 2007
• Mar. 9th, 2007
• Mar. 2nd, 2007
• Feb. 23rd, 2007
• Feb. 16th, 2007
• Feb. 9th, 2007
• Feb. 2nd, 2007
• Jan. 26th, 2007
• Jan. 19th, 2007
• Jan. 12th, 2007
• Jan. 5th, 2007

2006

2005


Dec. 28th, 2007		The last Friday Links entry of 2007. Heeeere we go... » Stereotypist: 50 Answers I can't even explain why this made me laugh so much, but it did. Still does. Stereotypist is a comic written by John Campbell. The whole site is worth checking out. » Christopher Walken: A Very Walken Christmas Insane! A bit of post-xmas hilarity. » Stock Car Thunder Unbelievable that this is a web game. Requires shockwave. This is as good as many console driving games I've seen. Sent in by Ash, who is kicking my butt at it. » Astronomy Pictures Of The Year: 2007 [self explanatory] Breathtaking. The shot of Victoria Crater on Mars is outstanding. Bonus Link: » The HaHa Times A viral promo site for the new Batman film, The Dark Knight. Quite beautifully done. Sent in by Jennidub (who's a fan) Happy New Year, Friday Links folks! ad

Dec. 21st, 2007		It's an all-request Friday Links, since I was sent so many by so many of you. This is the last Friday Links before Xmas, so I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and whatever other holidays might simultaneously occur. :) Here we go... » Amazon Reviews of a Bic Crystal Pen (£0.13) [Self explanatory] Not sure why, but several (as in: 77 and counting) Amazon customers have chosen to write insane, funny and odd reviews for a common ballpoint pen. Sent in by Bonnie. » Ink That Stinks: Truly Horrible Tattoos [self explanatory. And ew.] Sent in by Cassie. » Charlie Brown interpreted as Manga Some insane (and hilarious) interpretations of the Charles Schulz classic. Sent in by Miko » 286 Photos of UFOs Some of the stories behind these image are fascinating (to me at least.) Sent in by Ash. Bonus Link: » Dolphin Olympics Terribly addictive. Swim your dolphin and attempt to gather as many fish with you for more points. You can play against your facebook friends as well! Sent in by Laura F. Enjoy. Happy Friday, Friday people! ad

Dec. 14th, 2007		There are only two more shopping-Fridays left in 2007. :) Let's begin shall we? » Electron Microscropy Unit Snow Page Scanning electron microscopic pictures of snow crystals. Featuring my favorite: the Hexagonal plate with dendritic extensions. (Whut?!) » Curious Expeditions: The Castle Builders Castles built by a single person. There are some insane and impressive constructions in here. » Clot Xmas "For almost five decades, the Clot Family Christmas Display has been delighting residents and visitors in the South Florida area!" It looks like they spend more on this than most department stores. Insane! Sent in by Jennifer R. » Serious Santa "Guide santa through a goblin infested north pole and use a small arsenal of weapons to take care of business." Indeed! Very addictive shooter that just happens to have an Xmas theme. Happy Friday, Friday peoples! And Happy Holidays! ad

Dec. 7th, 2007		Brrrr December! But at least it's Friday!! :) On your marks... Get set... » KittyWigs Were mine still around he would claw my eyes out if I got him one of these. And he'd be right! » Modern Gingerbread House Now we're talkin'! Why settle for that early 1900's cottage style structure when you can get a more 1950's suburban structure (complete with garage)? » Terry's Chop Shop Yikes. The guy likes to chop things, and photograph (or video-record) them in extremely high detail while doing so. He also has a Flickr gallery. » Pimp My Sleigh [self explanatory] Not only can you trick out your fabulous Santa sleigh, you can also race it. Look out for the dynamite. Sent in by Miko. Happy December Friday, people. Have a great weekend. ad

Nov. 30th, 2007		The last friday of November. Whuhoo! Welcome to Friday. Here we go... » Is It Christmas? [self explanatory, when you get there] Check back on Dec. 25th! » Covering The Mouse A blog dedicated to finding and linking to cover versions of songs from Disney films. It's relatively new but already features some really interesting finds. (Gene Simmons?! LL Cool J?) » The Last Iceberg Photographer Camille Seaman showcases a variety of breathtaking images of icebergs and arctic shelves she has photographed since 2003. Quite beautiful. Note: Flash required. » Passing By Video shot from moving vehicles around the world. It's kind of mesmerizing. Sent in by Julia P. [in the UK] Bonus Link: » Johanna's Artwork Inspired By Stevie Nicks [self explanatory, and ?!?!?!] Sent in by Ash. Stay warm this weekend folks. Happy Friday! ad

Nov. 23rd, 2007		Friday of the US Thanksgiving Day Weekend! Whuhooo! Here we go... » Crayon Physics Deluxe A video demo of a game where you draw objects which have to obey the laws of physics in order to hit a target. Looks elaborate! Sent in by Ana D. » DrawPlay Similar but distinctly different than Crayon Physics. (Since I can't link to that game.) Draw your map level, then get to the flag. Addictive! » Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians [self explanatory] » The 1984 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Caution: quite bad site design. A collection of video files documenting the 1984 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, including this fan's comments. He also includes ad spots at the end. Insane. Happy Friday, and have a great weekend. ad

Nov. 16th, 2007		There are only six (6) more fridays left in this year. :( But today is one of them! Here we go... » Mateuniverse: Advanced Beauty Designer Mate Steinforth creates one of numerous very beautiful and engaging online installations. Difficult to describe but extremely beautiful. Note: a bit bandwidth heavy, and there is audio. » Look At Me "The collection contains 616 photos. These photos were either lost, forgotten, or thrown away." Hey maybe some of you are in there! Sent in by The Stoob. » Cats In Sinks The cat torture continues... Sure it's no "Pigs In Space", but I'll take it. :) Sent in by Jennidub (aw?) » Virtual NES "VirtualNES.com is the largest vNES website on the Internet. vNES is a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator programmed in Java." They are not kidding. Claiming to feature 666 Nintendo console games, this site could eat up a huge amount of otherwise productive time. (Shhhh) Bonus Link: » Queen: Hidden Message Is there a subversive message hidden in "Another One Bites The Dust"? :) This also features an alleged hidden message in a Led Zeppelin and Britney Spears song. Happy Friday, people. ad

Nov. 9th, 2007		Nearing Mid-November already. This year is running out of Fridays! Let's begin... » Open Letters To People Or Entities Who Are Unlikely To Respond. There are several. You can take your pick. My personal favorite: "An Open Letter to the Intestinal Parasites I Managed to Pick Up in West Africa This Summer". ["Greetings, Soil-Transmitted Helminths! Welcome to my digestive system!"] Insane! via McSweeneys.net. » City7: Toronto Half Life 2 Mod A recreation of quite a bit of downtown Toronto for use with the extremely popular PC game "Half Life 2" Make sure to check out the Screenshots. » Crazy Questions at a Google Job Interview Having undergone a Google interview myself, I can vouch for the validity of the selection shown here. They come up with some weird ones. » I Heart Guts "I Heart Guts is the brainchild of an anatomically obsessed illustrator who loves internal organs and all they do." You can buy plush toys in the shape of a stomach, heart, kidneys, etc. Ingenious, playful design. Enjoy! Happy weekend, Friday Linkfolk. ad

Nov. 2nd, 2007		[Inhale]... Friiiiidaaaaayyyyeeeee!!!1! Here goes... » Crackbook "Crackbook is an addictive social utility that makes you feel that you're connecting with people when actually you're just not" A comedic take on Facebook from David McCandless' book - The Internet Now in Handy Book Form... » They Didn't Study Actual answers to various test questions from young students. » The Hooke Folio [Apologies to Metafilter readers] A shockwave interface to Robert Hooke's minutes of the Royal Society. Somewhat fascinating and a bang-up user interface. Nicely done. » Gramma's 12-Piece Chiken Head Dinner Yes, that is how they spelled it. Yet another flash game for those with very short attention spans. Sent in by Jennidub, who is addicted. Happy Friday, everybody. ad

Oct. 26th, 2007		Hooray for Friiiiiday! Let's begin... » 15 Unfortunately Placed Ads [self explanatory] Sent in by Traci T. » Pumpkin Gutter Some of the most elaborate pumpkin carvings ever. No joke. Sent in by Cassie, just in time for Hallowe'en. » Nadshot "Nad Shot is a blog that posts comic book panels of violent punches and kicks to the groin." [Via BoingBoing] » Portal A flash version of the massively addictive Half Life game: Portal. Lots of different commands. Read the first page before continuing. Sent in (among others) DAM Happy Friday, everyone. ad

Oct. 19th, 2007		Friday at last! Are you ready? I'm ready! » Indexed Some insane and quite funny diagrams of very specific social situations. There is also a book of these coming out next February. Sent in by The Stoob. » Purseblog [self explanatory] Sent in by Marcy (who has a fixation, I do believe) » Animator vs. Animation "An animator faces his own animation in deadly combat. The battlefield? The Flash interface itself." Hilarious! Sent in by Ankita. » Flugtag on Mars This used to be called "Micro Olympics" a while back. Kind of addictive and funny. :) Sent in by JenniDub Happy Friday, Friday peoples! ad

Oct. 12th, 2007		Ooooooooooohhhhh Friday! :) Here we go. » oSkope Visual Search "oSkope is a visual browser that lets you search and organize items from different web services like Amazon, Ebay, YouTube or Flickr in an intuitive way." Fascinating interface. Sent in by the Stoob. » 25 Extreme Kitchen Gadgets From popsci. My personal favorite: the Anti Griddle. [Note: view the gallery.] » The Top 10 Rap Songs White People Love [self explanatory. And insanely funny.] » Scribble Using your virtual crayon, connect the dots in the right sequence in the shortest amount of time. Fun! Sent in by Traci T., who is a certififed addict. Have a great weekend everybody, and thanx for supporting the Friday Links! ad

Oct. 5th, 2007		Welcome to the first Friday Links of October! Today's links are brought to you by the letter "P" Let's begin... » PinoShop The Nissan Pino is a fully customizable car from the standpoint of accessorizing. The site is in Japanese but you get the idea. The colour scheme, the interior, decals, whatever you want can be completely customized when you order your car (online.) There's an article in this month's Wired Magazine about it. » 45 iPod Cases "45 iPod Cases are made from reclaimed music media rebuilt to fit your iPod." Literally: iPod cases made from 45rpm singles. You can even choose which song you want it to be. Sent in by The Stoob. » Ponoko Claiming to be "the world's first personal manufacturing platform," Ponoko is a site where you can upload the design specs for any object you wish to manufacture, and then pay to get it made, anywhere in the world. The showroom features some quite beautiful and varied pieces. Neat idea. » High Speed Chase! Very addictive and actually quite beautiful-looking car chase game. Remember: only hit the target cars. A very fun little game. Happy October, Friday people! ad

Sep. 28th, 2007		I dunno about you but I'm sure glad that it's friday. Here goes... » Build Your Own Chicago [self explanatory(?)] Describes itself as "a series of postcards published by Wurlington Brothers Press which can be cut and assembled into miniature paper models of prominent Chicago landmarks." I'm sure it's time consuming, but I like it. :) » lolcthulu In response to the previously listed LOLCats! Insane! » BarScribe Pictures of random scrawlings from bars around the world. "the monkeys are headed north!!" [found @ commonwealth (5th ave and 12th street) in brooklyn, ny] » Multiplayer Asteroids [self explanatory] Ridiculously addictive and quite popular. It goes down a lot due to the heavy traffic it receives. Be patient. Have a great weekend. And happy Friiiiday! ad

Sep. 21st, 2007		Is it really Friday already? Yikes! Here are your Friday Links! » Can This Black Box See Into the Future? I had mentioned this story to a couple of people but not been able to find it. Well now I found it! It's an interesting read. (And apologies for its length but I think it's worth it.) » Annoying Co-Worker Some very aggressive complaints regarding the bad habits of co-workers across America. A sample: "Stop looking at my monitor. Did I invite you to see what i'm doing?" Sent in by Laura F. » CookThink Enter an ingredient, a flavor or a style, and this site will find you an exotically appropriate recipe. Sent in by The Stoob. » The Last Request A Flash presentation listing the last meals of Texas death row inmates. Features haunting music by John Fahey. Sent in by Ash Enjoy! And have a fabulous weekend. ad

Sep. 14th, 2007		Holy Friday, Batman! Here we go... » The London Evening Standard Headline Generator It hasn't got quite enough randomness to be as brilliant as it sounds, but it still came up with "Bendy Crocodile Hits London: Pictures" the first time I loaded it. » the "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks [self explanatory] [quote]PLEASE "DO NOT" HANDLE THE LOBSTERS They are fragile[end quote] Insane. Sent in by Jennidub. » Escape Lengthy, complex game where you have to figure out which things in the room need to be used, and in which order. Possibly a bit too complex... » The Collected Works of Enrico Caruso I know: maybe not for everybody. But it's stuff like this that makes me love the web. Public domain 78rpm recordings of the first-ever million-selling artist. Insanely comprehensive. The collection is still ongoing. Also features works by numerous other artists, notably Al Jolson. Thanx again Friday List Folks. Enjoy your weekend. ad

Sep. 7th, 2007		Hooray for fridayyyyyy! Here we go... » Ikea Hacker Featuring some creative and unintended uses for Ikea products. Sent in by The Stoob (who's on a roll lately.) » $50 Paint Job Using nothing but 3 quarts of white rustoleum paint and a whole lotta elbow grease, this car fanatic did his own paint job for a measly $50 with impressive results. (It probably cost more since he had to buy a new buffer.) » The Hottest Female Chess Players In The World [self explanatory] Based on user votes. What an odd concept. » Xiaoxiao Police Fun, tense, stick figure shoot-em-up. Yee haw! Sent in by Traci T. I hope you have enjoyed your Friday links. Have a great weekend. ad

Aug. 31st, 2007		Friday at last! Awayyyyy we go! » We Feel Fine Fascinating art installation in which users post how they're feeling (often in poetic style) and you randomly get to read them. You can narrow it down by geographic location, gender, weather, etc. There's a very cool interview with the creators of this site. Sent in by The Stoob » The 213 Things Skippy Is No Longer Allowed To Do In The U.S. Army A few examples: 51. Not allowed to quote "Dr Seuss" on military operations. 102. Rodents are not entitled to burial with full military honors, even if they are "casualties of war". Insane. » Gravity A bit complex. This is for you NASA types. And needless to say: it's addictive. » 1024 Cheerleaders "Here is a cheering team which shows you a grand tifo, generated from your favorite image file." Don't know what a "tifo" is? Maybe go here. Happy Friday everyone! ad

Aug. 24th, 2007		Fridayyyyyy at last. :) And I'm back from Vacation. [ahhhh...] Here goes! » Tengu USB Lip Sync Dude Uhhh... self explanatory? :) It's weird that's for sure. Sent in by Aaron. » Spectrum of Work that I can do While Drinking Wine Also a decent blog in its own right... Sent in by The Stoob (hi Stoobie!) » The Chronicles Of George "George is, quite simply, the worst helpdesk technician ever." Quite funny. A little cruel perhaps. But still funny. It even has a discussion board. » Mad Shark You are the shark. Move your mouse to move the shark, and hit your spacebar to bite. Addictive and fun. Happy Friday, and have a great weekend! ad

Aug. 17th, 2007		Sorry: No Friday links for this week as I am on vacation. Happy Friday!

Aug. 10th, 2007		Happy Friday! A note that next week will sadly have no Friday links, as I will be on vacation in fabulous Quebec. Here we go! » The Picture Of Everything An odd and fascinating piece of artwork by Howard Hallis. It's still in progress. » Bald Guy Greetings Subtly funny greeting cards. A sample for Valentines day: Front: You complete me Inside: And I don't mean that in the overly used Jerry Maguire kind of way. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. My life truly would not be the same without you. But I do wish you were less controlling. » Redneck Neighbor Originally sent to me wayyy back in 1999 by Eric B.. It's still up, and still funny / sad enough that I thought it was worth sharing. It's quite long but definitely entertaining. » Gridlock I've had this on my Palm for close to a year as a game called "Traffic". It's addictive and frustrating. :) Bonus Link: » Turn your hamster into a fighting machine! [self explanatory] Have a great weekend Friday people! ad

Aug. 3rd, 2007		It is Friiiiiiday! Whuhoo! Today's link-fest is largely photographic because that's what seemed to be cropping up the most lately. Here goes... » Projections On A Nuclear Plant Really beautifully executed. Must have taken a bit of time to set up. » Medium Format Lego Pinhole Camera Sadly: no posted photographs taken with said camera, but yikes. This obviously took quite a bit of work. Also see the 35mm Lego Pinhole Camera » Milk Meets Coffee One of several very stylized photography galleries by Irene Müller. Several others worth looking at there as well. You can buy prints of these and other works by this photographer. Sent in by Laura. » The Ball Steer a ball towards a specific goal. Problem is: you can't see the whole path to get to that goal. :) From the makers of the Dyson vacuum cleaner. Have a fantastic weekend everybody! ad

Jul. 27th, 2007		Hello, and welcome to your Friday links. Are you sitting comfortably? :) Here goes... » Nickelback Self Plagiarization [Mostly self explanatory] This one is old but it's still superfunny. Thought it was worth posting since enough people had asked about it. » MC API A website which will "rap" any url you enter... in Japanese. I'm not making this up. Also: the term "rap" should be taken with a grain of salt. Set in by Minh. » 171 Starbucks Some people go to Starbucks every day. Comedian / Filmmaker Mark Malkoff did the unthinkable. He made a short film in which he visited and made purchases at 171 Starbucks stores in Manhattan in one day. Yikes! » Gravity Pods Starts off super-easy, gets a lot harder. Very fun and addictive, if a bit slow. Happy Friday, Friday people. ad

Jul. 20th, 2007		Happy Friday! Today's Friday links are out a little earlier so I can attend an appointment. » Icovia Space Planner Build out floorplans of your living space on the web. Modify it over time and try out different furniture orientations. Fun! Sent in by Mel (allll the way in Australia) » Portable Apps Tiny versions of many common applications so you can install them on a USB key and take them anywhere. Save all your data to the usb key and not the computer's hard drive. Some really smart applications on here. Sent in by Kent Romero » The World Bubble Records Man: There's a record for everything... (Most people in a bubble?! Yikes!) » Orb Avoidance Avoid everything. Your cursor cannot touch the outside border, the balls which are attracted to it, or the grey boxes. A very zen kind of game. Sent in by Jennidub, who is horribly addicted. :) Enjoy! And happy Friday! ad

Jul. 13th, 2007		Friday.... THE THIRTEENTH!!! [Orchestraaaa!!] Here we go... » The Splasher Speaks Interesting! » I Like Short Songs: Music For The Impatient In which the author manages to select and burn 100 songs onto a single CD. Full music download is available including artwork. » Eboy Tons of pixellated isometric graphical goodness. Caution: long page loads. Sent in by Ana. » Bloxorz Tricky, much harder sibling of the likes of Cubrius or Tetris. Superfun and heavily addictive. Fantastic! Sent in by DAM. Enjoy your weekend, Friday people. ad

Jul. 6th, 2007		Happy Friday, Fridaylinkers! Let's begin... » Pictures Of Walls Some interesting and often funny graffiti photographed by users around the world. Sent in by Mia. » LoopTracks Calling itself an "interactive music video", it's more of an installationist music presentation. If you spend enough time with it it produces some fairly cool, noise-based beats. » The Health and Medical History of President Abraham Lincoln [self explanatory. And ?!?!] "Sleep talking"? Really?? » 99 Rooms Very hard to describe, and infinitely clickable. You can also buy a CD of their haunting, ambient background audio. Have a fabulous weekend! ad

Jun. 29th, 2007		FFFFRRRRRIIIIIIII!!!111!!! [inhale] DAY! This is a long weekend where I live, and an even longer weekend for our American friends. Here goes... » The Armageddon Flowchart Insane and somewhat rambling, but funny. :) » The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II Between 1727 and 1734 Maharajah Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories in west central India. These are definitely some of the most unique looking structures I think I've ever seen. » Film Techniques of Alfred Hitchcock "How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller..." Indeed! Pretty interesting dissection. » Overkill Apache! 1) Collect weapons 2) Use them 3) Make some NOISE The powerups on this game are kind of ridiculous. And entertaining. :) Reminds me of 1988 or something. Bonus Link: » The Truth About Wireless Devices I laughed. But I'm a nerd. :) Happy Long Weekend folks, and Happy Friday for the rest of you. ad

Jun. 22nd, 2007		It's the first Friday Links of Summer! Huzzah!! Here we go... » Best Five Second Video On The Internet No but like: really! Endlessly re-watchable. Caution on the volume. With apologies to mefi readers. » Easy-Glider Crazy looking electric scooter. Apparently considered good competition for the unfortunately-marketed Segway. I kinda want one (but their country list doesn't include mine. :( ) This one's been making the rounds so apologies if this got sent to you many times by other people. » EasyPost You can send free letter mail to and from anywhere in Canada. (Note: not available for any other country. Also: limited time on the "free" part.) Sent in by Nick » Crazy Mammoths A deceptively challenging yet very simple and quite addictive game. Read the instructions. Have a fabulous weekend folks. ad

Jun. 15th, 2007		Mid-month, of the mid-year month of June. And it's Friday! :) » Funny, But No Rejected greeting card ideas from Shoebox Greetings. Some ridiculously bad, yet funny entries (which I would probably still buy.) Also see here, and here » Tim Knowles: Tree Drawings Artist Tim Knowles attaches pens and other instruments to the branches of trees, and the trees "draw". Very abstract, obviously, but there are some actually quite beautiful pieces in here. » AAAAAAAAA! [self explanatory (?!), and insane.] Yes I linked to the uncyclopedia before but this deserves special mention. » White Jigsaw Oh sure it starts off simple, but wait until you get to the 30 x 30 puzzles. Hope that your weekend is awesome. Happy Friday! ad

Jun. 8th, 2007		Friday? Friiiday? FRRRIIIIIDAYEEEE? Links! Here goes! » Passive-Aggressive Notes From Roommates, Neighbors, Coworkers And Strangers [self explanatory] Wow people get uptight about the strangest things. Also see The Office Sign Project. Sent in by Marcy. » Light Sprites Fun and (of course) addictive. » HiRISE: High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment Featuring (they claim) terrabytes of high resolution images from NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter. You don't have to be a nerd like me to enjoy the genuine beauty in some of these images. Also see: Mars Rovers Galleries. » Stupid Comics Featuring "The Pony Who Liked Fun." Yikes! Have a great weekend all. ad

Jun. 1st, 2007		Welcome to Friday! And welcome to June! Here are your Friday Links... » You Cannot Resist LOLcats These have been making the rounds and they make me laaaaaff! Also see the Random Kitten Generator, and icanhascheezburger.com. » DHKY: For More Better Life I know: "whuh?!". New York based designer David Yu. His portfolio is impressive, as is the interface. » Aircraft Lavatory Graphics [Self explanatory] [And: ?!?!] » Desktop Tower Defence It's a bit complex: set up some towers which do different things, set them in enough of a line that the invaders can't easily get around them, and then hit "start" and watch the defence take place. A bit difficult, but addictive. Happy first day of June everybody. Have a great weekend. ad

May. 25th, 2007		Frrriiiiiday! And for our US friends: Memorial Day Weekend. Here we go! » The Bumbershoot Band Bio Generator [self explanatory] Bumbershoot takes place this September and is definitely worth checking out. Sent in by Courteney. » Virtual Speak & Spell [Self explanatory] And no, you still can't make it swear. :) » Google Sightseeing In some instances, some extremely hi-res satellite photos of city streets. You can see people in many of the major cities. » Indestructotank! Worth it for the name alone. Addictive and funny. That site has tons more as usual. :) Enjoy the rest of your Friday, and have a fabulous weekend. ad

May. 18th, 2007		It's finally Friday! And where I live it's a long weekend. Whuhoo! Here we go... » FlickrVision Watch as photos uploaded to flickr are superimposed over their location on a Google map of the world. It's mesmerizing, and it gives a sense of just how active that community is. Great interface too. » So You've Decided To Be Evil... "A Step-by-Step Guide to joining the Forces of Darkness" [Note: rub hands together maniacally while reading...] There is also a book available. [And it's gotten some great reviews] » Flight Memory "Flight Memory enables you to easily keep track of where you have flown and then easily produce maps showing your flight routes." For travel nerds like me, this is kind of interesting. Check out the preview page. » Where Is Jesus Not Waldo: Jesus! [Note: I am not religious] Happy Friday, and happy (long) weekend everybody! ad

May. 11th, 2007		Mid-May Fridayyyyy! [applause!] Here we go: » Sweet-Ass Ice Sculptures I'm Going To Make With A Chain Saw One Day [self explanatory] [And Funny!] From the ever-entertaining McSweeney's » The Book of Bunny Suicides Funny! (No really) » Park My Car Great idea. Take something everyone hates, and make it into an addictive game! (They should make "Do My Laundry" as well...) Note: watch out for animals! » Salem Witch Trials Archive A bit dry, possibly, but it's certainly interesting. [Insert obligatory Bush Administration joke here...] Sent in by Trace Bonus Link: » texyt.com: 3M's Sticky Bear Is VERY Pleased To See You Oh my... Available only in China, Taiwan and Japan Sent in by Ana D. Enjoy your weekend, Friday people! ad

May. 4th, 2007		Whuhoo! The first Friday Links of May. Heeeeere we go... » Us Festival Archive: 1982 - 1983 Hard to believe how huge this festival event was. And it lost money. Some awesome shots of the nearly-million-person crowd that attended, and the insane 80's bands that played them. (Scorpionnnns!) See also the Wikipedia Entry. » Punk77 The real era of real punk. (None of that Sum41 crap - no offence to Sum41 fans.) Particularly if you're a fan: huuuuge amounts of background data on pretty much every punk band ever. Personal favorite: GBH. » Random Personal Picture Finder(tm) Another neat Google hack. Show a selection of personal photos of people you have likely never met. It changes over time and can be entertaining to return to after a while. » Cubrius! Sort of like a 3d version of one of my very favorite games, Lumines. Read the instructions. It starts off easy but progressively gets quite a bit more difficult. Have a great Friday, and a spectacular weekend. ad

Apr. 27th, 2007		Holy crap it's almost May!! Happy Friday, Friday Links fans... » The Top 15 Unintentionally Funny Comic Book Panels "Robin-- What have I done to you?" Classic! » Handheld Games Museum And you thought I was nerdy. :) Some of these made some companies literally billions of dollars. Now some of them can be bought as keychains, notably this one. And yes: this guy owns pretty much everything you see here. Yikes. » ThinkGeek Annoy-A-Tron! Worth a read. A sick part of me wants several of these. :) » Panda Bounce Instructions are all in Japanese but essentially: Click on the panda to start it bouncing, then move the two guys on the bottom (with your mouse) to keep bouncing him off the targets above. It gets tricky because (of course) there are ninjas. Addictive and hilarious. Have a great weekend, and enjoy the last of April. ad

Apr. 20th, 2007		Phew! Friday! Here you go... » Iggy Pop's Concert Rider Some insane little commentaries all the way through. p.6: Stage Plan indicates that "No substances related to the manufacture of creosote" are allowed, among many, many others. Insane. » Lost: Easter Eggs Yes, all the OTHER little details you (and I) are probably missing from this addictive TV show. Needless to say: spoiler alert. Sent in by Ash. » Asteroids Revenge Instead of being the little ship that blows up asteroids, you are the asteroid. Oddly entertaining! » Give Me Back My Google "Google results without the annoying affiliate links." It's kind of like removing all the billboards from your drive home. Hope your weekend is spectacular! Happy Friday ad

Apr. 13th, 2007		Friday! [tense pause] THE 13TH!!!! [orchestra!!] Here goes! » Good Vs. Evil Foosball Table Self explanatory. And "?!?!!?!" Sent in by Ashleigh T. » The Human Eye: Technical Specifications In which an author compares several photographic specs to the image specs of the average human eye. A bit nerdy but pretty interesting. » Moebius Turn pieces on the screen to form loops, which disappear. Do so before the screen fills up. Challenging and addictive. » Microtyp Weird Google-maps-style hack of somebody's massive desktop full of rare books. Odd. But interesting. Have a fabulous weekend, Friday folks! ad

Apr. 6th, 2007		Your Friday Links for a loooong weekend (for most people anyway.) Here we go! » Miwa Koizumio: PET Project Sent in by Courteney B. (Hi Courteney!) This artist takes plastic water bottles and creates sculptures of underwater creatures. They're quite beautiful. » The Criterion Contraption A blog which started in 1994 in which the author is reviewing every single release from the Criterion Collection. This is a pretty daunting task for any normal person. He's "only" reviewed 67 of them so far. » QuoteGarden Look up pertinent quotes for any topic or holiday. Pretty good resource if you have to give a speech of any sort. » Eggs! Of! Destruction!! An easter-themed version of Battlefield or Worms World Party. "Fire" your chicken's egg at your opponent, using careful angle and velocity settings. Funny! (And addictive.) Happy Easter / Passover / chocolate egg season everyone. Have a great weekend. ad

Mar. 30th, 2007		Friday Friday Friiiidaayyyeeeee! Whuhoo! Here we go... » JacksonPollock.org Create your own avant-garde dripping paint canvas. It's somewhat therapeutic. :) Sent in by Laura F. (by way of William D.) » Lumi Lena Snow Castle In Finland! This is similar to the Quebec ice hotel. I know: it's officially spring. But it's still a cool looking place. » BookScans "Scanned Images of Vintage Paperback Books". (Note: this is only the covers.) At the moment they are highlighting the "classic" The Werewolf Of Paris. There are hundreds of book covers scanned in this site. Some crazy titles in there. :) » Break-In 2 From Mine Games. Sure it looke gruzzy but it's a tense little game (and the second part of this game.) Fans of Metal Gear Solid will probably be awesome at it, unlike me. Bonus Link: » In-flight photography by a commercial pilot I know what you're thinking: so who's flying the plane?!?! :) Some amazing photographs from a pro-photographer-pilot. From the same site: The Glamour of Flight Have a great weekend, Friday people! ad

Mar. 23rd, 2007		Another Friday, another Friday Links Email! Here goes... » Naoto Hattori: Surrealist Art Some... rather insane artwork on here. This Tokyo / New York artist has a really distinct style. Beautiful and disturbing. (Possibly NSFW) » Noah's Ark Search [Self Explanatory] » CBC 1993 report on something called "Internet" Unintentionally funny. This might get taken down soon (since it's owned by the CBC.) This has been making the rounds, so apologies if you had already seen it. Still funny! » Men Of Mortuaries They have a calendar (at last!) Possibly the most oddly disturbing yet hilarious thing I've seen in a while. Have a great weekend everyone. ad

Mar. 16th, 2007		I am back! And, therefore, so are the Friday Links. Yayyyy! Here goes! » Lost As A Computer Text Adventure A bit old but no less funny. And, yes, extremely nerdy. Note: If you haven't seen the show there are some spoilers. » Hostile Skies! Fly a WWI plane and shoot down "the enemy". You also get to go up against the Red Baron (if you're good enough.) » The World Ice Art Championships Ice carvers compete for artistic excellence. Some pretty amazing sculptures in this site. It's an annual event. » The Ancient Iran Photo Gallery Several photographer friends sent me this one. In light of recent political events, it's easy to forget what a hub of culture this region has been for millenia. Some really beautiful work here. Bonus Link: » The Rare Book Room A place where you history / rare publication nerds can view hi-res scans of texts such as the Guttenburg Bible, among dozens of other invaluable historical publications. Pretty interesting. (To me at least.) Happy Friday, everyone! ad

Mar. 9th, 2007		Sorry: No Friday links for this week as I am on vacation.

Mar. 2nd, 2007		Welcome to the weekend. Where I'm from: it's been a bit of a journey to get here. Here are your Friday Links. Just a warning: I am on vacation next week (Jamaica!), so there will be no Friday links next week. I'll make up for it the following week. Even the Friday Links guy needs a vacation... » San Francisco Bread Review A website devoted to reviewing bread. I love bread but... this is kind of over the top. Witness this review of a loaf of french bread bought at a Safeway location. » Nanaca CRASH! Insane insane insane. And addictive. :) » The BBC's Senses Challenge Test your senses. You may be surprised at the results. There are other tests on that site as well. Interesting! (to me) » Ask Moses Hey: Passover is just around the corner... This is a website where you can ask Rabbinical scholars questions on "topics ranging from simple questions about Jewish holidays to complex inquiries on personal issues." Available 24/6 (harrrr) [Note: I am not religious.] Happy Friday, and have a great week. ad

Feb. 23rd, 2007		Fridaayyyyyyyuh! Yes! [punches air] » MyHeritage: Facial Recognition Sent in by Damir and a really uncanny find. Upload a photo of your face. (Large enough, and facing forward enough.) They scan a database of celebrities to show you which ones you resemble. Mine is here. (Damir's is here.) Insanely funny in most cases. » Click Opera: Employee Of The Month Speaking of photos... this blog listed a series of ridiculously hi-resolution employee photographs, inserting his own rather insane captions to describe their expressions. It's kind of unsettling... » Coltrane's Giant Steps: Visualized This takes a while to load (click on "Watch Movie",) but is emminently worth it. I love Coltrane. The story behind this project is sort of interesting as well. » Clocky! Developed at MIT, Clocky is an alarm clock which, when you hit snooze, "will jump off of your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide." That's an interesting way to start your day. :) Enjoy your weekend, wherever you are. ad

Feb. 16th, 2007		Friiiiiiidaaaaaay! A little late, yes, but still ready to rock your Friday. Here goes. » Much Better Than This Awww? Yes: I am late for Valentines with this one. Still neat. Sent in by Bahar. See also.... This guy appears to be an online installationist. Some neat / insane stuff in there. » Age-O-Matic! Find out how badly your job will age you... sort of. Not particularly realistic but a neat little gizmo. Sent in by Damir. » Cheddarvision Recommended by Sarah. Apparently (her words) the "highlight" is when they turn the massive block of cheese. What an odd site! :) This has also been featured on numerous recent news reports. » CG Sphere A whooooole lotta digital artists submit their take on a cg-generated sphere. Haaaaaaaaappy Friiiiiiidaaaaaaay!! ad

Feb. 9th, 2007		Some Friday linkages to warm you up... » Tangerine Panic OMG! TANGERINES!!! Dodge as many as possible. Sure: it sounds easy... » OddCast Text To Speech Demos Choose a language, choose a character voice (including accented voices.) Watch and listen. This must have taken a bit of time to create. Note: you can only use this a limited number of times. It's pretty funny trying a french voice with english phrases. » Vinyl Data: Videogames from an LP In the late 70's / early 80's, numerous (predominantly British) vinyl releases featured a track at the end with data audio on it which resulted in a playable videogame for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer. Nerrrrd alert! Pretty neat idea though. » Who's Who of Victorian Cinema An incredibly thorough compendium of historical data on a film industry at a time when I wasn't even aware that one existed. It even includes a listing of Victorian film projector styles. Happy Friday! ad

Feb. 2nd, 2007		First Friday in February! Whuhoo! Happy Friday people. Here you go. » Things My Boyfriend Says A sample: e: My hands hurt from doing the dishes. me: You're such a delicate flower. e: How does it feel? me: How does what feel? e: Being punched in the face by a delicate flower? Priceless! [Note: possibly / probably nsfw] » Gateway Guide your robot through a series of mysterious and puzzling levels. This is somewhat similar to the PSP game "PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient". Tricky, and addictive. Sent in by DAM » Steve's Weird House Possibly the most cluttered household in the world, never mind just Seattle. Some interesting stuff in here but... it takes a while to focus. :) » Disney Studio: The Ropes A booklet given to all new employees at Disney circa 1943. Apparently women weren't allowed to... do anything... Have a good weekend! ad

Jan. 26th, 2007		Brrrrrr January! Here we go! » Plen: Desktop Hobby Robot Caution: annoying music. But wicked video of this desktop skateboarding / rollerskating robot. The gallery is highly recommended. From Japan (where else?) Sent in by Minh. » The Ad Generator Yeah. Like we actually need one of those! :) This semi-art-installation "randomizes words and structures from real advertising slogans and pairs them with related images from Flickr, generating fake ads on the fly". Interesting. (Apologies to MeFi readers.) » Mister Quickly: Insane Amazon.com Reviewer This guy has been mentioned before elsewhere. He's a lunatic (must be!) from Victoria who posts very wordy and... insane reviews of obscure books available on Amazon.com. This one is a recent favorite. [Scroll down to Customer Reviews.] » SoupToys! Digitally recreated building blocks which realistically react to physical motion, right on your desktop. Kind of addictive. It's a downloadable install, but you can view videos of some of the more insane setups on (of course) YouTube. Thanks for playing along at home! ad

Jan. 19th, 2007		Friday Links Tiiiiime!! [bell!] » The Writing Automaton (1722) Photos and video (en Francais) documenting a functioning clockwork automaton from 1722 France. These were often made for French and German royalty by Swiss craftsmen. Pretty fascinating to watch. [via BoingBoing] » The George W. Bush Conspiracy Generator Generate a random one, or create a very specific one. Odds are 1 in 29 that one is probably true (Note: not scientifically measured, that figure came from nowhere.) » Group Hug Yet another confessional website. Yikes. (And no, I don't have a fixation. No really!) » The Very Secret Diaries Diaries from characters of the epic trilogy. A sample: Gandalf, Day 13: Stuck on top of tower. Great view, but constant pelting sleet not good for pointy hat. Am amusing self by spitting gum down on the Orcs. Saruman, Day 14: All right, who's been spitting gum down on the orcs? Honestly. Have a great weekend, Friday Links peoples! ad

Jan. 12th, 2007		The time has come.... For your Friday Links!! » Miniscule Uuhhhh.... yyyyyyyyeah! » Eejanaika: An Insane Japanese Rollercoaster Certainly not for the faint of heart. Holy crap this looks amazing! Careful on that video link (it's 5 minutes long) » The Museum Of Bad Album Covers We've all seen that short little list that gets passed around a lot, the small list featuring "Joyce" (available here). That's got nothing on this site. Hilarious. » "For Dummies" Generator [Self-explanatory] At last! Happy Friday everyone! ad

Jan. 5th, 2007		Heyyy happy new year! Friday links time! » Keyboard Museum: Drum Machine Archive Flash ports of numerous drum and rhythm machines from the late 70's and 80's. Pretty impressive (and, yes: nerdy.) » The Gaping Maws Animals Yawning. Aw? :) The site is unfortunately quite slow, but some of them are funny. » Enjoying Japanese Tale A compendium of traditional Japanese children's stories, lovingly translated into English. Includes some very beautiful illustrations as well. » TCritic T Shirts. With reviews. For sale. Every few days. Bonus Link: » Extreme Luge: Canyon Since you've been good: A bonus link - Canyon luge!! To the extreeeme!!1! Keep it between the lines. (It's tricky!) Have a great weekend! ad