Monday 30 June 2008

of the paper version of the web

The Paper Version of the Web: Sketches of User Interfaces found on the net.
People have been sketching user interfaces since the birth of the web (possibly even before) but the sketches usually stay locked away in old notebooks and discarded bar napkins in Austin, Texas. Many of the websites we use started out as scrawlings, and with people like Jakob Nielsen and Bill Buxton spreading the gospel of faster, cheaper paper prototypes, “next year’s Twitter” may already exist on paper.
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Jack Dorsey's UI sketch for Twitter

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Dan Catt's Flickr Places (left) and Sockyung ‘Sox’ Hong's Vimeo

Also watch this video on a paper-based prototype for Daum's web mail service, Hanmail.net made by Ajax.

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Twellow: If you have a Twitter account, chances are you are already listed at Twellow.
Twellow.com is currently grabbing publicly available messages from the Twitter.com micro-blogging service. We then analyze and categorize each of the users responsible for those messages into the various categories found at Twellow.com. By adding these people to specific categories we help you narrow your searching into specific niches where you can find who you are looking for. In addition to Twitter, we're actively working on adding more social media services to broaden your capacity to find people who matter.

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Map of the World 2.0: 1001 clickable web2.0 logos on one page.

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Image Fulgurator: Point and shoot! This camera looks like a weapon. By Julius von Bismarck.
The Image Fulgurator is a device for physically manipulating photographs. It intervenes when a photo is being taken, without the photographer being able to detect anything. The manipulation is only visible on the photo afterwards. In principle, the Fulgurator can be used anywhere where there is another camera nearby that is being used with a flash. It operates via a kind of reactive flash projection that enables an image to be projected on an object exactly at the moment when someone else is photographing it. The intervention is unobtrusive because it takes only a few milliseconds. Every photo another photographer takes of an object at which the Fulgurator is also aimed is affected by the manipulation. Hence visual information can be smuggled unnoticed into the images of others.
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of warehouse sprinkler accident (video)

Warehouse Sprinkler Accident: A man sets off a sprinkler in a factory.
Hilarity results when this warehouse worker accidentally sets off the sprinkler. It gets even better when he tries to fix it...
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[via A Welsh View]

of how to make yourself retarded (video)

How to make yourself Retarded: Kid gets slammed in the head by a playground spring thing.

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of playing songs with a comb

Comb Songs: Playing twinkle twinkle little star on the COMB!!!

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of three faces of porselene!!!

Three Faces of Porselene: Wonders of makeup and cosmetics. Porcelain!

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three faces porselene

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Models (from left): Auguste, Catherine, Stephanie Garcia

More photos at Dallas Logan.

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The More You Play With It, The Harder It Gets: Funny!



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Saiful Bukhari Azlan - the mole in Anwar Ibrahim's office:Malaysia Today has many more photos of Saiful Bukhari Azlan.
The following photographs were sent to us on 12th March 2008, soon after the 12th General Election. After it became known that he is a mole planted in Anwar Ibrahim's office, the trap was laid to turn the hunter into the hunted. And, true to form, the hunter laid his trap only to walk into it himself, with devastating results.
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Bergambar dengan Khairil Annas Jusoh (Pegawai Khas Timbalan Perdana Menteri Najib Tun Razak)

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Bergambar dengan Mustapha Mohamad (Menteri Pengajian Tinggi)

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Bergambar dengan Azalina Othman (Menteri Belia dan Sukan)

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Bergambar dengan Shahrir Samad (Ahli Parlimen BN Johor Bahru)

This was posted at Yahoo! News which provided added information. It let's us know that the sign in the background reads "Welcome!".
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Saiful Bukhari Azlan (L), an aide to Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who lodged police report that he has been sodomised by Anwar, is seen with Khairil Annas Jusoh, a special assistant to Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, in this undated picture released June 29, 2008. Anwar denied on Sunday allegations that he had sodomized an aide, saying the charges were an attempt by the government to discredit him. The sign in the background reads, "Welcome.

Sunday 29 June 2008

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Beijing 2008 Olympics Swimsuits: Photos taken at a swimwear fashion show, ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

A Chinese model walks down the runway at a swimwear show, highlighting the 2008 Olympic Games, during the China International Fashion Week in Beijing. The fashion week highlights the work of Chinese designers as Beijing attempts to push itself as a major international fashion center.




See more swimsuits here.

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The Incredible Tower of CCTV China in Beijing: Images of the construction of Beijing's China Central Television’s (CCTV) HQ below. The project began in March 2003 with an estimated cost of US$900 million, housing 10,000 people.

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China Central Television’s (CCTV) HQ will be completed to broadcast the Beijing Olympics in 2008. CCTV’s 768-foot leaning towers connect to form a continuous loop “symbolizing collaboration,” says architect Ole Scheeren. Part of a 6.5-million-square-foot complex that rivals the Pentagon in size, this audacious giant (along with the China World Trade Center Tower, at right) crowns Beijing’s central business district—a trophy of China’s ambition.
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Excellent for vegetarians

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Drunk in a hole lotta trouble: A drunk man gets stuck in a hole meant for a lamppost.

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Look at the size of the hole.
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Watch the 3-part video below.
A drunk man jumped into a 30cm wide hole after dropping his lighter down it, in Swansea at 11am ish and got stuck!lmao!
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Road Rage At Marine Parade: This road rage was taken 2 months ago and it took place at Marine Parade.
Initially, the driver in blue car stopped at side of the narrow road. Drivers behind started to honk and shout at the driver. Somehow, a brawl between the two grown ups began to cause a long traffic jam.
marine parade roadrage

of teen decapitated by six flags roller coaster

Teen struck, killed by Six Flags coaster: A 17-year old teenager was decapitated by a passing train (in the "Batman The Ride") after he entered a restricted area at the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park.
A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said.

Six Flags officials are uncertain why the unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both off-limits and dangerous to visitors, spokeswoman Hela Sheth said in a news release.

Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Police have declined to release the teenager's name until an autopsy is completed.

The teen was struck and killed by the roller coaster "while it was in operation," according to the park's news release. Police said the ride was going full-speed when the teen was struck. The ride's top speed is 50 mph, according to the park's website. No one riding on the roller coaster was injured, Sheth said. The teen was with another boy who also entered the restricted area but was not injured, Pierce said. Six Flags said it closed the roller coaster after the Saturday afternoon accident out of respect for the teen's family. The ride is expected to reopen on Monday, a spokeswoman said.

The teen and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, S.C., police said. There was no answer to a phone call to the church Saturday night.
Previous accidents at Six Flags Over Georgia (information from Wikipedia):
- In May 2002, 58-year-old Samuel Milton Guyton died after he was struck in the head by the legs of a passenger after entering a restricted area during the ride's operation.
- In July 2006, 45-year-old Michael Corry of Birmingham, Alabama died of a heart attack while riding Goliath.
- In May 27, 1984, 34 passengers were injured after a computer malfunction caused the ride's cables to drop the planes out of position.
- On June 3, 1984, a mechanical problem caused a train to stop abruptly, sending four people to a hospital. The ride was repaired and put back into service with no more problems.

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District of Columbia, et al. v. Dick Anthony Heller: Court ruling on the ban of firearms and the rights for an individual to bear arms.
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Parker v. District of Columbia, 478 F.3d 370 (D.C. Cir. 2007).[1] The Court of Appeals had struck down provisions of the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 as unconstitutional, and determined that handguns are "Arms" that may not be banned by the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), also striking down the portion of the law that requires all firearms including rifles and shotguns be kept "unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger lock."
Whatever that means.

Click here to read the court documents.

of 8-year-old jaiden haber wears n-word t-shirt to school

Amityville school targets 2nd-grader's 'N-word' T-shirt: Jaiden Haber wears a T-Shirt that reads
N the 'N' Word. It's time!
A gym teacher noticed Jaiden's shirt and sent her to the principal, who asked her to change into a school shirt because hers was a "distraction".

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Jaiden Haber, 8, with her mother, Karen Haber, at their home in Amityville. Jaiden is wearing the shirt she was wearing when she was asked by the school to change.
Second-grader Jaiden Haber was sent to the principal's office -- not for bad behavior, but for her T-shirt's slogan.

Last week, the principal told Jaiden, 8, to change her shirt, which read, "N the 'N' Word" and "It's time!"

Jaiden's mother, Karen, 45, said teachers at Northwest Elementary in Amityville should have "seized the moment" to discuss the shirt because it aimed to encourage tolerance.

But district superintendent John Williams said the word's inflammatory effect outweighed the shirt's potential educational value. He said Amityville schools strive to regularly instill cultural lessons.
However, Tara Keenan-Thomson, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union's Nassau chapter, said Jaiden's First Amendment rights were violated. Tara said,
All students have the right to wear what they want, and this does not stop at the school gates, regardless of content or how old she is.
Karen Haber, Jaiden's mother, said she received some of the shirts from Intrigue Concepts Inc., of Roosevelt, as payment for work done. She distributed 17 of them during Jaiden's birthday party in school a month ago.

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Overhead a guy at the public pool: I forgot to bring my trunks!

Saturday 28 June 2008

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The 10 Amazingly Funny Baby Pictures You Would Never Want to Miss

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In basic English usage, a baby is defined as a human child at the youngest stage of life, specifically before they can walk and generally before the age of one. Who doesn’t love a baby?

We’ve collected a list of 10 amazingly funny baby pictures, which you certainly would not want to miss. Without any further ado..here we go,

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Stripper Fail: This video is old but still it makes you laugh.

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[via Yes But No But Yes]

of calvin morett dresses as penis and disrupts graduation

Man dressed as penis disrupts graduation: Calvin Morett, 19, dressed in a penis costume, disrupts the Saratoga Springs High School's 135th commencement ceremony.

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A 19-year-old man dressed as a penis was arrested for disturbing a high school graduation today at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Calvin Morett of 337 Pyramid Pine Estates allegedly interrupted the Saratoga Springs High School graduation by marching across SPAC's stage in an inflatable 6-foot penis costume while diplomas were being given out, Saratoga Springs Police Sgt. Sean Briscoe said. Morett purchased the full-body costume and sprayed parts of the 5,000 people in the crowd with Silly String, Briscoe said.
Update: Visit detentionslip.org for more wild school stories. Thanks Hall Monitor.

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of wife of opposition member tan lead shake arrested for suspected murder of tan's brother

Wife of opposition member Tan Lead Shake arrested for suspected murder: The wife of opposition member Tan Lead Shake was arrested for suspected murder of Tan's brother. The murder took place at a house in Paya Lebar Crescent.
Police arrested a 26-year-old Chinese national in connection with a murder at Paya Lebar Crescent on Saturday.

She had allegedly stabbed her brother-in-law and slashed his wife.

Channel NewsAsia understands the suspect is the wife of opposition party member Tan Lead Shake, who was nicknamed "Slipper Man" for his choice of footwear when he contested in previous elections.

The incident took place at a two-storey bungalow. Blood stains were seen splattered all over the front porch.

Eyewitnesses and neighbours said they heard loud screams coming from the house from about 5am.
Neighbours interviewed said,
The screams were frantic, like they were coming from a crazy person
The women and the children were crying. They fight amongst themselves quite a lot. They were always quite noisy. Ya, I can always hear them shouting at one another.
Tan's wife was arrested at Victoria Street and she will be charged in court on Monday.

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Bold Sales Proposal To German Airline: These guys are pitching an idea to a German airline until the interpreter gets stuck on a translation. The German interpreter is lost for words.

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Nokia Naming Explained: The Gadget Blog has a post to explain "How Nokia names its phones?"

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For those who’ve been under a rock for the past 10 years, the top cell phone manufacturer in the world usually uses four digits to designate its models, reserving the special “N” and “E” prefixed for some of its most versatile and capable products.
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of bill gates bids a teary farewell to microsoft

Bill Gates bids a teary Farewell to Microsoft: Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home. He leaves Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975, to focus on his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest charity, funded in part by his vast fortune.

Watch the video tributes to Bill Gates (Bill Gates: Looking Back, Moving Ahead): Part 1 and Part 2.

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bill gates tribute

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U.S. Treasury Prepares New $5 Bill [PIC]

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of woman selling herself and her home online for $844k

Single Mom in Florida Selling Heart and Home on Craigslist: Deven Trabosh, a 42-year old single mother for 8 years, has placed an ad online listing her home for $344,000 and has added her companionship for a $500,000 shipping fee on eBay. Deven changed her name in the ad to Traboscia to keep people from finding her in the phone book. eBay has since removed her ad which used to be list here.

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Deven says,
I figured let's combine the ad because I'm looking for love and I'm looking to sell the house...I'm struggling...I don't want to lose my house and I want to find somebody, so I came up with this dream plan because I've always dreamt about being a fairytale princess.
Click here to see Deven's ad at Craiglist.

The ad reads,
Marry a Princess Lost in America
Create the Magic with this Fairy Tale Princess

Traveling Lady in immediate need of her Prince Charming, someone who wants to share & create magical moments, imaginations & fantasies for LIFE!!!

If you want to live the never ending dream and experience the real love, life and the romance you have always felt was a fairytale then this is the vibrant outstanding woman of your dreams!

To sweep this European Loving Lady off her feet send in your application right now
The ad has photos to promote the house and the 'princess'.
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deven trabosh

Also read more at MSNBC.

Dee Trasbocia (Deven Trabosh) eBay Auction Site. (closed down)

Deven's email is also listed here. Her email (westpalmbabe@hotmail.com) indicated that she's the babe.

[via No-Name247]

Friday 27 June 2008

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Photos from the Singapore Toy and Comic Convention: Photos taken at the first-ever Singapore Toy & Comic Convention.



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Living Through My Eyes has take photos and posted at this Flickr photoset.

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singapore comic con 2008

IZ Reloaded has a good coverage of the convention with several posts, photos and videos. Read his coverage here, then here, then here, then here.... Heck! Just head over to IZ Reloaded. He has many posts (10 parts up till the time of this post) covering the event.

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Foiled!: Extreme Office Prank. Using aluminium foil to wrap almost everything in the office as this person experienced.



Stationary:
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This is what happens when you go on vacation for a week.

NOTE: These pictures were taken as we went, so earlier pictures may have uncovered items that were later foiled.
The chairs:
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The Table, television and even the plant:
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