Posted on March 1, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
362 – Greek To Me: Mapping Mutual Incomprehension � Strange Maps
While English speakers say “It’s Greek to me” when they encounter something indecipherable, the preferred incomprehensible language of reference for much of the rest of the world is Chinese. What do the Chinese consider incomprehensible? Only “the language of Heaven”. Hah!
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Posted on February 23, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
Posted on February 1, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
P.W. Singer Cranks the Daily Show’s Geekometer Up to Eleven | Indecision | Comedy Central: “January 30th at 12:36PMP.W. Singer Cranks the Daily Show’s Geekometer Up to Eleven”Wired for War
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Posted on February 1, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
Why do you get up in the morning? (cartoon)cg0505bacon.gif (GIF Image, 780×566 pixels) – Scaled (98%)
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Posted on February 1, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
Cake Wrecks
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Posted on January 30, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
Posted on January 30, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
Posted on January 30, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
Fun and Unusual Units of Measurements – Neatorama: “Fun and Unusual Units of Measurements”
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Posted on January 30, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
404 Error Pages, One More Time | Design Showcase | Smashing Magazine: “404 Error Pages, One More Time”
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Posted on January 30, 2009 by mizgingersnaps
xkcd – A Webcomic – Ducklings: “Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).”
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