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165: Not original

July 18, 2014

Hello. There might be some lightning near you. Here’s a lovely live lightning map via @alby blitzortung.org/Webpages/index.php?lang=en&page_0=12 “Dear Tim....

164: Avoid advertising

July 4, 2014

Hello. The internet’s leading community of Goat Parkour enthusiastsreddit.com/r/Goatparkour Russell Davies: Consumers, users, people, mammals...

163: Beautiful newspaper

June 13, 2014

Hello. Guys With Zooey Deschanel’s Eyesguyswithzooeyes.tumblr.com Chicks with Steve Buscemi’s eyes chickswithstevebuscemeyes.tumblr.com PaperLater...

162: Endemic disadvantage

May 30, 2014

Hello. SIGGRAPH 2014 As ever, some wonderful stuff here this year Technical papers preview trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=u3Z1hDwGEmMThe papers themselves:...

161: Dangerous sentence

May 11, 2014

Hello. Ghostbusters Lego via @cackhanded brickset.com/article/11166 What the British mean This is still doing the rounds, several years...

160: Steady decline

April 11, 2014

Hello. “As of today, we have left Flickr (including The Commons). We’ve seen a steady decline in the engagement level at Flickr and it was clear it was time...

158: Teleporter accident

March 21, 2014

Hello. “in order for us to create experiences that are not superficial, experiences that deeply empower people, we must build beautiful, seamless experiences...

158: Freeform jazz

March 8, 2014

Hello.Nocturne (for using your Mac in the dark) has been reborn as Tranquilitywww.pixio.com/peace-and-quiet-for-your-eyesHow to live like a king for very...

157: Question mark

February 28, 2014

Hello. Unauthorized Use of Paramount Pictures Corporation Properties"it has come to our attention that a user of your website, @555uhz, is distributing the...

156: Cardboard box

February 18, 2014

Hello. These usually come out on Friday, so this one is either a bit late or a bit early. Fax your GP to opt out of data sharingThe fact that faxing is the...

155: Just advertising

February 7, 2014

Hello. John Gruber asks what’s Microsoft's “a computer on every desk and in every home” for 2014 daringfireball.net/2014/02/microsoft_past_and_future...

154: A bet

January 31, 2014

Hello. How to make a fake bagvia @alby, who says “This video of a bag company CEO explaining how to fake one of his bags really makes me want to buy one of...

153: Considered pseudoscience

January 24, 2014

Hello. It was declared ‘Blue Monday’ again recently. It’s still bullshit.www.badscience.net/category/blue-monday/ “the whole concept is considered...

152: Feral chickens

January 18, 2014

Hello. Beardy Dads My friend @knolleary and I have started making a podcast for dads. I hope you like it. http://beardydads.co.uk (If you'd like to...

151: Prevent damage

January 10, 2014

Hello. We're finally home from the hospital now, and Oliver is doing well. My Flickr stream continues to be my release valve for excess domestic cuteness. I...

150: Crudely conceived

January 3, 2014

Hello. I’m a father! Oliver Robin Reynolds was born on new years eve (three weeks early) weighing 2,050g or 4lbs 8.5oz in old money. He’s utterly adorable....

149: Christmas song

December 20, 2013

Hello. NORAD Tracks Santa’s Path on Christmas Eve Because of a Typo http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/12/norad-tracks-santas-path-on-...

148: Two Americas

December 13, 2013

Hello. Watchification “TV worth watching” (it’s back) http://watchification.com Ampp3d http://ampp3d.mirror.co.uk/ http://martinbelam.com/2013/ampp3d-is-live...

147: Shopping lists

December 6, 2013

Hello. Average faces in movies http://ssbkyh.com/works/portrait/ Charlie Kaufman on screenwriting “if you don’t risk failure, you’re never going to do...

146: Distress call

November 29, 2013

Hello. One of my (many) old, ugly and abandoned pages for which I bear responsibility is fizzkeeper.org, (“More information on fizzkeepers than you could...