Dog don’t like that remote control. (via Arbroath)
Jon Rafman’s 9 Eyes tumblr page is a huge, wonderful collection of (some mind-blowing, some complex-but-explainable, some beautiful/hideous, mostly fascinating) shots from Google Maps street view. (via Laughing Squid)
A fantastic article at Strange Maps on Dr. Kennard Thomson’s proposed plan for “A Really Greater New York.” In 1916, Dr. Thomson published his not-as-crazy-as-it-sounds concept in Popular Science. The Dutch had already been (re)claiming land in the North Sea, and the idea that humans and their newfound 20th-Century industrial machinery could lift solid sod [...]
JAMBOX is a portable, stylish wireless speaker for iPhone (et al). The video makes it seem like it can fill a room, but not so much that you can throw away your fancy Bose system. Just thinking of how excellent this would be for rehearsals or even play proposals with the Neos. ($199 at Jawbone)
Inevitable awesome website of the day: Damn You Auto Correct!
I’m really digging on this Xtranormal)-generated commercial for GEICO.
Fancy retro-styled phone dock for your iPhone with working classic receiver. Looks really nice, and there are several colors and designs available (starting around $250). Get ‘em at iRetrophone.com.
At one point the world derisively sneered at those who “got their news from The Daily Show.” But then the world figured out that The Daily Show is news and that the news is entertainment, and these viewers are a large, vital demographic. So let’s take our newscast one step further and do sketch comedy [...]
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