May 2008 Archives

Week 67 of mental_floss blogs

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on May 24, 2008 10:32 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Well, this was an interesting week. The post on Jamie Livingston's Polaroid "Photo of the Day" project has gone nuts -- picked up on 270+ blogs, 8,000+ Diggs, 114 comments, and it's still rolling. I'm proud of the post, and grateful to be the one to bring Livingston's work to general web awareness. Go read it, but make sure you have a hanky handy.

Simple Forecasting: Weather Balls - 29 comments
Simple Time-Telling: Time Balls - 3 comments
He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died - 114 comments, 8,000+ Diggs, 270+ blogs
(I took Thursday off to update the Livingston post!)
Charles and Ray Eames Explain the Polaroid SX-70 - no comments yet

Week 66 of mental_floss blogs

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on May 16, 2008 6:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Online Museum: Big Things of Canada - 3 Canadian comments
Documentaries I Like: Connections - 17 comments
Geep: Behold the Sheep-Goat Chimera - no comments; too creepy (geepy?)
This American Life - How Married People Tell Stories - 5 comments
The Most Comprehensive LOST Theory Ever - 3 comments so far

Week 65 of mental_floss blogs

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on May 12, 2008 11:36 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

What's Your Longest Drive? - 67 comments
Brian Cox Explains the Large Hadron Collider - 3 comments
4 Must-Read Books for Aspiring Writers - 18 comments
Working Away From the Office - no comments
Modeling Economics Using Water - 3 comments

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