I have heard variations on how the Google Doodles are made but here is another quick look. Also, a gallery.
The Art of Google Doodles – CBS Sunday Morning – CBS News
Category Archives: Interests
22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Don’t Know
You’ve wanted this knowledge (archived), you just didn’t know that you did.
A green way to dispose human remains | Marketplace From American Public Media
Resmomation. Keep that word in mind because it may be the next way to get rid of human remains. Kinda creepy to be honest, but if there is a way to do this safely and respectfully – and without any potential Soylent Green connotations – then what the heck, right?
Sci-Fi dinner party
This is a pretty cool idea.
Maybe if I can find a new crowd of geeks to run with after the move, we’ll try something like this.
Vintage YouTube, Facebook and Skype (and Twitter) Ads
Everyday Objects Looking for Love
The 2010 Social Networking Map
Large version can be found here.
Untouched is impossible: the story of Star Wars in film
Apparently, preserving Star Wars film stock is a pretty complicated endeavor.
It is an interesting story on how best to preserve film though.
The First Church of Robotics – Jaron Lanier
Lanier is normally a really weird boy but he is dead on in this critique over how we are developing robotics.
Robots, droids, whatever are tools. They may evolve past that someday but we may not be responsible for that. They aren’t toys, nor should they be dumbed down so people think they are cute. That should be a marketing decision, not a design one.
Zzyzx: Weird Name, Weirder Town
This town is one of the more odd parts of the drive to southern California. Read up on Zzyzx here.