Project Rebirth
went live today. Six time-lapse cameras are shooting one frame of film every five minutes from rooftops near the World Trade Center site. Explore the cameras, or watch the (rather lovely) film trailer.
View ArticleOMG
"At best, it can only give a downward nod or an upward look, and that would just communicate half-hearted politeness rather than an attitude of worship." So says the editor of the Christian Macintosh...
View ArticleThe Eyes Have It
The Eyetrack III study observed 46 people for one hour as their eyes followed mock news websites and real multimedia content. This article summarizes their observations. Too impatient to read? Cool...
View ArticleSlow Truck Veterans for Truth?
A 17-member Army Reserve platoon with troops from Jackson and around the Southeast deployed to Iraq is under arrest for refusing a "suicide mission" to deliver fuel, the troops' relatives said...
View ArticleTrue story: as a teenage waiter, I once spit-shined the silverware.
The NY Times [bugmenot ] tables a tasty selection of vindictive waitstaff blogs. MeFi (ahem) servers, past and present, who were your worst customers? And did they get their just desserts?
View ArticleBad cop, bad cop, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they broadcast you?
is a weekly wrap-up of North American police brutality, misconduct and corruption. (mp3 archive.) Unsurprisingly, not everyone is a fan.
View ArticleHaggis in Pyongyang
A diplomat describes opening the British embassy in Pyongyang. Direct link (rtf) here.
View ArticlePeril in the deep
A chain of error brings the U.S. Navy close to its own Kursk tragedy.
View ArticleThe Conyers Files
Rep. John Conyers has submitted motions to censure Bush and Cheney, and to establish a select committee to investigate their offenses. He outlines the evidence in The Constitution in Crisis: The...
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