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a case study in the illusions of blogging

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space station science officer don pettit looks at thin liquid films. neat.

list of celebrities and other prominent individuals who have experienced being homeless.

with new super-repellent plastic self-washing buildings, cheap diagnostic chips, and free-flowing honey jars are now possible.

skyscraper escape pods have been panned by the n.y.c. office of emergency management.

chatter about the quantum measurement problem. wondering whether our universe will be assimilated by a larger "parallel" universe.

using a quantum computer for counterfactual computation: inferring information about an answer without actually running the computer (?)

a few words from joe sacco & art spiegelman on the danish cartoon beef.

with the hideousness now only a memory a few of christo's slaves speak up.

ever had the urge to build your own hoverboard? here's a how-to.

v.voice piece on the birth and life of the 9-11 truth movement (via)

essay: search engines, wiki's, and blogs are changing some time-honored assumptions about written communication. (via)

ice worms aren't just legend or local color. they're real and with the glaciers melting possibly in danger. poor ice worms.

enjoy the gorgeous images and otherwise interesting watchmakery stuff in ron decorte's notebook. (via)

episode of whacky 70's, live-action, japanese spiderman show.vid here.

grant barrett (of d.t.w.w.) has a personal site: the lexicographer’s rules (thnx kurt)

new technology allows researchers to probe how the brain contributes to a sense of self and to perceptions of one's body and its control.

in-depth look at those staple attractions of amusement parks and carnivals everywhere, the dark ride and the funhouse. (via)

the face on the $1 bill is not the real George Washington. So say experts who are re-creating what he really looked like in 3-dimensions.

new scanner darkly trailer is up. loved waking life, can't wait for this.

astronomers looking for extraterrestrial life now have a short list of places to point their telescopes.

check out these kick-ass animated spots which were supposedly submitted for clients and rejected. funny. (via)

disclaimer: I am not a rocket scientist, merely an amateur that has read a lot of books. Any and all of the information on these pages may be incorrect or inaccurate. (via)

on september 14, 2002, kurt steiner of emporium, pa, skipped a rock and made it into the record books.

donald kuspit on spiritualism and nihilism in modern art. see here for more of his critical history.

if you haven't seen this contract of wifely expectations yet give it a look. it's a doozie

it's a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? (via)

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the bloggers choice awards (nonist edition)

i think by now just about everyone agrees that the bloggies are flawed. it’s not the organizer’s fault (except for the weirdly narrow categories) nor is it the voter’s fault. it’s simply the nature of the numbers at work. year after year blogs which have already nailed down a lion’s share of overall audience win bloggies. this is fine, and makes perfect sense, but from my perspective it serves little purpose. i already know that the relatively small pool of heavyweight blogs are heavyweights. everyone does. yet this group rarely reflects my greater travels, nor the sites which actually bring me the greatest enjoyment. the numbers don’t lie as they say, but they also do not quite add up.

with all this in mind i’d like to offer some small accolades to some of the sites i personally enjoy. before i do though i’d like to encourage other bloggers who come across this post to follow suite. i’m much more interested in the sites who the bloggers in my extended community love. i realize that many would say, “that’s what my blogroll is for,” but in most cases blogrolls are too unruly and are an aggregation of many years worth of surfing. i’d like to know what sites my fellow bloggers admired this year, what blogs fascinated them, what blogs inspired them, etc. it would be a great way to not only find new sites but to gain insight into one another and into the tastes of our community this year. for those of you who don’t have blogs of your own but are avid readers i encourage you to share your favorites as well in the comments section. i want to know what the real blogs of the year are!

here are my bloggers choice award picks for 2005:

the i’ll be damned! award
for the blog whose content i found consistently cool.
(tie) we make money not art / future feeder

the my head hurts award
for the blog whose content i found consistently thought provoking.
(tie) the huge entity / 3 quarks daily

the golden section award
for the blog whose content i found consistently beautiful.
giornale nuovo

the sweet fancy moses! award
for the blog whose content elicited the most w.t.f.‘s
(tie) beware of the blog / reality carnival

the exploding cigar award
for the blog which consistently made me laugh.
words for your enjoyment

the covet thy neighbors site award
for the blog which inspired my envy.
content: wood s lot
design: solipsistic
idea: post secret

the hey brother can ya spare a dime award
for the blog whose links i borrowed most.
(tie) robot wisdom / digg

the home away from home award
for the blog at which i commented most this year.
(tie) eye of the goof / orangeblog

the back in 20 minutes award
for the blog which made me want to go outside
or otherwise leave my computer.
wooster collective

the author! author! award
for the blog whose writing i found consistently enjoyable.
(tie) 2second(fuse) / wordshadows

the pleasure’s all mine award
for the blog i’m glad to have discovered this year.
(tie) orbis quintus / coudal

the have a cigar! award
for the best weblog born this year.
(tie) bibliodyssey / if: book / drawn

the were there world enough and time award
for the blog which updates sporadically and i’d really like to see more of.
(tie) empty bottle / laputan logic

the it’s not you, it’s me award
for the blog which i’ve become disenchanted with this year.
(tie) boing boing / slashdot

the pourin’ a 40 on the ground
for my brotha that ain’t around award
for the blog which folded this year that i’ll miss most.
tattered coat

you guys (and many, many others if i’m being honest) made 2005 an enjoyable year for me on the ol’ internet. thanks! i know you are all wondering what prizes you’ll be receiveing… well a pat on the back if our paths ever cross. how’s that?

if anyone else would like to offer their own bloggers choice award picks feel free to use the “checkbox” graphic above. here is a larger version for your fiddling pleasure. and keep us posted!

while i’m on the subject:

mister snitch! has just released a mind blowing compilation which seeks to compile the very best posts of 2005.

make sure to check it out. fantastic.

until next year…

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