August 2008
99 posts
Crazy borders -- Netherlands-Belgium →
What the heck is going on in the town of Baarle-Nassau in the Netherlands? Check out the borders in the town and around it. Apparently they are based on about 1,000 years of history between the two countries. I need to see this place!
Did I fuck your mom last night? →
topherchris:
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Brutal, yet hillarious.
Cruise ship cut in half →
How do you make a cruise ship bigger? Well cut it in half and stuff an extra bit in between. Duh.
Sinking ship? →
So this is either a sinking ship or the merging of satellite images. Not sure which one. Zoom out and pan the right. There’s another tug there with a rope/line to something.
The Google alphabet, 2008 edition →
Type each letter of the alphabet into Google and this is what comes out (as compared to results from 2004).
European jobs
So I’ve started looking around for jobs in Europe (namely Germany and Luxembourg) and I had a phone call with a UK recruiter just now. He’s filling a position for a large international company (whose name I apparently can’t reveal). The job is in Hanover, smack dab in the middle between Koln and Berlin. It looks like sweet schnitz. The work isn’t necessarily too compelling...
Don't just save your money...
sabine:
Find your money.
In Canada, there is about $294 million sitting in 845,000 accounts. Sure, 95 per cent of these are under $500 but that’s still money found.
When an account has been inactive for 10 years, the funds get transferred in trust to the Bank of Canada. There, accounts under $1,000 are held for 40 years and those for more than $1,000 for 100 years.
Some businesses are getting...
verbadjectivenoun:
how completely amazing is it that i just booked a return flight from toronto to vancouver for $357 taxes in? over the top. that’s what.
Lucky you! Ours was more than twice as much. Hopefully this is the ticket for the Thanksgiving long weekend ;)
“Me: So, I have to stay for 3-months but there’s no work to do. Can I just...”
You're fired
The company I work for is shutting down (more or less). I found out last week when I was in Toronto, which is never a good way to find out about something like that. Time to go talk to my manager since I just got into the office.
Real online image searching →
Forget a Google Images text based search, TinEye has a real image search. Upload a photo or point it at a URL of a photo and TinEye will find matching or similar photos based on the photo itself! Why didn’t I think of this? If you can find a photo of the Mona Lisa photoshopped with Mr. Bean into it using a snapshot of the Mona Lisa, this thing wins in my books. Watch the demo and you will...
best week ever!
verbadjectivenoun:
joshdevins:
verbadjectivenoun:
so excited that i get to hang out with siofan, sabine and ali all in one week. CONGLOMERATE LOVE. love it. thursday night is gonna be amazing. vancouver in toronto!
Ouch. No love for the fiance who is also coming to Toronto!
yay for you too josh! however, this post is strictly ‘no boys allowed’!
Pfft. I was gonna bring presents, but not...
Gizmodo leaks Dell's answer to the Eee PC →
$299 and shipping with Ubuntu?! I’m so getting one of these.
best week ever!
verbadjectivenoun:
so excited that i get to hang out with siofan, sabine and ali all in one week. CONGLOMERATE LOVE. love it. thursday night is gonna be amazing. vancouver in toronto!
Ouch. No love for the fiance who is also coming to Toronto!
“Me: Hi, I need to pay a speeding ticket for Washington State.
Operator: Is your...”
– What I really want to know is, what do you have to do to get a $100,000 speeding ticket?!
360 degree photo before Olympics 100m →
Kari Kuukka
A 360 degree panoramic photo taken about 30 mins. before the start of the men’s 100m sprint inside the Olympic stadium.
Ugh
Sabine lost our camera. Apparently it fell out of her pocket in a cab. Some Montreal cabbie is now very happy. I still love her though. She makes good pies (amongst other reasons).
KFAC 2008 →
As tired as I may be right now, I have two shoots tomorrow. One of which is at sunrise for Kayak For A Cure. I donate my time and photography to help these guys out every year. If you are so inclined, donate and help the cause!