Tetris 1d
My high score is 105400!

Apollo Control Panel
Imagine what the manual looks like ;-)
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WarGames

• Nigan: He does fit the profile perfectly. He‘s intelligent, but an under-achiever; alienated from his parents; has few friends. Classic case for recruitment by the Soviets.
  
• Arthur Cabot: Now what does this say about the state of our country, hmm? I mean have you got any insight as to why a bright boy like this would jeopardize the lives of millions.
  
• Nigan: No sir. He says he does this sort of thing for fun.
  
• Arthur Cabot: What!
  

July 16, 1945: Trinity Day
Lamont Lansing’s book, Day of Trinity, quotes J. Robert Oppenheimer, then near the end of his life:

“As for how we used it, I understand why it happened and appreciate with what nobility those men with whom I’d worked made their decision. But I do not have the feeling that it was done right. The ultimatum to Japan was full of pious platitudes…Our government should have acted with more foresight and clarity in telling the world and Japan what the bomb meant."

Northern Holland exploding into colour
Dutch farmers tip-toe through the tulips as their landscape is transformed into a spectacular display of colour.

I Came Alive by Hercules in NY
These guys are one of my all-time favourite indie bands. They describe themselves as an dance-pop-electro outfit from Melbourne. They’ve also recently released their debut single on iTunes.
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No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it‘s doing; but most of the time, we aren‘t either.
— Marvin Minsky

“...there are in actual fact over a dozen natural water courses flowing through Britain’s capital. Many of them played important role in the development of the city, as the location of mills, the source of drinking water and as open sewers. Most of them have been pushed totally underground, forced into culverts, out of sight and out of mind – even if some of them have left their mark on the city’s topology. This map shows and names some of those lost rivers of London, all tributaries to the Thames.”

BMW GINA Light Visionary Model
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GlobalCompassion.com - Seeing the World
Some really interesting photography is starting to appear on GlobalCompassion.com. The aim of the site is to “display photography that reveals life (and stories from life) in people and cultures around the world.”

Pirate's Booty
An ex-Jack Sparrow spills on life at the Magic Kingdom
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7 Insane Conspiracies That Actually Happened
Warning: You can waste an inordinate amount of time on cracked.com if you’re not careful.

Dune

• Paul: Don‘t try your powers on me, witch! Try looking into that place where you dare not look. You‘ll find me there, staring back at you!
  
• Reverend Mother Mohiam: Silence him, Jessica!
  
• Lady Jessica: [like a robot] Silence him yourself, if you can.
  
• Paul: For ninety generations, you and your Bene Gesserit have labored in secret to produce a living, breathing weapon… a weapon that would enable you to overthrow both the Guild and the Emperor. Indeed. This weapon, I am; and these goals, I have achieved. But I‘ll never be yours.
  
• Reverend Mother Mohiam: [using the Voice] You mustn‘t speak of…
  
• Paul: [also using the Voice, which overpowers her] Silence! I remember your Gom Jabbar, now you remember mine. I can kill with a word.
  

Four Empty Cans (And A Half Full Mug) by Farewell Summer
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Gabe and Max‘s How To Get the Dreamlife of Your Dreams Using the Internet
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The Billy Letters
In the late ‘90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own entertainment, the then-unemployed thirtysomething launched a letter-writing campaign to some of the most powerful and infamous figures in the US, posing as a curious 10-year-old named Billy.