Wonderfulthings

House Democrats' shameful compromise

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:58:09 +0000

Julian Sanchez of The American Prospect writes that the House Democrats who say the FISA bill they voted for is a "compromise" are liars, unless you define "'compromise" as a "shameful or disreputable concession,' which fits the deal brokered by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) to a tee." The awar...

Fan-made hip hop videos created with Sims: 10 Best

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:58:53 +0000

Grandmaster Internet Funnyhunter and videogum Senior Editor Gabriel Delahaye says: You guys, The internet is so weird. Let's just turn it off. We'll just go to to California and turn it off. Basically, some kids made music videos for their favorite hip or message onto whatever they are taking a photo of, such as the Checkpoint Charlie sig...

Tokyo Mango's interview with the Dalai Lama's youngest brother

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:59:03 +0000

Lisa Katayama says: Here's an interview I did with the Dalai Lama's youngest brother -- he's bipolar and has anger management problems. Nobody's interviewed him at length before. Tendzin Choegyal is the Dalai Lama’s youngest brother. Aside from being related to one of the holiest persons alive, T...

Turn your browser into a bizarro-world TV when nothing's on: Neave Television

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:06:40 +0000

Neave's Television applet ("Telly without context") turns your browser into a fast-cutting video screen that embarks on a directionless tour through a bewildering array of really awful, funny, and inexplicable video clips, interspersed with test-patterns. It's like skiing the upper slopes of mount ...

Simpsons map for Quake III Arena

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:58:48 +0000

This incredibly detailed Quake 3 Simpsons map looks like it'd be a hell of a lot of fun to play -- especially if you skinned the bad guys as Worker and Parasite. Link (via Waxy)...

Graph of world cement usage

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:58:36 +0000

Davis Tucker says: Cement is mainly used to make concrete, and is sort of the "active ingredient" in concrete - it is combined with sand and gravel in roughly fixed proportions. So cement production can be considered a rough proxy for the total amount of construction going on in a country. The grow...

Slow-motion video baby's laughter

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:57:43 +0000

I enjoyed this video of an adorable baby laughing in slow motion, especially the creepy low-pitched laughter. Link (Thanks, Chris!)...

Today on Boing Boing Gadgets

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:03:45 +0000

Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, we divided the cake to millimeter-accurate precision; bemoaned the cancellation of the MSI Wind subnotebook's best feature; and wondered why Apple was underselling the speed of AT&T's HSDPA network. Looking askance at AMD's derivative advertising tropes, we stood in awe...

Thumbtack Obama

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:59:53 +0000

This happy happy gentleman made a portrait of Obama out of thumbtacks -- approximately one tack per delegate. Link...