80s Videos: "80s Videos - Lots of 80s music videos here."

OFFENSIVE BANNED CARTOONS: "OFFENSIVE BANNED CARTOONS - Here is a collection of vintage cartoons that have been banned from mainstream broadcast and distribution. We have compiled this collection for historical and educational / archival purposes.From cw"

(Via Codewolf DOT Com.)

Why NSA spying puts the U.S. in danger

A former NSA analyst's take on the NSA's warrantless spying: "The case involves fundamental issues related to NSA�s missions and long-standing rules of engagement. What's even more dismaying is the lack of public reaction to this."

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FCC Will NOT Investigate AT&T/NSA Allegations

\"If the FCC initiates an investigation and gets blocked by the White House, then the White House is stonewalling. But if the FCC refuses to even demand answers, then the White House never has to block the enforcement agency from getting to the bottom of this. The American people deserve answers.\"

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Pupils perform 'alarming' feat: "A high-pitched alarm which cannot
be heard by adults has been hijacked by
schoolchildren."

(Via Weird.)

ATandT's Implementation of NSA Spying on American Citizens: "ATandT's Implementation of NSA Spying on American Citizens - Here's a PDF detailing some of the evidence of ATandT's workings with the NSA to spy on Americans.From cw"

(Via Codewolf DOT Com.)

making pictures with sound: "making pictures with sound"

zipped.org - Best of the web all in one place: "zipped.org - Best of the web all in one place - These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD -- part of a test conducted by the US government during it's dalliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950's. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils. His subject is the medico that jabbed him."

Ethanol: Myths and Realities: "Ten questions and answers about the fuel that's supposed to save the economy. There's plenty of misinformation swirling around and a host of questions. What exactly is ethanol? How is it made and used? And is it really a viable alternative to gas? Here's what you need to know now."

(Via digg.)

TV Theme Songs (Open Directory): "Includes such classics as Monty Python's Flying Circus, Futurama, The Jeopardy 'thinking' music, and the Super Mario Bros."

Make your email signature stand out.: "A great tutorial on how to customise your email signature in Mail.app in Mac OS X 10.4. These simple steps can also be used in Google Gmail."

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities: "The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities - The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities"

How to rip a DVD: A Tutorial by Elliott Back

How to rip a DVD: A Tutorial by Elliott Back: "How to rip a DVD: A Tutorial by Elliott Back - Ripping a DVD to xvid or divx avi is really quite easy, if you have the right tools."

North America’s Evolution: "

Beautiful maps of ancient North America depicting it’s geologic evolution. By North Arizona University Professor of Geology, Ron Blakey.

LINK/IMAGES (via Pretty Goes with Pretty < BLDGBLOG)

Update: now animated!

LINK/ANIMATION (via kottke.org)

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(Via Centripetal Notion.)

Google Arabic Translator: "

Cool! Check out Google’s new English-Arabic (and vice-versa) translator, which uses statistical analysis of billions of words of text and previous human translations. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s evaluation of its accuracy looks pretty good.

LINK [English to Arabic, text or web page] (via Google Research Blog)

Update: I can’t believe I didn’t think to try it on Al Jazeera’s website:

LINK [Al Jazeera English translation] (thanks Shannon & Mike)

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(Via Centripetal Notion.)

100 miles with 8 ounces: "100 miles with 8 ounces - 100 miles with 8 ounces. Surprise, it's not gas."

Daily Kos: Did Hillary Just Do Something Awesome: "Daily Kos: Did Hillary Just Do Something Awesome - Big news... Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton just introduced a bill that would link Congressional pay increases to increases in the federal minimum wage. It would require that the federal minimum wage be increased by the same percentage amount as Congressional salaries every year....Senator Clinton's bill will immediately raise minimum wage to more than $7 an hour, and provide automatic raises, just as Congress receives.From Surfer"

(Via Codewolf DOT Com.)

Wooden Computing.: "Wooden Computing. - Wood! It grows on trees! It's the most common building material in the world, it can be harvested sustainably, it's beautiful, it's nice to touch and look at, and it's completely ignored in consumer electronics.From cw"

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Impeachment - As goes Maine . . .: "Impeachment - As goes Maine . . . - The call for the impeachment of George W. Bush is turning from a leak into a downpour. Late last month the Kennebec County (Maine) Democratic Committee joined with other small communities like Lake Station, Indiana (population 14,000), and Northampton, Massachusetts (population 30,000), the State Democratic Committee of Vermont, and several state legislatures (including California and Illinois) that have introduced resolutions calling for the president's impeachment.Looks like we're going to need an impeachment tag cw!From Nony"

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Battlestar Galacticsimpsons: "Battlestar Galacticsimpsons - For those of you Battlestar Galactica fans who enjoyed my version of Six and Baltar turned into Simpsons characters------your hour has come. The whole cast."

Superman - The first issue (1938)

In June, 1938 Action Comics comes out with the first issue of Superman. Here you can see it in 15 pictures. Rare and fabulous.

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Great Resource: Printable Maps of U.S.

The National Atlas has prepared reference and outline maps of the United States that you can print or use online.

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Dolphins �know each other�s names�

DOLPHINS may be closer to humans than previously realised, with new research showing they communicate by whistling out their own �names�.

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Gadgets, now and then

A funny article about gadgets from the 70's & 80's compared to gadgets of today. Amazing that you can fit 25 000 5 1/4 diskettes on one 8GB compact flash...! And the phone then...11.5 pounds...! Hehe

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