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Flickr: Photos from The Library of Congress

Art & Design – The US Library of Congress has put over 3100 photos on Flickr. The pictures span the 20th century, cover multiple subjects, and all have comprehensive descriptions. Best of all, there are no copyright restrictions on any of the photos.

View Story Discuss (4) (flickr.com) 171 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 17, 2008 09:10am

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Wesley Crusher back in uniform for Star Trek: The Tour

News – Last week, I put on pointy sideburns and a space suit, and brought Lieutenant Commander Wesley Crusher back to life as the Assistant Chief Engineer of the USS Titan for Star Trek: The Tour, which starts in Long Beach on January 17th, where it's going to live for about a month before it goes on a national tour later this year.

View Story Discuss (4) (wilwheaton.typepad.com) 179 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 08, 2008 09:54pm

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xkcd on Fandom

Humor – Xkcd, always a geek favorite, tackles that one issue all geeks have in common: Fandom. Of course, there's a rather timely twist . . .

View Story Discuss (0) (xkcd.com) 181 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 07, 2008 05:05pm

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diesel sweeties: my iPod changed my life!

Gadgets & Tech – From the print version of Diesel Sweeties comes this unconventional use of the iPod.

View Story Discuss (0) (dieselsweeties.com) 181 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 07, 2008 05:04pm

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Tron comes to Xbox Live Arcade!

Video Games – The classic 80s arcade game Tron comes to Xbox Live Arcade with enhanced graphics, CD-quality sound and two-person multiplayer. Awesome!

View Story Discuss (0) (xbox.com) 181 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 07, 2008 05:02pm

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Garden Art and lore: How to make a Faerie Chair

Do-It-Yourself – An article on Faerie Chairs for the garden or yard and how to make one. Plant list included.

View Story Discuss (0) (thegardenersrake.com) 185 days ago by gardenfun

Voted for on January 03, 2008 01:21pm

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Cool Art for the Little Geeks

Art & Design – Out of France comes e-glue, probably the coolest mural option for your kids' rooms ever. E-glue treats your kids' bedroom walls as the canvas they are but instead of painted murals, they have created fun illustrations cut into vinyl decals. All decals are cut so no printing is employed.

View Story Discuss (0) (blog.wired.com) 188 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 03, 2008 01:13pm

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Greatest Hits of '07: "Invisible" LOL Cats

Humor – LOL Cats took the internet by storm in 2007. Mental_Floss has a collection of the "invisible" LOL Cats, like invisible bike, invisible harmonica, and invisible shopping cart.

View Story Discuss (0) (mentalfloss.com) 188 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 03, 2008 01:13pm

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Lego Place Card Holders

Do-It-Yourself – Make the kid's (or adult's) Christmas table fun with Lego place cards. Either use what you have or buy new ones for the kids to take home as favors. All you need to do is place a Lego person on a Lego block so it will stay up. The hands of the Lego will keep the card in place, no need for glue.

View Story Discuss (0) (zakkalife.blogspot.com) 186 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 03, 2008 01:11pm

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Photos from the "Aborted Suburb" in Florida

Real Estate – Founded in the 1960s, Rotonda Sands is about a mile in diameter and packed with golf courses and modest vacation homes -or at least, about 3/4 of its pie-shaped volume is. The rest is an undeveloped wasteland of half-completed houses and empty streets, documented in this creepy photo essay.

View Story Discuss (4) (mentalfloss.com) 186 days ago by Wil

Voted for on January 03, 2008 01:11pm

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Busy Bank Robber at Fulton Mall Was Too Predictable

Humor – For Orlando Taylor, a 26-year-old Brooklyn man who apparently had a strange attraction to a couple of bank branches at the bustling Fulton Mall, three times was a charm. So was the fourth time. But according to the police, when he returned on Tuesday to commit a fifth robbery in five days, his luck ran out.

View Story Discuss (4) (nytimes.com) 200 days ago by Shay

Voted for on December 19, 2007 11:07am

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Jackson and studios agree to make Hobbit films

Movies – After months of bitter legal wrangling, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc have agreed to make two movies based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.

View Story Discuss (20) (reuters.com) 201 days ago by Xaos

Voted for on December 18, 2007 04:48pm