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- Literally Unbelievable
"Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook" - Amtrak gets OK for 110-mph Chicago-Michigan service
Make it happen. - The Death of the Cyberflâneur
"The idea of exploring cyberspace as virgin territory, not yet colonized by governments and corporations, was romantic; that romanticism was even reflected in the names of early browsers (“Internet Explorer,” “Netscape Navigator”)." - Book Art by Brian Dettmer
Like carving soft stone with thousands of shifting layers. So very gorgeous. - Bricks in Space
LEGO experiments on the International Space Station. Yes, please. - Personified Teeth Dental Signs
They really are creepy when you stop to think about it. Creepiest: personified teeth *with* teeth. - Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Visualization, 1969
Very cool, multi-axis visualization of Apollo 11 landing, with audio. - Letters of Note: Dear Son
Wonderful, deeply moving letter from the father of the second American astronaut to circle the planet. - New Release: Orbital: Wonky
April 3 (U.S.)/April 1 (international). - Gmail Snooze
Oh how I wish this were available for non-Apps mail.
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Nice work JNT and thank you TiVo! I particularly enjoyed the staged flipping-through of the textbook scene.
Should we go ahead and schedule a VPC outing for Giza???
Thank you for giving us the heads up about that. Mary Ann and I always enjoy things about Egypt and the pyramids and we were positively mesmerized by the show. It is nice to see the work that you’re doing and that it’s available to anyone with internet access. I don’t know that I would ever be able to personally travel to Egypt to see the pyramids in person but even if I could I would rather forgo going inside the pyramids if it would mean that my moving around inside would help speed up the deterioration and possibly keep future generations from ever seeing those remarkable structures. I enjoy looking at the pyramids in all of their glory and possibly original state on the internet. Thank you again.