A few weeks ago we took an overnight trip to OCNJ — just to get away, and to root on David, who ran in the Ocean Drive 10 Mile Run (and finished in the top 100).
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Magic Pen – Draw Your World
In what looks like an 80% “repurposing” of Crayon Physics, Magic Pen is a puzzle game that allows you to draw your own freeform physical objects in order to manipulate existing objects — namely, nudging the red ball to the flag. But in a unique twist, you can create pins & hinges (which, in practice, is more fun than it sounds) to generate moving parts that are essential in later levels.
Anyone who’s seen the demo on my iPhone, iPhysics (another demo inspired by C.P.), may recognize this as well. Sans the very cool turning-the-phone-to-change-gravity effect.
Ten Thousand Cents
Check out Ten Thousand Cents, a Mechanical Turk project. Each participant was paid a penny to draw one section of a hundred dollar bill. Ten thousand of these images, at one cent apiece, make up $100 (clever). U.S. users spent just under 3 minutes, on average, creating their little slice. That’s less than $0.20/hour for those keeping score at home.
Of course, this is a fun and interesting experiment, but still… How much is your time worth?
American Idol Loves Everyone
The night has finally arrived. The evening all American Idol fans have been longing for all season. It’s the night… Idol Gives Crap Back.
Yes, folks, get ready to be mildly entertained by the likes of Teri Hatcher and Forest Whitaker. OMG THEY’RE BOTH GOING TO BE ON THE SAME SHOW.
Personally, I don’t know how this guy (see video) didn’t make it to the Top Ten. Diamond Dave FTW!
Saying Goodbye
Thank you to everyone who has offered their condolences and well wishes to our family.
Here is Bunny’s full-page obituary in today’s Philadelphia Daily News.
My brother has also posted a gallery of photos of her life.
Contributions in Regina’s memory may be made to the Temple Lung Center, 3401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19140.
No Updates Till Monday
Sean-O.com will be on hiatus for the rest of the week as we tend to family concerns.
In the meantime, I’ve (finally) posted the entire Sean-O history of posts — dating back to 2005(!) — for your perusal. Check it out under Archives over there on the right-hand sidebar.
Thanks, see you next week.
–SEAN
Patrick Buchanan Responds To Obama
In the interest of equal time, here is Pat Buchanan’s response to Barack Obama’s speech on race.
Octopus Squeezes Out Of A Jam
I haven’t seen anything like this…
Watch as a giant octopus squeezes out of a sealed box through a one-inch hole. Amazing.
The Dumbing Of America
Susan Jacoby of the Washington Post recently lamented on The Dumbing Of America. She claims that Americans are not only becoming more and more ignorant, but increasingly proud of that said ignorance. “Anti-Rationalism” and “Anti-Intellectualism” are part of the new American Way – do you agree?
Personally, I think it’s one of the defining characteristics of what I call The IM Generation. The people entering today’s workforce have been weened on insta-culture, and simply do not pay attention to the basics… like, oh, spelling simple words correctly. Take a look around… I’ve noticed far more misspellings and simple grammar mistakes in the news, on billboards, commercials, etc. in the past 5 years or so then I’ve ever seen. Signs, often literally, of the vanishing attention span of America.
Life On The Left
Please welcome the newest member to the Blogroll: Life On The Left. I think the initial list of topics — crafts, food, fun, politics, raw, vegan — are a good indication of what to expect. 🙂
Marble Madness!
Raise your hand if you remember the game Marble Madness. Uh huh… 1, 2… ok. Well, today’s Flash Friday should help you get your nostalgia on…
Contour takes the Madness and gives it a great twist. Instead of moving the orbital sphere itself to the destination, you must raise the ground beneath, and let gravity nudge it to the goal.
This one’s all about planning and timing.
Plan Your Room Online in 3D
Looking to do some spring cleaning & rearranging? Check out myDeco’s 3D Room Planner. “Try real 3D furniture in your room, choose paint, wallpaper, flooring and accessories.” Click the Get Started link to begin.