Stumped by what to give that person on your list who has everything? Here’s an idea. San Diego artist Nathan Sawaya makes custom portraits out of Lego bricks — those tiny, multi-colored, modular bits of plastic every parent has stepped on and cursed on their way to the bathroom at night.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 23, 2008, 5:00am
On a day when America’s banks were failing and the Big Three automakers were on their knees begging Congress for money, Paul Ecke III could muster little sympathy. Encinitas’ Ecke family, who turned a gangly weed into the definitive Christmas flower, has to keep experimenting.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 23, 2008, 5:00am
Microsoft tries to take old operating systems off the market six months after the release of a new one, but Windows XP continues to live on, almost two years following the release of Windows Vista.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 23, 2008, 5:00am
What follows isn’t necessarily the year’s worst music—though some of it is undeniably bad—it’s but the year’s most unnecessary.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 23, 2008, 5:00am
Updated story on last summer’s news about two adoptees, abandoned at birth on the same day in neighboring towns. They finally had a DNA test done to see if they were separated twins….
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 29, 2008, 4:30am
If you are the kind of person who can’t help but look when you drive by an accident scene, DMFail is for you. The site, which has been all the rage on Twitter for the last few days, shows direct (private) messages that were sent improperly on Twitter and are therefore public.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 29, 2008, 4:31am
Make your website user friendly by following these 10 tips for web designers.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 29, 2008, 4:32am
Featured is a hand-picked selection of the best independent and mainstream feature films that were either quietly dumped by studios, ignored by audiences, or just not marketed well enough. So to give these films some extra time in the spotlight, and to support some of the best filmmakers out there, we’ve put together this year end wrap-up for you.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 30, 2008, 4:36am
This New Year’s Eve Times Square in New York is set to debut a dazzling new LED-encrusted New Year’s ball! Composed of 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs, the 12-foot wide energy-efficient orb weighs in at 11,875 pounds, making it twice the size of any ball previously dropped overhead in Time Square.
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 30, 2008, 4:40am
I wonder what 2008 meme will go bizarrely mainstream in 2009 like Rickrolling did 2007-2008. I Accidentally ? Yo dawg? Place your bets now!
Originally by herdivineshadow from digg / herdivineshadow / history on December 31, 2008, 5:01am