Link roundup

1. Step by step tutorial for making a plush creature.

2. It's just "sink or float," but this Sesame Street science project interactive Youtube video is really well done. I hope they do a lot more. (I can't help but think that if Apple had its way, content like this would only be available as a $5 app.) Via.

3. Matt Hawkins created a Scooby-Doo paper toys for Arby's kid's meals.

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Link roundup

1. "Vimeo Video School is a fun place for anyone to learn how to make better videos." Via.

2. Great Q&A with J.C. Bradbury about baseball, including an explanation for why salary caps don't improve competitive balance. Also, he offers a guess as to what makes Scott Boras different from other agents:

But Boras has also been able to convince his clients not to sign long-run contracts before they hit free agency. Players, who have all their value tied up in a single fragile asset (their bodies), have to fear that an injury might prevent them from collecting a big free-agent payday after their six-year indenture is up. Teams have used this fear to sign young players to long-term deals at below-market rates. Players trade some salary in the future in return for long-run security. For example, Jay Bruce recently agreed to a six-year, $51 million deal with the Cincinnati Reds that buys out two years of would-be free agency, when he would be paid much more than the salary he’ll receive. I have long wondered why Boras is so successful at convincing his players to resist the temptation to sign discounted long-run deals as insurance. I have a theory that Boras sells his own insurance to players by promising players a minimum salary in return for waiting for free agency. This way, players get insurance against injury, more income if they reach free agency in good health, and Boras gets a bigger cut.

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3. Less people are hunting and it's really starting to hurt conservation efforts - - because hunting licenses and other related fees support government efforts to conserve and restore wildlife habitat.

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Link roundup

1. Derek Kirk Kim is selling a bunch of original art from his award-winning comic The Eternal Smile at eBay to pay off unexpected bills. What sort of bills?

I'm in a financial crunch right now, so I would really, really appreciate the support. Besides everything else, I got linked on reddit last month and got hit with a fat bandwidth fee which I can't afford.

I'm totally mystified when artists spend the time and money creating fancy flash sites. I've been blogging for about three and a half years and have been extremely satisfied with Blogger. The service is free and reliable (even on high traffic days) and Google adds new features regularly. Via.

2. How to disinfect and clean iPhones and other gadgets.

3. The BBTS has caffeinated Stay-Puft marshmallows in stock.

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Link roundup

1. William Gibson wrote the X-Files episodes Kill Switch and First Person Shooter.

2. How to improve home wifi coverage.

3. The new Nintendo game Kirby's Epic Yarn was supposed to star a new character until the creators were forced to replace the star with Kirby.

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Link roundup

1. How to make a Catbus pinata.

2. Nigeria's version of Sesame Street will feature a Muppet with HIV.

3. How to set up a super simple webcam surveillance system. Via.

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Link roundup

1. How to turn your Twitter stream in an RSS feed.

2. A New Zealand elementary school has been criticized for holding a possum throwing contest. Via.

3. Excellent collection of Las Vegas Weekly covers by Benjamin Purvis. Via.

Link roundup

1. NY Jets receiver Braylon Edwards was just arrested for a DUI, with two other Jets in his car. It's ironic because the Jets organization makes available to its players a free car service staffed by off-duty police officers.

2. Crisp Chipotle Shrimp with Corn and Scallions recipe.

3. How to Convert an iPod Hard Drive to Compact Flash. Via.

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Link roundup

1. Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall insisted a (tall) female reporter take off her heels before interviewing him.

2. "How to Delete Yourself from the Internet." Via.

3. "Millions of songbirds are illegally killed each year for a pickled or poached bird dish known as ambelopoulia."

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1. "The bizarre, constant audio output of one particular mysterious Russian 'Numbers Station' has changed, for the first time in 20 years."

2. How to make a cardboard mask.

3. "British Spy Stabbed, Murdered, Stuffed in Bag, Left in Bathtub."

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Link roundup

1. How to create a retro scifi-style poster. Via.

2. Treasure map. Via.

3. "Gigantic piles of shrink-wrapped garbage have been moldering in the heat of a Hawaii industrial park for more than five months, waiting for a place to be shipped." Via.

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Link roundup

1. Domino's pizza deliveryman crosses a flooded street to deliver a pizza. Via.

2. "A Boeing 737 jetliner with 131 passengers aboard crashed on landing and broke into three pieces at a Colombian island in the Caribbean" last week. Only one person died. Via.

3. Recipes for eating cheaply. Via.

Tron kama sutra

There are 20 instructional videos in the Tron kama sutra. Now this would be a killer app for Microsoft's Kinect. Via.

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Link roundup

1. Government Finds Little Evidence of Car Defects in Toyota Crashes.

2. How to boot up your Droid silently.

3. Synopses of rap songs at Wikipedia. For example, here's an excerpt from Gin and Juice:

Mr. Dogg quickly diffuses the situation by reminding the listener that he is very good at cultivating music that captivates his listeners. He wants to know, “Who listens to the words that I speak?” This is most likely a rhetorical question. We do not learn if he ever does share the Seagrams.

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Link roundup

1. Available for preorder at the BBTS, Tron Kubricks and Bearbricks.

2. How to block a number from calling your cellphone.

3. How hackers at Def Con almost closed down the Sands casino.

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Watch Jordu Schell sculpt a monster

Watch Jordu Schell sculpt a monster out of clay. Magical. Via.

*Learn how to sculpt with these books at Amazon.

Panda face cake, perhaps (link roundup)

Cute fuzzy cake just waiting to be cut open by Coco Cake Cupcakes.

And a few more links:

1. Preview of Scott Campbell's new zombie book.

2. How to tie useful knots.

3. The Freakonomics guys say putting The Club on your steering wheel makes it easier to steal because thieves can use it as a tool to break the automatically locking steering column. Via.

*Previously: Dog-themed show at Gallery Meltdown.

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Mr. P (link roundup)

Mr. P and Rat Race t-shirts by Tim Lahan.

And a few more links:

1. How to use a coat hanger to open your garage door from the outside.

2. Video shows how to create a fake credit card. Via.

3. Oscar the Grouch can sculpture.

*Previously: Fallingwater made out of cans and plastic bottles.

*Buy Sesame Street toys at eBay.

Unicorn cat (link roundup)

Unicorn cat via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Infinitely more interesting than the show - - a production manager on Deadliest Catch is wanted for selling drugs and is believed to be hiding in California. (I wish every episode of the show had a little bit of this inserted.)

2. How to fit items for a ten day trip in a carry on.

3. Watch the first (excellent and scary) 10 minutes of Alan Wake. And here's a roundup of reviews.

*Previously: Unicorn vs. T-Rex.

*Buy unicorns at eBay.

How to Make a Hollow Book Treasure Box (and annouce an eBay sale)

At WishWishWish, Carrie shows how to make a hollow book treasure box, and how to announce (an otherwise) mundane eBay sale.

*Previously: Monstrous treasure box paper toy.

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Medieval Warriors by Owen Gatley (link roundup)

"The Slaying of the Beast" and "A Thousand Bloody Corpses" by Owen Gatley currently for sale.

And a few more links:

1. Comment and win a copy of Stephenie Meyers' The Host.

2. Interesting to see a post by Wired at Gizmodo.

3. How to pack a backpack for camping. Via.

4. Deeply disturbing allegations of criminal sexual behavior by Team USA swim coaches. (Although, big newsflash. Guys who coach hot young female athletes are interested in having sex with them.)

*Previously: Swim fins with high heels.

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