Link roundup

1. Dirpy turns youtube videos into mp3s. Via.

2. William Gibson:

RT @jrronimo: @GreatDismal Is it true that, after Neuromancer, you bought your first computer and were annoyed by it's fan noise? [Yes]

3. A middle school in Nettleton, Mississippi is apparently segregating student body positions by race.

*Preorder Zero History for 40% off at Amazon.

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1. Free screenshot tool. Via.

2. The rise and fall of quicksand as a plot device.

3. Apparently Olly Moss's bookmarks will be at Urban Outfitters soon.

Link roundup

1. Comment and win an art print.

2. And comment and win another art pint.

3. What time is it in every time zone? Via.

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1. The latest, excellent installment of Deadspin's Dead Wrestler of the Week column.

2. Gawker's working overtime humiliating the director of Apple's app store.

3. "Do you feel like your cell phone's text message bill is getting higher every month? You're not alone. By some accounts, text messages cost more per megabyte to send than do messages from outer space to Earth. But you can email and Instant Message texts to phones for free. Here's how."

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.

*Buy Tron toys at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. This month's i09 book club book is China Miéville's "The City & The City." I highly recommend it - - a hardboiled detective novel with just a hint of the supernatural. $10 at Amazon.

2. Yahoo has an online prequel webcomic for Inception. Via.

3. Detailed listing of your rights in dealing with debt collectors.

Snow Peak Titanium Double Walled Cup (link roundup)

Snow Peak Titanium Double Walled Cup available at Amazon. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Google:

If you receive Microsoft® Word files as attachments in Gmail, you can now view them with a single click — no need to download, save, and open files with a desktop application when you just want read them. The Google Docs viewer that allows you to view .pdf, .ppt, and .tiff files in your browser now supports .doc and .docx formats too.

Just click the "View" link at the bottom of a Gmail message and the viewer will take it from there. If you decide you want to edit the file, clicking "Edit online" will open it in Google Docs, or you can download it to your desktop from there.

2. There's such an excess of attorneys now that Marin County in California wants District Attorneys to work for free, and the University of Michigan, a top ten law school, is encouraging graduates to work for a legal outsourcing company in India.

3. "California welfare recipients withdrew $1.8 million at casino ATMs over eight months." Via.

*Previously: The customers that really matter to casinos.

*Buy poker chips at eBay.

Mug with temperature sensor (link roundup)

Heat activated mug tells you when your batteries are fully charged.

Relatedly, here's a heat-activated mug featuring Tim Burton's Toxic Boy:



I didn't see it on sale anywhere.

And a few more links:

1. Mignola-esque mermaid.

2. Spiral man.

3. The US Foreign Service Institute has made available online language courses for every major language (except English). Via.

4. Burger King has Iron Man kid's meal toys right now.

*Previously: Very cool and absurdly expensive coffee mug.

*Buy heat sensitive mugs at Amazon.

Soldiers by Sven Juhlin (link roundup)

Nice diversity of looks in Sven Juhlin's gallery.

And a few more links:

1. Disney is experimenting with rides that, instead of making people wait in lines, make people wait in holding pens until it's their turn.

2. Amanda Visell wears a lot of watches.

3. Good article in Wired about a master thief.

4. Lifehacker recommends a DVD burner.

5. Useful tip: Use incognito mode in Chrome if you want to borrow someone's computer but don't want to have to log them out.

*Previously: Kanye mocks a lunch thief.

*Buy Amanda Visell toys at eBay.

Death (link roundup)

Death by Nigel Quarless.

And a few more links:

1. Tim Gunn evaluates super hero costumes.

2. Could Super Punch magazine be around the corner? Here's a supposedly simple tool for turning Flickr photo sets into magazines. Via.

3. A high school in Texas is getting a $60 million football stadium.

4. I'm not sure if this description of the massive calorie meals at Claim Jumper is supposed to scare me away, or intrigue me.

*Previously: Star Wars Death Troopers fan trailers.

*Buy NFL bobbleheads at eBay.

Zatanna magician poster (link roundup)

Zatanna magician poster by Garrie Gastonny.

And a few more links:

1. Museum workers hosting an exhibition of naked people surprised that some visitors have behaved inappropriately.

2. Spot the cats hidden in Chrissie Zullo's Cinderella covers and win original art. (Although, I'm really hoping to be the winner.)

3. Pressing stop, stop, play often skips the startup menus on DVDs!

*Previously: Cartoony magician poster by Patricio Oliver.

*Buy magician posters at eBay.

Hulk vs. Galactus (link roundup)

Hulk vs. Galactus by Darren Rawlings. See also: Hulk vs. Modok.

And a few more links:

1. How to download Youtube videos. Via.

2. New York's rules limiting attorney advertising were largely declared unconstitutional. Via.

3. Could Airborne Bears Catch Bin Laden? Via.

*Previously: Fairy tale bear.

*Buy MODOK toys at eBay.

Vintage NBA logos (link roundup)

Vintage NBA logos - - in almost every case they're superior to the modern versions. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. FYI, "farmers aren’t breeding for pigs who know how to have sex."

2. Colleges that are so desperate for students that they send out prefilled out applications. Via.

3. Simple way to download Youtube videos.

*Previously: NBA logo desktop icons.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Icelandic scenery desktop wallpapers (link roundup)

Andri Elfarsson's Flickr gallery is bursting with beautiful photos of Iceland, waiting to be used as desktop wallpapers. The waterfalls are called "Godafoss" (Waterfalls of the Gods). Via.

And a few more links:

1. The NY Times is apparently going to start charging for access to its website. Ann Althouse mirrors my sentiments:

For me, reading on line is tied to blogging. I'm not going to spend my time reading sites that I can't blog, and I'm not going to blog and link to sites that you can't read without paying.

2. 7 Steps To Reach Executive Customer Service At Any Company.

3. Recipe for Spaghetti with Roasted Cauliflower with Bacon Herbed Breadcrumbs.

*Previously: Great photo of a guy diving near a waterfall.

*Buy fun food recipe books at Amazon.

Little Red Riding Hood-themed restroom sign (link roundup)

Little Red Riding Hood-themed restroom sign on sale, along with several other restroom signs, in this Etsy shop. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Noir and an egg-shaped chair.

2. Get a gig of free storage and send 250mb files for free courtesy of Google Docs. Via.

3. Alton Brown says he lost a ton of weight by eating lots of sardine-avocado sandwiches, which sounds right up my alley.

*Previously: Monster urinal.

*Buy pulp collections at Amazon.

Pig Rider (link roundup)

Time traveler on his futuristic riding pig, perhaps?

And a few more links:

1. Twinkies recipe. Via.

2. Lifehacker's top 5 DVD rippers and a more detailed endorsement of Handbrake.

3. Mega Man paper toy.

*Previously: Mega Man Megadeath concert poster.

*Buy Mega Man toys at eBay.

Naughty snow angel (link roundup)

One of several naughty snow angels by BBH promoting Lynx body spray.

And a few more links:

1. It's going to be exciting to see if Roman Polanksi tries to flee now that he's being released on bail.

2. Use a container of sand to hold items in place while you're gluing them. Via.

3. The jury in the current John Gotti Jr. trial has deadlocked - - it's the fourth jury to deadlock on the same charges. Via.

*Previously: Latawnya, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say "No" to Drugs.

*Learn how to disappear with these books at Amazon.

Dapper Monster (link roundup)

Uncle Dapper plush monster by the incredibly prolific Melita Curphy. It'll eventually go on sale for $20.

And a few more links:

1. Lifehacker says Microsoft's security tools are good enough.

2. Outrage in Australia because Britney Spears lipsynched at a concert. John Mayer had a good line:

If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.

3. V's mothership was directly inspired by the new wing to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Spanish artist Santiago Calatrava. (I was extremly unimpressed with the first episode - - plot recycled from countless sci-fi shows and books and characters ranging from boring to unlikable.) Via.

*Previously: Dapper pink Stormtrooper.

*Buy Visitors at eBay.

Eastern European book covers (link roundup)

Go here for a gallery of "Weird and Wonderful Eastern European Book Covers." Via.

And a few more links:

1. To promote V, skywriters will create V's across the sky at 26 U.S. landmarks. Via.

2. Moleskine with snowflakes.

3. Lifehacker points to a free for a limited time DVD ripper and video converter.

*Previously: How to easily download YouTube videos as mp4 files.

*Buy Polish movie posters at eBay.

Cute creature cake (link roundup)

Cute cupcake creature and Darth Vader - - cakes by Bleeding Heart Bakery. See also: Assman cake. Via this cake roundup.

And a few more links:

1. Adam Pash at Lifehacker recommends this free antivirus software.

2. Comment and win five horror novels.

3. You can download MP3s of Aldous Huxley narrating Brave New World (side one, side two) (I haven't tested them). Via these sites.

*Previously: Scribblenauts cake and cupcakes.

*Buy rare editions of Brave New World at eBay.