Photographer Gregory Haun took old photographs from Portland, Oregon, went to the locations where those photos were taken, shot a photo of the modern-day location, and then used computer technology to merge the then-and-now images. Archeological Collage is very cool, and also a little sad, to see how things have changed.
Fun Stuff
Inventions of the Year
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When my father served as U.S. Attorney here in Dallas, he defended the government against a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed that the army had implanted radio receivers in his fillings, and that people were talking to him all the time (by the way, he claimed damages in that case of a zillion…
Rich only in our heads
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As if Forbes Magazine doesn’t have enough lists, here’s a list of the Forbes Fictional Fifteen, the fifteen richest fictional characters ever. Santa Claus tops the list with $Infinity — Richie Rich is a distant second at $24.7 billion.
Call me Koma
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Your mindless diversion of the day: learning your Hawaiian name.
Why not one more on Google…
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This one’s a fun site — Googlism.com will boil your life’s work down into one sentence — what the Internet thinks of you. For example, a search for Tom Mighell brought: “tom mighell is a shareholder at cowles & thompson and a member of the dba publication committee.” ‘Nuff said.
Last-minute Halloween costume tips
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Still can’t find that perfect Halloween costume? Forbes has a page of printable masks of this year’s scariest characters: Ken Lay, Martha Stewart, Bernie Ebbers, and more.
Finally, annotations for couch potatoes
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If you watch shows like the West Wing, Law and Order, and Saturday Night Live, often you will see references to political and cultural issues that need a bit more explaining. Enter FootnoteTV, a site that provides background information on the issues included in each episode of these shows, as well as JAG, The…
Halloween site of the day
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Today we’ll get away from the scary sites, and learn more about the history of Halloween, from the History Channel.
Halloween site of the day
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If yesterday’s site hasn’t scared you away, you’ll want to head over to Caverns of Blood to play some spooky Halloween games, including the Magic Ouija Board of Horror.
Turning the tables on telemarketers
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Tired of telemarketers? This “counter-script” of questions may actually make you want to answer the phone when they call.