- A 3-D desktop for the Mac.
- Scroll down for the humerous 404 ornament.
- Get your monitor spotless!
- Evidently there are some nice things to see in Staten Island, who knew. ;P
- A Twitter feed worth following!
- This city’s not a concrete jungle, it’s a human zoo.
- NY Time on Savannah, GA.
- Spike Jonze’s “I’m Here” trailer.
- Washiongton State: Periodic Table of Wine.
- Brilliant subway performance of “Sweet Dreams” on the flute and chello.
- All 120 Crayon Names, Color Codes and Fun Facts.
- The Times on fugal Paris in the summer.
- What Kevin Smith means for the future of PR.
- Waking Sleeping Beauty trailer, the story of the Disney Renaissance.
- He just wants to give you a kiss!
- My new favorite club, and I don’t even know where it is.
- “The Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” to be removed from Hulu… lame-o. At least full episodes will still be on each programs’ offical sites.
- As if I don’t eat at Chiptole enough!

Image via pipnstuff

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The year’s first batch of links from my dad!

- Mistakes in typography grate the purists.
- Beautiful video of how the Earth would look with rings.
- Typographic Character Coasters.
- McAfee, Inc. warns consumers about “The Twelve Scams of Christmas.”
- Unknown filmmaker gets $30m for robot movie.
- Adorable photo of how genetics works.
- Going Deep for the Cheap in New York.
- Phoenix: Perfect Pop Gems, Stripped Down.
- Scroll down to the video about Microsoft’s Project Natal for Xbox 360.
- These days, the fantasy of building a career on Etsy is not just the stuff of dreams.
- Sumerians look on in confusion as God creates world.
- Santa’s Naughty–Nice Database Hacked!
- The story of Christmas in Savannah in 1864.
- Some NYC restaurant recommendations.
- Frugal Portland.
- Torrent Search Engines Unlawful, U.S. Judge Says.
- If ‘Star Wars’ was On Facebook.
- Neuroethics & the Trolley Dilemma; a discussion about morality and ethics.
- No Pants Subway Ride Attracts Hundreds.
- According to The American Dialect Society: 2009 Word of the Year is “tweet”; Word of the Decade is “google.”
Photo by Fabiana Zonca | Via Dir Journal

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That time again!

- OKtrends helps out with online dating introductions.
- Showtime gives TriBeCa apartments a TV make-over.
- Because I’m cheap and love fashion.
- Fantastic party for Takashi Murakami @ the Standard Hotel.
- Video of the San Diego Zoo’s new baby panda first checkup.
- Microsoft’s secret tablet.
- That hilarious Windows 7 Launch Party video.
- Where The Wild Things Will Be On Halloween.
- A reminder of how wily beagles are.
- For the first time in 6000 years, a new creation from God – a bird.
- Are Psychopaths Fearless?
- Google Voice Lite.
- Why you should never buy black luggage.

Image via FFFFOUND!

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It’s been a while, and now is a good time… (Some of these have been sitting in my inbox for quite some time and are old, but cool, none-the-less.)
- Typographica’s list of its Favorite Typefaces of 2008.
- Computer program to compete against human “Jeopardy!” contestants.
- Stripped down aesthetic at the Milan Furniture Fair.
- These birds like to move it, move it!
- Bklyn Designs draw attention to the design scene in Brooklyn.
- A video on The Secret History of Fonts.
- Written by a cosmologist, and he explains the rules of time travel, if it might exist.
- NYtimes look at the history of The Guggenheim, as it turns 50.
- Finds at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
- Reveiw of Danger Mouse and Mark Linkous (with involvement from David Lynch), ‘Dark Night Of The Soul’.
- New Yorker cover drawn on iPhone Application.
- Coke is the official drink at the Creation Museum in Kentucky.
- ‘Take Five’ also turned 50.
- Video of Banksy’s recent Bristol exhibition.
- New York’s section of “Where’s Cool?’.
- John Hodgman: I Hear They’re Going to Make Evolution Legal.
- Statue Of Liberty’s Crown has reopened.
- Patents may be harming our ability to innovate. (Great addition to my post about copyright law!)
- Spellcheck This: Microsoft Office 2010, The Movie.
- Wired’s article about New Rules for Highly Evolved Humans, with very bad advice from Brad Pitt.
- The ultimate in hipster slummin’ it: dumpster pools.
- Mural by Brazilian graffiti artists, Os Gêmeos, on Houston and Bowery, that Dad really enjoyed last time they were in town.
- Spelling bee for grown-ups.
- Inside the Cafe at Facebook Headquarters.
Image via ManBabies.com

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Spring cleaning for my email.

- This year marks the 50th anniversary for one of my favorite albums, Kind of Blue.
- Commercializing the Obamas.
- I would love to have this job!
- Leapfrog’s ‘Baby BlackBerry’ Targets Preschool Set. Ugh!
- I think Hollywood is officially out of ideas.
- I glad I’m not the only one who just doesn’t get Twitter. (The video’s really funny, even for those fond of the site.)
- Although the last thing I need to do it buy more furniture, I need to check out the eye candy at the new Droog store.
- Love the site and if I had an iPhone, Lord knows What the Font would be on it!
- My old neighborhood, Morningside Heights, wants to designate itself a historic district. Love that area of town.
- Heard the word “ohrworm?” Literally “ear worm”, it refers to a catchy song that you just can’t get out of your head.
- 10 “facts” (posted in April 1st).
- Charged black holes & Whoville.
- Fermi problems (“How many piano tuners are there in Chicago?”)
- I want a glow-in-the-dark puppy. What a cutie!
- When Jack Resnick and Sons became landlords to the bakery Crumbs, they worked some cupcakes into the deal.

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My Gmail is backed up, so it’s time to share some links!

- Man! Those webcam puppies sure have grown up fast!
- The Pomegranate: the first cell phone that makes coffee and is a shaver! (You’ll never guess what they’re actually selling.)
- LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
- Even atheists can get a little out of control over the holidays.
- Is it art, or is it just delicious?
- If you’re taking a trip to NYC, check out these great tips.
- I really want to go and check out South Ferry Station’s recent installation!
- Bjork’s like the coolest person. Ever.
- ‘Hard Day’s Night’: A Mathematical Mystery Tour
- Common Craft makes great videos that are “short, simple and focused on making complex ideas easy to understand.”
- Jack and I are always looking for great weekend getaways.
- Mathematicians have the best jobs in the country.
- The worse the economy, the better infomercials do.
- Something to keep in mind when you watch “Benjamin Button.”
- Ooo, this sure sounds like fun!
- Finally, a clear way to get around the galaxy!
- It’s the Palaeobet, and it’s so cute! (“M is for Megaloceros” is my fav for obvious reasons.)

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The emails have been piling up, so here goes the second edition (which I’m also calling the “NY Times edition”) of “Neat Links From My Father!”
- A “good and cheap” Chinese restaurant in the city, I will have to investigate and give my input.
- Get inspired by the creativity and thriftiness of college students!
- More from the NY Times, this time an article about Shepard Fariey (probably the most famous for his Andre the Giant / OBEY and Obama posters).
- Hidden Parks of NYC
- Google releases a HopStop-like (a transit navigational site) feature for New York and New Jersey. But, unlike HopStop, Google works directly and is affiliated with the MTA, Port Authority and NJ Transit.
- Who doesn’t love Barbar?
- Moose Hunting with Woody Allen.

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My dad likes to email me cool things he finds on the nets… but, me saving them, fill up inbox so much. So in an effort to keep things clean and archive the interesting stuff Dad finds I’m making a little series. Thanks Dad and keep ‘em comin’ (some of these might look very very old to you)!
- OpenZine: online magazine publishing software.
- Matching tattoos of Comets, War and Love.
- I love me some New York jazz!
- More cool stuff from Read Write Web: Five Amazing Color Palette Generators.
- “It’s about some project called ‘Dear Lulu’ that attempts to illustrate the capabilities of digital printing.”
- Suggested gifts for Jack: subatomic particle plushies @ The Particle Zoo.
- NPR talks about “Perfecting the Art of Frugal Living in NYC.”
- New York Times’ Lessons From the Frugal Grand Tour.
- More Intelligent Life asks “Are Men Boring?”
- Story about the 125th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Funny Mac Rant video. (Be sure and wait until the very end!)

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