Archive for August 24th, 2008

Google Street View Proposal

Michael Weiss-Malik works for Google. They don't normally announce when the Street View vehicles will be out, but they did once to allow people to line up and get their pictures taken. Matt took advantage of this to "u...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/google-street-view-proposal/

Planet of the Cats

(YouTube link) The Cat House on the Kings is a no kill, no cage shelter for homeless cats. Lynea Lattanzio has cared for 16,000 cats since 1992. -via Gigglesugar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/planet-of-the-cats/

The Avenging Narwhal

The studies revealed that millions of years ago, penguins, snow seals and koalas ruled the earth. For sustenance, they feasted upon whales, dolphins, and other sea mammals to the point of near extinction. But the Nar...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/the-avenging-narwhal/

Sexy People Blog Documents Sublime, Perfect Portraits of Regular People

Like I often said, there's everything for everyone on the web. Like those who happen to like "the perfect portrait." This blog, with a tongue-in-cheek name of Sexy People, is dedicated to finding and displaying...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/sexy-people-blog-documents-sublime-perfect-portraits-of-regular-people/

Caesarea Aqueduct, Photo by Michael Melford

Photo: Michael MelfordIf you haven't discovered it yet, National Geographic magazine's Our Shot is one of the best daily photo gallery sites on the web. Their photos are always fantastic and cover a wide berth breadth of...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/caesarea-aqueduct-photo-by-michael-melford/

Hi! I Made Your iPhone!

When Mac Rumors forum user markm49uk turned on his brand new Apple iPhone 3G, he found a little "surprise": some photos of a factory worker that assembled it! Looked like someone at the production line was havi...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/hi-i-made-your-iphone/

New Fashion Trend: Girl Gone Mild

There's a strange (and refreshing) fashion trend afoot with today's teenage girls: they're dressing modestly!While skimpy clothes still dominate the fashion scene, today there's a flip side to girls gone wild.*e...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/new-fashion-trend-girl-gone-mild/

George Clooney Hit a Fan's Car, Suprised Her with a New Replacement

That George Clooney is one classy guy. Here's what happened when he accidentally hit someone's car:The 47-year-old Ocean's Eleven star shunted the woman's Lancia Ypsilon from behind in his black saloon, leaving minor...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/george-clooney-hit-a-fans-car-suprised-her-with-a-new-replacement/

How Does it Feel to Die a Gruesome Death?

You, me, and all living things on Earth will - some day - die. But some deaths are more gruesome than others. Anna Gosline of New Scientist wrote a morbid yet fascinating article about what some of the worst ways to die...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/how-does-it-feel-to-die-a-gruesome-death/

What's Wrong With This Sign?

This sign, saying "For Rent" in Swedish, was located in an industrial park outside of Karlstad, Sweden. As far as I know, the place is still for rent... http://tjuvtittat.se/skyltar/kronlund-fan-vad-segt-det-gar-m...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/whats-wrong-with-this-sign/

Why "Daisy" in 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Why did the HAL 9000 computer sing "Daisy Bell" in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke? Maybe this video clip, taken from a documentary where Arthu...

https://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/why-daisy-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/




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