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A collection of links from around the web.

I Am the One Who Clicks Banner Ads

Our silent hero, guardian.

How algorithms shape our world

Great TED talk about algorithms shaping our world. [via]

Pixelated Designs

A collection of pixel-inspired home and personal items. [via]

L.E.D. Surfer

Snowboarding in the dark wearing an L.E.D. suite. [via]

Public Hanging for those who propose public hanging

Recursive law making. [via]

Double Fine Adventure on Kickstarter

Double Fine and 2 Player Productions is raising funds for Double Fine Adventure on Kickstarter. [via]

Sperm Whale Encounter

This video was captured in Dominica. The capture format was RED 4K. Divers were Douglas Seifert and Andrew Armour. Music is by Shie Rozow. [via]

3D Ice Printing

Make things, with ice! [via]

Time Lapse View from Space

"Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011. All credit goes to them." [via]

Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites Live

Live cover of a Dubstep song.

Little Boat

Short film about a little boat.

Mari0

Mario with a portal gun. [via]

Tom Waits/Cookie Monster Mashup

Very well done. [via]

Really being John Malkovich

Using facial tracking, you puppeteer another face. [via]

Vintage VW Logo & Brand Specifications

Old specification for logo usage and creation for the VW brand. [via]

The Benefits of Boredom

Boredom inspires creativity. Our ability to always be entertained is hampering our cognitive ability to process ideas and make new ones. Another article on innovation in America.

Who Is the Guilty Party?

Chinese tenant wants to correct an illegal wiring job in an apartment only to discover that no one cares who else did it. [via]

Neil Illusions

Kind of like these illusion illusions, only different. [via]

Minecraft.Print()

Build models in minecraft and print them with a 3D printer. [via]

Wish I Had a Portal Gun Rap

Go portal go portal go portal go.

Huge Basketball Shorts

Put on some nice clothes, and look good for once! [via]

Thumbs Up for Rock and Roll!

Inspiring.

Outside Aperture

Epilogue for Portal (not Portal 2) [via]

May Spirit Rest

NASA has decided to pull the plug on the Spirit rover after two years stuck in the sand and a long while without any communication.

Darth Vader Salsa Tromboninst

Darth Vader plays the trombone and dances to Salsa music. Just like it says. [via]

Gabe Newell on Valve

Great insight in to a flexible, highly-skilled organization. Makes me want to work there, even though I am unworthy.

Too Fast

Fast don't lie. [via]

Cloud Meets Bandwidth Cap

If you have your cloud storage mounted like a drive, your antivirus could be scanning it multiple times a day.

Put A Bird On It

They put birds on things. [via]

Existential Star Wars

God is the emptiness of the human soul. In space there is a lot of nothingness. [via]