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Robert Giordano is a designer and inventor. He created PULPchat.com and PoeStories.com. He likes photography and welding.

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Tlatelolco massacre - Wikipedia
As we get ready for the 2008 Olympics, we should read about what happened days before the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.
  | Aug 5, 2008
Postcrossing - Postcards Traveling The World
It's a project that allows anyone to exchange postcards (paper ones, not electronic) from random places in the world.
  | Jul 30, 2008
Biological basis for creativity linked to mental illness
Scientists ponder the relationship between creativity and madness. Sounds like stuff I've known for years. =)
  | Jul 28, 2008
The Energy Non-Crisis
Lindsey Williams talks about his first hand knowledge of Alaskan oil reserves larger than any on earth.
  | Jul 18, 2008
Kava - Wikipedia
  | Jul 14, 2008
Miracle fruit - Wikipedia
The Miracle Fruit plant produces berries that, when eaten, cause bitter and sour foods (such as lemons and limes) consumed later to taste sweet.
  | Jul 12, 2008
Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia
An ancient mechanical calculator for predicting astronomical positions. It has been dated to 150-100 BC! This thing is only about 13 x 7 inches and had 37 gears! It accurately determined leap years, moon phase, and more. Amazing!
  | Jul 11, 2008
EURion constellation - Wikipedia
  | Jun 25, 2008
Card Throwing: A course on how to throw playing cards
  | Jun 15, 2008
Checkershadow Illusion - Edward H. Adelson
A and B are the same shade of gray! I tested it in Photoshop.
  | May 29, 2008
Frequent Questions--Running Your Car on Water
  | May 24, 2008
YouTube - Charles Manson Interview with Charlie Rose 1 of 7
Pretty freaky
  | May 2, 2008
800notes.com - (702) 520-1163 / 7025201163
Today I received an automated telemarketing call from the above number. My number is on the Do Not Call list. A Google search of the number revealed this site and a number of other people who had the same issue.
  | Apr 21, 2008
Cheat The Lottery-Win At Pick 3 Now! -- Isnare.com Articles
I wonder if this works
  | Apr 17, 2008
Numberopedia: what's special about this number?
  | Apr 17, 2008
Facebook a CIA Front? - Vox
By posting Member Content to any part of the Web site [Facebook], you automatically grant...
  | Apr 11, 2008
Hummingbird Facts at Hummingbirds Forever
I thought this was interesting. Hummingbirds are pretty amazing!
  | Apr 11, 2008
Grilled Cheese Contest - Seattle Cheese Festival: May 16-18, 2008
Yeah, so cheese isn't the most healthy thing in the world, but I thought this looked fun!
  | Mar 31, 2008
Autism's mysteries remain as numbers grow - CNN.com
Autism is supposedly increasing and no one has a clue. Interesting. None of these "intelligent" scientists question the increasing toxicity in our environment and the decreasing nutrition children are getting these days.
  | Mar 31, 2008
World Clock
Real time updates of world population, births, deaths, etc.
  | Mar 21, 2008
Extremely high frequency - Wikipedia
Millimeter Wave or MMW is behind the new ADS "Ray Gun" and could also provide wireless HDMI and 2.5 Gigabit wireless data over short distances. When MMW routers come out, will you be able to hack one and use it to fry unwanted solicitors?
  | Mar 1, 2008
Fight back against Junkmail - Direct Mail - Bulk Mailings
some interesting information about fighting postal spam.
  | Feb 28, 2008
KROMOFONS - the first new operating system for your mind
An alphabet based on colors instead of letters. Personally, I question the color choices for the various letters. For instance, bright red for the letter "L"?
  | Feb 26, 2008
The REAL Threat to Americans. What really kills Americans.
What really kills Americans - laid out graphically
  | Feb 15, 2008
Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them! - Wikipedia
There's a lesson here somewhere, I'm just not sure what it is...
  | Feb 13, 2008
Hacking Democracy.avi
Another scary video on Google about how computers that count votes can be hacked.
  | Feb 7, 2008
Motorhead Messiah - Fuel Efficient Cars - Biodiesel - Hybrids
Johnathan Goodwin is a mechanic that modifies vehicles for better fuel efficiency...

Hummer H1 with its engine replaced by a Duramax diesel + compressed hydrogen tank = 36mpg + 2x horsepower!
  | Feb 7, 2008
Rosslyn Chapel - Wikipedia
Are the carvings a cryptogram or a musical score?
  | Feb 3, 2008
Zeitgeist - The Movie, 2007
This is really scary!! Watch the whole thing, take notes, then ask questions and seek the truth!
  | Jan 19, 2008
www.HowToSurvive2012.com
Welcome to this site where you can find all information about the writings and research of Patrick Geryl concerning the coming polar reversal in the year 2012.
  | Jan 14, 2008
Where did Google get its name?
Here's the answer in the Merriam Webster Dictionary...
  | Jan 13, 2008
Dead or Alive?
As of January 7, 2008 this website lists 7737 famous (and semi-famous) people from various walks of life - entertainment, politics, sports, music, law, and others.
  | Jan 7, 2008
Precession of the Equinoxes
Okay, this link answers the question that the other link raised!
  | Jan 3, 2008
Precession and Zodiac - Advanced Astrology Articles - Understanding Astrology
A more detailed article explaining why the zodiac positions are not the same as the positions of the constellations named after the zodiac signs.
  | Jan 3, 2008
astrology and precession
Am I really Aquarius or am I Capricorn like Edgar Allan Poe? This article is interesting but I'm not convinced...
  | Jan 3, 2008
Howstuffworks "How does a jet truck work?"
Shockwave, a triple jet-engine truck on a 260-inch (660-cm) wheelbase, holds the Guinness record for jet-truck speed at 376 miles per hour.
  | Dec 8, 2007
Article "'Ambidextrous People' are Brain-Damaged"
Hmmm, this is interesting...
  | Nov 24, 2007
Trigger GREEN Traffic Lights! Video
If you have a motorcycle or other small vehicle, you need these magnets.
  | Nov 3, 2007
Gibbs Technologies - QuadSki
amphibious jetski / all terrain vehicle
  | Oct 17, 2007
ashes and snow
Photography by Gregory Colbert
  | Oct 4, 2007
59 Of The Coolest Toilet Signs Around The World
  | Sep 19, 2007
NOTCOT.ORG
design ideas, pictures, cool stuff
  | Sep 19, 2007
Songs to wear pants to
People write in with bizarre instructions for songs and they are made!
  | Sep 11, 2007
Do you have a Facebook?
A little commentary about Facebook and the people behind it that's really kinda scary. Can you say "Big Brother?"
  | Sep 10, 2007
List of adages named after people - Wikipedia
  | Sep 1, 2007
Cacophony Society - Wikipedia
The first rule of the cacophony society is...
  | Aug 14, 2007
+Ma's Reversing - 3564020356.org
puzzles to solve, encryption, steganography
  | Aug 13, 2007
Not Yours to Give - Davy Crockett
Why the Government should not use our money for charity.
  | Aug 1, 2007
Missing the Point on Immigration
  | Aug 1, 2007
Numbers station - Wikipedia
Shortwave radio stations of unknown origin where automated voices read streams of numbers, words, or letters. Weird!
  | Aug 1, 2007
The 212-796-0735 mystery
Oh this is just a great piece of hacker nerd heaven!!
  | Aug 1, 2007
Millau Viaduct - Wikipedia
The tallest vehicular bridge in the world. Only 125 feet shorter than the Empire State Building!
  | Jul 24, 2007
Non-Newtonian fluid - Wikipedia
Check out the video links at the end of the page where you'll see some people "walking" on the surface of this fluid!
  | Jul 5, 2007
The Truth Is A Lie
I am not a smoker and I am not in favor of smoking. However, this page is an interesting read because it demonstrates the power that lobby groups can have when under the guise of "public safety". Everyone needs to be AWARE
  | Jun 29, 2007
Mr. Lee CatCam
  | Jun 21, 2007
Sleep Deprivation Record
At 6am on May 14 2007 Tony Wright began his quest to break the 43 year old world sleep deprivation record. The previous record of 264 hours (11 days) was set by 17 year old Randy Gardner in 1964 as part of a student science project in San Diego.
  | Jun 21, 2007
2012 A.D. - Wikipedia
- Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world on Dec 21.
- NASA says our sun's magnetic poles will reverse.
- Charles Manson is eligible for a parole hearing
  | Jun 10, 2007
ALL ABOUT 2012
A really long page about what will (and could) happen on December 21, 2012. A reversal of the earth's magnetic poles would be interesting...
  | Jun 10, 2007
The End of Fossil Fuels
Argues against using the term "fossil fuels"
  | May 12, 2007
Angkor Wat - Wikipedia
12th century temple in Cambodia. See also Angkor Thom
  | May 1, 2007
LEGO Store - Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon'
Almost 3 feet long by 2 feet wide and contains over 5000 pieces!
  | Apr 13, 2007
Green Is The New Red.com Animal Enterprise Protection Act
this is scary
  | Mar 24, 2007
Unsolved Zodiac Cipher - 340 cipher
  | Mar 16, 2007
Zodiac "button cipher" solution
  | Mar 16, 2007
Zodiac Killer Ciphers v 2.0
site contains an interesting collection of tools as well as the Zodiac stuff.
  | Mar 16, 2007
Some Romany Phrases
Kaski san?
  | Mar 10, 2007
Marilyn Manson on O'Reily Factor
interesting
  | Feb 28, 2007
Google Logo Images
All the different versions of the Google holiday logos for each year since 1999.
  | Feb 14, 2007
The State | 01/22/2007 | You will wish to remain anonymous
  | Jan 22, 2007
www.BloodForOil.org iRaq (iPod parody) posters
I wonder what Steve Jobs thinks of these...
  | Jan 11, 2007
Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address
Awesome! If only there were ANY Republicans today like Lincoln. *sigh*
  | Jan 10, 2007
Philadelphia Experiment - Wikipedia
Very interesting although not one of the best written articles on Wikipedia. The discussion page linked to the article is just as interesting.
  | Dec 30, 2006
best-of-craigslist
Funny stuff. These are actual craigslist postings from real people.
  | Dec 24, 2006
Personal advertisement - Wikipedia
List of acronyms used in personal ads like BBW, BSDM, DWF, etc. The fact that this list exists is amusing in itself or at least to me it is, lol.
  | Dec 24, 2006
imagination3.com
Very cool online sketch pad built using Flash
  | Dec 22, 2006
Scott Blake - Bar Code Art
the bar code clock and "bar code yourself" are both very cool. Check out "Bar Code Jesus" too.
  | Dec 22, 2006
HUBLOT GENEVE - Wristwatch Animation
Very nice wristwatch Flash animation that continually shows the correct time
  | Nov 11, 2006
Visible Earth: Home
A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet. Awesome, high resolution images freely available for download.
  | Nov 11, 2006
Current Moon Phase
site has a script you can put on your web site.
  | Nov 6, 2006
Moon Phase
Displays a large, detailed view of the current moon phase with dates of the last and next full moon.
  | Nov 6, 2006
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
A documentary about the MPAA and all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes; " ...clever censorship arrangement that would certainly violate First Amendment rights were it not for the illusion of voluntariness... "
  | Sep 22, 2006
"Dog" the bounty hunter saga...
Read the comments and understand the ridiculous double standard our government practices...
  | Sep 22, 2006
Monty Hall problem - Wikipedia
An amazingly simple yet confusing math problem.
  | Aug 20, 2006
Jon Whitney - turbid.com
Click "inventory" and view this guy's immense CD collection.
  | Aug 12, 2006
Nurse With Wound
just weird... but fun
  | Aug 12, 2006
Science Online Special Feature - 125 unanswered questions
The most compelling puzzles and questions facing scientists today. This article was published in July 2005.
  | Aug 12, 2006
Church of the SubGenius - Wikipedia
"Bob" was featured in the Atari ST character set and the Linux distribution Slackware is named for Slack.
  | Aug 7, 2006
Stone soup - Wikipedia
An interesting analogy someone made in reference to Digg and other community driven Web 2.0 sites.
  | Aug 5, 2006
Divacup.com - Question and Answer
ROFLMAO -> "...by wearing it low in the canal (not pushing it up high like a tampon), the cup should be very easy to remove. If it does ride up too high to reach, please call our toll free customer service line as our experienced staff can help."
  | Jul 22, 2006
Lynucs.org : The Free Desktop Screenshot Archive - Linux Screenshots
Kind of interesting...
  | Jun 2, 2006
snarg.net
For years, snarg has been one of the strangest and coolest sites around and its always changing. Just dig around for a bit and keep clicking things.
  | May 12, 2006
StikiPad : Find your Inspiration
The task list looks interesting
  | May 12, 2006
BWG - The end of the whole mess (mess.pdf)
An interesting story about a chat room hoax. This is a perfect example of why you can't believe anything a person tells you in a chat room.
  | May 5, 2006
FakersSuck.com - Find Fake Pictures
  | May 5, 2006
Freecycle
"Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community."
  | May 5, 2006
Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
  | May 4, 2006
X-Entertainment could seriously spend a month asleep.
"The main purpose of X-E is to bring to light many of the more obscure, geeky parts of pop-culture that often get buried as years go by. Whether it's an old movie, toy, video game, television show, or candy bar..."
  | May 4, 2006
kilbyCreative.com - Florida Signs 2004
  | May 4, 2006
What are "hedcuts?" Picturing Business in America
"Hedcuts" are the portrait line drawings like the ones in the Wall Street Journal.
  | May 4, 2006
Ten reasons why you should never accept a diamond ring
  | May 4, 2006
The Million Dollar Homepage - Own a piece of internet history!
  | May 4, 2006
Neal Adams Science Project New Model of the Universe
Claims continents did not drift apart but they were stretched and torn apart because the earth is expanding. Well done 3D animations showing the process.
  | May 3, 2006
Astrology = Actuarial Science
  | May 3, 2006
brokenbutterfly.com
I'm not quite sure what this site is about. Is it a search engine? a portal?
  | May 3, 2006
Steve Pavlina - polyphasic sleep
He also has some interesting techniques and ideas for success in business.
  | May 3, 2006
Mail Letters Online - ShinyMail.com
Cool dhtml wysiwyg editor
  | Apr 28, 2006
Inspirational Portal from Thailand
Site with the grass photo background. Collection of nice web sites by other international artists.
  | Apr 27, 2006
bodytag - web programming explorations
Lots of really cool dhtml, java, and misc experiments
  | Apr 27, 2006
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