Lopolis

Historic graph of home values
That looks a little bigger than a bubble to me.
(tags: statistics data graph visualization realestate history information economics)

Woman killed by bus in downtown Seattle
So this is why they were re-routing all the busses yesterday evening. What a horrible story.
(tags: seattle bus accident)

Gimme that thing!
Second video on the page, “Gimme Dat [...]

Kelly’s Shoes
I like shoes. Betch. (YouTube)
(tags: video humor youtube musicvideo shoes)

Bagman
Short video of the most creative gore-fest I think I’ve ever seen. (Google Video)
(tags: video humor gore violence)

Pageviews are Obsolete
Good write-up, but unfortunately until the internet advertising model changes, pageviews won’t be obselete any time soon. Better title for the article: “MySpace’s design sucks” which is a no-brainer.
(tags: advertising internet business article pageviews web [...]

I picked up my old pocket-sized Canon Powershot S230 the other day to take along with me, but when I turned it on I noticed it wasn’t exactly producing the photos it used to. I fiddled with the battery, memory card and various settings for a few minutes without any luck. The playback [...]

This summer my company was planning to hold its second annual company family picnic at the Woodland Park Zoo. Somehow, two weeks before Friday’s picnic we (myself and another coworker) decided it’d be a perfect time to have a little surprise for the rest of our coworkers. We decided to get as many [...]

Stephen Colbert vs. Rancor
Best entry so far in the Colbert green-screen challenge (YouTube)
(tags: colbert video youtube humor animation starwars)

Muthafuckin’ Snakes
Movie theater crowd reaction to Samuel Jackson’s already-classic line (YouTube)
(tags: video film movie soap snakesonaplane snakes samueljackson)

The Daily Show investigates Snakes on a Plane
Another hilarious segment. (YouTube)
(tags: snakesonaplane soap video film dailyshow humor)

This summer has just flown by, and here we are at the edge of fall. A friend reminded me that yesterday was the deadline for the early season pass discount for Summit at Snoqualmie. I went snowboarding a few times this past winter and it finally clicked for me. I’m excited to [...]

Seattle internet startups ordered by traffic
Some pretty good ones on the list and some interesting others that I didn’t know about.
(tags: list seattle startup web2.0 business companies)

Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown
A little ultra-violence with the Peanuts gang (Google Video)
(tags: animation video humor peanuts parody)

Sesame Street – How Crayons Are Made
I remember this clip from my Sesame Street days, it used to be one of my favorites. The music still kicks ass. (YouTube)
(tags: television video childhood art crayons [...]

Digital Tampering in the Media, Politics and Law
Great examples through history of digital manipulations. Some more subtle than others.
(tags: history media digital photography photoshop news journalism)

How to Get Free Books, CDs, and Movies from Focus on the Family—Thereby Taking Money out of the Pockets of Anti-Gay Bigots—in 12 Easy Steps
Take advantage of things costing [...]

Stranger Than Fiction – Trailer
Will Ferrell acting a little less crazy than usual. (Quicktime)
(tags: film movie trailer willferrell)

William Wegman Early Videos
I like “Dog Biscuit in Glass Jar”. I remember enjoying these and some of his non-dog videos in my video class in college. (YouTube)
(tags: video art wegman dogs)

For those of you who didn’t know, Link from the Legend of Zelda lives in Seattle. He is often wandering around the Capitol Hill area of the city, always wearing the same green outfit. I walked through the park this past weekend and there he was enjoying the sun. I believe that’s his [...]

Bike Messenger Style
Clothing, culture, bikes. The messenger basics.
(tags: cycling clothing culture design bikes fashion)

The Time Fountain
LED strobe lights isolate drops of water for an amazing interactive illusion (YouTube)
(tags: video design led water)

YouTube trends report #2
Good breakdown of trends and video popularity on YouTube, and the variety of most-watched videos.
(tags: analysis stats statistics youtube trends web)

Self Portrait a day for 3 years
Video stitched from 1 photo every day (YouTube)
(tags: [...]