Fresh Links for You

• Top 10 TED Talks - Boing Boing
  A great "starter kit" for anyone trying to get into what TED is all about.
• Curbed: High Line New Renderings Reveal: Phase One
  Nice renderings of what the much ballyhooed public park will eventually look like. Exciting!
• Top Ten long shot goals
  Some really impressive soccer goals here. Check them out.
• Doodle forerunners for Flickr, Twitter, etc - Boing Boing
  Awesome sketches from the early stages of your favorite web apps.
• NYC's Top 10 Ice Cream Sandwiches | Serious Eats : New York
  Ice cream sandwich-crawl, anyone?
• Elgan: Will gadgets make knowledge obsolete?
  Great piece on issues to consider with regards to education when information about anything can be accessed anytime.
• Lost: Top 30 WTF Moments From Lost
  
• “Just One More Thing…” Timeline
  Awesome interactive timeline any mac fan will enjoy. I promise.
• Puzzle Farter
  Fun game to pass the time. Maybe throw some headphones on. (via waxy.org)
• Kevin Garnett shows the world how to celebrate an NBA title. - Slate Magazine
  Awesome piece showing what makes Garnett such a rarity in sports these days. (Thanks, Matt!)
• Seth's Blog: Random thoughts about the Kindle
  Great post by Godin on what makes the Kindle so important and where it falls short.
• MLB readies $5 At Bat iPhone app - Macworld
  Yes please.
• Bigger, Stronger, Faster* - In Theaters May 30th
  Funny looking steroid documentary. Looks like a good rental to me.
• Facebook 'dipping' craze irks pool owners - Telegraph
  People using Google EArth + Facebook to organize pool-hopping parties. Hilarious. (Thanks, Sean!)
• Comfort: Thanko cushion lets you type from the floor - CrunchGear
  I actually think this looks pretty comfortable.
• 10 Things You DON'T Need To Worry About
  Some interesting health tips.
• Sleep: Cheat Sheet for Power Naps
  
• The top ten home cooking mistakes - The dish
  Excellent list. A must read for anyone who enjoys cooking.
• Naps vs. caffeine vs. more night sleep - Boing Boing
  And the winner is... Naps! (of course the most inconvenient one wins)
• Dogs that know when their owners are coming home experiment - Boing Boing
  
• iPhone 3G FAQ | Crave, the gadget blog - CNET
  Excellent list of all the questions you could possibly have about the new iPhone launch.
• The Real Price Point of the iPhone 3G - Idlemode
  Interesting breakdown of how the "cheaper" iphone is actually $40 more expensive than the 1st gen iPhone
• The Frontal Cortex : Baseball, Meth and Road Games
  Fascinating post hypothesizing as to why so many baseball teams are having a tougher time playing on the road this year. (Thanks, Gabe!)
• Top 10 (free) apps I can't live without | Blog | Geenius
  Some must-haves on this list for sure.
• It is so hot! Any tips for running in the heat? - Ask the Running Doc
  We could have used these this weekend!
• Can Twitter help shed pounds? | Dennis Best
  This guy's using Twitter to try and see how pounds he can lose by the end of June.
• VF Daily: Sex and the City: A Product-Placement Roundup: Online Only: vanityfair.com
  All the brands that made it into the movie. Crazy.
• Anti-energy drink - Boing Boing
  I don't know why, but I think there's something hilarious about a drink intended to "slow your roll."
• GTA4 stunt compilation: Do not attempt
  Epic collection of GTAIV stunts. Some of these are so flipping awesome.
• The cost of smoking (kottke.org)
  Funny breakdown of the new $1.25 tax and how that is relflected in a cost (per hour) of being a regular smoker.
• .Mac and Me rumors: TUAW inside look at Apple's next-gen service - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
  Looks like I finally get my $99 worth for .Mac or ahem... MobileMe.
• Mother's love worth $117,000 per year, study says - CNN.com
  Go moms!
• Find a new running route ANYWHERE - That's Fit
  Neat.
• 50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do | Marc and Angel Hack Life
  Good list with helpful links to resources should you want to learn how to do said things.
• Photojojo » How To Take Group Photos That Rawk!
  Its like the Crrowley School of photography.
• Gothamist: From Coughers to Coffers, Smoke Tax Increases
  Ha: "There's even a breakdown of what a smoker could buy if he/she quit a pack a day habit (that means saving $240/month or $3000/year), including "Rent an apartment with one additional bedroom."
• Drawing every single person in NYC - Boing Boing
  This guys is trying to draw everyone in NYC. Seriously. Maybe he'll draw you!
• The Persistence of Vision: A Story of Freakish Perception | Wired Science from Wired.com
  Crazy story.
• Why ‘Lost’ Is the Best Game Show in TV History - Nussbaum
  Man, the finale was great. This piece sums up why when the show is on, its unlike anything on TV.
• Mad Men jumps into the future - TV Squad
  Can't wait for this.
• Portion Size, Then and Now
  I have no idea why we would ever have an obesity problem in this country.
• Check out what this Totoro fan did to his bus!
  
• Photojojo » Unsharp Mask: How Do You Actually Use That Thing?
  Awesome, simple guide to how you can use Sharpening to really imrpvoe your photos.
• Gothamist: The Real World Eyes Carroll Gardens
  Yikes.
• Best popper you ever done seen. Watch this.
  That track is bangin' too.
• Absolutely incredible photos of a wedding and then an earthquake.... (kottke.org)
  Crazy
• Why does my sweat smell like ammonia? - Ask the Running Doc
  Er... I have a friend... named... Malex who has this very same problem. I'm sure he'll interested to hear what causes it.
• Why You Should be Shooting RAW | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
  I think I may give RAW another shot. This article does a great job quickly explaining why its a good idea.
• Virtual Binge-Drinking To Become Latest Gaming Trend
  No one says you can't bring your own beer.
• Amy Walker's "21 Accents" video - Via Boing Boing
  We have a joke in our house about how bad I am at doing accents on command. Like really bad. Fortunately for Amy Walker she doesn't have this problem. Listen to her 21 accents.
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