Links: December 2003
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Snowflakes 24 December 2003, 11:44
Of course, snow has no relevance to Christmas in Australia, but this page allows you to make your own snow flake and is quite fun. It seems a little lame at first, but once you view the gallery, you'll want to freeze your own!
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The anti-Santa 22 December 2003, 15:56
While well into the spirit of Christmas I discovered the existence of Krampus, the anti-Santa, at rotten.com's library of interesting information.
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Aerial ballet 22 December 2003, 12:37
Better than MS flight simulator, with 1% the code. This app lets you define graceful aerial shapes by controlling a plane using your arrow keys. (WARNING: Shockwave)
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A Doomed comic 22 December 2003, 12:32
Subtext, character development, special effects – this comic book adaptation of Doom, the game, has it all. You can't go wrong with lines like "Yeah, that's your spinal cord, baby! Dig it!"
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Sculpturgami 19 December 2003, 16:14
When does origami become sculpture? When you place paper in the hands of Takeshi Hojyo. Archangel Gabriel, a centaur.
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Snow sculptures 15 December 2003, 12:20
At this year's International Snow Sculpture Championships, you'll find some amazing feats of frozen water artistry, but I find the geometric beauty of 2001's winner impresses me more.
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Vintage racing 12 December 2003, 17:53
Some really great posters from the golden age of car racing.
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Djenne, Mali 12 December 2003, 00:42
Quite a strange looking mosque.
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Coltrane 10 December 2003, 16:04
The only time I want to hear unprompted music on a web site is when it's Coltrane. Nice under-stated Flash. (WARNING: Flash)
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BoxGridWorld 5 December 2003, 17:06
Don't know what it does, but I'm a sucker for tech-artsy Java apps. It's like floating around inside a game of Tetris.
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Bill Watterson 4 December 2003, 00:50
Calvin and Hobbes (along with the Far Side) was one of the few comic strips that ever warranted more than a smirk (c'mon, is Hagar even meant to be funny?). This article tries to delve into the reasons why now-recluse Bill Watterson denied us its pleasure.
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HP+ 3 December 2003, 11:12
I love the way that Hewlett Packard have managed to appropriate something as simple as the plus sign to their own identity. This is a showcase of their web-based interactive ads; Dreamworks and National Gallery of London are particularly good (WARNING: Flash)
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