Cool interactive photo mosaic.
Another list of cool sidewalk chalk drawings.
Big list describing the origins of many company names.
Simple Flash platform game created with awesome hand drawn animations.
Flash bashed multiplayer top-down shooter.
Some old favourites in this list of games and toys.
Create cool flipbook animations online.
Cool dynamic graphing of baby name popularity throughout the years.
This is something I've never been able to get the hang of. One day when I've some more time I'll make it a goal to master at least one basic pen spinning trick.
In a younger, more innocent time, Ladybird Books came out with a series of children's books called "How things work." Someone has put the 1971 and 1979 versions of How Computers Work onto the web. It's a fascinating glance at how much computers have advanced since the silicon chip was introduced. State-of-the-art in 1971 consisted of fitting thirty components into a 1 cm3 volume.
A long and interesting read about Netscape and how they changed the Internet and went public 10 years ago.
Great looking images of
Half-Life 2 models composited onto real photos.
A highly detailed map of Springfield. So much work has gone into this it's not funny.
This stuff is pretty amazing and I believe this is one thing that is going to change our lives greatly in years to come. Sure, at the moment it's just a game, but the potential for other uses is unlimited.
Next time I play paintball I want one of these.
An online version of 20 Questions powered by an artificial intelligence engine that delivers amazing results. Really makes you wonder how they do this.
A friend's brother-in-law has build a very impressive slot car track in his basement. His site has heaps of photos of the track being built and the finished product.
Great photos from around the world.
Funny song and animation about the George Bush versus John Kerry presidential race.