Allison Keene
The Weekend Links: Sunday Edition
by Allison Keene - March 14, 2010 - 10:55 AM
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Seems easy enough, right? Just find the red button on each of these levels. But what is up with that skull level? Here’s a video of hints in case you get stuck.
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CollegeHumor has caught up with some old video game bosses. They’re not pleased.
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typewriter04Just for the beauty of it: antique typewriters. Does anyone out there still own a typewriter? My parents have one but I’m not exactly sure how to refill the ink …
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If you ever find yourself staring blankly at your computer screen in a fit of procrastination where you have already checked all your usual blogs and need something more … 11 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Watch on Webcam is your friend. From watching grass grow to watching paint dry (and a bunch more weird, but safe for work, things), this should keep you occupied.
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Many of us probably think our driver’s license photos are pretty bad, but here are 12 of the most bizarre passport and ID photos on record (and a few that are purposeful at the end that are still funny). For years my Dad had a horrible ID photo because, inexplicably, he said, “when the lady said ‘say cheese’ I thought she was joking, so I made a crazy face!”
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A very cool mashup of album covers that proves the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Or … something like that.
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I stumbled upon this online and found it apt since I myself am just starting to watch the Band of Brothers miniseries leading up to The Pacific airing tonight (OK, that sounds like a plug, but really, I’m just excited for it!). One blogger did a 10-hour BoB marathon, which anyone familiar with the series knows is emotional torture (he even keeps a running tally of how many times it makes him cry). SPOILERS if you haven’t seen the entire series, although if you have (or don’t care if you find out what happens to specific characters – obviously, I think we all know the final outcome …), it’s a must-read!
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A catalogue of some interesting innovations. I don’t know if they would change my life, as the site suggests, but some are pretty cool!
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Finally for this week, some of the best photos on the web, starting with this lavender stunner.
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Hope everyone has had a great weekend, and that you spend your upcoming week sending interesting internet finds to FlossyLinks@gmail.com!

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Comments (8)
  1. There is a professor at UGA, in the journalism dept known for using his typewriter instead of a computer. He’s very old, former VP of the Associated Press, so no one argues with him when he hands out typed, hand-corrected assignments.

  2. I have a typewriter! I haven’t used it much, but I bought it to have one.

    I don’t see how you could watch all 10 hours of Band of Brothers straight through. I watched it two episodes at a time for about a week and even that was almost too emotional.

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  3. I tried the video’s recommendations for what to do on the skull level of the red button game. It didn’t work! Did anyone else try it?

  4. I own a beautiful old Underwood that was my husband’s grandmother’s. I don’t type on it, but I love having it around. Link to some pics in my name.

  5. I have two typewriters which I use regularly, a Smith-Corona silent-super and an Underwood 21. I even type up papers for my teachers on them; they don’t seem to mind.

  6. “this lavender stunner.”

    Ooooooo!!! I wanna just lay down in that! My cat Dude wouldn’t get within a mile of that place. :-)

  7. How frustrating! Most of the links have been blocked by my employer. Grrr…

  8. I couldn’t watch all 10 band of brothers, I’d be blubbering like a baby by the end. I recently watched it for the first time and could only watch a couple at a time.

    The pacific doesn’t look like it’s gonna be any different Episode 1 was incredible

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