Photo: ndevil I got my Dell Mini10V in the mail yesterday. It's small and red and pretty, but I had one minor issue with my order. When I was personalizing my order online, it asked me if I wanted a 24WHr 3-cell battery or a 56WhHr 6-cell battery; the 6-cell was just $35 more, but had double the lif... More.
I photographed this graffiti under an overpass near the Palo Alto Caltrain station. It's a C++ program, called FUCKYOURMEMORY.c. Only in Silicon Valley.... More.
No, this isn't about holy water as a miracle swine flu vaccine. Rather, some Catholic churches in Italy are replacing holy water basins with more sanitary electronic dispensers that spurt out a single serving of the magical fluid. From The Telegraph: It functions like an automatic soap dispenser ... More.
Diesel Sweeties' R. Stevens and Ariana Osborne are offering this wordy Venn diagram shirt showing the bittersweet territory between happiness and sadness for $18-19, and taking pre-orders now. (Happy()Sad) Diagram Shirt (via Warren Ellis) Previously:BBtv Unicorn Chaser: Diesel Sweeties Laser... More.
Wow, it's apparently Debunking 2012 Day here on BoingBoing. I honestly had no idea that David had his Mark Dery post in the works. But it does segue nicely into what I had planned. The Information is Beautiful blog put together an infographic that explains--in a short and quick format---what the 2... More.
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One of the better Worth1000 contests I've seen in quite some time. Among the highlights is the Thomas Kinkade alteration. Why anyone pays money for his originals with their greeting-card quality is beyond me.
I like the Vader Warhol. I would hang that on my wall!
...MAKErs and old ladies with a knitting fetish take note: the above image screams inspiration for a plush AT-AT toy of this size!
star wars wookie is brilliant. i've always thought chewbacca fulfilled the canon of proportions, and his perfection deserves recognition.
@#1: even worse, they now make Christmas-village-style statuettes out of his crap. If the catalog I saw those in is any indication, he appeals to the same people who buy those creepy little porcelain figures of pale little children with huge eyes.
It's not just the cheesyness that's so awful about him, either - his "originals" are reproduced a bazillion times by an uncredited staff, and he just puts finishing touches on and signs them.
You used the term "fine art" and the name "Thomas Kinkade" in the same post.
I'm confused...
The Kinkade is gone :(
I guess the Dark Side got to it.
If you like photoshopped classic art you'll also love the stuff on Bouguereau Remastered