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Links for 07/17/2009

Ugly House Photos Mockery of photographs used in real estate listings. Although I agree with most of the commentary, I hope this person never visits my home. (tags: realestate humor) Reversible Zombie Shirt [PIC] “These “Reversible” zombie T-shirts are being given away by Capcom at Comic-Con next week to promote their new Resident Evil video [...]

Links for 07/16/2009

Just saw Blackbird at Victory Gardens Biograph. Highly recommended. (from @jmelesky) @amandaruzin: running for Mayor? severing a limb for charity? grad school in Astrophysics? you can choose, but i figured you already knew @jmelesky Do I have to choose? (in reply to this tweet) (from @jmelesky) @amandaruzin: moving to Austin? becoming a Hare Krishna? joining [...]

Links for 07/14/2009

CAT PLAYHOUSE by SUCK UK A kitty tank! “Folded cardboard toys for cats! Cats love to play in cardboard boxes, and these are just about the most fun cardboard boxes you will find. Hours of entertainment for you kitty and for you. Part of the ever popular cardboard classics series.” (tags: via:twitter=ryanmark cat toy) (sources: [...]

Links for 07/13/2009

Lots of adorable children and puppies at the SHELebration at Pritzker. (from @JPeep) Neato! RT @amandaruzin I made a Movies in the Park locator! http://bit.ly/O7FfK (This non-developer is quite pleased with herself.) (in reply to this tweet) @jmelesky Congratulations! (in reply to this tweet) I made a Movies in the Park locator! http://bit.ly/O7FfK (This non-developer [...]

Links for 07/12/2009

(from @happy_stomach) @veronicaeye @urbanophile @mmorowitz @Mo_Brien @amandaruzin @djskinnyfat @DavidHammond @ChicagoRonna (& Rich): Thx much for the kind words.

Links for 07/10/2009

Eureka! @planetmoney In Chicago that’s a lot less common than cyclists riding on the sidewalk. (in reply to this tweet) @daveknapik Go home. Go to the doctor. Quit. Not necessarily in that order. (in reply to this tweet) Cry for Charlotte, try to tesser, or hide in a museum? Submit to an anthology of works [...]

Links for 07/09/2009

Flu Prevention PSA Contest: HHS Needs You | The White House | Blog Post HHS is holding a PSA contest. Participants can submit a 15, 30, or 60 second PSA about how to prevent the spread of the flu and the H1N1 virus and compete for $2500 in cash and having their PSA appear on [...]

Links for 07/08/2009

(from @mcleger) @amandaruzin Lucky you! (in reply to this tweet) Sitting next to a guy on the train who has a Hitler mustache, socks with sandals, and extreme flatulence. Stranger Than Eviction: Gary, Landlord of the Flies “I am making this site to chronicle the craziest living situation I have ever taken part in. In [...]

Links for 07/07/2009

Digitize Google Maps shapes with holes This adds functionality to the EZ Digitizer by allowing you to put holes in your shape data. (tags: maps google hole shape) Chicago Neighborhoods Google Map This map overlays boundaries for Chicago’s 228 neighborhoods in Google Maps. (tags: chicago neighborhood map kml) Free OCR Converts Your Scanned Documents to [...]

Links for 07/06/2009

I decided to let chance determine block color combinations for this quilt… for about 3 blocks. I figure I’ll reshuffle the discards later. Batch Geocode – Map Multiple Locations by Address Takes a tab delimited file of address information, validates information, adds lat and long, plots it on a map, and lets you save the [...]