Links from April 2009
Human landscapes from above
Boston.com’s Big Picture blog has a collection of gorgeous photos of “human landscapes” by Jason Hawkes today. My favorites are 1, 7, and 8.
Parrot asks, "What'd the frozen turkey want?"
Roger Ebert explores the nature of jokes and then concludes with 10 rules for telling one yourself. A great read, and the videos at the end are hilarious as well.
Car Pancake on MythBusters
This video from MythBusters is one of the more ridiculous things I’ve ever seen–a rocket sled is shot at the speed of sound at a car, and, let’s just say there’s not much car left at the end.
'Moon' Trailer
Wow, this trailer for Duncan Jones’ Moon looks amazing. I’m going to have to make sure to Netflix this when I get back from Germany.
ExpressionEngine 2.0 will not support IE 6
A bold move by EllisLab–EE 2.0 will not support IE6. Note that this only applies to the control panel, as the actual site you build with EE is still up to you, but still, a fairly gutsy move on their part.