Monday, September 07, 2026
The Fake Neighborhoods on Google Maps
We become more dependent on Google Maps every day. You can find out all kinds of things about your own part of the world from those maps, which may surprise you -you didn't know that was the name of your neighborhood! Well, maybe it isn't. Anomalies and mistakes on Google Maps have real-world consequences, including almost starting a war between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. (via Laughing Squid)
Sunday, September 06, 2026
The Ending of Jurassic Park on a Limited Budget
Secondhand Movie Co remade the original Star Wars as a Sweded movie with plenty of in-jokes about working around their budget. They are doing the same with Jurassic Park, as you've seen in another scene.
But how would they ever recreate the velociraptors without a special effects team or CGI capability? Well, we've learned a lot about dinosaurs since that movie came out in 1993. Surely there's a modern version of a raptor that could be utilized! And that's how the climactic final scene was done.
How Gander, Newfoundland, Reacted to the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is coming up on Friday, and Historica Canada has release a new episode in their series called Heritage Minutes recalling Canada's response, particularly that of a small town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador named Gander.
As soon as the situation became evident on September 11, 2001, all incoming flights to the US were ordered to land at the nearest airport, no matter their origin or airline. Canada initiated Operation Yellow Ribbon and received more than 200 international flights into their airports to protect US airspace. Gander, with a population of less than 10,000 people, received 38 aircraft with about 6,600 people. There weren't enough hotels or restaurants to accommodate that many stranded flyers, so the citizens of the town took in strangers to their homes. Never forget. (via Metafilter)
Don't Text and Dad
It only takes a second of inattentiveness for the unthinkable to happen. Though honestly, all this stuff can happen just as well if you are looking right at your children. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
The Guardian
This is how I imagine my dog feels when he's protecting the house by barking at the leaves blowing by...
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Saturday, September 05, 2026
The Brain from Planet Arous
The 1957 film The Brain from Planet Arous features aliens from outer space that possess the bodies of Earthlings because that's much cheaper than building an alien. An evil brain named Gor, a criminal mastermind from the planet Arous, wants to take over Earth by possessing the body of an atomic scientist. Meanwhile, a cop named Vol, also from the planet Arous, pursues Gor by taking possession of a dog. Sic 'em! (Thanks, WTM!)
Jarhead's Story
Feral cats will take a bite of food from anywhere, because they don't understand the risks of the modern world. A call came in to Sierra Pacific Furbabies. A cat had been seen in the neighborhood with its head stuck in a jar. The founder of the organization, David Loop, came to investigate. The cat was feral, and had hidden under a house. In the video, they call it a basement, but the cat was actually in a tiny crawl space too small for a person to go in and catch him, and the clock was ticking, since it had been days since the cat had any water.
The feral cat was rescued and taken to a veterinarian. The cat, now appropriately named Jarhead, will require some time to be socialized, but he is making progress.
Cupid's Checklist
A 1950 educational film about whether you should marry that guy. Or that girl. When these youngsters revealed they'd known each other for three months, I knew that waiting would be the best. Oh sure, I only knew my last husband for only nine months before we married, but we were in our 50s and knew darn well what is important and what we needed to agree on to make it work.
Back in the 1950s, the average age at first marriage was the lowest on the graph. You had to be married to have sex, see, or else you got "caught" at it by becoming pregnant. That's why people got married so young. The Pill made all the difference.
Nuts for Nuts
He bought a package of almonds for his pet chipmunk, but the frantic little guy couldn't wait for him to get through all that packaging! (via Digg)
Friday, September 04, 2026
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