The Corpse Bride Stripped Bare details some of the work and technology that went into Tim Burton’s latest movie. The whole thing was shot with Canon digital SLR cameras and edited with Final Cut Pro.
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A new Shining trailer
It’s one of those internet memes you don’t want to post, but you should really check out this trailer for the Shining. It shows you a little something about trailers and advertising.
Make your own phone tap
Make your own phone recorder using an old modem, remember to notify those being recorded.
Dungeons and Dragons Anti-MMORPG ad
Check out this D&D ad against online role-playing games (via BB). If you’re going to sit in your basement pretending to be an elf, you should at least have some friends over to help.
New Harvey Danger album free online
The new Harvey Danger album is available for free online via Bittorrent or direct download. They give a lengthy explanation for the rationale on the site.
$100 laptop moves closer to reality
The $100 laptop is moving closer to reality. The article has some images of the device, it has a handcrank for locations with unreliable electricity.
WP Scrobbler
Marc has written up a WordPress plugin for Audioscrobbler/Last.fm that will display a listing of the last few songs played.
Flickr backup utility
Backup your photos with this Java based utility for flickr
The New Yorker on Intelligent Design
The New Yorker on Intelligent Design — “I wasn’t criticizing,†said Buddha. “I was just noticing.†“What about a koala?†asked the Lord God. “Much better,†Zeus declared, cuddling the furry little animal. “I’m going to call him Buttons.â€
Stepping up Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors doesn’t have enough variety for you? RPS-15 has more than a trillion permutations. The ambitious can also give RPS-25 a shot.