How to Torment a Telemarketer

Link Scroll down for today's pictures & links. How to Torment a Telemarketer Good addition to our list of games and pranks with telemarketers: "Telemarketer's Doomsday Manual" - url Seinfield did essentially the same thing, only it ended much quicker: see video here. Today's pictures & links: Click to enlarge images. Launching the Moon (original unknown) ------------ Addition to the Fractal table - Fractal Drawer Not exactly "fractal", but pretty unique nevertheless - design by Takeshi Miyakawa: (image credit: Takeshi Miyakawa) ------------ Emoting ------------ Minimalist Photography by Michael Kenna Entitled "The Silent World". See the whole gallery and the artist' site (image credit: Michael Kenna) ------------ Sea Horse (original unknown) ------------ Mixed fresh links for today: World's Largest Cruise Ship - [wow pics] This skyscraper has a stabilizing ball inside - [architecture] June 1941: Operation Barbarossa in Color - [history] [video, can be gross] 7 Uninhabited Islands to Explore - [travel] "Space Invaders" fashion tribute - [geek design] Trans-Atlantic Maglev Train Concept - [futurism] Structural integrity ftw - [fun video] Bizarre Japanese Fighting Robots - [fun video] Iron Ball Falls in Sand, Water Balloon Explodes - [wow videos] ------------ Back to (Post-Apocalyptic) Future ------------ New fun service: PopTok -- www.poptok.com -- is offering fully licensed video clips from popular movies, TV shows, and music videos for use in instant messaging (in conjunction with either AIM or MSN). So instead of typing "goodbye" in your IM, you could simply drop-and-drag a video clip from Looney Tunes that says "T-t-that's all folks." Current clips include 40-Year-Old-Virgin, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Austin Powers, Bugs Bunny, American Psycho, King Kong, and many more. ------------ Cuddle the Monster New print "Paddy Paws" at POV Editions by Fred Einaudi. Click here to order. (image credit: Fred Einaudi) See more work by Fred Einaudi here (some nsfw) ------------ Whales in the Desert Paul Clark found these while following the Baja 1000 car race route. Who made and for what purpose remains a mystery. ------------ Light Signature An addition to our "Painting with Light" series: Tim Girvin - a Seattle-based artist, who designed identities for many Hollywood movies. (image credit: Tim Girvin, photo by John Gallone) ------------ Artists, working with Earth canvas Similarly large-scale creations (see our recent Jim Denevan article) grace our planet landscapes - the work of such unique artists as Andy Goldsworthy and Andy Goldsworthy - read an excellent article about him here - works with forest, sand, pine needles, icicles, mountain granit and shale. (image credit: Andy Goldsworthy) Richard Long even uses rice paddy chaff to make transient circle patterns. See more here. (image credit: Richard Long) Many of such creations last only a short time, others - such as cairns of stones - can remain on the face of our planet for ages. ------------ True Pet Care: ------------ Surreal highway photos: (image credit: Hayley Grimes) I did not know this was possible... he must be loaded with something heavy in the back. Something to do when you're bored: READ THE PREVIOUS ISSUE Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: