{"id":3763,"date":"2010-02-15T18:30:49","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T23:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3763"},"modified":"2010-02-15T18:30:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-15T23:30:49","slug":"monday-various-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=3763","title":{"rendered":"Monday various"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Verdana\" size=\"2\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>So first the Discovery Channel created <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=at_f98qOGY0\">this commercial<\/a>, which was actually kind of awesome. It was set to the tune of a traditional campire song (which was itself set to the tune of Hoagy Carmichael&#8217;s &#8220;Heart and Soul&#8221;). And then Randall Munroe created <a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/442\/\">this webcomic<\/a>, riffing off the commerical, which was itself pretty awesome. And now that awesomeness has gone <a href=\"http:\/\/olganunes.com\/2010\/02\/we-love-xkcd.php\">one step further<\/a>. Honestly, where else are you going to see Neil Gaiman singing while bouncing on a trampoline with his daughter? Or Cory Doctorow in full <a href=\"http:\/\/xkcd.com\/239\/\">red cape and goggles<\/a> regalia? This is just seriously fun. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waxy.org\/links\" title=\"Waxy.org Links\">via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/seattle\/books-lead\/Content?oid=3304058\">the Ultimate Graphic Novel<\/a> (in six panels). I don&#8217;t think they missed anything. [<a href=\"http:\/\/gerrycanavan.wordpress.com\/\" title=\"Gerry Canavan\">via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>While I&#8217;m on the subject of comics and artwork, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bar-art\/\">Derek Chatwood&#8217;s terrific illustrations<\/a>. The short stories that accompany the drawings are worth reading, too! [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.warrenellis.com\/\" title=\"Warren Ellis\">via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Apparently, you can remove scratches from your DVDs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unplggd.com\/unplggd\/how-to\/how-to-remove-scratches-from-dvdshome-hacks-108439\">using just a banana and some toothpaste<\/a>. Time to MacGyver up! [<A href=\"http:\/\/www.hackingnetflix.com\/\" title=\"Hacking Netflix\">via<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>And finally, the world&#8217;s luckiest sports fan? 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And then Randall Munroe created this webcomic, riffing off the commerical, which was itself pretty awesome. 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