New Lego models with old Lego pieces

Rebrickable

It's the coolest website you'll visit all day.  Enter in the Lego code for the sets of Lego that you have, and the website will tell you what other models you can build.  It also has the diagrams for the other sets.

I'm sure my Lego-fiend nephew would love this!

Final descent

Landings at San Diego Int Airport Nov 23, 2012 - 4.5 hours of plane landings in 30 seconds. 

Heathrow Approach Planes lining up on approach to London Heathrow at 17x speed. Strangely hypnotic. 

Lego Crafts

13 Fun Lego Craft Tutorials for Kids

I have a certain nephew that I think would love these projects.  Some are food and some are crafts with Lego.

Pretty cool!

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Remembering Eric Lindros' first game in Quebec, 20 years later | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports

The lockout stinks, but this story about Eric Lindros is pretty entertaining. 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/remembering-eric-lindros-first-game-quebec-20-years-160036548--nhl.html

Friends don't let friends fly American

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/opinion/sunday/a-trans-atlantic-trip-turns-kafkaesque.html?smid=pl-share

 

 

 

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Pedestrian Mania

Pedestrian Mania

http://rdd.me/ycnizkhc

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Healthcare Factory

Big Med – New Yorker

Can health care learn from the quality control, cost control, and innovation used by restaurants, such as the Cheesecake Factory?

 

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Japan Baseball | Curse Of The Colonel

The curse of the colonel

Colonel Sanders, a dirty canal, and the Japanese baseball mystery around Osaka's Hanshin Tigers. 

http://mobile.globalpost.com/dispatch/japan/090327/the-curse-the-colonel

Library Music

Beat Boutique

The story behind the business of library music

http://rdd.me/qjxi95hd

Cheers, Chris (via iPhone)

Surreal weather forecaster

On Wednesday night, LA Laker, Metta World Peace, did the weather forecast for Vancouver Island on CTV. My mind is blown.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/metta-world-peace-delivers-weather-forecast-canadian-television-171500534.html;_ylt=AoJNoMT_A11gCmHi56S_jUq8vLYF

Behind the Seattle Sounders' MLS success

Soccer - Seattle Sounders prove MLS can put fans in the seats - ESPN The Magazine

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7929299/soccer-seattle-sounders-prove-mls-put-fans-seats-espn-magazine

Meet The New Boss, Worse Than The Old Boss? -Full Post | The Trichordist

A takedown of the new music industry status quo from a long time indie veteran.

http://thetrichordist.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/meet-the-new-boss-worse-than-the-old-boss-full-post/

Earthquake Notification System

Earthquake Notification System

Set up earthquake email alerts for different regions and magnitudes, courtesy of the US Geological Survey.

World's Most Expensive 1 Bedroom Apt

Diane Ademu-John (@junkyardmessiah) 4/4/12 8:36 PM The Most Expensive 1 Bedroom Apt in the World is in Tokyo. twistedsifter.com/2012/04/worlds…

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/hockey-pro-wrestling-seven-reasons-why-blood-relatives-210038970.html

Cheers, Chris (via iPhone)

The Next Moneyball in Baseball

The Next Big Idea - NY Times

The competitive gap is closing in new stadiums and statistical analyses, so what areas will baseball teams mine for advantages in the future?

Although this article has a baseball focus, the moneyball ideas have been used in every other sport, including hockey.  The ideas that make the most sense for hockey are injury prevention and better drafting.

Google enters robot car in NASCAR

Google is going to enter a self-driving car into NASCAR.

Video

The top five silent films to shout about

Based on the success of recent films Hugo and The Artist, here are five top silent films to shout about:

http://m.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2012/mar/02/top-five-silent-films?cat=film&type=article

LED Snowboarding video

Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer

A Night-time Snowboarding Short Lights Up the Last of the Winter Snow

 

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How to Say I Love You - The Morning News

100 (very humourous) ways to say "I love you."

http://www.themorningnews.org/article/how-to-say-i-love-you

Cheers, Chris (via iPhone)

Win a Trip for 2 to Japan!

Visit http://www.ilovejapan.ca for your chance to Win a Trip for 2 to Japan from Canada!

Courtesy of Japan National Tourism Organization

Did Scott Gomez score last night?

I'm a big fan of ex-Surrey Eagles, and current Montreal Canadiens player, Scott Gomez.  But he is having a rough, rough year on the scoreboard:  http://www.didgomezscore.com/ 

On the other hand, there is an argument that Gomez is a good defensive and playmaking forward.

Instructions to set up an iTunes media server

How To Keep Your iTunes Library When It Won't Fit on Your Hard Drive

This is a great guide from Lifehacker on setting up an iTunes media server using a network hard drive (NAS) solution.

The 2011 Music Compilation

One of my annual traditions is compiling a CD of some of the most interesting music from the past year, and sharing them with my friends.

The 2011 Compilation: A Month Away is ready.  This year, there is some funk, some dance, some introspective moody stuff, some mellow tunes, and everything in between.  The tracks are accessible (and clean) but you probably haven't heard on the radio, so put it on and let it play.  Hopefully you'll be introduced to a couple of new songs/ artists.

Traditionally, I've burned the compilation onto a CD, but this year, I'm going all digital.  Click the grey "Download this file" link to download the zip file.  Wait for a few minutes (it's a large 200MB file).  Open the zip file, and put the MP3 files into iTunes.   If the link doesn't work, there is another download available here.

In the next couple of weeks, I'll finish a "Remixes" compilation and put together my favourite live musical performances and interviews from 2011.

All the best for you and your family in 2012, Chris

Cat GIFs

Pages and pages of funny cat gifs (short videos).
http://www.catgifpage.com/

THIS is why the internet exists, my friends.

Some of 2011's Best MP3s

I've been checking out a lot of the "Best of 2011 in Music" reviews over the past month.

I discovered a lot of great tracks at this website: Sunset in the Rearview Presents: Top Songs of 2011.  Some favourites are Frank Ocean, the Adele remix, and Jhameel.

In one or two clicks, you can Download Best Songs of 2011 here

Why I like the Sedin Twins, and why you don’t

Why I like the Sedin Twins, and why you don't

Great editorial from Yahoo!'s Puck Daddy blog explaining why the Vancouver Canucks' Daniel & Henrik Sedin deserve more respect than they get.