on the web

Candles that save water
I’m wondering what they smell like, but… nice idea.
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TEDx in Lisbon
This event is not being organized by the TED conferences — this is an independently organized TED event.
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Bússola Eleitoral
A little help for the Portuguese elections. Find out to which party you share the same political ideas.
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And finally, check Lars von Trier’s Antichrist trailer on Vimeo
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UPDATE
Hitchcock and Google Streetview in Matosinhos

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Bacon Floss
This store definitely has the most stupid things to sell, but… Bacon Floss?!?
«Dentists recommend flossing and we recommend bacon!»
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Neiman Reports – Special edition on the future of digital journalism
I really don’t understand newspapers and their vision about their future.
Maybe this will help me.
Analyzing the trends in digital journalism. Full report here. Key comments here.
More info on the theme in “The Lake“, a great bilingual blog from Alexandre Gamela, a newmedia journalist.
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Thundercats: The Movie
A Thundercats movie with Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel, Hugh Jackman? Hmmm…
More info from WormyTV here
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman’s website. A great color web/book/site.

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[UPDATE]
Monty Python’s Youtube Channel
For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the tables are turned. It’s time for us to take matters into our own hands.
[END]
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Europa Film Treasures
Amazing, fabulous europeans movies from 1895 to the present date.
Like this one from 1938.
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Thomas Meyerhoffer Longboards
Thomas Meyerhoffer describes the new longboard he has licensed to Modern Longboards and Global Surf Industries for worldwide distribution.

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Jean Shin Work’s
«Records were melted and sculpted to form a cascading wave, dotted with bursts of colorful labels.»
www.jeanshin.com

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How safe is your city? Put it to the bicycle test
«How long will an unchained bicycle last on a city street before someone steals it?»
Reuters

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notcalifornia
«notcalifornia is a portrait of surfing in and around Brighton. exploring the five main breaks in the area, vividly expressing the different vibe of each place.»
Not California

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Cool Girl
«All pictures are my castings & go sees in Paris/Milano/London.»
coolgirl365

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Blogging plant posts daily news on its mood
«A potted plant that posts daily news on its mood and health is believed to be the world’s first botanical blogger.»
Telegraph
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Economy to Give Open-Source a Good Thumping
When we think of the Great Depression, we imagine long lines of gaunt men, caps in hand, waiting for soup handouts. The equivalent photos of today’s economic hard times — displayed for free, of course, on Flickr — may be represented by images of unemployed people in front of their computers cheerfully donating their labor to Wikipedia.
Internet Evolution

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Visual Complexity
«A visual exploration on mapping complex networks»
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History Shots
«We create informational graphics that tell stories about subjects, time periods and events. Our purpose is to inform and entertain you with intense content embedded in an elegant design.»
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The Daily Beast
«It’s a speedy, smart edit of the web from the merciless point of view of what interests the editors. The Daily Beast is the omnivorous friend who hears about the best stuff and forwards it to you with a twist. It allows you to lead the conversation, rather than simply follow it.»
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Max Arent-Highfield Blog
Max is a young professional bodyboarder. This is his web blog. Very, very nice.
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