Micah's new blog

I'm so glad that Micah has a new blog, where he writes about his vacation, his hobbies, church etc. He's a smart feller. Micah came to Greensboro on his vacation and we had a great time together. I got to go to Washington, D.C. with him, too. Read all about his vacation here.

Calling Conservative List Makers

TO-DO LIST blog writes:

"As many of you regular list-readers know, I'm working on a book of real people's to-do lists to be published by Simon & Schuster in October 2007. I set up this blog to help collect lists for the book. By now, I have an incredible collection (I've narrowed it down to about 200, so far, from more than 1,000 lists). But what I am lacking are lists from Republicans, conservatives, red state types, and born-agains. I want the book to be a time capsule of sorts of the entire country (and even the world) and so. . . I'm asking for your help in the blogosphere to spread the word to your right-leaning friends and relatives help make the book diverse.

So, do you have any relatives, friends, or acquaintances who are Bush supporters, from red states, born-again Christians, Evangelicals, etc.? Please help me by sending them a link to this blog and asking them for their lists. It will make the book representative of the country as a whole, which will make it even more fascinating!"

Jay is Games

Jay is Games reviews Geartaker, a new game, from tonypa. Jay says

Tonypa is one of my favorite casual game designers due to his ability to take simple ideas and turn them into addictive little game play experiences. He then delivers these marvelous games in simple packages, offering them up for the world to play free on his website.

Get KOOB

KOOB is an outdoor game. Sounds like it would be fun for young folks.

Camera Zip-lock

You've got a snazzy digital camera, but you want to take it into a wet, dusty environment. Protect it with a simple zip-lock bag and a filter.

Remove tourists from crowded landmarks

Ever tried to take a photo of a crowded landmark, like we did last week in Washington, D.C.? It was almost impossible to get a clear shot of the World War II memorial, because of the strangers milling about. There's a new service called Tourist Remover which promises to make the best photos out of the most crowded scenes.

Via Wired News:

The new web service from futureLAB is part of their online photo management tool, Snapmania. It's pretty simple to use -- just take multiple photos (4 or 5 usually does the trick, according to their how-to) of the same scene using a tripod, then feed the photos into your Snapmania account. Tourist Remover will take information from all of your photos and eliminate the differences, leaving you with a clean, obstruction-free view of the subject in the background.

Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker

What can you do when your drawing fights back?