Richard Westenra

The second group of 25 links from my linkblog. To see all linkblog retrospectives, click the tag ‘links’.

• 9 of the Strangest Bone Churches of Europe
• 5 Ways the Government Used Our Money to Save Big Banks and Screw Us – A clear explanation of the banking bailouts.
Dan Bull – Dear Lily [an open letter to Lily Allen] (video) – A brilliant and hilarious dissection of current copyright controversies, particularly Lily Allen’s recent comments.
• Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska (video) – Terrifying and mind-blowing video, a much-watch if you’re a backcountry enthusiast.
• Colour Picker pen – Remember the colour picker tool from MS Paint and Photoshop? Jinsun Park have created a pen that works the same way.
• Antarctica Time lapse: A Year on Ice (video)
• Black Diamond Big Mountain Competition at Temple Basin (video) – what did you get up to last weekend? I got to watch this unfold, and then go skiing at midnight with some of these dudes.
• Contemplating the scale of the universe makes a mockery of household chores – News that the galaxy Andromeda is eating stars makes it hard to care about putting out the rubbish
• If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers
• Roundhill tow to set world record – Roundhill are about to build a 1.4km ropetow, the longest in the world.
• Sneaky whales (video)
• Traffic Wave Experiments – How a single driver can fix a traffic jam
• 4th Police review of Crimes (Substituted section 59) Amendment Act 2007 – is the anti-smacking law working as intended? Instead of consulting the uninformed public, why not read a police review?
• Cyriak’s Animation Mix (video)
• Demolition City (game)
• Drop The Rate Mate – NZ cellular providers are ripping us off.
• Temple Basin Freeriding (video) – Our own resident ski legends Neil Williman and Todd Windle carve some epic lines at the Basin.
• Amateur (video) – Another hit Youtube clip, this time featuring a stop-motion musician.
• Kiwi! (video) – Cute and touching hit Youtube animation
• ‘Blameless Babes’: Dame Sian’s last stand- Chief Justice Sian Elias’ controversial but accurate speech, and why it will sadly be ignored.
• Referendum Generator – Should surfing a parody website as part of a good work ethic be a criminal offence in New Zealand?
• Monster squid terrorise divers (story + video)
• Eternal Moonwalk – A mad tribute to Michael Jackson.
• Why prompting IE6 users to upgrade might be pointless (and perhaps a little sadistic) – oops, my bad.
• Cargo Bridge (game) – if you like this physics-based construction game, you should also check out World of Goo.