Wherein I shall post all sorts of things that don’t belong on my main site’s front page, for the entertainment and delectation of my friends and enemies.Tumblr (3.0; @hammersley)http://blog.benhammersley.com/<a href="http://davidbarrie.typepad.com/david_barrie/2008/06/plastic-fantast.html">David Barrie: Beer mat architecture</a>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40682833http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40682833Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:29:28 +0100<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/72958/Wowe-Malthusian-Fear-Mongering-Can-Be-Annoying#2167675">A true story about how awesome Pixar is.</a>: Part of a thread on Metafilter - if the link doesn’t autojump to it, scroll down a bit.http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40648811http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40648811Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:13:52 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mTLO2F_ERY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2mTLO2F_ERY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Mr. Whttp://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40604271http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40604271Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:54:01 +0100<a href="http://www.kottke.org/08/06/dara-torres">Dara Torres (kottke.org)</a>: Gosh.http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40464243http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40464243Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:18:04 +0100<a href="http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2006/04/is_the_pace_of_change_really_such_a_shock/">plasticbag.org: Is the pace of change really such a shock?</a>: <p>Really really excellent piece from Tom here that I somehow missed sometime in 2006. <i>The Snail! The Snail! Arrrrgh.</i></p><p>(oh, and can someone do me a t-shirt of that pls? kthxbye)</p>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40421653http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40421653Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:35:00 +0100<a href="http://www.drhorrible.com/index.html">Dr. Horrible</a>: Oh god, not another webisode supervillain musical written by Joss Whedon. Won’t anyone think of the children?http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40373206http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40373206Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:38:44 +0100<a href="http://www.robpettit.com/2008.html">Rob Pettitt's Cellphone (art) installations.</a>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40315863http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40315863Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:14:32 +0100<a href="http://watchification.com/2008/06/29/glastonbury-2008-jay-z/">Watchification: Glastonbury 2008: Jay-Z</a>: Fuck yes.http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40278106http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40278106Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:48:23 +0100<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/z1IdG28SeascwjtiB1gd3tGO_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40225413http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40225413Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:50:54 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08iTlO3dRZc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/08iTlO3dRZc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>The Kaiser Chiefs and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Rubyhttp://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40164879http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40164879Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:32:45 +0100<a href="http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2008/06/28/pies-are-great/">Pies are great | Completetosh.com, by Neil McIntosh</a>: The Big Man speaks truth.http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40162774http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40162774Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:03:53 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXYgziSxxt8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXYgziSxxt8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Nellie Mckay - Ding dong, Later with Jools Holland.</p><p>Sigh.</p>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40158059http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/40158059Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:59:49 +0100“I am aware of all internet traditions”<br/><br/> - <em>Everywhere you go, in, ooh, about a week.</em>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38940452http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38940452Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:37:09 +0100<a href="http://www.spynumbers.com/">Numbers Stations</a>: What the video on the last entry reminded me of. Spooky.http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38803299http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38803299Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:33:05 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEj7xpZE7uc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WEj7xpZE7uc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38803155http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38803155Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:32:10 +0100<a href="https://www.ultimatebuds.com/store/product.php?productid=16133&cat=3&page=1">Ultimate Buds :: Products :: UB7 Ultimate Buds Apple / Etymotic ER6i</a>: This arrived in the post this weekend. Utterly utterly utterly awesome.http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38538318http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38538318Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:10:32 +0100“Billy is the Fifth Cylon”http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38500092http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38500092Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:14:57 +0100<a href="http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/">Lords of the Blog</a>: <p>“Lords of the Blog is an experimental project to encourage direct dialogue between web users across the world and Members of the House of Lords. Commissioned by the House of Lords, the pilot project is conducted by the Hansard Society who are working directly with Members of the Lords to bring their blogs to the wider online audience.”</p><p>Oh my lord</p>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38421543http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38421543Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:57:04 +0100<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIy9O344bI"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WcIy9O344bI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Coming to a CSI montage soon - directly manipulating videos to navigate (via BruceS)http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38380289http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38380289Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:34:03 +0100<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2192798/pagenum/all/">Why giving poor kids computers doesn't improve scholastic performance. - By Ray Fisman - Slate Magazine</a>http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38369213http://blog.benhammersley.com/post/38369213Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:58:00 +0100