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The Poptimist I'm no Martha Stewart fan, but I can definitely get on board with the idea of making cookies.... in 90 seconds... WITH A WAFFLE IRON. Pretty cool.

Source: lifehacker.com
Baking cookies in your oven is fine and all, but if you want to turn out some tasty cookies in a very short time, consider turning to your trusty waffle iron. Turns out you're only 90 seconds away from crispy, chewy, cookie-goodness.
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The Poptimist This cartoon makes me laugh every time.

Source: www.savagechickens.com
More handy inventions.
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The Poptimist Someone recreated "The Last Supper".... using 4,050 Rubik's cubes.

Source: www.youtube.com
Oct. 23: Toronto artists recreate da Vinci's "The Last Supper" with Rubik's cubes. NBC's Dan Scheneman reports.
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The Poptimist The seedy underbelly of Disney: The REAL story of the PIXAR logo.

Source: www.collegehumor.com
Beware of adorable, homicidal lamps.
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The Poptimist This video is absolutely mesmerizing- shows bullets in slow motion hitting surfaces of all kinds. Watch. Enjoy. Repeat.

Source: www.youtube.com
Other version of the video has a better soundtrack Be sure to see my other videos of more slow motion bullet impacts! Slow Motion video of bullet impacts made by Werner Mehl from Kurzzeit. These are by far the best slow motion bullet impacts available anywhere. ...
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The Poptimist 2 brothers spent 1500 hours creating a stop motion movie out of LEGOS- it's truly phenomenal.

Source: www.youtube.com
1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them. http://www.rymdreglage.se
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The Poptimist Sesame Street did a Mad Men parody. Well, well done.

Source: www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com
Imagine a wonderous place filled with awesomeness. Now imagine that place is an agency. That's the place we like to call Plaid - the greatest creative agency in all of the land.
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The Poptimist This man is brilliant- he shot 4 episodes of an online series inside the Burbank IKEA.... and the store has no idea he's doing it. Awesome.

Source: zoomdoggle.com
David Seger of Channel 101 secretly shot an entire online series (I count 4 episodes so far) inside the Burbank Ikea without the store’s knowledge. How fun is that? Well done.
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The Poptimist Reading Rainbow is going off the air. Goodbye, childhood....

Source: kottke.org
...is a weblog about the liberal arts 2.0 edited by Jason Kottke since March 1998 (archives). You can read about me and kottke.org here. If you've got questions, concerns, or interesting links, send them along.
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Well, damn straight- once you hear that theme song.... there's no getting it out of your head... ever.
September 6 at 6:37pm
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Source: www.thepoptimist.com
Harry, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don’t plan it, don’t wait for it, just…let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men’s store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee.
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The Poptimist The pie chart to end all pie charts....

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The Poptimist A start-to-finish time lapse video of the creation of a magazine cover for Macworld- I thought this was very cool.

Source: vimeo.com
After working on the latest cover for Macworld Magazine I wanted to show what is involved in making a cover. I focused on the three main areas: the photography, photoshop and design. I chose a time lapse format to convey lots of information in a small amount of time. ...
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The Poptimist For you Chicagoans out there.... here's a list of 50 must-sees (or must-do?) in Chicago.

Source: retuta.tumblr.com
Reflecting upon my time in the Chicagoland area, Chicago at night is such a great place. Nonetheless, whether it’s daylight or nighttime, I recommend the following:
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The Poptimist Apparently vodka can clean bathroom fixtures AND give you shinier hair (not by drinking it, sorry). Who knew?

Source: www.thedailygreen.com
Vodka has many uses beyond being a spirited drink. The alcohol is good for green cleaning, as medicine and much more.