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WTTGG #4
Posted on March 28, 2008 | No CommentsThis week is much more historical… Goodies #1: Traveler IQ Challenge – Test your knowledge of geography as it is today not 100 years ago (there’s the history tie-in). I’m... -
History of Google's logo and goodbye to Polaroid
Posted on February 12, 2008 | No CommentsWired has a neat little article/slideshow depicting the process of designing the Google logo. It’s interesting to see the first design compared to the last (current) design, and how similar... -
Happy Birthday Sputnik!
Posted on October 4, 2007 | No Comments50 years ago Sputnik was launched, and ever since children all over the world have dreamed of becoming an astronaut. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec07/sputnik_10-03.html -
History of special effects.
Posted on August 31, 2007 | No CommentsWho doesn’t love a good special effects movie? Of course, when you can’t tell that there are special effects, that’s when you know it’s a good movie. I stumbled upon... -
Yesterland – history of what’s not at Disneyland anymore.
Posted on August 24, 2007 | No CommentsMy brother pointed me to “Yesterland, a theme park on the Web.” This will be the Disneyland I will remember. The last time (and only time?) I went to Disneyland...