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There’s a new version of firefox version 3.5 which you can download here. It’s got a lot of new features, faster JavaScript and porn viewing mode (i.e. not tracked) just like in Google’s Chrome browser. It feel’s a bit snappier as well. You can see all the new features on this page. It’s certainly a major rival to Internet Explorer 8.

The picture shown is the live update which shows where people are downloading it and how many per second. BTW. If you download this version of firefox or have the previous one, type in about:robots into the address bar to see this Easter Egg.

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Australian art student Nichola Manion believes “To reduce a city to almost nothing, To render the landscape in two dimensions, To see the world in a sheet of paper…is to see the humanity in everything” and “Money circles the globe, forming links between cities on opposite sides of the world. I must give them a voice and share the stories they tell…”

He uses art to get this message across using city scapes in paper and in money. There are 36 photos here. A nice piece of work.

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This is a wonderful set of photos of a climb up the Bay Bridge and showing the views from the top which are just amazing.

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I took these photos – 96 photos in 30 minutes, on the hoof so to speak at a holiday in Great Yarmouth (East Coast of England, not far from Norwich) two years ago.

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I love it when you see somebody talented do something extraordinary with everyday objects. It gives me the hope that maybe, just maybe I could do that. Though deep in my heart I know I can’t and never will.

A point in question, this photograph and many others (Link goes via Google.com translation as original site is in Spanish). You can also see his art on the online Saatchi Gallery.

These are photo quality but drawn by hand using ballpoint pens from photos he has taken by the Spanish artist Juan Francisco Casas. Apparently he goes through 4 pens per painting! They are of the “i can’t believe it’s not a photo” quality. Just amazing!

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I'm not sure where the miniature world that these photos are of, was taken but they are excellent. My favourite is of the cyclists on the bridge with one cyclist who has fallen off his bike!

These seem to have places from all over the world. If anyone knows where the exhibition is, please let me know.

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These aren’t cheap but they do look very stylish. Basically they are full door sized adhesive stickers that you put on doors to make your home look really different.

There are 35 wildly differing and you could turn a cellar door into a balcony, view into a village. I think they’re really ingenious.

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The internet has made political protest much easier though you need to get a big crowd behind you with over 100 websites out there. A few months back this appeared.

Because Gordon Brown didn’t apologise to Congress when visiting the USA, so here’s your chance to email friends with an apology on his behalf! It’s nicelt done. It makes me think the the net is more powerful than the pen…(which is more powerful than the sword)…

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Now here’s a video that has been viewed over a million times. It shows a man going down a giant water-slide, flying through the air and landing in an inflatable pool.

It looks very good, isn’t very professional in production and you can see the man flying through the air (circled!) the big question though is it fake or amazingly real? You judge!

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It’s back again! No I don’t have any involvement or stand to get anything from having people click through, except it improves my mini-city. Someday I’ll be able to look at my Metropolis and think why?

It’s currently traffic jammed up; I know the feeling! More visitors paradoxically frees  up the traffic jam. That’s video game logic for you!

I’ll give you a clue, green is good, red is bad.

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Black and white photos of nukes, nuclear bunker command consoles and aircraft! Scary and sort of awe inspiring.

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This is a website that has photos of unusual shaped buildings from around the world. You can vote on which are your favourites or suggest new ones.

http://unusual-architecture.com/Link

Not so long ago, several key cables were accidentally cut and India/Asia lost a lot of connectivity. This picture lets you see why. Ok, so i like this kind of stuff; infrastructure etc! Doesn’t make me a bad guy!

Click the link (or the picture above) and it will take you to the Guardians website and the full size image.

Link to picture on Guardian website

Sol it’s just another boring online product store? Not quite! Just watch it for a few seconds…

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I’ve seen this effect used recently in an advert in a newspaper or magazine so I expect to see it happen more over the next 12-18 months before it becomes a clche and advertising agencies look for something else new and fresh.

That said, it’s still pretty clever and must take a fair bit of time, tweaking and adjusting to get just the right shadow you want.
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