Hanging Out Over Manhattan: 7-Figure Cliff House for Sale
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Anything but your ordinary house listing, this multi-million-dollar mansion may be one of the most unique properties in New York City. The so-called Pumpkin House features a face-like facade (hence the name), but also looks like it is being squeezed out over a cliff by its tightly-packed neighbors.
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Links: 11-29-2010
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PS3 lag on Samsung TVs
Turns out that modern TVs have the equivalent of lag because they are processing the image. I’ve never noticed but Calvin did. If you dig through the guts of the Samsung TV menu, there is a mode called Game Mode which disables a bunch of the processing. You lose a few frames per second so that is enough for twitch players him 
The Phonekerchief
The Way We See The World has created the Phonekerchief, a polite way of encouraging others to turn off their phones. Starting today, it is available for sale at UncommonGoods, just in time for your holiday shopping!
Metropolis II kinetic sculpture
is this every boy’s dream come true?
Cars zipping around on tracks have a way of mesmerising boys of all ages.
Soon to make its way to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is Chris Burden’s Metropolis II installation. Hailed as a portrait of Los Angeles, this remarkable construction includes 1,200 custom-designed cars that move across 18 lanes; through scattered towers and buildings made of wood block, tiles and Lego.