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DROPCLOCK IS AN AESTHETICALLY INTRIGUING MOTION CLOCK SCREENSAVER. EVERY MINUTE OF REAL TIME IS NUMERICALLY EXPRESSED WITH HEAVY HELVETICA DROPPING INTO WATER IN SUPER SLOW-MOTION.
The Helvetica font isn’t the only thing that’s heavy about this screen saver; the download clocks in at 137 MB.

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As I rode the Metro to work on Satufday, I had the distinct feeling I was being watched.

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Wired recently held a self-portrait contest. Readers rated the photos and the top 10 were published online. I’m not big on the winning portrait, but I thought the 10th one was brilliant and should have placed higher. Oh, well. (link via Photography Voter)

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From the “Oh, What a Surprise” Department: an Epic Edits poll finds nearly 2/3 of their readers polled use a pirated copy of Photoshop. Considering the cost of buying Photoshop — as a standalone product or as part of a Creative Suite bundle from Adobe — I would hardly call this news.
Granted, Adobe offers a [...]

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It’s too bad we didn’t have yesterday’s weather for today’s SunTrust National Marathon here in D.C., but with all the heat the runners certainly generated, I bet they didn’t notice until they finished running.
Since my place was conveniently located near mile 12, I was able to get some shots on my way to work this [...]

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A link in a comment posted to DCist led to a discovery of sorts: an online forum where men discuss getting the full treatment at massage parlors. DCist decided to explore the site a bit more and found some info on D.C. parlors that include the happy ending.
And when you’re done reading, please Digg the [...]

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If you’ve been planning to see Rent in New York before it closed in June but haven’t yet purchased tickets, you now have an additional 142,560 minutes to procrastinate. The Broadway show has extended its run at the Nederlander Theatre, where it opened on April 29, 1996. Back in January, the show announced it would [...]

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A pair of delivery guys toting Chop’t salads for delivery walked along N Street NW. A couple of minutes after I got this shot, they ran across to make a light that was only in their favor for about seven seconds.

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Egg McMuffin inventor Herb Peterson died at age 89. (hat tip to Heather)

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There was no visible sign of support otherwise, but this sign of dissent against a presidential hopeful was found at 15th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW.
And in no way should this be construed as an endorsement by this blog for one candidate over another.

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