Peter Stevens of Cambridge, England, was in his car Friday when a thief opened up the back door and grabbed his laptop. The 34-year-old runner and IT expert chased him and was surprised when he caught up with the thief...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/victim-concerned-about-thiefs-fitness/(YouTube link) Former county commissioner Jimmy Dimora is on trial in Akron, Ohio, for corruption. Channel 19 is covering the trial, but are not allowed to take cameras into the federal courtroom. So they did the next...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/puppets-court/Yesterday, thousands of websites (including Neatorama) protested against SOPA and PIPA, the two Internet censorhip bills making their way through the US Congress. The effect w...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/sopa-and-the-rise-of-the-nerd-lobby/Huggie is bothered not only by the decline of his South Philadelphia neighborhood, but also by the numerous signs posted by shady businesses that prey on desperate residents who are strapped for cash. As a street ar...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/bandit-signs/If you wrote a song about your life, you'd include your favorite things. Australian 8-year-old Juliet made a song about how she loves her dog, Robert. The music video is charming. See it at NeatoBambino. LinkSong, music...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/juliets-music-video/Edgar Allan Poe Foundation of Boston and the Boston Art Commission plan to erect a statue honoring Edgar Allan Poe, and they've narrowed down the design submissions to three finalists. The finalists were selected fr...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/boston-to-select-poe-statue/Edgar Allan Poe fans waited after midnight this morning at the cemetery in Baltimore where the author is buried, but for the third year in a row, no "Poe Toaster" showed up. For around 70 years, a mysterious person visit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/poe-toaster-will-come-nevermore/(vimeo link) Brainstorm Digital clues us in on how they provide effects for television, specifically for the second season of Boardwalk Empire. And it's not all "special" effects, either. Productions now can...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/video-effects-breakdown/Here it is, time for our collaboration with the always amusing What Is It? Blog. Tell us what this thing is, if you know. If you don't, make a wild guess! Place your guess in the comment section below. One guess p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/what-is-it-game-210/English is a fascinating language, particularly in that most of our words come from other languages. While most words come from some sort of root words that have travelled from ancient languages to more modern lexicons,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/10-words-originating-from-greek-mythology/(YouTube Link) Watching this cool kit-car Cobra get turned into a pile of scrap metal probably would have looked a lot cooler from the outside, but at least you get to see how crazy a crash like this is from the drive...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/19/what-a-130-mph-car-crash-looks-like-from-the-inside/(YouTube Link) This adorable compilation video features all kinds of little critters getting their game on with tablet devices. Is this the future of gaming, or just a neat way to occupy your otherwise rambunctious pe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/a-compilation-of-animals-playing-with-tablet-devices/Apparently you've been caught sneaking about Skyrim, pilfering gold and soul gems and such, and now you must choose your fate- go to jail, resist arrest or pay your fine. Sheesh, if only getting arrested in real life...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/wacky-flyer-featuring-guard-from-skyrim/You may not want to use this bad boy in the rain, because as wicked as it looks it's made entirely of paper! Crafted by Leo Firebrand, this paper replica of the Snub Pistol carried by the super soldiers in the *em...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/impressive-papercraft-gears-of-war-pistol/This of you familiar with the EGOT (Tracy Jordan's object of desire in 30 Rock) will know just how hard it is for one person to get the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony combination. In fact, only a dozen or so p...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/10-awesome-things-you-might-not-know-about-mel-brooks/The team at Exploding Rabbit have a gift for any fan of classic Nintendo games, and/or those looking to kill some time online with a really fun retro side scroller- Super Mario Crossover, a custom *...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/play-as-your-favorite-nintendo-characters-in-super-mario-crossover/(Video Link) Life is hard as a cute little panda who just doesn't want to be stuck in its crib.Cute, videos, animals, pandas...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/this-baby-panda-just-wont-give-up/(Video Link) Can't afford to tow your baby Corvette with a full-sized one? Then maybe you could use a pedal-powered Porsche instead. Via BoingBoingcars, vehicles, bikes, Porsche...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/the-pedal-powered-porsche/Working on the web is hard, which is why Fark has decided to take a brave stand, going against the grain to support SOPA and PIPA. This way, if the site gets shut down under the ridiculous censorship bills, the compa...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/the-nets-only-sopa-white-out/Did anyone else think of The Little Prince when first seeing this picture? Marcus Reugels, whose work we've featured previously, doesn't describe the meaning of his water drop visions, but they are mesmerizi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/the-whole-world-in-a-drop-of-water/Blogging regulations require that we post this notice about how the great state of Florida now requires vending machines to have this self-referential notice. Kudos to the burea...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/great-moments-in-government-regulations-the-self-referential-notice-of-florida/"Why doesn't every car have a flybridge?" That was a question posed to custom carmaker Randy Grubb. You'll ask it, too, after taking a spin in the Decoliner -- Grubb's monument to the majesty of both the Art Deco era...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/a-true-land-yacht/Matthew Davis creates gorgeous paintings by carefully dripping paint over his canvas, adding layers to form images. His technique is particularly effective for water scenes, like the one above. They remind me of the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/pooled-oil-paintings/With the right mixture, you can actually create durable sheets of gelatin and then fold them. My Jello Americans, a blog hosted by gelatin artists with impressive abilities, has a video that shows you how. Even if yo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/jello-origami/According to the inventor, Camp-Inn, this camper can sleep four people. Judging from the interior photos at the link, I'd say that's a plausible claim. Owners can probably modify it to have a toilet and a galley, but...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/prius-camper-conversion-kit/It's a cat, of course! Artfully done by Svetlana of Fat Cat Art: Link - Thanks Svetlana! Previously on Neatorama (also by the same artist): Art with Cats Cat, mo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/why-mona-lisa-smiled/This is a sport that has no place for the sheepish among you. You've got to be tough, fast, and precise with the clippers. That's why shearing is a competitive event in New Zealand, and some people there want the Olympic...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/new-zealand-farmers-want-sheep-shearing-to-be-an-olympic-sport/I've never worn crocs, but I've heard that they're comfortable. Now I'm not sure why. This pair was made by an Amsterdam-based artist who goes by the name "Sit." Link -via My Modern Met | Photo: Jonathan LeVine Ga...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/would-you-like-to-wear-these-crocs/(YouTube link) Volkswagen unveils their Super Bowl ad campaign. If you sold cars and were going to advertise during a football game, it only makes sense that you would feature dogs barking the Imperial March. Makes pe...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/the-bark-side/Denmark is responsible for the defense of Greenland. To serve this role over such a vast and harsh land, the Royal Danish Navy maintains Sirius, the only special forces unit in the world that travels primarily by dog...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/18/the-only-dogsled-special-forces-unit-in-the-world/
