Boardwalk Empire Visual Effects.

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HBO's Boardwalk Empire has amazed viewers for the past two seasons with its unique settings and story lines. With the advances in technology and digital postproduction techniques, film producers are able to drastically reduce costs by applying heavy amounts of postproduction magic. The video showing the changes, courtesy of Brainstorm Digital, provides an interesting glimpse behind the curtain of one of televisions most high profile shows.

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Star Wars ASCII via Terminal.

The internet never fails to amaze me. It takes a very determined individual, and a lot of free time to convert a full movie into ASCII characters. Anybody with a telnet support can enjoy this magical 2d experience. If you're using a mac, open up the terminal and type: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl (this command is universal)  

 

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Infinite Ron Swanson.

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Here's a great little single-serving site featuring a seamless loop of Ron Swanson (Parks & Rec.) dancing.

Infinite Drunk Ron Swanson

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Mint Canada.

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After waiting patiently for 2 years, Mint is now available in Canada.  I can now cross Mint off this list

Mint.com/Canada

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Mugs.

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Recently found out about the Valve Store. These two mugs are definitely worth a gander.

You can pick them up (as well as other awesome geekery) from the Valve Store.

 

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Tom Haverfoods.

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A single-serve website dedicated to the names given by Tom Haverfood (Parks and Recreation) for different types of food.

Tom Haverfoods.

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