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JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.

Les Paul, the man who made the sound of rock 'n roll possible, died today at the age of 94.

He will be missed.

Wild mood swings is an interesting alternative to Stumbleupon. You select your mood, and away you go to what they call an appropriate website to fit your mood. No toolbar, though, which give Stumbleupon the upper hand.

Worth the seven minutes...How if would be if a house was dreaming. [via freshome]

The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture - the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers "Galerie der Gegenwart". Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves - describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself. This was produced by Urbanscreen - Art Direction : Danier Rossa

555 KUBIK_ extended version from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

thebigmoney.com, presented by Slate, profiles the 11 most obscure Google doodles. Below is Tetris Google, which was on the search engine's web page this past June to celebrate the iconic game's 25th anniversary.

TechEBlog reader "Kevin" built this computer-controlled alarm clock, which he claims to be the world's largest.

The Sony Walkman, the world's first portable personal music player, turns 30 this week.

When George W. Bush stole the 2000 election, this country showed a maturity and self-assurance that makes us great. Even in losing the battle, we showed we can win the war.

The Iran situation? Not so much. Democracy isn't in the rules, it's in the execution. It's in the zeitgeist. It's measured reaction in the worst of times and the best of times.

And not how the leaders react, how the People react. Think 9/11. Does Bush's reaction define the county that day? No. The reaction of the people of New York City, the people on Flight 93, the people at the Pentagon, that's America. That's democracy in action. Iran, democracy in name only.

Anyway, on a much lighter note:The Ayatollah is following you on Twitter. (thx Drew)

Anthony Van Loo, who plays soccer in the Belgian First Division, had a defibrillator implanted in his heart because of a heart condition. In a recent game he suffered a heart attack and was quickly resuscitated as players and emergency personnel began rushing to his aid. Why a man with a heart condition severe enough to necessitate an implanted defibrillator was playing professional soccer is a totally different story.

I'll admit, I was a total Twitter skeptic. Now I just can't get enough. Another skeptic, TIME magazine writer Steven B Johnson (who has a great Twitter feed by the way), discusses how Twitter will change the way we live.

Also, check out how the top ten ways that Twitter will change American business.