Best of the Web for Wednesday June 24

So another day and another round of links as I’ve combed the intertubes to bring you the best of the Web yesterday.

What happens when you fly a robot eagle where real eagles live? Web video awesomeness.

I read this yesterday. It spoke to me. It applied to me. I learned something. (It’s hot)

Google vs. Facebook. Two companies that have shaped the Internet both try to rule the online world.

Proud to be a pleb? Maybe content for now.

This probably shouldn’t be considered ‘best’, but it is interesting. A 16 year old girl the size of a toddler. She doesn’t age.

What started out as a concept to win a competition is now going into a mass production. A bike light that casts a laser green line to point out the bike lane and safe passing distance to motorists. Very cool.

No more broken fingernails trying to get rings on and off your keyring. I ordered four of these yesterday. They’ve already shipped.

The best of the Web for Monday, June 22nd

Here’s a list of the best links I stumbled across on the Web today. I keep about 65 feeds at any time in my google reader and try to at least browse every headline on a daily basis. Here are some of my favorites from today.

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-photography-made-easy-lunch-box.html
My fiancee makes amazing food. I might start photographing it like this demo shows.

http://storecrowd.com/blog/wordpress-optimisation/

With the arrival of WordPress 2.8, here is an optimization guide.

http://sivers.org/jam
Don’t overload the buyer with choices. Give me two choices, but don’t give me the option of thinking I’m making the wrong choice.

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