via Thomas Hawk Digital Connection by Thomas Hawk on 3/16/10

Crane Delivery

Earlier this morning the Zhen Hua 15 ship carrying 253-foot tall cranes passed under both the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge. The bridges reportedly only had 10 feet to spare and were part of a coordinated effort that involved Cal Trans, the ship and both bridges. The three new cranes were headed to the Port of Oakland from Shanghai China.

via FlightAware > Squawks on 3/16/10
With the cargo door open, a photojournalist captures the scene as a C130 refuels an F-18 in flight.

via BuzzFeed - Latest on 3/4/10

This is the ultimate collection of creepy Easter Bunny pictures. It's a furry fest!

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via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on 3/15/10
Joseph Casias has sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor and takes medical marijuana, which is legal in Michigan. He was fired from the Michigan Walmart where he had been working for the last five years after he failed a drug screening test there.
At his doctor's recommendation, Casias says he legally uses medical marijuana to ease his pain.

"It helps tremendously," he says. "I only use it to stop the pain. To make me feel more comfortable and active as a person."

During his five years at WalMart, Casias says he went to work every day, determined to be the best.

"I gave them everything," he says. "110 percent every day. Anything they asked me to do I did. More than they asked me to do. 12 to 14 hours a day."

But last November, Casias sprained his knee at work. Marijuana was detected in his system during the routine drug screening that follows all workplace injuries. Casias showed WalMart managers his state medical marijuana card, but he was fired anyway.

Walmart fires medical marijuana patient for using medical marijuana (Thanks, Jason!)

via tallahassee.com on 3/13/10
Two Tallahassee residents were killed Friday afternoon when a tree fell on their vehicle as they were driving on U.S. Highway 98 in Franklin County.

via The Map Room by Jonathan Crowe on 3/14/10

Daylight saving time

In this map from Wikimedia Commons (reproduced here under its Creative Commons Licence), blue areas use daylight saving time, orange areas no longer use it, red areas never have.

Daylight Saving Time first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on March 14, 2010. Copyright © 2010 Jonathan Crowe. Distributed under a Creative Commons licence.

via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 3/11/10

These beautiful, fanciful miniature cities built into household objects like power-strips and desk-fans are part of the graduate show at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. The artist is uncredited, but it's very lovely work.

Student Work | Kyoto University of Art and Design (via Cribcandy)



via xkcd.com on 3/11/10
'Meet hot young singles in your mom's basement today'? Man, screw you, GeoIP.

July 1940. "Cabins imitating the Indian teepee for tourists along highway south of Bardstown, Kentucky. (Wigwam Village #2, Cave City)." Medium format negative by Marion Post Wolcott for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.