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You were expecting Madam Tussauds? curious? why not ask me. you can also contact me if you want: alau…@gmail.com etc. // Atlanta native // thinker // tinkerer // Atlanta Hawks enthusiast //Tumblr (3.0; @lauterthanbombs)http://lauterthanbombs.com/<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6xeyNjiR1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>flickr: TommyOshima <a href="http://flic.kr/p/bqXTfk">http://flic.kr/p/bqXTfk</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17379703745http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17379703745Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:44:57 -0500flickrphoto favorites<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq0vywzpN1qa4fpmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17376991588http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17376991588Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:26:43 -0500pigsracingoffbeat<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5ehgZDHa1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>flickr: Ti.mo <a href="http://flic.kr/p/bqwwLF">http://flic.kr/p/bqwwLF</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17338864486http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17338864486Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:58:27 -0500flickrphoto favorites<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9880377" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Werner Herzog on chickens</p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17242031384http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17242031384Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:25 -0500offbeatvideohypnosis““Bots are the social equivalent of someone who is the life of the party and is really good at introducing one person or group to another… What we are doing here is introducing that force into social media and, as a result, we are improving the connection rate between people.””<br/><br/> - <em><p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/timhwang">Tim Hwang</a>, CEO of Pacific Social Architecting Corp</p> <p><a href="http://cacm.acm.org/news/145838-researchers-use-social-bots-to-expand-twitter-networks-and-influence-people/fulltext">Researchers Use Social Bots To Expand Twitter Networks and Influence People</a></p></em>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17225584879http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17225584879Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:35:21 -0500twitterbotssocial engineering<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvxfb4Ucc1qz61qfo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>flickr: Eric Fischer <a href="http://flic.kr/p/bhZHgB">http://flic.kr/p/bhZHgB</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17046629935http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/17046629935Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:11:30 -0500flickrphoto favorites<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyu9acAlrL1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Man Ray portrait of Alexander Calder</p> <p>Paris, 1931</p> <p>via <a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2011/11/man-ray-portraits-kill-me.html">MONDOBLOGO</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16994413206http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16994413206Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:32:36 -0500man rayalexander calderphotographyportraitparisblack and white1930s<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqzlbIsZP1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/16905147348/its-always-february-2nd-and-theres-nothing-i">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“… it’s always February 2nd and there’s <a href="http://bit.ly/nevvvver">nothing I can do about it</a>.”</p> </blockquote>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16907484354http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16907484354Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:59:12 -0500bill murraygroundhog day<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqopx87sK1qz61qfo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ignoredprayers.blogspot.com/2012/01/andre-giants-hand-holding-can-of-beer.html?zx=8eae8d71dadc5485">Andre the Giant’s Hand Holding a Can of Beer</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16890275347http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16890275347Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:15:33 -0500beerandre the giantoffbeat<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq7bjl2TT1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Vitamin Beer</p> <p>(flickr: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchbreath/6800696975/in/contacts/">lunchbreath</a>)</p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16870764453http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16870764453Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:59:43 -0500illustration“Having people on your team aware of everything the site does is huge. You literally can’t buy that or replace it or outsource it, though it appears that Yahoo thinks it can.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Nolan Caudill, <a href="http://nolancaudill.com/2012/01/30/the-front-line/">The Front Line</a></p> <p><em>here’s the background: <a href="http://www.betabeat.com/2012/01/31/flickr-customer-support-layoff/">Flickr Lays Off Highest Level of Customer Support</a></em></p></em>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16834046117http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16834046117Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:16:00 -0500flickryahoocustomer supportdownhill fast<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymczdEyfe1qg5q72o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://classickicksnyc.tumblr.com/post/16763133001/vi">classickicksnyc</a>: VI</p> <p><em>These are still my favorite Jordans.</em></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16766773330http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16766773330Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:47:28 -0500air jordan VInikediagram<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyjbpmHD8X1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sneak peek! No filter needed; built-in nostalgia. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16666339022http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16666339022Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:51:21 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xXAjkLUv7dY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Love, love love Maurice Sendak</p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16596246629http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16596246629Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:14 -0500maurice sendakinterviewvideo<p>last night i dreamed that a spider crawled behind my mom’s eye through her tear duct and took up residence. i was going to extract it by slowly pulling on one if its legs with tweezers, but it burrowed too deep before i had a chance. </p> <p>in retrospect, this is a pretty frightening scenario.</p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16591896114http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16591896114Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:23:00 -0500dreams“Twitter on the night of a large-scale national event — debates, the State Of The Union, election night — is the Cheers bar most of us don’t actually get to have in real life. It’s a place (or, more accurately, a “place”) where you can gather with like-minded strangers, sit back and kibitz. If the need to get in quick and keep it short leads to more snark and less value, well, that’d be true down at the pub too.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/billbarol/2012/01/25/twitter-on-state-of-the-union-night-america-groans/">Twitter on State Of The Union night: America groans - Forbes</a></em>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16503112000http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16503112000Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:20:54 -0500twitterpoliticsfilter bubble<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lydl965yJi1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>flickr: ibán ramón <a href="http://flic.kr/p/atjRGc">http://flic.kr/p/atjRGc</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16484545913http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16484545913Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:31:54 -0500flickrphoto favorites<a href="http://brunchisascam.babetown.us/">BRUNCH IS A SCAM*</a>: <p>h/t <a href="http://twitter.com/_chuckp_">@_chuckp_</a></p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16478852364http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16478852364Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:51:27 -0500brunchscams<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpmv6HauI1qzd4pro1_500.png"/><br/><br/>This is pretty ingenious. <p><a href="http://thebrassknuckles.tumblr.com/post/15746156294/i-cant-even-believe-this-its-just-so-amazing" class="tumblr_blog">thebrassknuckles</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I can’t even believe this. It’s just so amazing and ridiculous.</p> <p>Chicken & Waffles as a one-stop snack — no need to combine in your mouth, let this recipe do the combining for you!</p> <p>They are pretty cute, I must admit.</p> <p><a href="http://dudefoods.com/chicken-waffle-wings/">RECIPE HERE.</a></p></blockquote>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16246761670http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16246761670Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:22:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly62wnrtNZ1qz61qfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Sea Island red peas are a’soakin in preparation for Sunday supper.</p>http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16246179506http://lauterthanbombs.com/post/16246179506Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:12:23 -0500dipticdipticappsouthern foodcookingslow food