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Speed read the web, one word at a time, with the Squirt bookmarklet (not to be confused with the app for hooking up).

How does it work?

Simply drag the Squirt bookmarklet into the bookmark bar of your browser of choice (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari).

Visit a webpage you would like to read, and click on the Squirt bookmarklet.

Squirt will display the words in an overlay using "Optimal Recognition Point,” or ORP, a technique that keeps your eye focused on a single spot, and thus allowing you to read at speeds ranging from 200-1,000 words per minute (WPM).

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Sometimes it helps to just "put stuff out there into the universe."

Find a spot, fill out your deal, hit the checkmark, hold up your end of the bargain. Let's make a deal.

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TransProse is a project that programs the basic emotions of a novel into a musical piece that "holds the same emotional feeling." The music is not really beautiful, and sort of reminds me of practice etudes, but it definitely is on to something when it comes to evoking emotion by playing with tempo, key and note structure.

TransPose suggests that you listen for the following:

The octave represents the difference between joy and sadness

Shorter notes correspond with more emotionally dense areas of the novel

More emotion means more dissonant notes

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Seascroll is a fun and funky site that lets anonymous users draw on photos together, share positive thoughts and answer random questions.

There are some real gems over in the Treasury.

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A beautiful rendering of the rise and fall of ideas, concepts and theories - across multiple disciplines.

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Dana Zemack will help you tap into your inner mustache-loving-mason-jar-aficionado.

In case you were curious, my next project will be "Vintage animals wearing glasses, delivered by Dutch bicycle."

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In the 199 seconds I was on this page, approximately 4492226 GB of data was transferred over the Internet.

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Store your data in style with these handpainted wooden USB drives from Son of a Sailor. Your choice of bamboo or walnut. I dig it.

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Design so sleek, it almost makes me wish it were winter. Almost.

The Kangeri Nomadic Radiator is a "mobile radiator designed to warm up the space closely surrounding the user." It eliminates the need for central heating, focusing on keeping nearby users toasty warm.

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It was the year 2000. Gameboys had cameras, and photographer David Friedman captured New York City in its pixelated glory.

Once upon a time, this was the height of digital camera technology. We've come a long way, baby.

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Traditional blue plates by Don Moyer, updated to suit our modern appetite for calamity. Microwave safe.

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"This is your website now and I am your audience."

Go ahead. Type something.

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Giphoscope is an "analog GIF player." And I'm not saying I don't need one in my life, so much as I didn't know I needed one in my life until now.

Based on the Mutoscope and all those old clickety-clackety Nickelodeon viewers, Giphoscope your favorite animated GIF can become a tangible and exclusive piece of art.

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Japanese label Chloma has a fashion line based on the ubiquitous "blue screen of death." The designs are meant to evoke the connection between people and technology, and it's every bit as glitchy looking as you'd expect.

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Marco Sodano reminds us that every LEGO creation is a work of art. Especially when he makes them look like great works of art.

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Emojis and fortune cookies: together at last.

Head on over to Emoji Fortunes to randomly generate gems like: "BREAD HOURGLASS RED CIRCLE" and "WAXING GIBBOUS MOON CYCLONE FRIES." It will easily be the best five minutes you waste all day.

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Utilizing "beardprint recognition technology" or BRT, BeardSwipe offers bearded gentlemen the height of iPhone security. At least it would if it weren't a delightful April Fools' joke. Still though, don't shave guys. You look great.

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