A fantastic, animated, unofficial trailer for The Adventures of Tintin by James Curran (@slimjimstudios).

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sirmitchell:

This may be the greatest photo I’ve ever seen.

The more I think about this accidentally leaked memo from Google engineer Steve Yegge, the more I think it’s Google equivalent to Bill Gates’ famous “Internet Tidal Wave” memo… or at least it can be, if the company heeds it. There is so much good stuff in here, including a thorough explanation of how and why Amazon got into web services in the first place. Very well written. A must-read.

Branding 10,000 Lakes: Nicole Meyer’s beautiful design exploration into what each lake in Minnesota’s logo might look like (via drawar)

The most believable BadLipReading video yet. Michele Bachmann: “When I buy stickers for folks in prison, I bring milk, not backyard meth.”

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A nice post from James Altucher about general negotiation strategy and tactics with a focus on how it plays into the sale of a company.

I plan to use this extensively, just not sure how yet. It allows you to create all sorts of triggers based on RSS feeds, tweets, mails, and tons of other things, and then create actions based on them. (via @paulsmith)

Rand Fishkin’s gripping tale of his company’s $24 million venture financing round that just fell through. With incredibly transparent details throughout, this story is a must-read for anyone who ever thinks they may raise venture financing. It’s also just a very interesting story for general audiences. Rand is one of Seattle’s best and he’ll be fine, but this story reveals that damage a flaky VC can inflict on your company if you’re not careful.

I am a little embarrassed at how awesome I think this is.

An inside look at how the Nosh.me crew created their amazing 404 page. Techcrunch’s normally astute Alexia Tsotsis thinks it’s an unfunny waste of the startup’s energy but fails to recognize that this is exactly the sort of marketing that breaks through the clutter, gets Nosh.me on all of our radars, and makes us root for them to succeed. Priceless, and genius. (via cameronmoll)