Net-Warriors

Origami (from ori meaning “folding”, and kami meaning “paper”) is the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. No doubt you have seen the amazing works created by talented practitioners of the art. And if you’re anything like me you never thought you’d have the slightest chance of creating even the simplest piece.

But after we found this money origami site created by Clay Randall even I was able to make the first project I tried, the little T-shirt. What’s great about this site is 1) the detailed step by step pictures and precise instructions AND 2) because you’re using money there is an added advantage of being able see and compare the patterns on the bill in the example pictures which makes it a lot easier for the novice to follow. Plus the simple money origami pieces you can create pretty quickly once you get the hang it add a ‘cool factor’ to the tips you leave to your restaurant server or give as cash gifts.

How To Make A Shirt From A Dollar Bill and other cool pieces

Here’s a site that pays you for correctly predicting the future. When I first heard of it I thought it sounded like an interesting way to collect marketing data and when I first saw it I thought it looked a lot like a site to bet on sports. Apparently lots of people care about the outcome in sports. You can also predict the outcome of a lot of interesting things in business, investing, court and even news stories. You can even predict how many UFOs will be reported in the U.S. this year. This site just raised over 4 million dollars from investors so they must be doing something right.

Predictify - Get Paid To Predict The Future.

Brian Saur of Los Angeles has converted his family home into his own personal Funspot with 22 original arcade machines that he bought and restored. Naturally he throws monthly video game parties for friends and family.

In the age of 64-bit 3-D graphics, why is Brian still messing with these 8-bit relics? “I’m open to anything as far as the newest X-Box and PS3 games or whatever, but there’s something really neat about older, simplistic stuff. There’s something zen about it, mastering something simple.”

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I’m sure you’ve seen these magnetic boards with assorted words attached as magnets that you can arrange to form poetic phrases and other messages. Here’s one that everyone can play with right in your web browser. When I first found this I was the only one online at the time and was able to put this phrase together which I was quite proud of considering the limited number of words available.

But shortly after this a few more folks showed up and competition for the ‘good’ words ensued. You can chat with other users which allows either some good natured word grabbing or more peaceful collaboration. If nothing else its fun to watch the words fly around the screen as other users practice their prose.

Virtual Magnetic Poetry

Over the years we’ve watched computer powered drawing tools get better and better, hoping that eventually they’d be good enough that even those of us with 10 thumbs might one day put a masterpiece to paper er CRT.

And while that hasn’t happened yet, here’s a site that lets us all draw like the legendary Pablo Picasso, the man who made whacky art so cool its taught in school.

Draw your OWN Mr Picassohead