Discoveries XXII

Every Tuesday I offer three interesting web finds.
I hope you find them inspiring, too. Enjoy!
This week (10/28/2008) is rule-breaking week which is always fun, especially if the rules are selfimposed – there are four entries this time:

They are all over the place – even under it. The place is a grand, ‘they’ are PianOrquestra which consists of 5 unusual pianoplayers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWLPq1lPyk8&feature=related

John Hodgman tells us his funny and strange tales of alien encounters of any kind:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/john_hodgman_s_brief_digression.html

‘The Rise of The Creative Class’ made Dr. Richard Florida famous and put creative people on the map of – at least – urban planning. Now with ‘Who’s Your City’ he urges everyone who contemplates moving to another place to choose wisely:
http://creativeclass.com/richard_florida/video/index.php?video=BBC_World_Service_interview_with_Richard_Florida

In ‘The Deeper Meaning of Liff’ Douglas Adams and John Lloyd suggested the strangest and funniest meaning to things or experiences as yet un-named. The BBC on their H2G2 – The Guide to Life, The Universe and Everything – page invites you to a sequel:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A846065

 

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