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Sites of the Week: Frugan Living, Radiofail, Babies with Laser Eyes

Frugan Living
A New York lady who calls herself a freegan gets all her food from grocery shop trash bags and urban hunting and gathering. Her blog details her finds and subsequent meals.
http://fruganliving.com

Radiofail
Audio recordings of presenters and guests on radio shows saying and doing things they shouldn’t be.
http://radiofail.wordpress.com

Babies with Laser Eyes
Does what it says in the title with spectacular superbaby results.
http://babieswithlasereyes.com

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Sites of the Week: Putting Weird Things in Coffee, Flattr, Please Rob Me

Please Rob Me
A site which aims to highlight the dangers of geo-location tagging on services like Twitter and Foursquare by listing in near real-time, the people whose homes are empty.
http://pleaserobme.com

Putting Weird Things in Coffee
An enthusiastic coffee drinker who has tired of sugar and milk has taken to putting things like eggs, curry, creamed cheese and cake in his daily mug. Bleurgh.
http://puttingweirdthingsincoffee.com

Flattr
An innovative idea from one of the creators of The Pirate Bay which offers a solution for online media, bloggers, viral video creators and anyone who creates content for the web to get paid from it.
http://flattr.com/beta/

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Sites of the Week: Colorillo, False Modesty, Hipsters have to pee

Colorillo
It’s a collaborative global whiteboard that anyone can draw on! Somehow I think the existing pictures are fake as all I ever saw anybody do was scribble like a five-year old.
http://colorillo.com

False Modesty
What a brilliant idea. Take some nude models from porn mags, add in some pasted cutout clothes from another publication and you’ve got a safe for work collection of photos!
http://falsemodesty.wordpress.com/

Hipsters have to pee
Awkward stances and ultra-hip photos belie the fact that these people really need to pee. Like right now.
http://hipstershavetopee.tumblr.com

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Sites of the Week: Selleck Waterfall Sandwich

Iceland Wants To Be Your Friend
It’s a little country in the middle of the ocean. And it’s full of mountains and glaciers and hot water and things. And sheep. And nice Icelandic people, who like to make music, and who are sometimes cold. And it would really like to be your friend.
http://www.icelandwantstobeyourfriend.com
 
Selleck Waterfall Sandwich
The only thing linking Tom Selleck, waterfalls and sandwiches together is this fun little Tumblr photo blog. Don’t ask why, just go with the flow.
http://selleckwaterfallsandwich.tumblr.com
 
Texts from Last Night
Now in book form, this site collates funny text messages from submissions sent in. Somewhere amongst these 160-character capacity thoughts is the meaning of life. Or not.
http://textsfromlastnight.com
 
 

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Sites of the Week: Youtube Disco, The Sixty One, Radiotuna

Youtube Disco
New to Youtube, Disco is a music discovery feature that allows you to create mixes and playlists of similar artists.
http://www.youtube.com/disco

The Sixty One
The Sixty One says it is “nurturing a growing ecosystem where talented folks can sell songs and merchandise directly to their fans”. It does this with a uniquely minimal interface, full-screen photos and streaming songs from these talented folks.
http://www.thesixtyone.com

Radiotuna
Radiotuna’s search engine uses real-time “what’s playing” station data to help you find global radio stations that are in line with your taste.
http://www.radiotuna.com

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Sites of the Week: Dublin Rocks, Akinator, Good Buy

Dublin Rocks
A new listings website for Dublin which holds 1570 upcoming events and a nice free events section.
http://www.dublinrocks.com/

Akinator
Think of someone well-known and Akinator will find the answer by asking you broad questions. Scarily accurate, it correctly guessed the just-passed away musician Jay Reatard and Iris Robinson.
http://us.akinator.com/

Good Buy
An Irish-based site which finds good consumer deals and bargains online and posts them here under categories like entertainment, groceries, electronics, fashion and more.
http://www.goodbuy.ie

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Sites of the Week: People of Walmart, Harmless Noise, Teux Deux

People of Walmart
The shoppers of Walmart featured here are a microcosm of everything that makes the USA so weird, hilarious and interesting all at once.
http://www.peopleofwalmart.com

Harmless Noise
A former Hot Press photographer and keen champion of Irish alternative music, Naomi McArdle has opened a blog to continue to spread the word about Irish bands who you have to hear.
http://harmlessnoise.wordpress.com

Teux Deux
A browser-based application for people who are always losing their “to do” lists which were hastily written on scraps of paper in the office in the first place.
http://teuxdeux.com

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Sites of the Week: Chat Roulette, Ikea Hacker & Apartment Therapy

Chat Roulette
If you’re curious and feeling brave, this site will connect you to another random person in the world via webcam and chat who is feeling as adventurous as you. The internet — connecting unknown people for no apparent reason since 1989.
http://chatroulette.com

Ikea Hacker
The Swedish furniture giant has many fans who like to take advantage of their cheap goods to turn them into something else useful. Example: one Austrian has turned a bookcase into a massive hamster home.
http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com

Apartment Therapy
Staying with home tips, this popular US-based blog is a must-visit for those seeking ideas and inspirations for home makeovers. The House Tours section is a popular attraction.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com

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Sites of the Week: Growing Up Heroes, A Collection A Day, Tune Checker

Growing Up Heroes
Everyone wanted to be a superhero at one time in their young lives. Now you can relive that feeling through this Tumblr photo archive of kids dressed in superhero costumes.
http://growingupheroes.com

A Collection A Day
For each of the 365 days of 2010, Lisa Congdon, an obsessive collector, will be posting pictures (and some times paintings) of her many collections.
http://collectionaday2010.blogspot.com

Tune Checker
A new UK-based site which compares the prices of online music retailers such as Amazon, iTunes, 7Digital, We7 and Play.com depending on what album you search for.
http://www.tunechecker.com

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Sites of the Week: Any Decent Music, Madbid & Cheap Eats

Any Decent Music
Looking to challenge Metacritic.com, this UK-based site aggregates critical reactions to newly released albums, producing charts of the most well-received releases in the last week or a period of months from 30 publications.
http://www.anydecentmusic.com

Madbid
A clever way to possibly get your hands on expensive goods in a recession. Mad Bid is a penny auction site where TVs, phones, computers and more are placed on auction for a limited time of up to 3 minutes at €0.00 and the user who pays for the highest number of bids wins the item.
http://ie.madbid.com

Cheap Eats
CheapEats highlights value for money restaurants, snacks, bargains and grocery shopping tips as well as offering restaurant reviews and recipes.
http://www.cheapeats.ie

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