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Paper Invaders: No amount of emoticons can give a text message the same style and flair as these fantastically designed notepads.

Become an Architect by wearing glasses …

9 ways Star Wars can inspire you to save money.

Saving money is not just confined to our humble planet … It’s in every corner of the galaxy. May the savings be with you.

Improvised bookmarks found in used books.

On one thing, the experts seem to agree. The differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com can be summed up this way: Barack Obama is a Mac, and Hillary Clinton is a PC.

That is, Mr. Obama’s site is more harmonious, with plenty of white space and a soft blue palette. Its task bar is reminiscent of the one used at Apple’s iTunes site. It signals in myriad ways that it was designed with a younger, more tech-savvy audience in mind–using branding techniques similar to the ones that have made the iPod so popular.

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Simon Owens is a blogger who finally got so pissed off at how crappy MySpace is put together + spam = he put together an appeal for January 30th to be International Delete Your Myspace Account Day.

How to delete your Myspace profile:
1. Goto myspace.com and login.
2. Click the Home link.
3. Click Account Settings link.
4. Under Change Account Settings, click the -Cancel Account- link.
5. Click the Cancel My Account button to confirm removal.

Super Mario cupcakes. Sweet!

Get your own cute little Japanese bird saying “Nani?” for free .

Scott Adams, you kill me …

200 most successful websites pinned down on the Tokyo Metro Map, ordered by category, proximity, success, popularity and perspective.

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