FindSounds - Sound Types

Search the Web for Sounds. Results come with viewable audio spectrum.

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Jackson Pollock by Miltos Manetas, original design by Stamen, press any key to stop

Create abstract expressionist painting by action-painting techniques to create intricate interlaced webs of paint at least here on the web screen.

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FromKeetra - Blood Puddle Pillows

Bloody pool of blood puddle pillows.

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BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Moscow’s suburb for billionaires

“They’re all thieves,” she said. “All that money is stolen from the people.” It’s a view millions of Russians would agree with. Fifteen years ago everything in Russia was owned by the state. Today a quarter of Russia’s economy is owned by 36 men.

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Map: Welcome to the Blogosphere | Technology | DISCOVER Magazine

Charting the network of jocks, gadget hounds, political junkies, and porn aficionados.

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Full Vs. Partial RSS Feeds

It appears to be no significant difference in clickthrough rates between full and partial RSS feeds. Feed reading is consumption-oriented, not transactionally focused. There’s no evidence that excerpts on their own drive higher clickthroughs.

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How To Remove Your Blog Content From Google « Lorelle on WordPress

“How to Remove Your Blog Content From Google and Prevent It From Getting There in the First Place”. Google Webmaster Central offers a variety of techniques to remove your blog content from the Google database and index.

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Proper use of the Photoshop trademark

The Photoshop trademark must never be used as a common verb or as a noun. CORRECT: The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software. INCORRECT: The image was photoshopped. Trademarks must never be abbreviated. INCORRECT: I got PS leet skills!

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Why do straights hate gays? - Los Angeles Times

You may say you don’t hate us, but the people you vote for do, so what’s the difference? Our own country’s democratic process declares us to be unequal. Which means, in a democracy, that our enemy is you. You hate us. And sadly, we let you.

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