This Week in Awesome (9/8/12)

It seems weird to be getting ready to watch the first Patriots game of the season while the air conditioning is still on. Just sayin'...

An intrepid photographer has blended pictures from the 1906 earthquake with pictures of the same locations taken in the present day. The results (part 1; part 2) are fairly mind-bending. (BuzzFeed)

Have you seen the trailer for Skyfall? They showed it before Raiders at the IMAX theater, and it looks like it's going to play in IMAX at some theaters, which is pretty cool. Anyway, how about a supercut of Bond movie chases? (Jalopnik)

Did you watch the season finale of Breaking Bad? If not, this ins't in any way spoilery, but you might want to skip over it just the same. If you did see it, or decided to read on anyway, this person takes a swing at answering one of the more interesting bits of trivia that came up during the episode. (Quora via Videogum)

Have you ever wondered about where the @ symbol came from, or how it came to be used in email addresses? (Smithsonian magazine)

And finally this week, a bit of Mad Men fluff to help us fans bide our time until next season. As you're watching it, think about how much work went into making it. (Richard Sandling via Basket of Kisses)