Grandmother refuses to let her purse be searched at movie theater; isn’t let in
Sounds like an Onion headline, but it's true. Good for her for standing up for herself (and for all of us).
posted at 10:01 pm
on Jun. 26, 2008
Cool Little Analog Graphics Equalizer Animation
30 seconds of glee. And skittles. And stackable chairs.
posted at 4:11 pm
on Jun. 25, 2008
Sam Zell to ‘maximize’ value of L.A. Times building by selling it
Let me tell you -- it would not 'maximize' the value of my car to sell it. You get maximum value out of something by USING it.
posted at 2:56 pm
on Jun. 25, 2008
Puzzle Farter—A Video Game Where Your Only Skill is Farting
It's too much like real life for my taste.
posted at 10:07 am
on Jun. 25, 2008
Rosecrans Baldwin writes about Paris in May
Wonderful. Evocative. I hate him.
posted at 9:39 am
on Jun. 25, 2008
World Traveler Matt has made another heart warming video
Monique and James are in it; seeing the places this guy has been makes me insane with yearning to travel.
posted at 9:21 am
on Jun. 25, 2008
The Website Is Down
My entire life as a tech support guy, in 8 minutes. Mildly NSFW (penis drawing made out of desktop icons)
posted at 9:53 pm
on Jun. 24, 2008
Great AIDS-awareness ad of woman under the ocean with scary penis monsters. NSFW, obviously
Awesomeness incarnate. Definitely deserves the award.
posted at 10:13 am
on Jun. 20, 2008
How long could you survive in the vacuum of space?
I could last 1 minutes 29 seconds.
posted at 9:43 am
on Jun. 20, 2008
Video: Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars 2008
If this wasn't so funny and camp, I might be a little sad at the exploitation of my childhood...
posted at 4:00 pm
on Jun. 19, 2008
360 degree panorama of an Italian buffet
So so delicious. If I didn't have a mouth full of sushi at this exact moment, I'd be even more into it.
posted at 1:37 pm
on Jun. 19, 2008
What is good tequila, Reposado, Blanco or Anjeo?
A great guide to people who want to know more.
posted at 12:07 pm
on Jun. 19, 2008
This purports to be a leaked memo with the Rogers iPhone data plan prices
$30 / month unlimited data. Yeah, I'll do that.
posted at 11:41 am
on Jun. 19, 2008
Procrastination is ... watching a video that’s 4:27 minutes long
Or having a cup of tea. I think I'll go do that.
posted at 11:15 am
on Jun. 18, 2008
Is Japan, you know, Insane? This McDonalds Ad May Convince You
But I do have an insatiable need to eat french fries now.
posted at 11:10 am
on Jun. 18, 2008
Video of Dick Cheney May Contain Evidence Of His Whereabouts
I can't believe this guy is still alive 7 years later.
posted at 9:41 am
on Jun. 18, 2008
The Online Journalism Review (OJR) has been shut down after 10 years
I guess they couldn't find a business model covering an industry that can't find a business model. 😊
posted at 11:34 am
on Jun. 16, 2008
Three glasses of wine now defined as ‘binge drinking’ by Australian government
They were obviously drunk when they wrote the new rules, eh Bruce?
posted at 6:29 pm
on Jun. 14, 2008
Did the Washington Post fake this image in photoshop?
I'd say: 60% likely. UPDATE: It is NOT a fake. It's an optical illusion, and is a real photo.
posted at 3:28 pm
on Jun. 12, 2008
Here’s why UC Santa Barbara was the third ARPAnet node
Nice human story.
posted at 12:33 pm
on Jun. 10, 2008
Rogers is doing a *teaser* campaign about the iPhone—uh, what?
You know, to build up expectations -- except we knew THREE TWO YEARS ago that Rogers would be the ones to offer the iPhone because there's NO OTHER CELL PHONE COMPANY IN CANADA that has a network that supports it. I can't underestimate this company enough, it seems.
posted at 11:59 am
on Jun. 10, 2008
Zappos bribes new employees with a $1,000 offer to quit
Those who take it, aren't committed enough to the shoe company. About 10% of new hires take the $1,000 offer.
posted at 12:23 pm
on Jun. 4, 2008
Read classic novels and poetry at work in PowerPoint format
This site is awesomely constructed. Someone's genius is being seriously misused.
posted at 12:16 pm
on Jun. 4, 2008
In Athens, 21 of 22 of the 2004 Olympic buildings are now shuttered and decaying
The only open venue is the former badminton stadium, which has been transformed into a theatre, which has hosted Swan Lake on Ice and Jesus Christ Super Star. The actual article is here
posted at 12:24 pm
on Jun. 3, 2008
Watch this amateur version of “Build Me Up, Buttercup” on ukulele
It's not super good, but it's great, if you know what I mean.
posted at 7:04 pm
on Jun. 1, 2008
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