This 103.08 TiAlN Urwerk looks like a nice watch
I wonder how many iPhones I could buy fer th' same price.
posted at 11:15 pm
on Nov. 29, 2008
An interestin' charity angle: Menu fer Hope
I'd be interested in this.
posted at 5:48 pm
on Nov. 29, 2008
Time-lapse video o' a lubber sleepin', and th' cat that pesters that scurvey dog all night long
Been there.
posted at 5:24 pm
on Nov. 28, 2008
3 Cool Tricks Ye Can Only Do In Photoshop CS4
Th' 3D stuff seems like overkill, but th' other two things be really powerfully easy t' use.
posted at 4:53 pm
on Nov. 27, 2008
Retired B.C. wench’s travel dream dashed by bein' on th' U.S. no-fly list
And Th' winsome lass can't get that comely wench name removed. Awful story.
posted at 4:29 pm
on Nov. 27, 2008
Graph: 7 wonders o' th' modern world.
Who? What? Whar? When? Why? How? Ha!
posted at 6:10 pm
on Nov. 26, 2008
Change.gov: Th' Obama-Biden Transition site, runs in ExpressionEngine
Cool!
posted at 5:51 pm
on Nov. 26, 2008
Twitter be no longer deliverin' outbound SMS o'er their Canadian shortcode
This probably has somethin' t' do wi' Rogers. Them bein' th' devil, I mean..
posted at 2:33 pm
on Nov. 26, 2008
Susanne Klatten: th' billionairess and that comely wench blackmailin' gigalo
It reads like th' plot t' an flyin' contraption novel. But it happened
posted at 10:26 be
on Nov. 25, 2008
Why Be Christians Havin' Better Sex Than th' Rest o' Us?
Because God has a sense o' humor.
posted at 10:20 be
on Nov. 25, 2008
12,000 laptops go missin' annually in airports, but 70% o' those be turned in by good Samaritans
Hard t' believe.
posted at 9:03 be
on Nov. 25, 2008
A javascript that makes an ASCII heart out o' whatever word ye pick
Pretty .... cheesy, actually.
posted at 11:47 pm
on Nov. 24, 2008
cool video about th' exponential age o' information we live in. 5 min long
Worth watchin'.
posted at 10:17 pm
on Nov. 24, 2008
Beautiful writin', about th' anniversary o' a bucko’s murder
So sad and touchin'.
posted at 12:32 be
on Nov. 24, 2008
Simple Features Can Be Very Hard t' Code: Why Estimates aren’t Promises
An example, usin' favicons.
posted at 12:29 be
on Nov. 24, 2008
Video: Base jumpers sneak in and jump off th' world’s highest buildin', Dubai
Pretty amazin'. 'tis not even done yet - they jumped off it at 650 m, it will be 800 m at completion. They walked up 160 floors in 40 degree heat, t' avoid security in th' elevator.
posted at 2:14 pm
on Nov. 23, 2008
Comprehensive guide t' iPhone 2.2 upgrade
I'm weakenin'. I sense I will install it soon.
posted at 12:02 be
on Nov. 22, 2008
A great collection o' “Th' End” screens from movies
Totally cool.
posted at 12:01 be
on Nov. 22, 2008
pervious: There ought t' be a law about rare words too much like real words
Pervious be th' perfect example. Make a type spellin' "prrrevious," and ye expect yer spell checker t' catch it, but it can't because there's this useless little-used but real word, "pervious," that stops ye from bein' informed ye made a typo. Damn!
posted at 7:40 pm
on Nov. 21, 2008
Video capture o' a large meteor burnin' up o'er Edmonton, Canada
Truly neat. Great capture.
posted at 4:16 pm
on Nov. 21, 2008
Travis Smith runs a red light, crashes into two police cruisers
I claim th' 5th.
posted at 12:32 pm
on Nov. 21, 2008
In Orange County, a 5-member family committed suicide, motive unknown
How odd.
posted at 4:05 pm
on Nov. 19, 2008
Une douche ?cossaise - interestin' French expression
Ye have t' read French t' understand it, but 'tis basically th' idea o' havin' a shower that's both hot and cold, heightenin' th' effects o' both, and 'tis used in a dramatic or metaphorical sense, like a horror scene that has some black humor in it t' make it seem even morrrr horrible, or a love relationship that has strife in it, or in cookin' when ye encounter two flavors that oppose but brin' out each other.
posted at 12:01 pm
on Nov. 19, 2008
Italian Leather computer sleeves made t' look like interoffice mail envelopes
This won't help th' Mac stereotype, folks.
posted at 11:21 be
on Nov. 19, 2008
Unsold Foreign Boats Hoggin' Space at a California Port
Th' daguerrotype be interestin', but th' story be worth at least 1,000 words.
posted at 10:23 pm
on Nov. 18, 2008
Canadian housin' slump deepens as prices drop most in 26 years
That be fer October, o'er last October, Canada-wide. Vancouver's drop be not as large.
posted at 12:03 pm
on Nov. 17, 2008
A Superstar Chef Closes His Michelin Three-Star Galley
Cross it off me list.
posted at 9:00 be
on Nov. 17, 2008
Vancouver’s Plan fer 2010 Winter Games Hits Financial Snag (NYTimes.com)
Snag bein': Olympics cost a CRAPload o' doubloons.
posted at 3:11 pm
on Nov. 15, 2008
Word o' th' Day: renoviction
Evictin' people so ye can renovate and charge much higher rents.
posted at 12:55 pm
on Nov. 14, 2008
Apple’s Time Contraption doesn’t back up MacOS X Server properly
It leaves out, fer example, all yer email accounts and log files. D'oh!
posted at 6:06 pm
on Nov. 13, 2008
List o' th' top 20 ‘Twitterers’ in Vancouver unveiled
Attention media: Despite what his "About" page says, Darren Barefoot does not live in Vancouver! Geez!
posted at 2:59 pm
on Nov. 13, 2008
Th' ornery cuss Threw a Facebook Maties Party, and No One Came
I'm not surprised.
posted at 3:50 be
on Nov. 13, 2008
How t' Be tellin' if Yer Cat be Plottin' t' Keel-haul Ye
Basically: it be.
posted at 1:25 be
on Nov. 13, 2008
Six Apart Fires 8% o' Its Staff, Disables Comments fer That Cap'n's log Entry
I'm sad t' see any company go through cuts. But weigh anchor th' comments on, guys -- isn't that th' whole point o' bloggin'?
posted at 7:13 pm
on Nov. 12, 2008
Patriot Act deja vu: Tax legislation snuck through durin' market crisis will cost $140 billion
That's $140 billion missin' tax dollars that has t' come from tax payers like me.
posted at 1:32 pm
on Nov. 12, 2008
American military cemeteries in Europe honor heroes in both world wars
Fer Remembrance Day.
posted at 4:14 be
on Nov. 11, 2008
Packs o' robots will hunt down uncooperative humans
But dern't worry, 'tis bein' built by th' best minds th' mililtary has t' ... agg oockk get away zzzaapp! Ahhhh!!
posted at 4:05 pm
on Nov. 10, 2008
Mediasaurus: Crichton’s 1993 article about th' impedin' extinction o' mass media
Doubloons quote: "Th' media be an industry, and their product be information. And along wi' many other American industries, th' American media produce a product o' very poor quality. Its information be not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle, it breaks down almost immediately, and 'tis sold without warranty. 'tis flashy but 'tis basically junk. So people have begun t' belay buyin' it."
posted at 4:02 pm
on Nov. 10, 2008
That huge voter turnout? Didn’t happen
Basically, some morrrr voters because th' population has grown, but about th' same percentage o' th' "eligible voter" pool, came t' th' polls. Many Republicans stayed on board.
posted at 6:11 pm
on Nov. 9, 2008
How Th' ornery cuss bought a foreclosed house
Interestin', if anecdotal, reputation o' an L.A. Times reporter.
posted at 6:11 pm
on Nov. 9, 2008
Amazin' hunt fer smileys: Twitter hunt
What makes it amazin'? If ye hunt fer a smiley like : ) it finds OTHER smileys, like : D and : - ) -- 'tis that sort o' necessary attention t' detail that makes competin' in hunt so hard.
posted at 7:19 pm
on Nov. 8, 2008
A profile o' Seymour Hersh, th' most-feared investigative reporter in Washington
Rachel Cooke meets a prototype.
posted at 10:44 be
on Nov. 8, 2008
MUST READ: Black butler from th' White House: A story o' years o' change
READ THIS WHOLE ARTICLE. 'tis fairly short, and has among th' most amazin' endings o' any newspaper article I've e'er read. (Talk about buryin' th' lead.)
posted at 6:43 pm
on Nov. 7, 2008
Morrrr Friday fun: Build a quick Tower from Bloxx
Just click, and ye're a slum lord. Tah dah!
posted at 2:26 be
on Nov. 7, 2008
Write or Visit Davey Jones' Locker: A Web app that forces ye t' write
If one could wire it t' one's gonads -- then Th' ornery cuss'd have a sale-able product!
posted at 1:09 pm
on Nov. 6, 2008
What One Word Describes Yer Election State o' Mind? - Interactive NYTimes Feature
Really, really neat. Like Twitter, but easier. 😊
posted at 1:37 pm
on Nov. 4, 2008
This. Fuckin'. Election. in one tall image tower o' words
Tomorrow, it will all be worth it.
posted at 12:37 pm
on Nov. 3, 2008
101 Celebrity Photos by Th' Los Angeles Times
Fun way t' spend a few moments. Great shots.
posted at 3:09 pm
on Nov. 2, 2008
Americans increasingly go abroad fer affordable medical treatment
A knee here, a heart there, it adds up.
posted at 2:58 pm
on Nov. 2, 2008
music video wi' smilin' music knobs and dials
'tis bomb th' bass -- and super cool.
posted at 1:13 pm
on Nov. 2, 2008
Why People Participate on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk
They forgot white slavery as a category.
posted at 1:08 pm
on Nov. 2, 2008
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