January 2009
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March 2008
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“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
– Swedish proverb
January 2008
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November 2007
6 posts
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense...”
– MLK Jr.
September 2007
5 posts
65 Year Old Woman Gets Carded in the Supermarket →
A 65-year-old woman who went into a Farmington supermarket to buy wine was turned away because she didn’t have an ID with her.
'Clearest' images taken of space →
A team of astronomers from the US and the UK has obtained some of the clearest pictures of space ever taken. They were acquired using a new “adaptive optics” system which sharpens pictures taken from the Mount Palomar Observatory in California. The images are twice as sharp as those from Hubble Space Telescope.
Little Paris in China (pics) →
A suburb in China models itself after Paris, complete with a huge replica of the Eiffel Tower.
Warning to parents (pic) →
Don’t leave your children unattended in coffee shops!
Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He... →
“Often, when we’re assigned a new order for, say, ‘salad shooters,’ I will say to myself, ‘There’s no way that anyone will ever buy these,’” Chen said during his lunch break in an open-air courtyard. “One month later, we will receive an order for the same product, but three times the quantity. How can anyone have a need for such useless...
August 2007
10 posts
Welcome to the Map of Strange →
The MapOfStrange website is a way of recording strange, wacky, weird and wonderful anomalies, sights and oddities from Google Maps and Google Earth.
Forbidden Color Combinations? →
Color theorists and designers in fashion or computer graphics have coined phrases based around what colors shouldn’t go together.
CEOs Make More in One Day Than Average Worker... →
Chief executive officers from the nation’s biggest businesses averaged nearly $11 million in total compensation. At the same time, workers at the bottom rung of the U.S. economy received the first federal minimum wage increase in a decade, $5.85 an hour.
Tube Map for Miss South Carolina →
This handy guide to Miss South Carolina’s thought processes should help the confused to follow along with her speech.
10 Most Effeminate NFL Quarterbacks [PICS] →
A list of the most effeminate quarterbacks in the NFL with details on how each obtained their rank. Brett Favre has more masculinity in his pinky finger than these NFL quarterbacks have in their entire body.
Condi Rice Dresses Down Store Clerk: "I Make... →
In an upcoming biography, Condoleezza Rice is revealed to have dressed down a jewelry store clerk for making minimum wage. “Let’s get one thing straight,” said Rice. “You are behind the counter because you have to work for minimum wage. I’m on this side asking to see the good jewelry because I make considerably more.”
Actors Who Spend Their Entire Careers Playing the... →
Take Sean Connery, for instance. Even when he’s playing a Ukrainian submarine captain, he’s still playing the same Scottish guy that he played when he was supposed to be Jim Malone in the Untouchables. Other “guilty” parties include Bruce Willis, Harrison Ford, Bruce Campbell and more.
Recent Photos Taken from a Trip to Cuba [PICTURES] →
Some very good photos from within Cuba. These are sights that are rarely seen by Westerners.
WTF is this Character? ҉ →
Can anyone tell me what this is or what language it’s from? If you paste this character and begin typing, all of your text is transformed into right-to-left format. Bizarre!
July 2007
6 posts
WatchElevator Haxx!
Little People →
An awesome collection of photo art “Little People - The tiny street art project”
CHOW dot com →
This site is unexpectedly great
Girl, 4, called 911 nearly 300 times →
CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. - Authorities tracked down a 4-year-old girl who called 911 nearly 300 times last month by offering to deliver McDonald’s to her suburban Chicago apartment.
May 2007
18 posts
Uh-Oh: Robots Capable Of Enslaving The World... →
Well apparently AI is getting so spohisticated that robots will be able to take over in only a couple of Years. Our only hope is the Korean code of ethics being worked on which hopes to “prevent humans abusing robots, and vice versa.”
10 Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload →
E-mail provides a window into your workplace status, work habits, stress levels. Has trying to keep up with your inbox got you feeling like a hamster on a wheel, running faster and getting nowhere? Here’s a great guide from the people over at Fortune magazine.
The Fray – Heaven Forbid →
Why? →
“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only...”
Cars that run on air? →
The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines →
Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask.com continue to be the top search engines on hte internet. But what about all those other search engines… Heres a list of the top 100 alternatives.
Science at Home: Grape in Microwave →
A grape in a microwave woohoo, sounds pretty fun. Take a look, you’ll be surprised at what happens.
Cubs' Marquis Wins 5th Straight Start
Jason Marquis was nearly perfect in his latest stellar start for the Chicago Cubs. Marquis retired the first 16 batters he faced and finished with a three-hitter to win his fifth straight start as the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Wednesday night…. (via NYT > Chicago Cubs)
Where I learned about Tumblr →
Peaceful places →
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule....”
Kevin 'Digg' Rose goes for 3rd startup →
Kevin Rose is said to have teamed up with Daniel Burka of Stamen Design and Leah Culver and has started yet another new company. Rose and Burka have worked closely on tools like Digg Spy. Burka is one of the designers of Digg.com. The trio are currently working on a new kind of a communications tool, that can be dubbed as an IM competitor.
4 gas-saving myths →
Using a special additive or cutting off your A/C won’t really cut your gasoline consumption. But myths like these run rampant in the minds of American drivers
George Lucas Announces Two More Star Wars Movies →
We absolutely knew that George Lucas was not done with the Star Wars universe. The Star Wars creator revealed to Fox News that he will make two more live-action Star Wars films.