May 2008
59 posts
muxtape stumbler. →
jackieheartsb: the best way to find muxtapes.
A Slate slideshow about "the greatest manhunt of... →
A Slate slideshow about “the greatest manhunt of WWII”: In his new book, Now the Hell Will Start, Brendan I. Koerner tells the story of an epic World War II manhunt: the quest to find Herman…
Faux Quote Finalists →
Shared by DigDoug
c is my favorite.
We had more than 100 stupendous faux-quote submissions, so it took a little time to winnow it down. But we did! And we’re back with your finalists. As…
“This is great day for the ladies. As you know, the Sex and the City movie opens...”
– Mugsy MySpace Blog
The Quick 10: 10 Problems Solved By MacGyver →
Ever since creating the MacGyver quiz a few weeks ago, I’ve had the urge to write an article about all of the clever ways MacGyver was able to get himself and others out of potentially…
Amazon Indians from one of the world’s last... →
Amazon Indians from one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been photographed from the air, with striking images released on Thursday showing them painted bright red and brandishing bows…
Divide Your Wallet to Stick to a Vacation Budget... →
It’s easy to start thinking about cash and spending as liquid, who-cares concepts while on vacation, but sticking to a budget can be as easy as sticking a piece of paper in your wallet. As…
The Purpose of Harvard is Not to Educate People →
Shared by DigDoug
I’m glad places like Harvard exist. I’d hate to see the short sighted groups short circuit the real goals of a system that’s worked amazingly well for a couple hundred years
Top Ten Classes In MMOs →
This list went around the various offices and mailing lists today. Everyone seems to have their own opinion of who should/shouldn’t be on it. As do I. But because I actually am starting to…
Researchers Recover Thousand-Year-Old Viking DNA →
The Vikings buried on the Danish island of Funen may very well have sailed all the way to Constantinople or Baghdad or Moscow, looting and pillaging with lusty ferocity. And now we’ve…
Placebo is not what you think →
The New York Times covers an interesting development in the world of consumer medicine - a company selling placebos to consumers that they can use to ease their children’s ills. For…
A 10,000 YouTube Link Post →
Shared by DigDoug
Most importantly, House of Pain, Jump Around is on Bill Clinton elected page.
Ever wonder what music videos were popular the week Lorena Bobbit cut off her husband’s penis and…
Nick Brandt →
The photographer Nick Brandt studied Film and Painting at St. Martins School of Art and in December 2000 he started photographing in East Africa. His portfolio has stunning pictures…
● Enlightened →
Shared by DigDoug
Contact should be required reading in high schools. It would require high school kids to understand sentences like the ones below though… so not likely to ever happen.
At the…
NOT Safe for Work →
Blonde Zombies - So NSFW, unless your work is cool with trashy Mexican comics, space vixens, pulp paperback covers, and the like.
Friendly Floatees →
Rubber ducks spilled in the ocean, cross through Bering Strait ten years later bookmark this on del.icio.us - posted by nelson to maps friendlyfloatees ducks - …
He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He... →
Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other…
Absolutely incredible photos of a wedding and then... →
Absolutely incredible photos of a wedding and then an earthquake. Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9 earthquake hit and shakes for…
The Telectroscope, A Viewing Tunnel Between London... →
Yesterday a giant drill bit broke through the surface in London near the Tower Bridge and a similar one appeared in Dumbo, Brooklyn near The Brooklyn Bridge. This was a sign that Paul St…
medicine cabinet turned booze hound →
i love this tongue-in-cheek use of the medicine cabinet - emergency booze supply. eviedee says, “have you seen the bjorken medicine cabinet? i am currently using mine to hold booze in the living…
dilbert →
dilbert
Parents' influence on kids' behavior: Not... →
Shared by DigDoug
This echoes a chapter in Freakonomics. Parents matter a lot less than they’d like to believe.
How do you raise “good kids”? It’s one of the questions that plagues…
Overheard on Tatooine →
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It’s kind of a pun. But it’s still funny
More Star Wars geekery. [Technorati tags: Cartoons, Chickens, Star Wars, Sandpeople, Marketing, Horror…
‘Minimum 50’ Grading Policies →
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Yes, now if you just want to squeak by, you can ignore all but one of the tests. Instead of two! Classical mathematical dilemma my arse.
USA Today story on “minimum 50” grading…
"When an event occurs, verbatim memory records an... →
“When an event occurs, verbatim memory records an accurate representation. But even as it is doing so, gist memory begins processing the information and determining how it fits into our existing…
Famous Historical Figure Shopping List Contest... →
Hillary has sent me her 10 finalists from our latest contest: Famous Historical Figure Shopping Lists. Very well done everyone! Please only vote once by dropping your ballot in the comments below….
Kuala Lumpur →
Photo from shafina.
Sodom and Gomorrah . . . →
… turns out to be true, think researchers.
A clay tablet that has baffled scientists for 150 years has been identified as a witness’s account of the asteroid suspected of being behind the…
Make Your Budget Easier to Grasp with Targeted... →
Personal Finance blog Funny About Money tweaks the concept of a “freedom account”—a single stash for irregular-but-common expenses like car repair and clothing—and comes up with targeted…
Amazon Kindle Review →
Kindle excels in part because Amazon has designed the entire user experience (like Apple’s iPod and iPhone), in part because of Amazon’s partnership with content publishers, in part because of its connectivity… but mostly because when you read a Kindle, you forget you’re using an electronic device. It’s just a book. A really, really flexible one.
May 16, 2008: Fennec Fox →
Baby Fennec Fox.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! :rolleyes:
Oklahoma City is repairing the state's busiest... →
Shared by DigDoug
8664 has its siblings.
Oklahoma City is repairing the state’s busiest highway by tearing it down and building a park in its stead. In Oklahoma City, the interstate will be…
Appeasement →
It looks like appeasement is going to be a big discussion this fall in the presidential elections. We saw President Bush start off the conversation yesterday in Israel. It’s clear that the…
GeekDad Wayback Machine: Map and Compass - the... →
One year ago, you were reading this, by Dave Hinerman: “Dad? How did people find geocaches before GPSes were invented?” A retro-GeekDad like me longs for a teachable moment like that. The short…
Moving Tips →
Shared by DigDoug
NOW they tell me. Jackholes.
Since I seem to move house every six months or so, I have ample opportunities to test new strategies. This time around I experimented by putting…
Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy →
Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy from the collection of The Library of Congress. 373 individual pieces from ranging in time from the 9th to the 19th Century, all explained and…
WorldWide Telescope
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How to find images on the internet, an extensive... →
How to find images on the internet, an extensive list of links and resources. (link)
FontStruct is an awesomely simple online font... →
FontStruct is an awesomely simple online font creation tool. Just draw on a grid with simple Photoshop-like tools, save, and download a TrueType version of the fonts you’ve just created. If this…
“Headbands…what a tough accessory. When they are right, they are really...”
– The Sartorialist on headbands (via kottke.org)
Word Time →
Along with viewing some remarkable events that I would likely never have the opportunity to experience, video has enabled me to hear your voice. A new collaborative group is taking…
Top 10 list | courier-journal | The... →
The top 10 reasons to vote for Hillary Clinton: 9. The only way to change the negative tone in Washington is to elect the candidate who best exploits it.
Review: Canon Rebel XSi is an Entry-Level Hip... →
Last year’s Rebel XTi was a massive sales success, but not exactly a technological leap forward for DSLRs. Most critiques of that camera (including ours) came up just shy of…
'Batmanime' Is a Blast in Batman: Gotham... →
The geek machine has fired into overdrive for Christopher Nolan’s incoming prequel sequel, The Dark Knight. But the untold hero of this summer’s Batman assault may lie elsewhere…
“When the history of this strange and soon-to-be-concluded Democratic primary...”
– Scott Rosenberg (via azspot) (via marco)
Myanmar Satellite Images, Before and After Cyclone →
NASA has released satellite images of Myanmar taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer before and after Cyclone Nargis made landfall on May 2nd.
NASA uses a…
Rock Band clutter: A possible solution →
Matt warned me back in December, but I didn’t listen. After playing Rock Band at a friend’s house, my husband and I rushed out to purchase a Playstation 3 and the Rock Band game. We were…
