December 2008
54 posts
Google Knows Where I Am and Everything Else I Do →
This weekend Samsung alerted me that my cell phone was ready for an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 which apparently also set the GPS receiver to “on”. This morning I went out for a walk,…
November 2008
61 posts
Changing The Light Bulb On Top Of The St. Louis... →
Here’s a KTVI news story on Chuck Kalert, the guy who has changed the light bulb on the top of the Saint Louis Gateway Arch each year for the last 15 years. The top of the Arch is 630…
If nobody died in the purchase of my gift I don't... →
What says I care about you more than getting a gift where someone got trampled, killed, or totally exploited in order to procure it?
Bargain Hunting Turns Deadly At Wal-Mart (WMT) →
Sorry, but what the hell is wrong with people:
AP: Police say a Wal-Mart worker has died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers shortly after the Long Island store opened…
I Heart My Violent Alcoholic Family →
This sticker spotted as we depart for the Thanksgiving holiday. As a non-native species, we left our family and all its colorful characteristics on the East Coast. But we’ve found new…
Dumbing Down the Cloud →
Cloud computing is yet another name for services that have existed for a really long time. Here’s the 2008 IEEE Internet Computing quote regarding Cloud Computing: “Cloud Computing is a paradigm…
Ramen Pizza →
Karol Lu entered a contest that challenged chefs to come up with a recipe for ramen noodles that was both delicious and creative. Her idea? Ramen noodle pizza crust! Would you try it? Link …
Evan Williams Egg Nog, Pre-Mixed With Kentucky... →
Egg Nog pre-mixed with Evan Williams seven-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It’s actually pretty good and has a slight hint of Twitter.
photo by Scott Beale
This is a blog post…
Evan Williams Egg Nog, Pre-Mixed With Kentucky... →
Egg Nog pre-mixed with Evan Williams seven-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It’s actually pretty good and has a slight hint of Twitter.
photo by Scott Beale
This is a blog post…
Tip #18: No Christmas gifts this year →
This is Tip #18 of of the Save $1,000 in 30 Days Challenge. (See past tips.)
Today’s tip is to skip the expensive Christmas gifts this year — which cost the average American over $850 last…
Handy Map of The Bay →
Being that Your Editor was technically conceived of and birthed in The Dirty Mitten, you can imagine the amusement that ensued when we stumbled across this in our RSS Reader.
With that…
Turkey Head Salt Shakers →
Shared by Skyhoper
I’d hate to see chicken head salt shakers.
Is your home decor lacking slightly creepy salt and pepper shakers? Artist Guy Michael Davis has you covered. These shakers…
The Most Horrible Day of My Life →
UFC Cuts Jon Fitch over videogame likeness rights →
Jon Fitch, who went five rounds with UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre in August, received notice Wednesday that the UFC has released him. Fitch stated that he was cut from the promotion…
"Let me google that for you..." →
For all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question rather than google it for themselves.
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt (Mitt Romney) →
A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the auto industry needs.
15 Helpful In-Browser Web Development Tools →
In this article, we explore some of the most popular and useful in-browser Web development tools.
Firefox 3.1 Adds Tab Tearing [Firefox] →
Mozilla Links reports that the latest development release of Firefox 3.1 includes a new feature called tab tearing. As you can see from the video above, tab tearing allows you to pull any…
St. Louis Cardinals Slugger Albert Pujols Wins 2nd... →
Pujols, 28, amassed 37 home runs and 116 RBI in a season hampered by a strained calf that forced him to the disabled list and a nerve condition that caused him to undergo surgery last month.
US Admits Holding 12 Juveniles at Guantanamo →
A study released last week by the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas concluded the U.S. has held at least a dozen juveniles at Guantanamo, including a Saudi who committed suicide in…
Firefox 3.1 Adds Tab Tearing [Firefox] →
Mozilla Links reports that the latest development release of Firefox 3.1 includes a new feature called tab tearing. As you can see from the video above, tab tearing allows you to pull any…
Star Trek Light Switch Cover Plate →
Gasp - these are wonderful … in a geeky way: behold the Star Trek: The Next Generation light-switch or power-outlet cover plates, perfect
for the Trekker in all of us (these are made by…
Six Signs Barack Obama Has A CrackBerry Problem... →
Barack Obama shows all the classic signs of BlackBerry addiction, reports the New York Times.
He wears it: “The device has rarely been far from his side - on most days, it was…
Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is... →
When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, Americans won’t just get a new president; they might finally learn the full extent of George W. Bush’s warrantless domestic wiretapping….
The Yes Men Distribute Fake New York Times: “Iraq... →
This morning in NYC international pranksters The Yes Men recruited volunteers through the website Because We Want It to distribute thousands of copies of a fake version of the New…
I’ll Never Let Canada Live This Down: Evil... →
A ridiculous update on a ridiculous lawsuit: In August I wrote about a carpooling startup called PickupPal. The idea is that people can gather on the site to find others traveling to the same…
Terminology [XKCD] →
iTunes Store Finally Gets A Bargain Bin For Movies →
The glory days of grabbing that $5 DVD at the road trip pit-stop or Target checkout counter have finally made their digital transition to the iTunes Store.
60 Minutes Catches American Tech Trash Firm... →
American firm found to be illegally transporting tech trash to China, transforming a town in southern China into a toxic wasteland
An Expirement with Google Suggest →
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Clip Your Laptop Plug to the Back of the Desk... →
Reader LT writes in: I hate climbing behind my desk to plug in my laptop to charge when I get back to my office, and I can’t afford one of those new Mac displays that come with a laptop…
15+ FREE iPhone Apps to Navigate Your World →
There are a lot of iPhone apps. Thousands of them. And a good percentage are location-aware. They function with the help of cellular tower spotting or GPS to give users real-world perspective…
15 Famously Filthy People →
Even in historical eras in which people didn’t normally bathe, some famous folk stood out from the crowd by leading filthy lives. Yes, Howard Hughs is included. Pictured is king Louis XIV of…
Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in... →
enbody writes “The Freakonomics Blog at NYTimes.com reports on a study of Indiana energy use for daylight savings time showing an increase in energy use of 1%. ‘The dataset consists of more than 7…
Daylight Savings Time Increases Energy Use in... →
enbody writes “The Freakonomics Blog at NYTimes.com reports on a study of Indiana energy use for daylight savings time showing an increase in energy use of 1%. ‘The dataset consists of more than 7…
I’m Paying You With This Picture of a Spider … →
The bad economy got ya? Are you broke? Well, here’s what one David Thorne tried to settle his debt with: a picture of a spider.
Read the hilarious back and forth between him and the…
Barack Obama: The 50 facts you might not know →
The Office - Customer Survey - Deleted Scene →
A deleted scene from last night’s episode of The Office.
Source: Google teaming with Ustream for YouTube... →
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Woot! I got tickets to the event.
Online video site YouTube will be partnering with the live video streaming service UStream for YouTube’s live event on November 22,…
Songbird gets ready to fly with 1.0 release... →
The first Songbird 1.0 release candidate is now available for download. The new version offers improved performance and more reliability.
