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August 2009
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How a sewing machine works →
An abundance of death →
Joanne McNeil on The Daily Death:
In the future, a famous person will die every fifteen minutes. Already it’s happening. The ascent of the microcelebrities, the 24 hour news cycle, citizen journalism, and our darkest fantasies all collide on Twitter now. The website’s rhetorical question “What are you doing?” sometimes feels more like “Who died today?”
Rotgutonix -- the slightly paranoid, somewhat... →
So concerned with the quality of the liquor you binge-drink that you think a testing device that looks just like a pregnancy test is in order? Sweet — Rotgutonix has got you…
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Part Two →
Anti-health-care-reform activist, reportedly injured in a fight at a town hall meeting last week, is collecting donations to pay his medical bills because he was recently laid off and lost his…
Because Brian and I have a bromance too
During the beach week prior to my wedding @bkrichar figured out that brown sugar in a mojito is dynamite. Well, I’d like to confirm that the same is true for a mint julep. I’m not sure about Brian’s original ratio, but I made a 50/50 mix of brown and refined sugar into a simple syrup and that is super. If the mint julep is a little too boozey then (in another move inspired by...
High speed robotic hands →
Wow. I had no idea that robots could move that quickly. (via justin blanton) Tags: robots video
July 2009
34 posts
So... what do you think the f-stop/shutter speed...
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Hey y'all!
Our waiter at Lady and Son’s spent the majority of our meal gently mocking the entire Paula Dean brand and the requirement that he adopt Paula’s apparent y’all terrets syndrome. Needless to say he was rewarded with a substantial tip.
How To Disappear Completely. →
via http://antoinetta.tumblr.com/post/56185193/luxembourg-getthefuckoutrightnow
Altered book art →
Check out this huge and varied roundup of paper art made by modifying old books. Pictured above is my favourite image from the post, a promotional piece for the Anagram Bookshop in…
Help Remedies →
Designed by ChappsMalina, Little Fury & Help Remedies | Country: United States | Buy it
Thanks to Richard at Help Remedies for sending us the package designs for their new…
KWidget says FML →
Today, my five-year-old came home from summer camp crying because her friends and counselors had all laughed at her when she couldn’t identify colors correctly during a game. My husband then…
Ebony Magazine1985
Epic FAIL on Ebony Magazine’s... →
Ebony Magazine 1985
Epic FAIL on Ebony Magazine’s end there. Then again I’m sure no one could’ve predicted the way he did end up looking like in the 2000’s. How great would that be though if he…
Complete Yale courses now on iTunes U →
Filed under: iTS, Education, Odds and ends, iTunes, Podcasts
What a great opportunity to brush up on controversies in Astrophysics, Game Theory, or France since 1871. Apple and…
Grand Unification Theory of Cutlery →
See Also: An Analysis of the Relative Usefulness of the Splayd by the same author
“Here’s what it should be instead of Ridin Dirty:
They gaze upon me...”
– from DanceswithWhiteBoys’ definition of Ridin Dirty
Picture This: F-18 Buzzes Detroit Apartment →
A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet crew got permission for a low-level demonstration flight, as part of the opening ceremony for a speedboat race on the Detroit River, last weekend. This is what…
In scribblenauts you can summon Cthulhu and have...
When I first saw this game announced I preordered it immediately. Stuff like this is why.
-via reddit
“I believe Windows 7 is superior to Ice Leopard and Ubunto Dicey Dog because it...”
– Marco (via irc) (via arood)
Harry Potter and the Tremendous F***-up. [Built on... →
Or: Deconstructing Dumbledore. (Major and serious spoilers for Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows follow. In fact if you haven’t read them this will make very little sense.) There’s a lot of…
“If you watch Jeopardy! backwards, it’s a show about rich people paying...”
– doctor_yukio_hattori
Sheeple →
She broke the GOP, now she owns it →
As the Republicans’ lone charismatic performer, Sarah Palin has come to represent a dwindling white nonurban America that is aflame with grievances….
I've just discovered the secret to marital bliss
Get a two story house without dual climate control*
Set the temperature to whatever the lady of the house would prefer
Close all the A/C vents downstairs
Enjoy your wonderfully frigid upstairs as the A/C despreately attempts to cool the downstairs.
Reverse the open/closed vents as seasons demand
* If you have a house with seperate thermostats for upstairs and down then shut up Mr. Fancy...
Radio Gaga, music lovers' new best friend →
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Deals
Would you like to simultaneously record multiple Internet radio stations and rapidly increase the size of your iTunes library? Allow me to…
The Game vs. Jay-Z Through an IR Lens →
(wikimedia)
Mark Lynch brings an international relations perspective to The Game’s recent attacks on Jay-Z:
So what does Jay-Z do? If he hits back hard in public, the Game will gain…
Radio Gaga, music lovers' new best friend →
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Deals
Would you like to simultaneously record multiple Internet radio stations and rapidly increase the size of your iTunes library? Allow me to…
BlueStar Wall Ovens →
BlueStar wall ovens are now available in an assortment of 100 vibrant colors for you bold chefs out there. Liven up your cooking and your kitchen with a hot pink double oven!
The 24” oven…
July 10, 2009 - chainsawsuit →
How to Turn Your Object Oriented Language Into a...
Introduction:
Every program should read like a story. All this jumping around to different parts of the class, or worse, different classes all together is confusing to you and the computer. A program should be understandable from beginning to end with confusing and narative breaking shifts in context.
From the author of: NP-Complete algorithms for non NP-Complete problems
Be Polite.jpg (JPEG Image, 488x275 pixels) →
via …
June 2009
23 posts
So Awesome: 13 year old spends a week with a... →
When I got my first Walkman (thanks Aunt Pat!) I got two singles with it. Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” and Bon Jovi’s “Love for Sale”
He had told me it was big, but I hadn’t realised he meant THAT big. It was the size of a small book.
When I saw it for the first time, its colour also struck me. Nowadays gadgets come in a rainbow of...
Tweak Your Way to a Better Finder [Mac OS X] →
It’s disappointing that Snow Leopard doesn’t promise many major new Finder features, but with the right tweaks and plug-ins, you can make browsing files on your Mac significantly better. …
Guest comic by John Keogh →
Today’s comic comes from medical dramatist and prolific guest-stripper John Keogh of Lucid TV. In this strip, John has imagined a terrifying world that some of the people who email me are…
ModKnobs →
ModKnobs is a new company producing modern door knobs. Their story is cute: Mary & Jeff were remodeling their home and had a hard time finding cool doorknobs that were affordable….
BREAKING: F1 reunites as Max Mosely reportedly... →
Well crap. I was honestly looking forward to a breakaway series that would put give more money to the teams. I think that would encourage smaller teams just as much as a budget cap. Giving more money to the teams isn’t an option with F1 because the series is up to its eyeballs in debt and has to keep as much of the (massive) money it pulls in from TV and tracks it can to keep that under...
Anything Desk Accessories →
Designed by Michael Sodeau, these cool desk accessories are sure to please any modern design freak [like me!]
http://www.unicahome.com
Posted by Jaime in Home Furnishings. ©2009 …
Look! Enormous Vintage Collection of Spice Jars →
Roya wrote to us looking for help in selling her grandmother’s vintage spice jar collection. We were so fascinated by this enormous collection of vintage spice jars we had to show them to all…
Ask MAKE: surplus TVs from the DTV switch →
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