January 2009
Dolphins prepare food like chefs before eating -... →
Google Software Update for Mac refuses to... →
“Television is chewing gum for the eyes.”
– Frank Lloyd Wright (via simko)
'Notorious' scribe takes on Run-DMC →
This would be interesting, however I can see them doing this for a lot of “musicians,” to the point of overkill. Aside from casts and budgets, I don’t see how this is much different than VH1’s “Behind the Music.”
1981 tv segment predicting that the internet will... →
(via mattlehrer:johncarney:abangupjob)
1 family gets 445 credit card offers in a year --... →
via ohserena:
Of all the shit we have to worry about right now, everyone the stupids seems to be so fixated on Jessica Simpson having more junk in the trunk.
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“Since the age of 11, Jill Price, a woman who “can’t forget,”...”
– MRIs reveal possible source of woman’s super-memory - USATODAY.com
not bad for the McPaper.
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor →
via adeandabet: homecoming:
“The mutation of brown eyes to blue represents neither a positive nor a negative mutation.”
I beg to differ. This is an extremely awesome mutation.
At $235 Million, Bloomberg Was Biggest Giver in... →
(via freckledawesome)
well done.
“The Michigan Public Service Commission a couple of years ago was...”
– MPSC discouraged use of power limiter
Well yeah, I would hope they’d shut mine off too if I had an unpaid bill over $1000.
Offline Gmail Available (rollout starts now) →
via yourdp:
supernumerary
via wordjournal:
noun • a person serving no apparent function
adjective • exceeding the usual number
just a suggestion
I have no intention of changing my tumblr name. But if I was, or wanted to start a side project, I just discovered that the name I’d switch to has already been taken. The thing is, the guy hasn’t posted anything since April of 2007. I discovered this with a self serving motive, but I have always been irked by this. There should be some kind of dormancy period that once maxed out,...
Readers vote for definition of 'saddlebacking' →
Urban Dictionary with a local twist.
Congressman intros bill requiring cameraphones to... →
And what if you’re shooting video? Sirens?
Obama Officials Tells Citibank To Ditch Plans For... →
via notthatkindagay:robot-heart-politics:msbadkittie:
“ABC News has learned that Monday officials of the Obama administration called Citigroup about the company’s new $50 million corporate jet and told execs to ‘fix it.’”
Balls indeed.
Bessie Braddock: Sir, you are drunk.
Winston Churchill: Madam, you are ugly. In the morning, I shall be sober.
Internet Population Passes One Billion; Top 15...
via randominternet:
“Top 15 countries, by Internet population:
1. China: 179.7 million
2. United States: 163.3 million
3. Japan: 60.0 million
4. Germany: 37.0 million
5. United Kingdom: 36.7 million
6. France: 34.0 million
7. India: 32.1 million
8. Russia: 29.0 million
9. Brazil: 27.7 million
10. South Korea: 27.3 million
11. Canada: 21.8 million
12. Italy: 20.8 million
13. Spain:...
Gang thug pleads guilty in hate attacks after... →
“Federal Judge Carol Amon could slam Carranza with a maximum of 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced on April 30.”
10 years? Please kill this guy.
“This is our 16th year, and I wish I had a big piece of wood to knock on right...”
– George Eisenhart Jr., president of the Monster Truck Racing Association, to Madison, Wis.-based WKOW on monster truck safety.
He was run over and killed by one the next day. Seriously.
(via jeffcagle)
Meet Inbetween Us →
via evanwalsh:
Find locations that are between two places. Useful for Craigslist and such.
“I’m looking for baggage that goes with mine.”
– Rent (via havent-got-a-prayer)
The Obesity Virus? →
crazyonyou: (via nickmcglynn)
“Cardiologist Thomas Kottke, MD, of Regions Hospital Heart Center in St. Paul, Minn., says that trying to blame the obesity epidemic on a virus is avoiding reality. “It’s like saying, `I don’t need to quit smoking because by the time I get lung cancer there’ll be a cure,’” he says. “And there’s no cure, and it...
Job Apps
I just filled out an application and it asked the standard, “how’d you hear about us?” question. Several of the options in the drop down had to do with facebook. I sincerely hope that applications selecting these options go straight to the circular file.
#1 Song on This Date in History →
(via sraz)
“We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our...”
– John Lennon (via thresca)
