December 2007
39 posts
“Oh, it’s Cricket. Marvelous game, really. You see, the bowler hurls the ball...”
– Digg - Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
“This occurred to me one time when I was stuck on a freeway in Dallas.
1....”
– Digg - Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
“This has always pissed me off. Even if I’m 10 or 20 cars back I go as soon...”
– Digg - Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
Two Teens Kill 7-Year-Old Girl with Supposed... →
Two teenagers have been charged with killing one of the pairs’ own 7-year-old sister using alleged Mortal Kombat imitation moves. The 16 and 17 year old teens were babysitting the child while the girl’s mother was at work when the incident happened.
- As a gamer, I don’t know what’s sadder: that they killed this really sweet girl, or that in 2007 they were still playing Mortal...
“Female monkeys may shout during sex to help their male partners climax, research...”
– Study Reveals Why Monkeys Shout During Sex | LiveScience
“I don’t see the end of a 20-year relationship that has run its course as a...”
– Catherine Deveny in today’s SMH.
I agree. It always strikes me as bizarre when people say that certain types of relationships “never work”, because if we define “not working” as “ending at some point”, doesn’t that make pretty much every relationship...
WatchThis is just inspirational.
Now, why don’t we do this at my work?
— miss-r — xstevemurphy
What sort of an office is this, where there are only good-looking people? Did all the fuglies get sent to lunch?
“If atheism is a religion, then not collecting stamps is a hobby.”
– a great comment on an absurd Huffington Post blog post proposing that atheism is actually a “stealth religion”
Complaint #118
“Honestly, the wireless in this airport is so slow, even in the first class lounge!”
-Whine by Meaghan Whyte — whitewhine
WatchHip Hip Violin And DJ Video (via Metacafe)
- Gypsies meet Hip Hop - A Clash of Cultures.
“A study done awhile back indicated that those who enjoy reading sci-fi tend to...”
– Great Sci Fi for People Who Think They Don’t Like Sci Fi - Short Stack
TV industry using piracy as a measure of success →
An even more interesting thing has started to happen: unofficial, but sanctioned television show leaks on BitTorrent. Broadcasters aren’t posting their shows directly on PirateBay yet, but they are talking informally and giving copies of shows to a friend of a friend who is unaffiliated with the company to make a torrent. Why? Well, it’s partially an experiment, but the hope is that distribution...
WatchLittle kid pwned by a wall. — xstevemurphy
Best Website Name of The Day
techlicious.tv
“It’s incredible how behaviors from an atomic level are imitated on the...”
– Digg - Voyager 2 Proves the Solar System is Squashed
For Sleepy Drivers, Coffee vs. Napping - Well -... →
Sleepy drivers who don’t want to stop their journey have two choices: pull over and take a short nap or load up with caffeine to stay awake. So what’s the better option?
A High Price for Healthy Food - Well - Tara... →
Healthy eating really does cost more. That’s what University of Washington researchers found when they compared the prices of 370 foods sold at supermarkets in the Seattle area. Calorie for calorie, junk foods not only cost less than fruits and vegetables, but junk food prices also are less likely to rise as a result of inflation. The findings, reported in the current issue of the Journal of the...
“AT&T started dinging me for late fees on my two accounts, which, of course,...”
– Foreclosures
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Health: Honey Better Than Dextromethorphan At... →
”The results were so strong that we were able to say clearly that honey was better than no treatment and dextromethorphan was not.”
Why I Will Recommend Linux To Family This Year |... →
Over Thanksgiving, we hosted family at our home. Here’s an example as to why Linux will work for them. […] I didn’t tell them what they were using. They had no trouble. The only comment, and it was early in the 4-day weekend, was the menu didn’t look right. I didn’t say a word!
