August 2007
104 posts
Techdirt: Biggest Box Office Summer Ever... And... →
“Capt. Denny Flanagan is a rare bird in today’s frustration-filled...”
– The Middle Seat - WSJ.com [Reblogged via Taylor McKnight]
Ohio mom has triplets, again - Yahoo! News →
That’s just selfish!
Miss S.C. Teen USA's geography pop quiz - Boing... →
Canonical and Altkom Akademia partner to deliver... →
That’s my peeps!
Why Does Tech-Support Response Often Seem Slow? →
“with a dwindling pool of computer support specialists, companies find it harder to hire IT support staffers.” - how come none of that was true when I was looking for a job 6 months ago?
‘Heroes’ Star Recognizes Benefits of BitTorrent |... →
Hero - you clandestine pirate! :)
WatchNews Anchor Can’t Stop Laughing - Watch with Sound
- He’s not the only one that can’t stop - like 2 drops came out!
Sprint Sucks And Their New Website Is Stupid →
Winner of the best headline … this week.
China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation - Newsweek... →
”China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission”
- excuse me, may I poop now? No? OK, I’ll hold it.
Age difference is key to having most kids: study |... →
“To have the most children, men should find a partner six years younger and women a mate four years older”
- According to this, the two shall never meet.
San Jose Mercury News - Shark attacks surfer in... →
Tan tan…. tan tan … tan tada tada tada … ta ta ta!
Check for Sex Offenders in your Area →
This is a great tool for everyone. Residents could be aware of their neighbors. And new home buyers could foresee what kind of neighborhood they are moving into.
Ayn Rand Institute: Let Parents Raise their... →
“… we must not allow power-hungry politicians to use that desire as a pretense for usurping the rights of parents to oversee the intellectual upbringing of their children.”
NYTimes: At a Family Gathering, an Internet Cafe... →
A very delightful, if somewhat frustrating story of how family gatherings have changed.
Time Waster - WSJ.com →
Some really important news from the Wall Street Journal. Really. Must be important.
TSA steals traveler's pudding, leaves him armed... →
“I was passing through Sacto airport security checkpoint. I sent my carry-on backpack through the Xray machine. The operator found something, and raised her hand for assistance. Another TSA person came over and pulled my bag out of the machine and commenced with a hand search. Inside he found a package of unopened Hunts Pudding Snacks in my lunch. He confiscated the pudding “it’s...
Australian Gov't Spends $84 MILLION On a Porn... →
It’s supposed to keep kids from seeing porn, but apparently it’s not very good at it. Oh, and they released a patched version to get around the hacker, and 40 minutes later, the same kid broke the patch!
Stay up late - or get up early - for spectacular... →
For the wide-awake, a partial eclipse will start at 1:51 a.m. Tuesday and become total starting at 2:52 a.m. By 4:22 a.m., the total phase will be over, but then as the moon begins to emerge from Earth’s shadow, another partial phase will begin. The eclipse will end at 5:24 a.m., just as the sky lightens at dawn.
Edge: LIONS: AFRICA'S MAGNIFICENT PREDATORS By... →
WARNING:some of the photos are a bit gory, and one shows explicit lion sex.
So you like Vista?
"So you like Vista?"
"Not really, no. I run a Vista simulator."
"Virtual Server?"
"Nah, I just turned on all the flashy crap in XP, changed the background image, took some memory out of my box and clocked down the CPU. Then broke Media player. Works like a charm."
Techdirt: Can We Please Stop Arresting WiFi Users... →
Common, the road-warrior-geeks need some kind of access.
Jase From Outta Space featuring Claire’s 'Do What...
When our eyes met I just can’t believe You’re with someone else With, one kiss, you have me I wanna look into your eyes To feel that special place I’ll be here for you If you ever need me I’ll be here for you If you ever need me I’ve been waiting for so long It’s starting to kill me What do I have to do? It’s like she’s cast a spell I...
"The War On Drugs Cannot Be Won": Drug Expert... →
Sad but true.
“”I just cannot believe in a war against drugs when they’ve got anti-drug commercials on TV all day long, followed by, ‘This Bud’s for you’”
Suprnova.org – The Universal Bittorrent Source →
I’ve been there. I’ve done that. I really do have a t-shirt!
Wiki: Build Your Own Offline Wikipedia -... →
Wait, I can have the ENTIRE contents of Wikipedia.com on my laptop, with me, at all times, whenever I want? I think I want.
Watch“What if business meetings were like blog comment threads?” (thanks nevyn) - Warning: NSFW (for language, no nudity)
How geeky does one have to be to laugh out loud at this clip? I did.
WatchCould the (insert sucky NFL team here) please sign this kid? via Wax Enthusiastic
This kid will go far - and get there fast! (The background music is a little obnoxious, lyrics possibly NSFW)
WatchPhoto Illusions Video (via Metacafe)
Guys are so one-track-minded!
“The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of...”
– SPACE.com — Experts Pick: Top 10 Space Science Photos
Voyager Spacecraft Celebrate 30th Anniversary →
Woot, woot for human achievement! We can create great things, if we don’t destroy ourselves in the process.