December 2008
68 posts
Are they releasing Valkyrie on Christmas Day so we...
xstevemurphy:
I guess they figure, this movie’s about trying to kill Hitler. Jews are gonna flock to this movie. If only there was a day each year where Jewish people had the day off and nothing going on…
Typo In Proposition 8 Defines Marriage As Between... →
gina:
“The people of California made their voices heard today, and reaffirmed our age-old belief that the only union sanctioned in God’s eyes is the union between a man and another man possessed by an ungodly lupine curse,” state Sen. Tim McClintock said at a hastily organized rally celebrating passage of the new law.
WatchBest Ski Crash In History
Odd: Iowa Town Uses Garlic Salt To De-Ice The... →
Yes, Ankeny, Iowa is a suburb of Des Moines. It’s like any other town — except for one important distinction. City crews are out spreading garlic salt on the streets.
The garlic salt, which would have ended up in a landfill if it hadn’t been donated by Tone Brothers Inc., a local spice producer, apparently works just fine when mixed with regular road salt.
WatchTurn a flashlight into a handheld burning laser
Butter Holds the Secret to Cookies That Sing -... →
The most common mistakes made by home bakers, professionals say, have to do with the care and handling of one ingredient: butter. Creaming butter correctly, keeping butter doughs cold, and starting with fresh, good-tasting butter are vital details that professionals take for granted, and home bakers often miss.
Study: Young people watch less TV →
Young Americans just aren’t watching TV like they used to. Put another way, the older you get, the more you watch, according to a report due out Thursday from Deloitte indicating that “millennials,”…
Dude! Where is my disk space? →
If Parkinson’s Law for computers holds true, then no matter how much disk space you have, it will get used up. If you’re already feeling a pinch, consider using a disk space analyzer tool to see…
Top 10 Most-Sought-After Gifts of 2008 →
Here’s what we all seem to be searching for this year. Unsurprisingly, the Wii is also the hottest product on the market this season. It ranks first among product searches on the Internet using.
Build a Supercomputer from Sony Playstation 3 →
[Scientists] have created a step-by-step guide to building a home-brewed supercomputer that can reduce the cost of university and general computing research.
34 Basic Tutorials To Get Started With Digital... →
“Here’s a compilation of the best photography tips and tutorials found on the web. Starting with basics to make your first purchase, all the way to the inner workings of your camera.”
Will Smith Gives $122,500 To Scientology....Awww... →
Will Smith gives generously to many causes, and one of them is the Church of Scientology. A report on his charitable foundation’s tax return shows that $122,500 was donationed to the Scientology…
Can I resell my MP3s?: the post-sale life of... →
What’s the legal status of all that digital media the young people spend so much money on at iTunes and Amazon? Do they own it? Can they sell it? What about those Steam games? Can you resell that…
Redneck PlayStation →
This will keep you busy for a while! It’s gotten down to this…enjoy! Redneck Play Station. Get ‘em while you can!
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Hilarious Digital Short - SNL (John Malkovich)
Puppies save three-year-old boy lost in freezing... →
(via xstevemurphy)
- I think my cat can do this. The white one.
“TV Law: If someone on Law and Order or CSI gets a phone call, that call always...”
– Me. (via xstevemurphy)
“Ford Motor Company, who loses an average of $1,925 every time it sells a...”
– PR Disaster: Ford Suing The Only People Who Actually Still Care About Ford Cars | VOLTAGEblog (via xstevemurphy)
- Wait! I need gov’t relief from me making bad decisions and buying all this crap from Fry’s!
“OH GOD I AM BLIND oh wait woke up under a blanket”
– Sockamillion - The cat with a Twitter account (via livejamie) (via xstevemurphy)
Liquidation: Circuit City Liquidator Doubles List... →
Circuit City’s own website says the list price of that DVD player is $299 — but that doesn’t really matter, because the Circuit City your fiance was visiting isn’t being run by Circuit City anymore. The inventory is being liquidated by a company that paid a lump sum for the whole thing — and is trying to maximize its profits by squeezing out every penny. Often, this means raising...
Wikipedia Censored Over Supposed Child Pornography →
British fans of the 1970s band The Scorpions (probably best known for the song “Rock You Like a Hurricane”) might be surprised to find that the Wikipedia page about the group has vanished. The page has been blocked by British ISPs due to an image of an album cover–one that has been controversial since its release in 1976–that depicts a nude underage girl.
The 50 Most Wonderfully Geeky Moments of 2008 →
In the gallery below, you’ll find superheroes, robots (both real and fictional), geek girl crushes and even a giant particle accelerator that may eventually destroy Earth. These are the news stories…
“It’s amazing to see the myth that Linux is hard to use, install, and...”
– When Linux fails | Tux Deluxe
Copper Thieves Threaten U.S. Infrastructure, FBI... →
Copper thieves, sometimes acting as “organized groups,” are threatening what the FBI said is “critical” U.S. infrastructure, from electrical sub-stations, cellular towers, telephone land lines to…
How One Guy’s Flickr Photo Wound Up in the Iron... →
Of all the amateur photographers out there, who among us hasn’t dreamed of seeing our photos plastered onscreen during the runtime of a multi-million dollar studio tentpole release/major comic book…
RIAA Believes MP3s Are A Crime: Why This Matters... →
Copyright expert and Google copyright counsel William Patry:
“So here’s a proposed solution: let’s give honest people what they want, clear guidance; instead of wasting Congress’s time on gluttonous issues like getting even greater statutory damage awards, why not spend that time drafting a personal use exemption – not fair use guidelines, but a real exemption. One that will exempt all home...
Learn How To Pronounce Foreign Names Correctly →
“How to Say that Name” is a huge audio database of people’s names in various languages - you can simply click the name to hear how a native speaker would pronounce it. The database has pronunciations all popular names (and surnames) from languages like English, Chinese, German, Russian, Korean and even Hindi.
HowToSayThatName.com
Complaint #313
whitewhine:
“The lighter on my car is right in front of the drink holder so I can’t charge my phone and put my venti vanilla latte in the cupholder at the same time. So annoying!”
-Whine by Nicole