August 2008
74 posts
Facebook Hits 100 Million Users →
Fast growing social network Facebook has hit the 100 million users mark, according to a statement today by Dave Morin, the company’s Senior Platform Manager.
Kids can't "go out and play" anymore →
Thirty years ago, the “going out to play” culture coexisted with other culturally sanctioned forms of independence for even very young children: Kids as young as 6 used to walk to school on their…
24 Core, 48GB Linux Render Cluster built inside... →
This amazing Linux Cluster consists of 6 Intel Core 2 Quad(2.4GHZ) Processors, 48GB of RAM spread across 6 GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX motherboards and put inside an IKEA Helmer cabinet, WHY YOU…
“If you want to see part of the problem, go turn on the local news on any given...”
– Digg - Kids can’t “go out and play” anymore
“This is the softening of the american population that’s been happening for...”
– Digg - Nine-year-old told he’s too good - MLB - SI.com
Real Conversation betweem Me and Rich from Help...
Bart: Do you think Fred always thought Barney's wife was way hotter than his own?
Rich: I think it was one of those "you want what you can't have" things, so the attraction was there, but she wouldn't stick around after Fred starting beating her when everyone left and the cameras turned off.
Bart: yeah, she was too fragile. Whereas Wilma looked like a tough cookie and would give back as much as Fred gave.
Rich: Exactly. She kept her cool while on camera, but you know she was a drinker.
Bart: oh totally! you could see it too, even when the cameras rolled. she had that demanding bitchy demeanor, always looking to blame Fred for something. Many say she was the reason for his over-eating and subsequent weight gain.
“High school cheerleading accounted for 65.1 percent of all catastrophic sports...”
– “Catastrophic” meaning fatal, disabling and serious injuries, not ankle sprains. via Girls’ Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading | LiveScience (via xstevemurphy)
Inside the World of Blizzard →
- Yay for Jessie’s company!
Citizenship Flexibility at the Olympics Is a Good... →
- Interesting perspective.
$1,400-a-night celebrity rehab clinic scene of 3... →
- Dr. Drew! How could you!
BREAKING: Eight American Bloggers Detained in... →
At least eight American blogger-activists and several other foreigners have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch.
IOC Rips Bolt for Lack of 'Respect' - AOL Sports →
- Finally!
Orange paying actors to line up for the iPhone 3G... →
Yeah, that’s just sad — especially since there aren’t any real customers in line at Polish T-Mobile stores, which is also carrying the phone. Good luck selling phones to your own actors, fools — when will these companies ever learn?
Baidu cache offers more evidence of underage... →
The IOC has refused to investigate this situation, claiming that it’s the responsibility of the Federation International Gymnastics (FIG) to verify the ages of competitors. The FIG verifies age by checking an official, government-approved passport. Whatever the passport says is what the FIG goes by, even if the girl in question barely looks 12, much less 16.
Legendary gymnastics coach Bela...
Tattoo? Symbiote? What the Hell is That Thing On... →
Turns out I was way off, and it’s actually Kinesio athletic tape from a company in Albuquerque. And upon further inspection, the hype surrounding the $15 tape appears justified, and goes way beyond helping athletes.
“Guess I will just stick to listening to 30 second clips of songs over and over...”
– Pandora: Say Goodbye To Pandora?
The News Vault - Man Shoots Himself Five Times In... →
Somedays you just can’t seem to do anything right.
That’s probably exactly how an Argentine man feels after he shot himself five times in the head, trying to kill himself, and still survived.
“2. Go with your gut How it works: Improv actors don’t think too much...”
– How to think faster, better on your feet - CNN.com
“Making other people look good is, in a nutshell, the whole secret of success at...”
– Office Culture: Think Faster and Better on Your Feet with Tricks from Improv
“Technologies that I tried to get my wife to try for years but she resisted until...”
– Ask The Readers: What Tech Do You Have to See to Believe?
“Ah Jet Blue. I remember a long time ago I was flying with them as an...”
– JetBlue: JetBlue Has Grandmother Arrested For Refusing To Delete An Unflattering Video Recording
6 Reasons Today’s Olympic Swimmers are Breaking... →
For some reason every swim event in this Olympics is a record smasher. And it isn’t just Michael Phelps who’s seconds ahead of that daunting green world record line. Curious what’s making this year’s…
“You can say anything. You think people taste oak in a wine? Fuck no. Who the...”
– From How To Be A Snob: Drinking Alcohol by theferrett (via xstevemurphy)
WatchA Woman Parking - Nuff Said Video
42% of Drivers Don't Have Time to Signal -- Fined... →
Failure of other drivers to use a turn signal is one of the most annoying things on the road, and it may be on the rise, according to the State Police. A study found:42 percent said they didn’t have…
Olympics: Footprint Fireworks Were Faked into... →
Though the pyrotechnics really were set off, the airborne camera view that the rest of the world watched was fake. Olympic committee decided that to follow the real trail of firework footprints was too dangerous for a helicopter camera.
“Site [The Pirate Bay] admin Peter Sunde aka Brokep has announced on his blog...”
– Pirate Olympics: 5 Alternative Ways to Watch the Olympics Online « NewTeeVee
WatchIT Guy Vs Dumb Employees Video
- The Website is down!
- My internet was on the left testicle. WHERE IS IT I cANT FIND IT
WatchChick Overreacts A Little Video
- OMG! Relax, girlfriend.