January 2009
Storage Fail →
Submitted by Kenneth W
"Bacon is like the candy of the meats that the pig... →
Chicago Sun-Times
Featured Pipe Smoker: Sherlock Holmes →
Sherlock Holmes (art by Sidney Paget)
There are several pipe-smoking actors who portrayed Holmes which I intend to profile here, and I have already covered William Gillette. Before I do any of…
UFOs and Politicians →
A few weeks back we noted the passing of Senator Claiborne Pell, and a minor controversy that ensued with back and forth comments between Col. John Alexander and James ‘The Amazing’ Randi….
Four Reasons Not To Book Your Hotel Room Through A... →
You won’t get the best deal booking your hotel room through third-party sites like Expedia or Travelocity, according to an anonymous hospitality industry insider. Inside, four excellent reasons…
My Current Presentation Tools →
I usually make three to four major presentations a month. In January, for example, I made presentations at our Quarterly Business Review Meeting, our All Employee Meeting, and The Thomas Nelson…
Marco Benevento: Me Not Me →
By: Dennis Cook Me Not Me (arriving February 3 on Royal Potato Family Records) begins like a rusty spigot twisting loose. Then, a crystalline flow rushes forth - mineral rich, cool,…
Since cigarette taxes are at a maximum, what is... →
Boston Globe
We have an early entry in the "Nutballs Who Think... →
STLToday
Shape-shifting fish fools scientists →
IT IS the very opposite of family resemblance: three groups of strikingly different-looking fish that turn out to be males, females and young of the same family.
AT THE LIBRARY: Need for Lead Testing to Close... →
Lead may close book on children’s rooms in Maryland | The Daily Times — The morons who passed this bill should be discovered and voted out of office. It’s idiotic. Libraries may consider banning…
Sasquatch, 1934 →
“He was twice as big as the average man, with hands [arms?] so long they nearly touched the ground, and his nose seemed spread all over his face. His body was covered with hair like an animal. He…
Associated Press Wants RIAA Case Webcast →
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “The Associated Press, The New York Times, and other major news organizations have gone to court to fight the RIAA over its attempt to thwart a court order which ruled…
Bits: A Newspaper? On a PC? That’s Crazy Talk →
In 1981, KRON in San Francisco broadcast a news report about a strange new effort to deliver newspapers electronically.
What is school for? →
Seems like a simple question, but given how much time and money we spend on it, it has a wide range of answers, many unexplored, some contradictory. I have a few thoughts about education, how we use…
Nielsen Deletes Reply-To-All Button →
This happened last Tuesday, but we wanted to make sure you’re aware that Nielsen management, after years of research, has finally come up with an adequate solution to cluttered e-mail inboxes…
Cemetery Win →
Submitted by Lee H
Dolphins prepare food like chefs before eating →
Dolphins are the chefs of the seas, going through elaborate preparations to rid cuttlefish of ink and bone to produce a soft meal of calamari, scientists claim.
Google flags entire internet as malware →
Google flags entire internet as malwareFound this as i was googling (see link below). Techcrunch reports this breaking…
[APOD] Supernova Remnant [PIC] →
Old Spaghetti Factory makes a comeback →
Four years after it left the Gaslamp Quarter, The Old Spaghetti Factory is returning to its old location.
What Libertarians Believe, by L. Neil Smith and... →
(via craytonc)
Woman accused of attacking man with bagel →
Authorities say a St. Petersburg woman was charged with battery after hitting a man in the head with a bagel.
Boy George signing autographs in his prison cell →
This is Boy George in his tiny prison cell at the start of his 15-month sentence.
City Room: Is That an Emoticon in 1862? →
Is it a typo or an emoticon? Did someone insert a winking smiley face into a New York Times transcript of an 1862 speech by Abraham Lincoln? Some think so.
Twitter for the creative Mac user →
James Dempsey used to wonder what the fuss about Twitter was all about. Then he tried out the micro-blogging service and found another tool that fit nicely into his routine as a creative…
Get Ready to Re-engineer Your Company →
The old days are over…it’s time to get ready for a new type of industry
Industry Advisor by Jose Perez
RISMEDIA, January 19, 2009-My guess, judging by my travels and conversations with…
Bob May (Robot in Lost in Space) R.I.P. →
Bob May, the fellow inside The Robot on Lost In Space, died at age 69. “Farewell, Will Robinson.”
‘Lost in Space’ actor Bob May dies at 69 in Calif. (Thanks, Antinous!)
Aussie Author Jailed in Thailand for Insulting... →
CNN reports that an Australian author has been sentenced to three years in prison in Thailand for publishing a book which contained passages perceived as insults to the country’s royal family — a…
The Curious Case of Forrest Gump →
“If you see only one version of Forrest Gump this year, make it The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” (Thanks, Liz!)
iWork '09 boxed copies don't need serial numbers →
iWork ‘09 is the first version of Apple’s work software suite which, in its boxed version, doesn’t require a serial number in order to work.
On Facebook, Sicilian Mafia Is a Hot Topic →
Authorities are investigating groups devoted to Mafiosi.
Banks Foreclose on Builders With Perfect Records →
Lines of credit for home developers is no longer a matter of payment history, but of risk analysis and management in a shrinking real estate market.
Making a Monkey -- Jessica Joslin shows us her... →
I’m interested in artists’ and DIYers’ workspaces. I like to find out how they organize their tools and supplies, and how they set up their workbenches and drawing boards. When I went to…
The crystalline keen of a siren's urogential... →
Skot Wiedmann’s Motus Mavis hand-built analog synthesizers sound like this. [via MAKE:]
Video: Motorcade SUVs with miniguns in the trunk →
Those black SUVs that travel with a presidential motorcade? They very well may have a 7.62mm minigun inside.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, 2000 →
We will forego the usual vintage B-western this week. I had intended to write a post about such a movie. I had all the screen caps, and the list of notes that I create before I begin writing the full…
Bush Commutes 2 Border Agents’ Sentences →
President Bush commuted the sentences of two former border patrol agents who had been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for shooting a suspected Mexican drug dealer in Texas in 2005.
Tumblr v5 Launches →
Tumblr launches the 5th generation of the Tumblr dashboard.
This is a blog post from Laughing Squid For more content like this, subscribe to the RSS feed, Twitter & FriendFeed…
Man finds lizard taped to his car door →
The bad news: some idiot in Australia taped a live lizard to a man’s car door while he was out taking photos. The good news: he was able to save the lizard by taking it home and using…
Videos: Woz on Steve Jobs' leave; parents on Tim... →
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak argued in a television interview this past week that he thinks Steve Jobs’ temporary absence from Apple could be a blessing in disguise. Meanwhile, the parents of…
Dvorak Layout Claimed Not Superior To QWERTY →
Shared by Fatsleroy
I think that the layout on channeldvorak.com is better than dvorak.org/blog, both of which are much better layout than http://qwerty.com/
Michael Pyne sends in an article…
Young girls married to frogs for disease... →
Shared by Fatsleroy
Is that like being married to christ?
The Times of India reports that two young girls have been wed to frogs in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district, “to prevent the outbreak of…
Google Terminates Six Services →
Jonah Bomber writes with this excerpt from Information Week: “In addition to Google’s announcements about the elimination of 100 recruiting positions and the shutdown of offices in Austin, Texas;…
How To Suck At Information Security →
wiedzmin writes “Great entry in today’s SANS Internet Storm Center Handler’s Diary — How to suck at Information Security. Some of my favorite points include: ‘Assume the users will read the security…
RIAA Walks Away From Another "Discovery"... →
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “You may recall that the RIAA walked away last week from one of their ‘discovery’ cases seeking the identities of ‘John Does’ who attended Rhode Island College. We have…
Durex: Get It On Balloon Animal Condom Ad by... →
Here’s the now infamous “Durex: Get It On” condom ad created by Superfad featuring horny animated balloon animals. There are also a few outtakes from the ad.
via Violet Blue
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Maggot cheese that tries to eat your eyes →
Casu marzu is an illegal Sardinian cheese that is served riddled with writhing maggots that try to jump into your eyeballs as you eat it.
Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the…
Maggot cheese that tries to eat your eyes →
Casu marzu is an illegal Sardinian cheese that is served riddled with writhing maggots that try to jump into your eyeballs as you eat it.
Casu marzu is considered toxic when the maggots in the…