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11/30/2007

Gray Water Package Units: now this seems like a reasonable idea. Technological problems require technological solutions.

“Sudan Protesters – Execute U.K. Teacher”: seriously, WTF! WTHF. My mind is boggled. At least Scientology’s finally been beaten for most difficult PR job, religion category. {via}

Universal Digital Library: 1.5 million volumes digitized by Carnegie-Mellon. My favorite grammar book is in there!

11/29/2007

Smart Car Crash Test: I was surprised that it could even do 70 MPH. Also, I wonder what a Lamborghini hitting a wall at 219 MPH would look like? {via}

Cal Band – Video Game Show 2007: now that’s what I call marching! {via}

2 Guys 1 Cup: this is the version of 2 girls 1 cup that you can actually see without severe puking. What’s 2 girls 1 cup (NSFW, NSFYE, NSFA), you ask? Picture a video of tubgirl or something that makes goatse a welcome sight.

www.creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts: today’s entry is especially funny, but I would encourage you to check them all out. Between that and Schrute Space, I’m thinking who needs them striking writers.

Google Maps for Mobile – My Location: this new feature uses cell phone towers to discern your 10-20. From tests at work and home, I’d say that cell phone towers must disclose their ZIP codes because that seems to be as close as it’s getting for me.

11/28/2007

219 on the 202: Lamborghini driver gets up to 219 MPH on a freeway in Phoenix. Luckily, the speed limit on that stretch is 210 MPH and police generally don’t hassle you until you’re 11 MPH over. Phew! He’s got me beat: my personal record was 125 MPH on the 17. {via}

11/25/2007

Science!: I like these t-shirts! {via}

11/23/2007

“Why are men supposed to wash their hands after urination?”: it’s to get rid of the coliform bacteria from contact with your johnson.

OptOutPrescreen.com: a way to tell the credit bureaus not to sell out your personal information for five years (or permanently, if you do the mail thingy). It’s legitimate.

Crash Bonsai: a welcome addition to any bonsai cultivation. No MINI Coopers though.

Akira Kurosawa Movies in the Public Domain: Rashomon‘s the only one I’ve seen before.

NPR – Intelligence Squared: damn, that looks like some seriously hott debate! There’s also a limey version but they’ve got some weird accents and I’m not sure that it’s even English.

Green Team with Will Ferrell: I always knew that nihilism was behind environmentalism, now I’ve got proof. NSFW, unless you’ve got your headphones on.

How Many HTML Elements Can You Name in 5 Minutes?: I named 49. The only one I forgot that I commonly use was p. {via}

11/18/2007

“Seven years of bupkis”: damn the federal government and its profligacy. I am so sick of inflation being misconstrued as a consumer-driven thing instead of currency debasement. {via}

11/17/2007

Interview with Christian Bale: whoa. If you can’t watch the whole thing (and I completely understand, believe me), then you have to skip ahead to 20 seconds left. It’s worth it. (Meta note: this is the first headline in recent memory that I’ve actually thought was clever.) {via}

Nymbler: not too shabby for a baby naming wizard. You put in some names that you like and it returns other names that you’d probably also like. {via}

11/14/2007

Men Who Look Like Old Lesbians: just when you think there isn’t a niche small enough for a blog the Web just surprises you. With t-shirts. Willie, I salute you. {via}

How to Win at Monopoly—A Surefire Strategy: I haven’t played Monopoly in ages, but I better get good at this so I can beat the pants off my toddler daughters when they’re old enough to play. Today’s lesson: Daddy always wins. {via}

Kiddie Records Weekly: awesome children’s music and recordings from the 40s and 50s. {via}

11/12/2007

VisuWords: ho hum. This is so much more useful than say a dictionary or thesaurus.

“Sins of the father”: this was such a hard article to stomach. I cannot fathom how a father could allow this (and all the preceding actions) to occur. How is that honor?

The SNL iPhone Ad That Never Aired: “pig-punching,” that’s classic. {via}

The Terrifying Toothpick Fish: I’ve had soap in there before and I think I’d rather die than have a devilfish lodge itself there. Mental note: avoid the Amazon at all costs.

11/7/2007

MINI #37: I’m in mid-download right now but it’s a MINI arcade racer around the streets of two South African cities. {via}

Crabb’s English Synonymes: I have this edition of the book and I love it. It’s not a thesaurus: it’s a way to see the nuances and gradations of a particular word’s synonyms.

OMG! Awesome Party Guy Vid!: this YouTube costume has to be the most creative one I’ve seen. It really fires on all levels.

11/2/2007

The Onion – “Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again”: how do they come up with this stuff so consistently!

Huge URL: saw this one coming a mile away, but I don’t know why it took so long. There’s also DecentURL if you prefer meaning in your URLs. {via}

River Dance Monkeys: when I first saw that Arby’s commercial (fast-forwarding on Tivo, I exclaimed, “Did I just see some dancing monkeys?” and immediately rewound) I laughed my ass off. {via}

Claudia Jordan: I wish Conan was on earlier so I’d actually be able to watch him at a decent hour. {via}

11/1/2007

The Advil Taste Test Challenge: what a splendid idea! So Advil’s a good candy if you’re not looking for long-term flavor.

Happy Halloween from the Mythbusters: love it!