November 2009
listening to "Sonos - Everything In Its Right... →
Badass Radiohead cover featured in this equally badass Spanish promo for #LOST http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C56Lgl6DorM
Agents seize 316,000 bongs listed as 'Christmas... →
“They’re very colorful and big,” said Cristina Gamez, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “Some of them are like 2 feet tall.”Gamez said glass bongs and pipes, contained in nearly…
RT @pingpants: Techmeme’s Gabe Rivera makes news aggregation profitable http://digg.com/d31AXb5 RT @LATimestech cc @MadLid #digguser #digg
Tim Burton's retrospective at MoMA (PICS + VIDEO) →
There are paintings, sketches, figurines, sculptures, photography, video, storyboards, and props from his movies. MoMA did an excellent job of encompassing all aspects of his work. I’ve been a fan of…
Take no chances on Thanksgiving deliciousness this year. Stuff your turkey with White Castle sliders: http://ow.ly/DKwU
A Very Polite Email Spat (PIC) →
“Would you kindly…”
RT @ritubpant: Join me and congratulate —> Congrats to @madlid , one of the three new editors of Techmeme .. Go Lid!!
RT @MadLid: RT @abcnews: We’ve put together a list of federal politicians on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews/federal-parliament
Whoops! Texas’ gay marriage ban may have inadvertently banned all marriages. http://ow.ly/Dy9K
The Effects of Bike Commuting on Obesity... →
The average American is both overweight and spends more than 100 hours per year commuting, that vast majority of those hours being spent in a car. Are those numbers correlated? Could we help reduce…
RT @SMSocio: @LouieBaur schools you on how NOT to be a Social Media douchebag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CGIjkNaxJM
On the shoreline (PICS) →
Collected here are a handful of photographs from around the world of people and animals at the shoreline, playing, working, struggling or relaxing on the border between land and sea.
Tastes like what, now? (PIC) →
Yeah, they probably should’ve gone ahead and spelled out the whole word.
was that a question? (PIC) →
Omegle: the new anonymous way to fuck with someone.
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Myth or Malady? →
Drug companies have long sought to develop the “female Viagra,” but it’s hard to find a cure when you don’t know exactly what you’re treating
Eight Ways Lab-Grown Meat will Change Our Lives →
“Future Flesh” is squatting on your plate. Are you nervous? Stab it with a fork. Sniff it. Bite! Chew, swallow. Congratulations! Relax and ruminate now because you’re digesting a muscular invention…
Oh, hells yeah! I’m picking up my free copy of #Shatnerquake ! http://ow.ly/D8lZ
How far we've come in seven years (PIC) →
What’s ‘Friends’?
Tech Bubble 2.0 Watch: #Twitter’s new HQ has a DJ Booth: http://ow.ly/CR0x
RT @slashfilm Only 2 of the top 30 grossing films of this decade are original. http://bit.ly/3rjwMa We like things based on things.
Apple has filed patent on an “enforcement routine” that compels people watch ads they may not want to. http://ow.ly/CQja
Extreme Dagobah! →
DagoBAM!!
RT @TheDrillDown: The Drill Down 112 is UP! Hear @madlid @msaleem and @mrbabyman talk about some fugly shoes. http://ow.ly/CHKq
Watching the H1N1 flu pandemic (PICS) →
Although the number of deaths attributed to H1N1 this year remains low compared to a normal seasonal flu outbreak, health officials remain concerned because of the instability of H1N1/09 combined…
Shiggy gets a 1-UP! Happy Birthday, Shigeru Miyamoto! Thanks for so many years of misspent youth! http://ow.ly/CNLC
Run, Saydee, Run! (Don't Tell PETA) →
The dog is chasing a treat she can never catch because it’s tied to her collar, so she’s towing it in a loop. It’s pretty funny ‘til about :50 seconds in…then it gets hilarious.
Boston Dynamics' BigDog Has Been Weaponized →
I fear for any red cape-wearing terrorists.
These do NOT make me a killer (PIC) →
Time to order that Wiimote jacket….
RT @cGt2099: KICK-ASS: The Beatles never broke up! Check it out on The Round Up with @MrBabyMan and myself! http://ow.ly/CAwz
We’re live with @MSaleem @MadLid and @MrBabyMan on The Drill Down! (Broadcasting live at http://ustre.am/myD)
Insane Lotus Elise racing →
Dean Evans shows how to overtake at Bathurst, Australia. I’ll bet he’s always the first one home during the drivetime commute.
Leaked Documents Reveal Anti-Piracy Cash Operation →
A source inside lawyers Davenport Lyons and their partner DigiProtect has leaked sensitive documents detailing how the companies generated profit from porn. They show how the pair extracted money…
RT @TheDrillDown: Join us this afternoon at 3 PST for The Drill Down, with @mrbabyman @msaleem @madlid @0boy and YOU!
Really, #SNL? Reduced to fart jokes?!
Diary of a Call Girl's Secret Not Secret Anymore →
Her identity has been one of the great literary mysteries of the decade after the publication of bestselling books about her secret life as a prostitute, but today she revealed herself to be…
Rarely will I pay to see a film despite knowing its unanimous poor critical reception. This is what I’ve done with #2012. I’m good with it.
RT @Rich_Weaver The superior man does not promote a man simply on account of his words, nor does he put aside good words because of the man.
The Revenge of Ninja Cat →
Guess who’s back? Back again. Ninja’s back. Tell a friend. Kitty Red Light, Green Light, 1-2-3 Ninja cat may show you his secret method, but he will never show you mercy.
Clever mashup disguised as an artifact from a parallel universe, in which the Beatles never broke up… http://ow.ly/CgPk
First marijuana cafe in U.S. opens in Portland →
The United States’ first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration’s move to relax policing of medical use of the drug. The Cannabis Cafe in Portland, Oregon,…
It was only a matter of time before this happened http://ow.ly/C6jR
Warner Bros. Thinks P2P Gets Unfairly Vilified →
At a recent roundtable discussion, Warner Bros. technology director Ethan Applen commented on BitTorrent and P2P’s bad reputation in the entertainment industry. Applen said that P2P is not the bad…
#FollowFriday @madlid @msaleem @0boy @TheDrillDown @louiebaur @SMSocio @Latinoreview @DesignExpanse @NaveedJavaid @SmashingApps @Bites85
US Highway Map based on London Tube Map... →
Cameron Booth’s elegant and economical rendition of the Eisenhower Interstate System. “Drawing my cues from the original and best metro diagram, H.C. Beck’s wonderful London Underground diagram, I…
RT @SMSocio: What will all the fashionable social media sociopaths be wearing this spring? Ask @LouieBaur ! http://ow.ly/BWra
That’s it! I’m switching to IE8. How can you argue with the tech expertise of Dolly Parton?! http://bit.ly/3S4f6q
Fetch the stick, boy! (PIC) →
That’s one determined dog! Good Boy!!
listening to “Muse - Uprising” ♫ http://blip.fm/~ga2fm
Oh SNAP! #FlashForward just threw Ricky Jay (@rjptb ) into the mix. Shit just got real.
listening to "Muse - Uprising" →