March 2009
Modern Showers and Creative Shower Heads (PICS) →
Modern showers and creative shower head designs from all over the world.
Creative and Memorable Commercials →
Even though the goal of commercials is to sell the product or service, they can also be a great source of inspiration. In today’s post, we showcase our favorite creative commercials that came out in…
It often takes me a while to catch up to trends. It took me 10 years to see ‘Top Gun’. I’ve never seen ‘Home Alone’ or ‘Evolution of Dance’.
Can you solve the Pinocchio Paradox? →
Brain. ‘Splode. Now.
The Stories Behind 10 Weird College Mascots →
Banana Slugs? Artichokes? Geoducks? WTF? Why these and seven other unlikely mascots were chosen to represent their teams are answered here. Not answered, but still wondered about: The Long Beach…
'Sup, dawg, I heard you like Twitter.... →
Xzibit finally responds to the most annoying meme on the intertubes.
February 2009
How to Interpret Profile Photos →
Does she have an up-close, dark photo on her MySpace? There’s probably a good reason.
Poor Joe the Plumber Looks Lonely at His Own Book... →
Never have I longed to be in DC so much as reading about this splendid event. The event was scheduled to last three hours, but ended after 55 minutes, with Joe having sold a total of five books.
Gamer Types (COMIC) →
Which one are you?
At the Bench (COMIC) →
The movies always make everything seem more exciting :(
Still on the fence about #Dollhouse, but it’s good to see Harry Lennix again after his impressive Obama-esque turn on ‘Commander-in-Chief’
Watching #BSG Whoa! Chief Tyrol (and us) just learned about a new Cylon power!
RT @ebygum: CIA following Bin Laden on Twitter http://is.gd/l8a2 Wow (LOL!)
RT MrBabyMan: The Anticipation of the New - http://12seconds.tv/channel/MrBabyMan/101002
RT @zaibatsu: RT @0boy: Good Drill Down tonight. @madlid was very involved tonight - it was great. @mrbabyman @zaibatsu @msaleem
Join us on The Drill Down for the best Friday night tech talk here, now ! http://ping.fm/NHT9z
Vast Majority of Baby Boomers Have Little to No... →
These are the findings of “The Wealth of the Baby Boom Cohorts After the Collapse of the Housing Bubble,” a report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), a non-partisan research…
Report: RIAA Undergoing "A Bloodbath" of Massive... →
The Recording Industry Association of America is firing scores of workers, a “bloodbath” as some have described it.The recession, and its announced pullback of its 5-year-old litigation campaign, are…
Retweeting @TEDchris: Just watched @Ev Williams’ #TED talk on how #Twitter took a life of its own. So fascinating. http://tinyurl.com/ba4uu7
How Twitter's growth is being driven by unexpected... →
In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected…
Air-breathing planes: the spaceships of the... →
Even the most basic space rockets require multiple stages, whose weight is mostly taken up by oxidisers needed to burn fuel. Since most of a rocket’s weight is taken up by oxidiser, one logical…
XBL Ban of Lesbian is Nonsensical; Ban the Bigots... →
Here’s an idea, Microsoft – if someone complains about another user having the fact that they’re gay on their profile, ban that bigoted fucktard. Chances are they’re contributing more to the horrid…
Inside the Breakdown At the SEC →
The SEC was created during the Depression to bolster confidence in financial markets and root out fraud. But former chairman Christopher Cox, the man who should have played a major role in sounding…
Evolution yields revolution: Ars Reviews the... →
The Kindle 2 is obviously a next-generation version of Amazon’s book reader in ways that go well beyond its name. But the improvements are so extensive that it almost seems like an entirely new…
The 9 Coolest Comic Book Antiheroes →
It seems like today’s comic reader (and movie adaptation watcher) isn’t interested in the plain vanilla superheroes dedicated to saving the world while maintaining a strong sense of honor. Instead,…
#Digg might kill the shouts feature altogether. I doubt I’ll miss it as I rarely ever used them. Too spammy! http://digg.com/townhall
The World's 10 Biggest, Craziest and Wildest Skate... →
Skate parks are like playgrounds to skaters, and fans of the sport are always on the lookout for the biggest, wildest, craziest courses to conquer! From America’s West Coast to City of France, skate…
Kindles and 'creative machines' blur boundaries of... →
The Authors Guild has invited plenty of ridicule by claiming that Amazon’s Kindle 2 violates authors’ rights by reading works aloud. But buried in their argument is a surprisingly tangled puzzle for…
4 Science Fiction Books Every Social Media Junkie... →
.The continued mainstreaming of social media has resulted a fountain of speculation about the future of social networking, always-on connectivity and the increasingly ubiquitous internet. But there’s…
Mindboggling Science and the Arrival of Homo... →
Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for it on your ballot — or in the stock exchange. It’ll come from science labs, and it promises keener…
How to Build Bioshock's Little Sister ADAM Syringe →
The Little Sisters from Bioshock are among the creepiest characters I’ve ever seen in a videogame. Their syringes, used for extracting ADAM are even moreso, with vials of genetic material in a glass…
Cascading Magnets in Slow-motion →
90 small magnets are laid out in a matrix. Then another magnet is dropped on top, which upsets the matrix and causes the magnets to realign, assembling themselves into, um, whatever it is that…
Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain →
Top neuroscientists explain the strengths, weaknesses, and vagaries of the human mind.
How to survive the coming century →
The good news is that the survival of humankind itself is not at stake: the species could continue if only a couple of hundred individuals remained. But maintaining the current global population of…
Can I Be Drawn Better? (PIC) →
Short and incredibly sweet.
Holy hell! Tonight’s #LOST was dark, dark, dark. Terry O’Quinn’s best performance of the series.
Study: listening to podcasts better than going to... →
Students perform better on tests when they use podcasts to take notes—better, even, than simply going to class. Though a recent study stops short of saying podcasts can replace classes, it shows that…
Working late & watching the worst (and most unintentionally funny) film of all, 1980’s The Apple http://ping.fm/unsBn
Music Executive Ridiculed at Pirate Bay Trial →
Laughter filled The Pirate Bay trial here Wednesday when John Kennedy, the chief executive of the International Federation of Phonographic Industries, testified that people would have purchased every…
Hey, you’ve got your 70’s disco in my 80’s rock! It tastes delicious! ♫ http://blip.fm/~2gpq0
Old Friends (PIC) →
Just three old friends (who you may recognize), traveling and exploring together (as they should be). Lineart by the ever wonderful Nami86, colored by Sora1589, both at DeviantArt.
listening to "Police vs. Bee Gees - Roxanne Should... →
Hey, you’ve got your 70’s disco in my 80’s rock! It tastes delicious!
Satan says: listen to this awesome mashup ♫ http://blip.fm/~2gngn
listening to "It's Fun to Smoke Dust (Queen vs.... →
Satan says: listen to this awesome mashup
Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You →
The next time you feel like flipping someone off, consider this: that act of aggression may be hurting you a lot more than the person for whom it’s intended.
If Sex Was Described Like A T.G.I. Fridays Menu →
Have you ever noticed the way T.G.I. Friday’s menus are written? Did you ever wonder what they would look like if they were talking about sex instead of their super sizzlin’ platters? Well wonder no…
Opening the package and peeking under the hood of... →
Ars took a look at the Safari 4 application bundle and discovered several interesting (if not groundshaking) components. Here’s what’s going on under Safari’s hood.
The FBI's Working Hard to Prevent 419 Scams (PIC) →
“The FBI does not want any of our citizen to loose their fund” I’d better get that $400 over to them right away! Thanks FBI!
Why do some people kill themselves? →
Suicide has always been a conundrum for psychologists and other researchers interested in human behaviour. Self-preservation is one of the strongest human instincts, so the drive to commit suicide…
Antidepressants May Thwart the Quest for True Love →
A new theory suggests that SSRI antidepressants may also subtly alter the fundamental chemistry of love and romance, snuffing the first sparks between two people otherwise destined to become lovers,…