Saturday, November 29, 2008

Results of a Tryptophan Overdose

Do you have time for a coffee break? Then you have time to make the Most Dangerous Cake Recipe in the World! Just don't "blow yourself up". Heh.

Sometimes you just NEED to check the elements...uhm...periodically. Here's a super-duper interactive table for those occasions.

Some things are overt, but others are unintentional...sexually speaking, that is. Ahem...!


...And if you think that the preceding item was pointless, just take a look at Hollywood Starbucks site. Hey, "Don't look, it's only Paris".

Here's a Hi-Rez view of San Francisco in Ruins , dated May 28,1906. It's taken from the perspective of a stationary airship at 2000ft. Zoom around...hey, is that another airship I see?





Soma For the Soul



Amanda Palmer renders a strummingly wistful version of Radioheads venerable upbeat classic pop tune "Creep" at one of the Internets premiere studios located in inside one of Blackcab.coms rolling recording booths. You may recognize Amanda as the female half of the "cabaret-punk" duo, The Dresden Dolls. Thanks and a tip-o-the-Bowler to the Erint Blogstress from Texas for this link in support of the Garages continuing quest for the internet creeps.

"My fellow Americans. Regardless of how you voted... the timely exit of President Bush should be something we can all agree on.And for such a momentous occasion, a celebration is in order.
So to commemorate our new found freedom from the last eight years, the Mominatrix is encouraging you to unite together and “Shave the Date” -- Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, when we will leave no bush behind." Haha! So don't forget to Shave the Date!

It's Scrap-a-Licious!

America: Love it or FIX it

George W. Bush Outed CIA Agent Valerie Plame. You don't have to believe me, listen to what Scott McCLellan has to say.

The Zapruder film of the JFK Assassination has finally been Digitally Remastered. It's not for the queasy viewer.

An amazing 360 degree view of Holland. Panaramsterdam!

Oh, really? Safe-for-work porn? Take a break and find out!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Yabba Dabba Don't

Forget Red vs. Blue -- It's the Educated vs. People Easily Fooled by Propaganda.
Thanks to AlterNet.

Wondering what ever happened to all those dancing queens(and Kings). Here is a collection of Swedish Dance Bands From the Seventies! This ain't your grandmothers Abba. Oh my, no.

Gratuitous Musical Interlude: flight of the bumblebee(marimba)

Your Mega-list of lists is Listopolis! Bookmark this site to your list of megalists.

Everybody put your canes in the air! "Straight outta the retirement home, the Funky Fresh Senior Choir is here to tear down the house – in between naps of course. They cover a variety of hip-hop acts, including Nelly, Outkast and Chamillionaire. If this video doesn’t stick in your mind, you must have a serious case of Alzheimer’s." Give it up for the Elderly Ghetto Gospel Choir!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Yarn Theory

Do you like chocolate covered waffles? If so, you may appreciate 60 Belgian Women Singing Radiohead's Creep .
More by Scala, including Smells like Teen Spirit and a "gripping' rendition of I Touch Myself can be found here.

Lifehacker.com shows how to How to Burn Any Video File to a Playable Video DVD.

General Motors shares plunged more than 30 percent Monday after an analyst forecast their price would fall to zero, saying that even if there is a government bailout of the auto giant, shareholders would not benefit. Nice knowin' ya' GM. Sheesh!

Hondas Robolegs are here!
"The robotics geeks at Honda have developed an exoskeleton that is worn like shoes to support the body and protect the joints, something the automaker says could reduce injuries on assembly lines but also might help the elderly get around more easily. "

Einstein Was Wrong. There is no longer any doubt about it. Just remember that you first heard it here...and at Now Public.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Yo, 'Bama!




So it looks like some studies indicate that the carrot isn't as motivating as was once believed.

"A related series of studies shows that intrinsic interest in a task — the sense that something is worth doing for its own sake — typically declines when someone is rewarded for doing it."

More excuses for the stick...just what the world needs.

Some people are just terribly creative yet never get recognized. Take a look at one mans craft and imagination and then...give him a hand.

Just for fun: Old school vindication with ChuckD and the gang. ...and while you're at it...

FREE WILLIAM STICKERS!


"Standard red-blue maps lie to the eye about size of Obamas win -- they show the area of a state, but what matters isn't area, it's people...Here's a map that shows states scaled by population, which cuts the red states down to their real size" -courtesy of the Daily Kos!
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Who Put Hobs and Knobs Together Anyway?

Joe Six Pack versus Joe the Plumber with a tip o' the hat to our northwestern pal Pablo Alto.

Cool inventions are just...cool inventions. What can I say.

Just one last laugh before the polls. Man, I will miss this stuff.

Serious(but cool) technology from some seriously cool folks at the MIT Tech Review.

Hungering for the fast facts on food(not to confuse with fast food facts)? Feast your eyes on the "Food History Timeline" and gorge on its contents.

"During a 1956 speech for his campaign of de-Stalinization, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was asked by an unseen audience member why, as an advisor to the dictator, he had never stopped Stalin from committing his atrocities. Khrushchev immediately lashed out, “Who said that?” The room grew quiet. Khrushchev repeated his query to more silence, waited a beat, and then said, “Well, now you understand why.”
The preceding morsel was found on the amazing "Random Fact Generator".

The website of odd, strange, interesting, and unbelievable things
spilled on the road by trucks. Whoops!


The "Economist" endorses Obama! Just in time I suppose.

Yosemite at 17 Gigapixels. Zoom in on half dome. Wow!

Great campaign fundraiser video. The best, really.