September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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A turtle walks into the police station ...
… and says “I’ve just been robbed by 2 snails!”
The police ask, “What did they look like?”
The turtle responds, “I don’t know, it all happened so fast!”
June 2011
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May 2011
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February 2011
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sketchesnatched →
Please see the artwork at the link for more great examples like the one below. The artist is either Italian or Spanish, not sure which, and apparently only gives his signature as ‘MC.’
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WatchJake Shimabukuro provides a masterful performance of Bohemian Rhapsody on the ukelele.
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“Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and...”
– Thomas Paine The Age Of Reason
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New Yorker - Scathing Investigative Piece on... →
In one of the most thorough articles revealing the true nature of Scientology that I’ve ever read in a relatively short read, recent defector Paul Haggis (who, as you’ll read about in the article, has produced, directed and/or written for a number of Hollywood top movies) left the Church of Scientology over a row regarding gay rights. Beyond Haggis’ story though, the report goes...
Incredible Office Interior Pictures →
There are plenty of other interesting things to see at The Cool Hunter besides office interiors, also.
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zombo.com →
You can do anything at zombo.com. Welcome!
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Ted Chiang on Writing →
Ted Chiang is yet another of those science fiction authors whose name I can never remember when I want to recommend a new writer to someone. He writes especially good and interesting stories about time and the implications of knowledge of the future, and also does interesting stories about software intelligences, angels, and at least one really interesting one based on the assumption that all the...
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January 2011
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As it turns out, size does matter. →
Excerpts from this Discover magazine blog entry:
“The present form of the human penis, reached over several million years of evolution, was orchestrated by the vagina of the human female.”
“Sexual intercourse may be a medium of communication between humans older than language itself.”
Read the whole article here.
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Casting the Coen Brothers' version of LOTR
Beth: is [The Big Lebowski] a coen brothers?
Me: yes
Beth: ahhh
Beth: they make awesome movies
Beth: they should do LOTR
Beth: it would be amazing
Me: Steve Buscemi as Gollum
Me: Jeff Bridges as Aragorn
Beth: Julianne Moore as Galadriel
Beth: Brad Pitt as Eomer
Me: the germans as the orcs
Beth: hehe
Me: Philip whasis as Sam Gamgee
Beth: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Me: And Christopher Lee could have this turn at Gandalf
Beth: lol
Me: The Big LOTRSKI
Beth: AAAHHAHAHAHA
Beth: I love it
Beth: let's send them a letter
Beth: 10 reasons why you should do LOTR
Me: John Goodman as Gimli
Me: This is what happens when ye fook a dwarf in the ass, laddy
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December 2010
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Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An Atheist →
Excerpt:
“So what does the question “Why don’t you believe in God?” really mean. I think when someone asks that they are really questioning their own belief. In a way they are asking “what makes you so special? “How come you weren’t brainwashed with the rest of us?” “How dare you say I’m a fool and I’m not going to heaven, f— you!” Let’s be honest, if one person believed in God he...
Jim Carrey's Website →
If you like Jim Carrey’s characters, you should go. It’s got a little of everything, all animated.
Cats In Nativity Scenes →
A slideshow from a British site of cats in various states of occupation of various nativity scenes. Merry Christmas, dear reader.
As an Addendum to my Excel Post
PayPal sucks. That is all.
November 2010
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Just needed to blow off some steam after a...
A short missive I sent to MS through an MS Office feedback site follows:
Why is it impossible to get a useful response from a search in Office 2010’s help. There are either too many results, none of which seem to apply, or none. If I press the help button on an error message, I expect a specific help in response, not a generic search page which leads to the first problem, useless...
October 2010
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Three Excellent Quotes
Provided by the Google QOTD tool. Thanks, Google.
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“The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is...”
– Lord Acton
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“At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
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“Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never...”
– William Ralph Inge
“Why don’t snakes have balls? Because none of them know how to dance.”
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Karl Schroeder - Sci Fi Writer
I am noting Schroeder here for my own benefit. He has been writing science fiction (to my knowledge) for the past 10 or 15 years, and has written a number of novels that incorporate many new concepts and ideas which I personally find intriguing, and possibly even likely predictions or projections regarding the future. Often I want to tell someone else about this guy and at that time, I...
“So the Chilean miners are being brought up to the surface then. I can’t...”
– Nameless Internet Denizen
September 2010
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Caveman Science Fiction →
From Dresden Codak dot com. I’d seen this comic before (“Me am go too far!”) but I didn’t know its source. This and no doubt many other humorous comics can be found at Mr. Codak’s website. Check it out!
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August 2010
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An interview with Larry Hagman on his experiences... →
You may remember Larry Hagman from the night-time soap opera series, Dallas. Or perhaps you’re as old as I am and remember him in I Dream of Jeannie. I remember years ago a tiny bit of media hoopla over how he was a hot tub enthusiast and all. But I’d never previously read the LSD interview.
This piece was written by Rick Doblin, and published in a periodical called maps.
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WatchYay, another Guild music video. Really nice work. Hey, Bollywood!
Previously posted on my blog: Do You Want To Date My Avatar
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NPR: Björk, A Celestial Voice →
Part of an NPR series about Great Voices, Björk (pronounced bee-yerk, as mentioned in the broadcast), Icelandic singer, is featured in this article. There is a link in the article to the audio version of it, so you can hear her voice there.
She is unique as a singer. As a celebrity, I think she has the most public awareness one could have and still completely march to the beat of her own...
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WatchEva Mendes Sex Tape. You know you’ve been waiting for it. Finally, here it is.
via Funny-or-die.
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WatchBLADE RUNNER revisited >3.6 gigapixels A video on Vimeo by François Vautier, who apparently does quite a few. An experimental film in tribute to Ridley Scott’s legendary film “Blade Runner” (1982) This film was made as a unique picture with a resolution of 60.000 x 60.000 pixels (3.6 gigapixels) It was made with 167,819 frames from ‘Blade Runner’.