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April 29, 2009
Caption this
(from the cool new White House Flickr stream)
April 26, 2009
Woodsie vs. the tornado
Woodsie gets a little too close to a tornado for comfort. Check it out. Good stuff. This one is pretty intense too. And one more where they help some people.
April 22, 2009
Gameboyyyy
Ultimate Gameboy Timeline. Starts in 1889. Yes, 1889. Check out the 1982 Donkey Kong watch that foreshadowed the DS.
April 20, 2009
Joe the Scammer
If you ever needed more proof that Joe the Plumber is a scummy (scammy?) guy, check this out. A made up 1-900 "vote" hotline which he says will go toward doing away with the IRS. Huh? (via The Daily Dish)
April 19, 2009
New issue up
Finally! New Galactic Times issue online.
April 18, 2009
Crooooow!
After MST3k, Mike, Crow and and Tom Servo (well, their human counterparts) did Film Crew. Check it out. (via)
April 16, 2009
Disturbing Strokes
Different Strokes intro with creepy music. Via kottke.
More from business card guy
How to pack a suitcase. I'm just speechless. (Via)
April 14, 2009
LORD OF THE RINGS: Midget destroys stolen property.
Via Metafitler, Uncomfortable Plot Summaries.
Business cards are serious business
Who will balance the balancers?
From the DMR:
"If I have the opportunity to serve as your next governor," Bob Vander Plaats told about 350 people at a rally, "and if no leadership has been taken to that point, on my first day of office I will issue an executive order that puts a stay on same-sex marriages until the people of Iowa vote, and when we vote we can affirm and amend the Constitution."
and:
"Governors in Iowa do not have the ability to prevent or overturn a decision of the Supreme Court through an executive order," Roeder said.
"It's disappointing that some people, especially politicians, would try to mislead the public into thinking that governors do have such power."
Vander Plaats said in an interview that he would try the executive order approach anyway — and he thinks Culver should try it now.
"Who is to balance the courts?" he asked. "Who says the courts get the final say?"
So... does he not understand how the three branches of government work? "Well the courts say it is unconstitutional, buuuut... I am king!"
April 13, 2009
Blooper
I don't usually post videos (ok that's all I do), but since Woodsie sent me this I have to post it (and you can hear him laugh at the end).
April 11, 2009
Diggbar killer
A lot has been written about Digg's (some say smart, I say sneaky and annoying) new way of framing websites when you click on their links. Anyway, if you use Firefox here is a Greasemonkey script to kill the Diggbar.
April 10, 2009
What we can learn from shpaghetti sauce
April 09, 2009
Don't play this kid in a game of horse
(via my brother Ben)
April 08, 2009
Robert Capa
Investigating Robert Capa's most famous photograph.
(Also see his D-Day photos: all but 10 frames were lost when the assistant developing them messed up)
Confusing tyranny with losing
Jon Stewart being Jon Stewart regarding FOX being FOX.
April 07, 2009
What's your real age?
What's your real age? And how about some pills? RealAge website selling your answers to their quiz to Big Pharma. (via waxy)
April 03, 2009
Inside Netflix
700 discs an hour? Yikes.
April 02, 2009
Bill Bryson knows you are from Iowa if...
Bill Bryson gave a great talk at Drake University tonight. Here is a sample:
He recounted some stories of Des Moines and abroad and read from his books. The Knapp Center has a capacity of 7,000 and I'd say there were about 4,500 people there (it was packed full except for a section of seating that was folded up behind the stage). He said that was much better than his Barnes and Noble signing in Virginia, where 5 people showed up (one was the manager, one thought it was going to be James Patterson, one was a guy named Bill Bryson who showed up because they shared a name, and his wife, who appeared to have one Bryson too many in her life).
One of the highlights was when he took a few questions from the audience, the second person up was an old english teacher from high school, Mr. Craft (or Pratt?). "You taught me real good!" said Bryson. Four stars, would sit through again.
Edit: The Des Moines Register on the event (not the best coverage -- I'm pretty sure he said 120 years old, not that it matters). Also, I was close with my guess of 4,500, DMR says 4,800.
Shaq Fu
Video games notable for negative reception
List of words that have different meanings in Britain and America - this would have been useful before watching the original Office.
Hysterical strength - "Angyiou tackled the polar bear and fought it while the boys ran for help." !
Frank Buckles - last living American veteran of WWI?
April 01, 2009
The future is here
Why didn't Crystal Pepsi stick around? America demands clear cola.
