October 2009
24 posts
Yesterday, I was on @poeks's bog of eternal stench...
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WatchNEVER FORGET. Only 3 people in the world will understand this, but I don’t care.
Context here. For the record, I would have bid at least 50¢, had I known about it sooner.
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A Look Inside SETI Headquarters
“But even if E.T. exists off the silver screen, the chances that he’ll discover us any time soon are vanishingly slim (Reese’s Pieces or not). After all, projects like SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been waiting since 1960 for aliens to make contact—without hearing the slightest peep.” (via Newsweek) SETI Headquarters HR rep: As you can see here,...
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What's your biggest computer efficiency trick?
nickdouglas:
Mine is using search keywords in the Firefox address bar. First I set up some search keywords. Then I can hit command+L, then “w Napoleon” to search Wikipedia for Napoleon. You can set up bookmarks like this just for frequently visited pages too.
Using keywords is a great way to keep your workflow moving, since you can keep your hands on the keyboard and don’t waste time stopping...
“When she was about 8, Frida Sepulveda developed dark folds of skin around her...”
– Mom always called them my love folds. (CNN.com)
It wasn't benzoylmethylecgonine after all.
I scurry onto the elevator, already 45 minutes late. An arm stabs in between the closing doors, and they rebound, oblivious to my mashing of the >|< button. “Thanks, bro,” the young asshole says. “Aha, you’re on 31. I just started on Monday. Who do you work for?” “Who do I work for?”
Repeating his question gives me time to think: Does my breath...
WatchWeatherman vs. Roach
Lawyer Friends: Please tell me CSI was wrong about...
funsizebytes:
I just happened to catch a bit of a repeat of CSI episode “Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda”.
There was a part of the story that really bothered me, but IANAL so I thought I’d ask it here in the hopes that someone who knows something about the law would chime in.
In the story, two boys were driving along playing Mailbox Baseball: they were driving along hitting mailboxes with a baseball...
Junk Mail Gems
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Size is always matters
50% off Super Colo-Cleanse
ROLAND I know that was you on the phone your French accent sounds more like that Andy Dick fellow I’m your mother for God’s sake…
