November 12, 2008

If life hands you a lemon,
roll back the odometer,
slap on a cheap paint job,
and sell it to some poor sucker.
Just don't get caught like I did.


Top of the Heap: Best customer review, ever
http://www.amazon.com/review/RXI2EYTY96F8D/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" department: A pocket projector!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/technology/personaltech/05pogue.html

Strike that! Put THIS on the list!
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/11/06/darth_toaster/

How awesome is this? A live webcam from Alaska that shows the aurorae!
http://salmon.nict.go.jp/awc/live/index_n_e.php

Being covered in paint is not always a bad thing
http://www.offbeatearth.com/being-covered-in-paint-is-not-always-such-a-bad-thing/

Would you buy this funny-looking bulb?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/would-you-buy-this-funny-looking-bulb/

While my idea of "roughing it" means "no room service," here are the Top 10 "Best for Camping" National Parks
http://www.campingtourist.com/camping-spots/united-states-national-parks-top-ten-best-for-camping/

Know Your Meme: FAIL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cilLKufYOhE

The wacky world of Personal Ads
http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/The-Wonderfully-Wacky-World-of-Personal-Ads.335085

An atheist talks with God (crappy theology, but an interesting article)
http://www.fullmoon.nu/articles/art.php?id=tal

50 Facts You Might Not Know About Barack Obama
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3401168/Barack-Obama-The-50-facts-you-might-not-know.html

Online alarm clock - once loaded, the online alarm clock will work even if your Internets goes down. Supposedly.
http://kukuklok.com/

Wanna see a 17-gigapixel panoramic photo of Yosemite? Me neither. But if you do, here it is
http://www.yosemite-17-gigapixels.com/

MST3K, 20 years later
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/arts/television/09dave.html?ref=television

Erase your identity online in 10 easy steps "because what happens in Vegas, stays ONLINE!"
http://smashgods.com/2008/08/20/become-web-dead-erase-your-online-identity-in-10-steps/

A Census of Life - Diversity Under the Sea (thanks, barridawn!)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/broadband/theedge/sfl-edge-n-marinelife,0,4942100.flash

WiseGeek: Clear Answers for Common Questions
http://www.wisegeek.com/

InCREDible! Brain Magic
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/keith_barry_does_brain_magic.html#