August 26, 2009

You know that cool thing the stars do in Star
Wars when they make the jump past light
speed? I found I can make a good imitation
of it on the bathroom mirror, if I floss real
close to it after eating a big, chewy steak.


Top of the Heap: 100 Totally Fun and Weird College Courses You Can Now Take for Free
http://www.onlineclasses.org/2009/08/11/100-totally-fun-and-weird-college-courses-you-can-now-take-for-free/

The Stupidest Table Manners (and How to Resist Them)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/radicaleater/top-10-most-ridiculous-table-manners-ghl

The Diver and the Whale (Wow!)
http://www.scubadivemaldives.com/the-amazing-story-of-the-scuba-diver-and-the-whale.html

A Back-to-School Guide for College Students
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10313158-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware

And, along that same line, 15 Secrets of Getting Good Grades in College
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/professors-guide/2009/08/19/15-secrets-of-getting-good-grades-in-college.html

10 Amazing Truths You Already Suspected (Tip O'the hat to Troy)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/08/07/notes080709.DTL

For the Geeks (you know who you are) - MATH TATTOOS!
http://www.bowlofserial.com/2009/08/19/interesting-mathematic-tattoos/

Interesting article that's pretty much guaranteed to piss off "District 9" fans....
http://thefinecut.blogspot.com/2009/08/when-keeping-it-real-goes-wrong.html

25 Awesome Homeless Guy Signs
http://www.holytaco.com/25-awsome-homeless-guy-signs

Early Risers are Mutants (Guilty.)
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/813/2

The Truth is Out There - UFO Quotes from Presidents, Astronauts, Senior Military and More
http://www.squidoo.com/ufo-coverups

Being an amateur magician myself, these really hurt - 13 of the Greatest Magic Fails of All Time
http://www.epiccarnival.com/2009/08/13-of-greatest-magic-fails-of-all-time.html

An idea whose time has come - glow-in-the-dark toilet paper!
http://nerdapproved.com/approved-products/glowing-toilet-paper-helps-you-poop-in-the-dark/

21 Oddly Named Places and the Stories Behind Them
http://vacations.com/21-oddly-named-places-and-the-stories-behind-them

Forget Corvettes, Lamborghinis or Maseratis - the 1948 Tucker was the Coolest Car Ever Made
http://www.laubly.com/1948tucker.htm

High-resolution pic of the Moon
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/images/d3/FullMoon.jpg

Insane Anamorphic Art
http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2008/08/29/unbelievable-anamorphic-illusion.html/

Star Trek Bloopers
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/07/03/an-awesome-collection-of-star-trek-bloopers/

Like humor? Monologue transcripts from all the late night comedians
http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

How Star Wars, Star Trek, The Matrix, and Harry Potter are Actually
the Same Movie
http://www.spitefulcritic.com/2009/06/hold-on-ive-seen-this-before-how-star-wars-star-trek-the-matrix-and-harry-potter-are-actually-the-same-movie/
Hammer Time
http://media1.break.com/dnet/media/2008/11/44%20Hammer%20Time.jpg


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August 19, 2009

I always take the stairs to get to the upper floors
of a building. I tell myself that it's for my
health, but I know the truth lies in my being
ill at ease about getting into a machine whose
manufacture was overseen by Mayberry's town drunk.


Top of the Heap: 100 Websites to Teach Yourself Photography
http://www.photography-colleges.org/100-websites-to-teach-yourself-photography/

Remember Count Chocula and Frankenberry? The Breakfast Cereal Project does
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_home.asp

Fall 2009 Sci Fi TV Preview
http://axiomsedge-scifi.com/wordpress/sci-fi-tv/fall-2009-sci-fi-tv-preview/

Everyone Loves Astronomy. Everyone.
http://www.deepastronomy.com/
And, along THOSE lines...
* An INTERACTIVE view of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field!
http://home.exetel.com.au.nyud.net/bmgoau/space/008_1561b2.html
* Same sort of thing with the Orion Nebula
http://home.exetel.com.au/bmgoau/space/008_1211.html

5 Ways to Spice Up Your (Firefox) Sidebar
http://mashable.com/2009/08/12/firefox-sidebar-tips/

(Classic) Addictive Game O'the Week - Snake!
http://www.novelgames.com/flashgames/game.php?id=209

Bonus - Word Games!
http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/index.html

10 Things Veterinarians Won't Tell You
http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/rip-offs/10-things-your-veterinarian-wont-tell-you-18069/?print=1

The Top 10 Greatest South Park Episodes
http://listverse.com/2009/08/09/top-10-greatest-south-park-episodes/

Free online photo retouching
http://www.pictreat.com/

You ever wonder how many people there are in Space right now?
http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/

What the Internet was made for! Tape Yourself!
http://www.tapeyourself.com/

Move over, Octomom...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207158/Tunisian-woman-expecting-12-babies-smash-record-octuplets-mother.html

Translation Party will translate a phrase back and forth from English to Japanese until it is pretty much unrecognizable. Enjoy.
http://translationparty.com/

61 Exceptionally Creative Wine Label Designs
http://weburbanist.com/2009/04/09/61-exceptionally-creative-wine-label-designs/

Not particularly newsworthy, but I love the title: George Michael Read Ends a Trucker
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090815/ten-george-michael-arrested-over-lorry-c-8a3eada.html


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

31 Awesome Divorce Cakes
http://smaknews.com/Entertain-Me/31-awesome-cakes-to-celebrate-your-divorce/

The 10 Most Unhealty Foods In The Supermarket
http://goodhealthnaturally.nourished.com.au/the-most-unhealthy-foods-in-your-supermarket-part-1/

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August 12, 2009

I bet that, when it comes to casting
stones, he who is without sin will tend
to have minimal hand-eye coordination.


Top of the Heap: Capturing the Stars - The Best Astrophotography of the Last 25 Years
http://discovermagazine.com/photos/capturing-stars-best-astrophotography-last-35-years

Along those same dots in the sky - a free, Open-Source Planetarium for your computer
http://stellarium.org/

100 Best Blogs for Teachers of the Future
http://www.clearvieweducation.com/blog/2009/100-best-blogs-for-teachers-of-the-future/

For the Geeks (you know who you are) - a Computer Hardware Chart
http://www.geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2009/07/22/computer-hardware-2.jpg

The Top 10 Anticipated Movies of 2010 (may be a repost)
http://top10kid.com/2009/08/07/top-10-most-anticipated-movies-of-2010/

Add your own message to those being beamed into Space
http://hellofromearth.net/

The Shocking Truth: The Fruit is a LIE!
http://www.schrodingerskitten.co.uk/articles/fruit-lies.html

7 Foods Every Woman Must Eat
http://health.msn.com/nutrition/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100242660&imageindex=1

Five Tools to Survive the Apocalypse (and, if it's delayed, you could always take them camping)
http://www.popsci.com/gear-amp-gadgets/article/2009-06/five-tools-survive-apocalypse

In honor of "Shark Week" (Okay, I'm a little tardy. Sue me.) - Shark Myths Debunked
http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/4326432.html

40 Far-Out Facts you (probably) never knew about Woodstock
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1204849/Forty-far-facts-knew-Woodstock.html

Jellyfish (sic - NPR should know better. They're "Sea Jellies," or simply "Jellies." Nevertheless...) May Help Keep Planet Cool
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111346982&ft=1&f=1001

July 5, 2009

Dammit, I didn't toil all these years
studying to be a neurosurgeon just to
end up working with a bunch of numbskulls!


Top of the Heap: Hey troops, help a brother out. Go here and vote for my Website (Skip's House of Chaos). Let's STUFF them ballot boxes!
http://bestonblogspot.blogspot.com/search/label/Humour

The Perseid Meteor Showers Are Coming - NEXT Wednesday is the peak
http://spacefellowship.com/2009/07/31/the-perseids-meteor-showers-are-coming/
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=04&month=08&year=2009

40 Fantastic Time-Wasting Websites
http://www.pcworld.com/article/169112/40_fantastic_timewasting_web_sites.html

150 Things to Do When You're Bored
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2009/08/150-things-to-do-when-youre-bored.html

20 Biggest Movies of 2010
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=7875

Origins of the Swiss Army Knife
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8172917.stm

How piss off the person next to you at an airport: open your laptop, take a deep breath, pull up this URL. Then wait for the cops. They'll be there soon.
http://www.myit-media.de/the_end.html

Rare Star Wars photos
http://www.uniquescoop.com/2009/07/rare-star-wars-photos.html

100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/

Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster in 20 Minutes
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/07/30/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning/

Bacon-Wrapped SHRIMP!
http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/food/foodanddrink/sns-fdcook1-wk1,0,3293340.story

What would celebrities look like if they were bald? (Thanks, Luis. You're right. Jay Leno looks like a roll-on deodorant)
http://balderazzi.com/

The Worst Movies of All Time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Films_considered_the_worst_ever

How to Naturally Reset Your Sleep Cycle in One Night
http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-naturally-reset-your-sleep-cycle-overnight

Okay, fess up... Which one of you was responsible for this?
http://imgur.com/i0Ihq.png


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Hassle Me
http://www.hassleme.co.uk/