December 29, 2010

Okay, I think I’ve figured it out: They sell honey in a
container shaped like a bear because no one would
buy it in a container shaped like a bee's ass.



Top of the Heap: Just in case you party a little too much on Friday night - here are some hangover remedies (you're welcome)
http://www.besthangovercure.com/
http://cocktails.about.com/od/healthsafety/ht/hngovr_rmdy.htm
http://www.essortment.com/all/whatisthebest_rsws.htm
http://www.health911.com/hangovers
http://www.mahalo.com/best-hangover-remedies
http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Hangover-Remedies

The Top 20 Comedy Movies of 2011
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=14369

15 Guides That Really Teach You Useful Stuff
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pdf-manuals-round-up/

15 More Guides That Really Teach You Useful Stuff
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/15-free-guides-teach-stuff/

The Words of the Year
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/weekinreview/19sifton.html?_r=1

All things Space at Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://www.astronautix.com/

10 Android Apps to Keep You Fit and Healthy
http://www.smashingapps.com/2010/12/21/10-android-apps-to-keep-you-fit-and-healthy.html

A Guide to Free Kindle Books
http://mashable.com/2010/12/25/free-kindle-books/

Top 100 Free Audio Books
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/Top_100

Find out what the 2011 Tax Cut will be worth to you with this Tax Cut Calculator
http://www.kiplinger.com/tools/2011_Social_Security_payroll_tax_cut_calculator/

The Geek Alphabet. You know who you are.
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/05/13/the-geek-alphabet/

December 22, 2010

A couple hundred years from now, when they're teaching students
about me, they'll probably call this my Website Wednesday period.



Top of the Heap: Happy birthday, Eldest Unmarried Son William! Wow. It seems like only yesterday you were 16.99726027!
http://skiptucker.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-birthday-william.html

Human progress over the last 200 years (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://cafehayek.com/2010/12/maybe-the-coolest-thing-ever.html

Every space mission from the last 50 years on one map
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/4002050596_0c2b6c4dd2_o.jpg

Mapping America - the results of the 2010 Census, city by city, block by block
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer?view=raceethnicity&lat=40.6311&lng=-73.994&l=12

Apparently, Pluto isn't the only Mickey Mouse Planet out there. Depending on how you define a "dwarf planet," there may be hundreds
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/15/how-many-dwarfs-are.html

If Every Movie Got a Straight-to-DVD Sequel
http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_152_if-every-movie-got-straight-to-dvd-sequel/

Here's a fun game: Test Your Stupid Skills
http://www.trutv.com/games/trupidity/index.html

Word Lens - a cool iPhone app
http://questvisual.com/

The dumbest tattoos of all time
http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/dumbest-tattoos.html?curPhoto=1

Six Scientific Reasons Your Girlfriend's Father Hates You
http://alturl.com/az98u

Yes They Did - Barack Obama Comic Books
http://alturl.com/92ami

SAY GOODBYE TO CAPS LOCK!!!
http://www.slate.com/id/2277926/pagenum/all/

Search dozens of U.S. government databases with one search box at MetaLib
http://alturl.com/f5kgv

Mathway: the Online Math Problem Solver
http://www.mathway.com/


And, some stuff for Crimmus...

13 Things You Didn't Know About Christmas Traditions
http://alturl.com/yt7v3

BFF Donna and I are going to Club 33 today (with the Bardgal and Tommy), so here's a few facts about Christmas at Disneyland
http://www.disneylandclub33.com/
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/08/neatorama-facts-christmas-at-disneyland/

6 Controversial Christmas Carols
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/43204

Christmas Trivia
http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/xmastrivia.html

December 15, 2010

I'm really glad neither of my parents had a sister named Christ, because
I'm thinkin' it would've been pretty scary to give Auntie Christ a hug.


Top of the Heap: Most Popular Top 10's of 2010
http://lifehacker.com/5709479/most-popular-top-10s-of-2010

Addicting Game of the Week - Entanglement
http://gopherwoodstudios.com/entanglement/?n=1a

10 Valuable Coins That Could Be in Your Pocket Right Now (but probably aren't)
http://www.advanceloan.net/blog/2010/11/10-valuable-coins-that-could-be-in-your-pocket-right-now/

Stars so weird they make black holes look boring
http://io9.com/5710012/quark-stars-and-strange-matter-a-guide-to-the-weirdest-stars-in-the-universe

The 22 Dumbest Things People Do on Facebook
http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/dumbest-things-people-do-on-facebook.html

This is what happens when you get tired of your job as a copywriter
http://www.inkcartridges.uk.com/Remanufactured-HP-300-CC640EE-Black.html

A life-sized picture of a Blue Whale. No kidding.
http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/content_pub_en.html

Tips For Finding a Good Mechanic Who Won't Break the Bank
http://alturl.com/ufmc7

Calling Dan Brown! Hidden code discovered in Mona Lisa painting!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8197896/Mona-Lisa-painting-contains-hidden-code.html

Google Zeitgeist 2010 - How the world searched
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010/

How to Hate the Beatles
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/12/how_to_hate_the_beatles.html

6 Essential Android Apps for Business Travel
http://alturl.com/n48tr

Related: 100+ Essential Android Apps and Tips
http://android.appstorm.net/roundups/100-absolutely-essential-android-apps-tips/

December 8, 2010

I've started a new business, delivering hot drinks straight to the customer.
However, I've been advised to change the name of the business.
Apparently people will be put off by the links to crappy service and
reliability problems. It's a shame, too. I thought Tea-Mobile had a nice ring to it.


Top of the Heap: 10 Really Cool DIY Gadgets That Will Take You No More Than 5 Minutes
http://alturl.com/fe2i7

Especially for Jack: Inception in Real Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBlYJ-tKcs

Christmas on TV: 1,010 Holiday Specials, Episodes, Movies and Marathons for December 2010
http://alturl.com/mhmhx

Here they are: WikiLeaks mirror sites
http://wikileaks.ch/mirrors.html

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" department - a flying car (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=635469588001

The 5 Nominees for Best Mobile App
http://alturl.com/ec26d

Flight and Expulsion - and interesting, interactive infographic
http://www.niceone.org/lab/refugees/

Words cannot express the weirdness of True American Dog
http://www.trueamericandog.com/

Massive collection of behind-the-scenes pics from Star Trek
http://www.coolcrack.com/2010/11/massive-star-trek-behind-scenes-121.html

The 12 Scams of Christmas
http://newsroom.mcafee.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=3707

The complete list of Grammy nominees
http://www.grammy.com/nominees

Lie to Me: Phrases that announce "I'm lying"
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/11/14/i_hate_to_tell_you/

Good Witch Glinda: the Greatest Movie Villain Ever
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/11/14/i_hate_to_tell_you/

Fake iPhone Text Generator
http://www.fakeiphonetext.com/

The Best Space Pictures of 2010
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101130-best-space-pictures-2010/

Pick the Perp (hint: pretty near impossible)
http://picktheperp.com/

For the Calvin Connoisseur: Rare Bill Waterson Art
http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cbillart.html

5 iPhone Apps For Avoiding International Business Faux Pas
http://alturl.com/a9qf3

November 24, 2010

I'm thankful that I'm me and not my creditors...


Top of the Heap: The day after tomorrow: All the Black Friday deals on one site
http://bfads.net/

Another Top of the Heap: And, the Ultimate Black Friday Cheat Sheet
http://gizmodo.com/5696851/the-ultimate-black-friday-2010-cheat-sheet

What's the Most Dangerous City in America? (Hint: It's just one arch away from a copyright infringement)
http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/22/whats-the-most-dangerous-city-in-america/

Tattoo stats
http://www.collegecrunch.org/feature/15-surprising-stats-about-tattoos/

London 80 Gigapixels: The largest 360° Panorama in the world (as of November 2010)
http://www.360cities.net/london-photo-en.html

Things You Learned In School That Are Just Plain Wrong
http://matadornetwork.com/life/20-misconceptions-taught-at-school/

Ten Favorite iPhone Apps
http://alturl.com/juzma

Top Five Free Android Apps
http://www.appconsumer.com/top-5-best-free-apps-for-android/

Something MY boys know about: The 10 Kinds of People You Encounter on Xbox Live
http://www.onlinedegree.net/10-kinds-of-people-you-encounter-on-xbox-live/

Save the Words
http://www.savethewords.org/

The Paranoid's Guide to Facebook
http://www.pcworld.com/article/210859/article.html?tk=nl_bex_h_topstories

7 Must-Have Security Apps for Mac
http://aleptu.com/7-must-have-security-apps-for-mac-04191395.html

The Most Badass Alphabet EVER!
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/03/25/the-most-badass-alphabet-ever/

List of eBook readers
http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/holiday-gift-guide-ereader-list_b3597

Related: webstes for downloading free eBooks
http://www.smashapps.org/2009/12/35-websites-for-free-ebooks-download.html

The Winners of the National Geographic's Photograph Contest, 2010
http://izismile.com/2010/11/22/some_amazing_photos_46_pics.html

Tips for Traveling Lighter
http://www.toponlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/25-tricks-for-traveling-lighter/

The Worst Toys of 2010
http://toysafety.org/worstToyList_index.shtml

See what new movies, games, books and music come out every week at When It Drops
http://whenitdrops.com/

Turkey Day Stuff:

Manly Ways to Prepare Turkey
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20566

This. Changes. Everything. The Incredible Bacon Pumpkin Pie
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Joes-Incredible-Bacon-Pumpkin-Pie/Detail.aspx

Stupid Questions That People Ask the Butterball Hotline
http://consumerist.com/2010/11/the-5-stupidest-questions-people-ask-the-butterball-turkey-hotline.html

Thanksgiving Myths
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/22/thanksgiving-myths/

And, finally... what we ALL need - How to Eat More at Thanksgiving
http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/11/how_to_eat_more.html

November 17, 2010

I could sense my date's frustration with the fact that
I insist on chewing each bite of food 23 times. Well,
maybe if she stopped talking so much and let me
concentrate, I wouldn't have to count out loud.


Top of the Heap: This. Changes. EVERYTHING. Effervescent Bacon Tablets!
http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Effervescent-Bacon-Drink-Tablets.html

The 50 Best Inventions of 2010
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2029497,00.html

The Israelification of Airports - interesting article
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/744199---israelification-high-security-little-bother

12 Fun Hacks for Getting More Out of YouTube
http://mashable.com/2010/11/13/youtube-hacks/

Five Great Pies for Thanksgiving
http://bakingbites.com/2010/11/5-great-pies-for-thanksgiving/

Incredibly cool Astronomy-based website
http://itsfullofstars.tumblr.com/

Free issue of Sport Diver Magazine
http://www.zinio.com/reader.jsp?issue=416141106&o=ext

Creepy-Product-of-the-Week: The eTomb
http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/11/10/tweet-and-like-me-even-when-i%E2%80%99m-dead/

The Mythologies Behind Harry Potter
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/10/the-mythologies-behind-harry-potter/

Five Things You Love to Discuss That Nobody Else Cares About
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-things-you-love-to-discuss-that-nobody-else-cares-about/

5 Ways Stores Use Science to Trick You Into Buying Crap
http://www.cracked.com/article_18805_5-ways-stores-use-science-to-trick-you-into-buying-crap.html

298 Holiday Specials, Episodes, Movies and Marathons for Thanksgiving 2010
http://tvtango.com/news/detail/id/274

The Top 100 Pet Peeves of Servers (Part 1 and Part 2)
http://alturl.com/dji7g
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/jrivera/2010/11/16/top-100-pet-peeves-of-servers-part-two/

The smallest legible computer font
http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/homepage2006/tinyfont/index.html

The Earth and the Moon
http://www.traipse.com/earth_and_moon/

November 10, 2011

I just got one of those crazy 5-blade razors. Apparently,
the way it works, the first blade lifts the hair. The second
blade cuts the hair. The third blade cuts it again! The fourth
blade is a real sneaky bastard who waits for the hair to
relax and then cuts it again! Then the fifth blade goes
to the hair's house and beats the crap out of its mother.


Top of the Heap: 20 Biggest New Movies of 2011
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=13779

Google partners with certain airlines to offer free WiFi during the holidays
http://www.freeholidaywifi.com/

The Easiest Way to Skip Ahead in YouTube Videos
http://gizmodo.com/5673685/the-easiest-way-to-skip-ahead-in-youtube-videos

Addicting Game of the Week: The Game You Can't Stop
http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/game/cantstop/

Apparently, more and more colleges are becoming increasingly SAT-free
http://education.newsweek.com/2010/11/04/going-sat-free.html

Draw on any webpage with MarkUp
http://markup.io/

The 100 Best Signs at the Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear in Washington
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-100-best-signs-at-the-rally-to-restore-sanity

Features We'd Really Like to See in All Cars
http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=top&story=car-talk-car-features&subject=more

A billboard that advertises nothing but clean air
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662616/a-billboard-that-advertises-nothing-but-clean-air

10 Songs That Sound Like They're About Women (But Aren't)
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/72850

The Facts Behind 15 Black Friday Myths
http://dealnews.com/features/The-Facts-Behind-15-Black-Friday-Myths-/398198.html

9 Coolest Web Apps You Might Not Know About (But Should)
http://www.smashingapps.com/2010/10/30/9-coolest-web-apps-you-might-not-know-about-but-should.html

Rate a book with the Page 99 Test (requires registration)
http://page99test.com/

Harry Potter-type Invisibility Cloak Closer To Reality With New “Metamaterial”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11686303

Creative Billboards
http://weburbanist.com/2010/11/09/16-creative-billboards-worth-advertising/

Power Tips and Tools for Gmail
http://www.pcworld.com/article/209711/gmail_power_tips_and_tools.html?tk=nl_cox_h_crawl

October 27, 2010 (The Halloween Edition)

Some people call me a space cowboy. Some call me the gangster of love.
Something tells me this year's Halloween costume still needs a little work.


10 Best Haunted Houses
http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/blog/2010/10-best-haunted-house-attractions/

9 Spooky Halloween Treats
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/69476

13 Best Geeky Halloween Costumes
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/20/the-13-best-geek-halloween-costumes/

Related: 20 Brilliant Halloween Costume Ideas
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2010/10/20-brilliant-halloween-costume-ideas.html

And... Websites to Help Inspire and Make the Best Halloween Costumes
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-websites-inspire-halloween-costumes/

Scientific Reasons to Believe in Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/36662

A Comparison of Vampire Traits
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_vampire_traits

BACON COSTUMES!
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bacon%20costume&w=all

9 Halloween Pumpkin Projects
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/38322

16 Worst Halloween Candies
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2009/10/15-worst-halloween-candies.html

A Guide to Candy Corn
http://irreference.com/candy-corn-from-the-field-guide-to-candy/

The Creepiest Places on Earth
http://www.cracked.com/article/181_the-6-creepiest-places-earth/

The Creepiest Dolls and Toys, EVER
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/10/dolls-and-toys-that-creep-us-out.html

Halloween Cakes
http://everypictures.blogspot.com/2008/10/halloween-cakes.html

Some more outrageous pumpkin carving tutorials
http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

Shadowlands - a state by state, country by country index of haunted places (Thanks, Paul)
http://theshadowlands.net/places/

Halloween Cocktails
http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/tp/halloween_cktl.htm

The Big List of Halloween Videos
http://www.fanpop.com/spots/halloween/articles/5352

October 27, 2010

As a general rule this Halloween, try not
to solve riddles that open portals to Hell.


Top of the Heap: Learn Sarver Heart Center's Continuous Chest Compression CPR
http://tinyurl.com/2fx8r59

Visual Aid for the Deep Mine Rescue in Chile (wow)
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/mine/mine.php

6 Death Defying Stunts (That Are Secretly Easy to Do)
http://www.cracked.com/article_18803_6-death-defying-stunts-that-are-secretly-easy-to-do.html

A Flowchart to Determine Which Party You Will Vote For in the Next Election
http://www.holytaco.com/flowchart-determine-which-party-you-will-vote-next-election

The Rubix Fix - for when you REALLY have too much time on your hands
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/10/rubiks-fix-cubes-spheres-more.html

Bimbo #5 Mash Up from my good friend Tim (“I-taught-him-everything-he-knows”) Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyrSrukaW0U

The International Space Station Comes Together (Thanks, Billy!)
http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm

How to Type in Your Own Handwriting on Your Computer
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/how-to-type-in-your-own-handwriting-on-your-computer_b14653

6 Sites That Help You Create Your Own Bucket List
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/100-die-6-sites-create-bucket-list/

Guide to the Top Movies of 2011
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=13779

October 20, 2010

I was having a good laugh mocking that guy
at the biker bar about his cheesy barbed wire
tattoo -- until I realized it wasn't a tattoo.


Top of the Heap: Improv Everywhere's 8 Geekiest Stunts
http://gizmodo.com/5662209/improv-everywheres-8-geekiest-stunts

The 7 Most Ridiculously Awesome Numbers Between 1 and 10
http://clutch.mtv.com/2010/10/13/the-7-most-totally-ridiculously-awesome-numbers-between-1-and-10/

13 Things Your Flight Attendant Won't Tell You (but should)
http://alturl.com/tmzap

A-a-a-a-and - 50 Secrets Your Pilots Won't Tell You
http://alturl.com/zf2pd

The science of optical illusions
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11553099

The 7 Most Useless Skymall Products
http://alturl.com/mh9pq

8 Bacon Recipes!
http://preview.alturl.com/fo2t3

Looking for that last-minute Halloween costume? Make a Rocketeer backpack from your recycle bin!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Rocketeer-Rocket-Pack-from-Trash/

October 13, 2010

I met a woman last night who changed my life
forever. I mean, this girl stopped me dead
in my tracks and totally knocked me off my feet.
In fact, she had me at "Halt! Police!"


Top of the Heap: Addicting Game of the Week - Flabby Physics
http://krakez.com/game.php?id=237

20 Awesomely Untranslatable Non-English Words
http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-awesomely-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world/

10 Helpful Resources on the Basics for the Computer Illiterate
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-helpful-resources-computer-illiterate/

The Worst Beer(s) in the World
http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TheWorstBeers.asp

The One Number to Beat if You Want to Retire Early
http://monevator.com/2008/02/15/try-saving-enough-to-replace-your-salary/

6 Doctor Recommended Sleep Aids
http://alturl.com/c8gj7

Enter your annual income to see where you rank on the global rich list
http://www.globalrichlist.com/

20 Amazing Facts About Twins
http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2010/10/20-amazing-facts-about-twins/

The Science of Romance: Why We Flirt
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1704684,00.html

October 6, 2010

It's a good thing Chad Ochocinco changed his
name before releasing a breakfast cereal.
I sure wouldn't let my kids tuck into a
milk-drenched bowl of Munchy Crunchy Johnsons.


Top of the Heap: Want to kill some time and vaporize pretty much any web page you'd like? Use Asteroids!
http://erkie.github.com/

Simulate playing the same Lottery numbers twice a week for a year or 10. (Hint: you’ll never win)
http://www.cockeyed.com/citizen/poker/lottery_simulator100.php

Check out the monthly Evening Sky Map to easily locate stars and planets above you
http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

Your guide to pretty much all of the Halloween-themed television movie marathons, episodes and specials
http://tvtango.com/news/detail/id/260

Addicting Game of the Week: Bubble Shooter
http://files.agame.com/mirror/flash/b/bubble_shooter.swf

A single sheet of paper
http://artbns.com/amazing-art-a-single-sheet-of-paper/

Excerpts from the 1913 book "700 Things Boys Can Do"
http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/popular-mechanics/The-Boy-Mechanic-700-Things-for-Boys-to-Do/index.html

Ten Horrifying Display Ad Placements
http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/6666-ten-horrifying-display-ad-placements-nsfw

The best sites for beginning iPhone users
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/10/03/the-best-sites-for-beginning-iphone-users-like-me/

All the information you ever wanted on religions is at The Association of Religion Data Archives
http://thearda.com/

Hear snippets from hundreds of different accents at the Speech Accent Archive
http://accent.gmu.edu/

September 29, 2010

That sensitivity-in-the-workplace seminar my boss made me attend would have been a total bore had the instructor not possessed such absolutely enormous hooters.



Top of the Heap: The "Lie to Me" Lie Detection Tests
http://www.fox.com/lietome/lightmantests/

Ten things that aren't free - but should be (and how to get them for free anyway)
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/09/21/free-things-people-pay-for-too-often/

See all new stuff from Google in one place at Google New
http://www.google.com/newproducts/

See if you can jailbreak your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with this iPhone and iTouch Jailbreak/Unlock Matrix
http://jailbreakmatrix.com/iPhone-iTouch-Jailbreak

10 Dead Simple Gmail Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts
http://alturl.com/k2x82

Great idea - a Bicycle Monorail
http://www.shweeb.com/

Addicting (and frustrating) Game of the Week - Bloxorz
http://www.miniclip.com/games/bloxorz/en/

Everything you wanted to know about the amenities in around hundreds of airports is at Airport Guides
http://www.ifly.com/

10 Words That Can't Be Translated Into English
http://listverse.com/2010/09/23/10-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-english/

Enter several address and Route4Me will find the best route to hit them all. Seems great for a bunch of errands
http://www.route4me.com/

10 Coolest Kitchen Gadgets (I used to have #6)
http://www.oddee.com/item_97198.aspx

Have an aquarium? Check out FishProfiles for tons of info on fish and aquaria and the care of both
http://fishprofiles.com/

5 Absurd (But Mind Blowing) Pop Culture Conspiracy Theories
http://alturl.com/yzznf

September 22, 2010

I like to think of myself as a do-it-yourselfer.
Not a do-it-MYselfer; a do-it-YOUR-selfer.


Top of the Heap: Around the Solar System
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/around_the_solar_system.html

Wanna buy a Stargate?
http://stargateartifacts.com/2010/09/13/own-the-sg-1-travel-stargate/

Firefly Star Jewel Staite Reveals How the Show Should Have Ended
http://techland.com/2010/09/17/firefly-star-jewel-staite-reveals-how-the-show-should-have-ended/

Bill Murray turned 60 yesterday. Celebrate with 60 Bill Murray Facts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/11/bill-murray-60th-birthday-facts

6 New Spy Technologies You Literally Can't Hide From
http://alturl.com/ewmc5

Airport Security Checkpoint Wait Times
http://www.orlandosentinel2.com/data/travel/news/airport/

10 Reasons Why Everybody Hates Kanye West (some NSFW language)
http://www.music-juice.com/celebrity-news/10-reasons-why-everybody-hates-kanye-west.html

Pluto (recently downgraded to a Mickey Mouse Planet) has 14 new neighbors
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/breakingorbit/2010/09/pluto-gets-14-new-neighbors.html

A stunning 3-minute animation of life inside a cell (action starts around 6:50)
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_bolinsky_animates_a_cell.html

First complete topographic map of the moon
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/moon-map/

7 Features Facebook Should Integrate Into Its Next-Gen Product
http://bajillionhits.biz/post/1138076628/7-features-facebook-should-integrate-into-its-next-gen

10 Coolest Mac OS X Apps You Might Not Know About
http://www.smashingapps.com/2010/09/17/10-coolest-mac-os-x-apps-you-might-not-know-about.html

Search the archives of Ask a Scientist to find neat science info
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/archive.htm

September 15, 2010

Proposal for resolving the "paper defeats rock" controversy:
Eliminate paper, rock and scissors altogether, and replace
them with the following more realistic hierarchy: intercontinental
ballistic missile -– pellet gun -– mouse chewing on power cord.

Top of the Heap: The Next 5 Years in Social Media
http://mashable.com/2010/09/07/next-5-years-social-media/

Classes Every College Student Dreads
http://www.bestcollegesonline.net/blog/2010/10-classes-every-college-student-dreads/

Search for specific colleges to see how solid their curriculum is at What Will They Learn?
http://whatwilltheylearn.com/

Seven Sites to Help Students Choose and Apply to Colleges
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/7-sites-to-help-students-choose-and.html

In the "Why-the-Hell-didn't-I-Think-Of-That-First" department - 10 Bizarre Business Ideas that Made Millionaires
http://www.oddee.com/item_97180.aspx

Pick a year and let the YouTube Time Machine take you down memory lane
http://yttm.tv/v/1968

Listen to nature sounds around the world at the Wild Sanctuary map
http://earth.wildsanctuary.com/

Will There Be Klingons? Director J.J. Abrams and Writers Talk Star Trek 2
http://alturl.com/xf63j

Find everything you wanted to know about playing cards at (aptly named) World of Playing Cards
http://www.wopc.co.uk/

5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same
http://www.cracked.com/article_18664_5-annoying-trends-that-make-every-movie-look-same.html

Listen to full music albums before you buy them with MusicLink
http://www.musiclink.fm/

Nicholas Cage as EVERYONE!
http://niccageaseveryone.blogspot.com/

13 chefs' secrets for the perfect breakfast
http://alturl.com/koq5e

Compose your own Blues song (sorta)
http://www.thebluesmaker.com/

The Top 8 Unanswered Questions in Television
http://www.spike.com/blog/top-eight-unanswered/99641?page=2&numPerPage=1

Saturday Night Live: The Board Game
http://www.saturdaynightlivethegame.com/

11 Artists Who Wouldn't Give Weird All Permission For a Parody
http://www.11points.com/Music/11_Artists_Who_Wouldn%27t_Give_Weird_Al_Permission_For_a_Parody

Six Fictional Stories You Were Taught in History Class
http://www.cracked.com/article_18755_5-fictional-stories-you-were-taught-in-history-class.html

When Food Attacks! (Thanks, Ken!)
http://www.thecooksden.com/when-food-attacks/

25 Best Nutrition Secrets (What?? Nothing about bacon?)
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/25-best-nutrition-secrets

Interactive Map of Middle Earth
http://3rin.gs/#2.6367188,4.9648438,-0.8183594,-1.9824219,l,

Scientists teach robots how to trick humans. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
http://www.datelinezero.com/?p=3682

September 8, 2010

My life kind of resembles Forrest Gump's life,
except that I haven't met any famous people, struck
it rich or had any major accomplishments.
I guess all I'm saying is that I, too, once drank
so much Dr. Pepper that I had to pee really bad.


Top of the Heap: A free tool to play nature sounds for reading, meditating or just having fun
http://naturesoundsfor.me/

Hysterical Stand-Up Rabbi (Thanks, George!)
http://www.bobalper.com/demo.html

It's getting close to that time - here are the voter registration deadlines for all 50 states
http://www.declareyourself.com/voting_faq/state_by_state_info_2.html

Interesting: Arthur C. Clarke predicting the future in 1964
http://www.wimp.com/predictingfuture/

The Biology of Getting Drunk
http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/the-biology-of-getting-drunk/

5 Mind Blowing Ways Your Memory Plays Tricks on You
http://www.cracked.com/article_18704_5-mind-blowing-ways-your-memory-plays-tricks-you.html

Treat Your Fingers to the Best of Both Worlds with a Modded USB Typewriter
http://gizmodo.com/5625671/treat-your-fingers-to-the-best-of-both-worlds-with-a-usb-typewriter-mod

What happened in your birth year? (In MINE? Let's see... fire was invented, the earth started cooling...)
http://whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/

Create your own newspaper
http://www.newscred.com/

If you're a Trekkie/Trekker with an hour to kill, check out this HILARIOUS two-part review of Star Trek (WARNING: some NSFW language)
http://blip.tv/file/4069271/ (part one)
http://redlettermedia.blip.tv/file/4069458/ (part 2)

The Top 10 Facebook Pages
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/top-10-facebook-pages/

20 Experiences to Have Before You Die
http://www.keepandshare.com/blog/2010/08/30/20-experiences-before-you-die/

Tips for Finding the Best Airfare Deals Online
http://alturl.com/cotmz

Release your inner artist
http://muro.deviantart.com/

Websites We Can't Believe Actually Exist
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/9-Websites-We-Can-t-Believe-Actually-Exist

Entertaining 404 Error Pages
http://mashable.com/2010/09/04/404-error-pages/

September 1, 2010

This little piggy est allé au supermarche.
This little piggy se repose a la maison.
This little piggy mange le roti du boeuf.
This little piggy ne mange rien.
And this little piggy went
"Oui! Oui! Oui!" all the way home!


Top of the Heap: Time Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2010 (as usual, Skip's House of Chaos must've been #51. Again.)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2012721,00.html

Another Top of the Heap: Ten Clips of Jon Stewart Destroying Fox News
http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-clips-of-jon-stewart-destroying-fox-news/melodyyan

Tips on Tipping Everyone from Your Pizza Guy to Your Sherpa
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/tips-on-tipping-everyone-from-your-pizza-guy-to-your-sherpa.html

Never warp your brain with Time Zone math again
http://everytimezone.com/

Hate her (or his) guts? Say it with dead flowers
http://dirtyrottenflowers.com/

Fried Beer. That is all. God bless America
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2010-08-27/fried-beer-ultimate-fair-food

Expedition Titanic is a free website that lets you explore and watch Titanic wreckage footage entirely through your web browser
http://www.expeditiontitanic.com/

The 6 Coolest Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants (Thanky, Tally)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/30/southwest-flight-attendants_n_695966.html#s131071

Incredible scale model of the Solar System
http://www.phrenopolis.com/perspective/solarsystem/

August 25, 2010

As an inventory control analyst, I'm intrigued
by one question: Does Coldwater Creek have
an above-average problem with shrinkage?

Top of the Heap: In the "I-NEED-me-one-of-these" department: the Submarine Shark! (Thanks, Debb!)
http://alturl.com/w7a38

24 Things You Might Be Saying Wrong
http://alturl.com/w63bf

The Best Boardwalk Foods in the USA
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Food/8-Best-Boardwalk-Foods-in-the-U.S.html

25 Awesome, Futuristic Motorcycles
http://supertremendous.com/Content/25-awesome-futuristic-motorcycles.html

3 Reasons Why the "Ground Zero Mosque" Debate Makes No Sense
http://www.cracked.com/blog/3-reasons-the-ground-zero-mosque-debate-makes-no-sense/

What Your Face Reveals About Your Health
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/drmao/what-your-face-reveals-about-your-health

6 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Solved in Minutes
http://www.cracked.com/article_18658_6-movie-plots-that-could-have-been-solved-in-minutes.html

How to Tell When Your Boss is Lying (it's not just when his lips are moving)
http://www.economist.com/node/16847818?story_id=16847818

The Top 10 Facebook Fixes
http://lifehacker.com/5616928/top-10-facebook-privacy-and-usability-fixes

A little strapped for cash, are we? Here's How to Find Unclaimed Money and Property
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2010/07/26/how-to-find-unclaimed-money-and-unclaimed-property-online/

Your Complete Guide to Cheap College Textbooks
http://www.couponsherpa.com/ask-coupon-sherpa/your-complete-guide-to-cheap-college-textbooks/

50 really useful Android tips and tricks
http://alturl.com/om65w

Related: Six Ways to Type Faster in Android
http://www.pcworld.com/article/203229/article.html?tk=nl_bex_h_howto

A-a-a-and.... 10+ Invaluable Android Apps for Back-to-Schoolers
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/08/19/10-android-apps-for-back-to-school/

Here's more! 5 Must Have Back-to-School Apps for your Computer and Smartphone
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2010/08/19/5-must-have-back-to-school-apps-for-your-computer-and-smartphone/

The World's Worst Powerpoint Presentations
http://www.pcworld.com/article/203396/article.html?tk=nl_tnx_h_topstory

The Top 10 Extreme Sport Jumps (Thanks, Billy!)
http://biggeekdad.com/2010/06/top-10-jumps/

August 18, 2010

Everyone was pretty stoked when we announced
we were getting the band back together, but the
next task was figuring out who had a garage
big enough for the 76 of us to march in.


Top of the Heap: Need to save your seat? Try Fake Spilled Food
http://vintagehomeshipshe.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=16

The Top 12 Vegan-Friendly Cities ("Are you a vegetarian because you love animals or because you hate plants?")
http://blog.koldcast.tv/2010/koldcast-news/12-cities-that-make-it-easy-to-be-a-vegan/

What terrible business jargon do you need unsucked? Try Unsuck It
http://unsuck-it.com/

The Ultimate Fart Soundboard
http://www.fart-sounds.net/fartboard.swf

Like reading? Check out What Should I Read Next?
http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/

This week's Cool Online Clock
http://helvetictoc.com/

10 Ways to Live Frugally at College
http://www.zencollegelife.com/10-ways-to-live-frugally-in-college/

In defense of Steven Slater (Thanks, Jack!)
http://alturl.com/kz8x5

13 Tips for Selling Your Home
http://alturl.com/d63ia

The Dos and Don'ts of Dealing With Your In-Laws
http://alturl.com/3oq9j

In honor of Shark Week (well, a week late... but still) - Shark Facts
http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/top-shark-facts.html

August 11, 2010

Fries, toast, vanilla, kisses and ticklers.
I don't care what anybody else says, the French ROCK.


Top of the Heap: This girl is awesome. SOMEBODY hire her! (Thanks, Debb!)
http://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/

Top of the Heap #2: The Best Craigslist Ad, EVER (warning, a little NSFW) (Tip o'the hat to the Bardgal for this one)
http://cavemancircus.com/2010/08/06/how-awesome-is-this-craigslist-ad/

Skip's Rule #236: Everything tastes better on a stick. Even pizza
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pizza-on-a-Stick/

Suck on THIS, vegans: Switching to a meat-based diet helped early humans grow big, strong brains.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128849908

Seven DIFFERENT 7 Wonders of the World
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/62030

Incredibly cool - photos from the past superimposed onto photos from the present.
http://sergey-larenkov.livejournal.com/

10 Reasons to Go to a Small College
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/professors-guide/2010/07/28/10-reasons-to-go-to-a-small-college.html

6 Evil Corporations in Movies (With Terrible Business Plans)
http://www.cracked.com/article_18643_6-evil-corporations-in-movies-with-terrible-business-plans.html

Princeton Review's Top 10 Party Colleges
http://brainz.org/news/princeton-review-top-10-party-colleges-2011/3268/

A tour of Graceland
http://chrisglass.com/album/2010/07/13/graceland/

The Seven Most Inaccurate Movie Sound Effects
http://www.popcrunch.com/the-seven-most-inaccurate-movie-sound-effects/

5 Things You Should Check Before Disposing of Old Computers
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-check-disposing-computers/

July 28, 2010

If you're ever involved in a big sword fight
against people who are missing an arm, don't
kill too many of them, 'cause you never know
when you might have to switch over to their side.


Skipnote: This weekend starts the second of my summer vacation breaks with my sons. We'll resume Website Wednesday in a couple of weeks. Don't cry. Get up from behind that computer. Go outside. Meet people. It'll be good for you.


Top of the Heap: 15 Awesome Gadgets That Could Save Your Life In A Crash
http://bodyautorepair.org/15-awesome-gadgets-could-save-your-life-crash

The 10 Biggest Stories of Comic-Con 2010
http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/07/26/comic-con-2010-roundup-biggest-stories/

Easy Tips for Taking Photos That Don't Require Photoshop Fixes
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/tips-digital-photos-require-photoshop-fixes/

10 Fascinating Facebook Facts
http://alturl.com/8iuu3

10 Things Every Parent Should Do to Help Their College-Bound Kid
http://alturl.com/wq5mq

Home Remedies from Around the World
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Health/Home-Remedies-Around-the-World.html

Along that same line - New Uses for Old Things
http://alturl.com/wu7gv

The World's Weirdest Shoes
http://www.inbetweenmeals.com/2010/06/worlds-most-weird-shoes.html

Top 10 Urban Legends Debunked
http://www.smashinglists.com/top-10-urban-legends-debunked/

Words That Need to be Banned from the English Language
http://alturl.com/q8cgk

Android phones are becoming more and more popular. Here are 10 essential free games you can download
http://technologytosoftware.com/best-android-games-free-download.html

And, along that same line, here's PC World's Must Have Android Entertainment Apps
http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/browse.html?collection=3687&platform=2&tk=nl_tnx_h_fng

The Start-to-Finish Guide to Moving to a New Place
http://lifehacker.com/5591389/the-start+to+finish-moving-guide

10 More Commonly Believed Medical Myths
http://listverse.com/2010/07/28/10-more-commonly-believed-medical-myths/

July 21, 2010

My son says that when he grows up he wants to be
be an Intel engineer in a computer chip fabrication
plant. I told him it might be a good idea to get a
head start by working on his "clean room" technology.


Top of the Heap: Well, here goes the rest of the day... completely pointless sites
http://www.pointlesssites.com/

Hot gadget preview for the 2010 holiday season
http://www.pcworld.com/article/201413/hot_gadget_preview_for_the_2010_holiday_season.html?tk=nl_cox_h_crawl

Sarah Palin is this generation’s Shakespeare according to Sarah Palin
http://wonkette.com/416738/sarah-palin-proudly-confuses-her-illiteracy-with-genius

Related: Shakespalin
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/shakespalin-the-bard-of-wasilla/

Huge database of Jeopardy clues
http://j-archive.com/

10 Ways to Fix Your iPhone Antenna Problem (#9 is my favorite)
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-ways-to-fix-your-iphone-4-antenna-problem-2010-7

For the Squids: Ever feel nostalgic about your Navy service? Here's How to Simulate Being in the Navy
http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/archives/007747.html

If Movie Titles Were Honest
http://www.cracked.com/photoshop_130_if-movie-titles-were-honest/

Visualizing the BP Oil Spill (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/

Related: Create your own instant oil spill on any website
http://instantoilspill.com/

15 Most Memorable Movie Quotes
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/15-Most-Memorable-Movie-Quotes.html

The Worst Lawyer Commercials on the Web
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/06/09/worst-lawyer-commercials/

What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain
http://lifehacker.com/5585217/what-caffeine-actually-does-to-your-brain

Ever wanted to see an MRI of a watermelon? Me neither.
http://i.imgur.com/PRk5g.gif

See a map of crime in your area at MyLocalCrime
http://www.mylocalcrime.com/#22191

6 Tips for Getting Your First Tattoo
http://alturl.com/pyq9m

40 Things You Need to Know About the Next 40 Years
http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/content/40th-Anniversary/index.html

50 Technological Advances Your Children Will Laugh At
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6398896/50-technological-advances-your-children-will-laugh-at.html

For the Old Farts: a Teen Chat Decoder
http://www.teenchatdecoder.com/

June 7, 2010

Just as the book says, all I really needed to
know I learned in kindergarten, like sharing,
how to get along with others, the importance
of playing fairly, how to kill silently using
only a piano wire as a garrote... No, wait, that
one I may have learned in Mr. Smedvig's eighth
grade music class, but hey, you get the idea.


Skipnote: I'm heading off on vacation this morning, so the next week will be dark. Try to hide your disappointment.


Top of the Heap: I'm heading off to do my OWN underwater photography this morning, but here's some other beautiful underwater photos
http://www.smashingapps.com/2010/07/04/45-extremely-remarkable-examples-of-underwater-photography.html

Need a job? Chinese companies "rent" white foreigners!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/06/29/china.rent.white.people/index.html

21 Things You Should Never Buy New
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/21-Things-You-Should-Never-usnews-2356162080.html?x=0

20 Things You Should Never Buy Used
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/2010/06/07/20-things-you-should-never-buy-used

A cool way to park your car
http://www.woehr.de/en/projekte/budapest_m730/index.htm

Search beer and beer ratings with Beer Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=016934378210675293449%3Arcqm2rcnmay

Search for ebooks at AvaxHome eBooks Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=006685002943402371085%3Att2opmx09zw

Interested in genealogy? Help trace your family tree with this Genealogy Sleuth Search Engine
http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=013424889618151652423%3Aagp-m7vklms

Need to find a doctor near you? Try the Doctor Finder
http://www.insiderpages.com/doctorfinder

Jack will like this one: 7 Most Extreme Roller Coasters
http://www.oddee.com/item_97121.aspx

The Best Websites to Have Fun With Your Pics
http://linkfilter.net/cgi-bin/lf.fpl?cmd=go;id=151187

Finally! Something USEFUL! "Untidy Beds May Keep Us Healthy"
http://linkfilter.net/cgi-bin/lf.fpl?cmd=go;id=151187

June 30, 2010

Who says the real estate market is down?
You wouldn't believe the incredible
deal I got on a beachfront timeshare
condo in Louisiana last week!


Top of the Heap: Why You Should Never Buy an Animal From a Pet Store
http://www.ecosalon.com/why-pet-adoption-and-rescue-is-better-than-a-pet-store/

Internet Meme Hall of Fame: Flowcharts
http://www.nerve.com/photo-features/internet-meme-hall-of-fame-flowcharts

Flying Car Gets Go-Ahead From US Air Authorities
http://alturl.com/zfc9

Good for a few minutes of distraction - get the balls into orbit (or opposite orbits) with Nuve
http://www.nuve.com.br/

The 10 Most Important Things They Didn't Teach You in School
http://www.cracked.com/article_18611_the-10-most-important-things-they-didnt-teach-you-in-school.html

4 Ways to Find Out the Name of That Elusive Song
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-ways-find-song/

Steve Martin’s Tour Rider
http://stevemartin.com/stevemartin/2010/06/steve-martins-tour-rider-leaked.html

Keep your car going by following this auto repair maintenance schedule
http://www.trustmymechanic.com/maint_schedule.html

How to buy video editing software
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365581,00.asp

How to stop your loved ones from texting while driving
http://www.komando.com/toolbox.aspx?mode=print&id=8827

The first assembly lines at the Ford Motor Plant (Thanks, Barridawn!)
http://www.facebook.com/skiptucker#!/skiptucker

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version (Thanks, Bardgal!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

10 ways to find more pleasure every day
http://alturl.com/ebgv

Five Real-time Search Engines for You to Try
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/06/five-real-time-search-engines-for-you.html

Google Voice Tricks
http://lifehacker.com/5571978/top-10-clever-google-voice-tricks

Steak-Grilling Myths
http://lifehacker.com/5571192/seven-myths-about-grilling-a-steak

June 23, 2010

If *I* owned an airline, I think I'd put another
airline's name and logo on the life vests.

Top of the Heap: 10 Amazing Tricks to Play With Your Brain
http://www.smashinglists.com/10-amazing-tricks-to-play-with-your-brain/

Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda
http://alturl.com/fpbj

The Tugo. Something ELSE I wish I'd thought of first
http://goodtugo.com/

5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to the Movies)
http://alturl.com/gp3x

Cool Zip Code Finder
http://maps.huge.info/zip.htm

10 Unforgettable TV Show Intros
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Entertainment/Television/10-Unforgettable-TV-Show-Intros.html

Road trip! Here are 10 Wacky Summer Festivals to enjoy
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Travel/10-Wacky-Summer-Festivals.html

Interactive Map - Where Americans Are Moving
http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html

Summer Gadget Guide
http://www.pcworld.com/article/198587/summer_gadget_guide.html?tk=nl_cox_h_crawl

6 Time Travel Realities Doc Brown Didn't Warn Us About
http://www.cracked.com/article_18564_6-time-travel-realities-doc-brown-didnt-warn-us-about_p1.html

Find local events to attend at Eventful
http://eventful.com/

More Android Apps
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/39-android-apps-you-should-try/

Toy Story 3 Easter Egg Guide
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67118

10 Essential Homemade Survival Items
http://www.survival-goods.com/10_Essential_Homemade_Survival_Items_s/372.htm

Ten Things You Can Do With Wolfram Alpha (to make you look like the smartest person in the room)
http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/tp/wolfram-alpha.htm

Ten Tiny and Amazing Mac Apps (you've never heard of)
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/06/17/ten-tiny-and-amazing-mac-apps-youve-never-heard-of/

15 People You Hate Watching Games With
http://www.sportspickle.com/article:993/15-people-you-hate-watching-games-with

Five Effective DIY Alternatives to Running an Air Conditioner
http://lifehacker.com/5568311/five-effective-diy-alternatives-to-running-air-conditioner

10 Ways the iPad Will Forever Change Education
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2010/06/21/10-ways-the-ipad-will-forever-change-education/

June 16, 2010

I just got this "Road Runner: Raw" DVD and you
would not believe the filthy stuff this bird says
to egg on the coyote. Of course in the standard
censored version all you ever hear is "beep beep."


Top of the Heap: The White Man's Soul Food: The 37 (or so) Ingredients in a Twinkie
http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-the-37-or-so-ingredients-in-a-twinkie/

Interactive World Cup 2010 Schedule
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html

22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You (Probably) Don’t Know
http://blogs.static.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/57704.html

10 Far Out Father's Day Gifts
http://www.oddee.com/item_96716.aspx

Another 10 Far-Out Father's Day Gifts
http://www.oddee.com/item_97081.aspx

Not THAT old chestnut: Man Forced to Marry Cow Faints During Ceremony. Then it gets weird.
http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/830794-man-forced-to-marry-cow-faints-at-wedding

An article which includes links to web sites that allow you to comparison shop for health care
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/technology/11cost.html?ref=technology

Just in time for Summer: The 10 Best Travel Secrets
http://alturl.com/rm8k

Related - Top 10 Strategies for Surviving Airports and Airplanes
http://lifehacker.com/5561002/top-10-strategies-for-surviving-airports-and-airplanes

The Definitive Guide to Finding Free Wi-Fi
http://lifehacker.com/5340435/the-definitive-guide-to-finding-free-wi+fi

You ever wonder whatever happened to the cast of ALF? Me neither.
http://topcultured.com/where-are-they-now-alf/

33 absolute online time-wasters that will eat up your time and spit it out like a carnivorous animal
http://laptoplogic.com/33-anti-efficiency-tools-online

Steep It - the simplest internet tea timer, ever
http://steep.it/

June 9, 2010

The thing about writing stuff for the Website Wednesday
tagline while sitting on a high-tech toilet is that everyone
knows the exact MMMMMOOOOment the bidet hits you.


Top of the Heap: Incredibly cool Web Catalog from the Dutch (let it load and watch what happens) (Thanks, Debb!)
http://producten.hema.nl/

Ever wonder what would happen if an Alka Seltzer tablet was added to a ball of water in zero-G? Me neither.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgC-ocnTTto

The Top 1000 Visited Sites on the Internets (I'm thinking the House of Chaos must've been number 1001...)
http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/

Ah HAH! Take THAT, iPhone elitists (Tally). 10 Things the Android Does Better Than the iPhone
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/10_things_android_does_better_iphone

Top 10 Dangerously Addictive Games
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-addictive-games.php

The Top 10 Codes You're Not Meant To Know
http://listverse.com/2009/02/22/top-10-codes-you-arent-meant-to-know/

Weird, Out-of-the-Ordinary Scholarships
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/10-Out-of-the-Ordinary-Scholarships.html

Oh, lovely. Just when you thought it was safe to play in the yard... be on the lookout for bottle bombs
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp

Visual Recipes has recipes with step-by-step photos
http://visualrecipes.com/

Want to be in the movies? Here's How to Be an Extra
http://www.beinamovie.com/extra/index.php

Something I've been trying to do for YEARS: How to Make the Perfect Omelette
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jun/03/how-to-make-perfect-omelette

Secrets of Disneyland
http://www.disneylandreport.com/disneysecrets.html

How to make Windows leaner, cleaner and faster
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/make-windows-leaner-cleaner-and-faster-693833

See a giant Pacific Octopus on the OctoCam (best viewing at night, since they're nocturnal) (Thanks, Pat!)
http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/visitor/octocam

Let NASA take your Face into Space
http://faceinspace.nasa.gov/index.aspx

Rid Your Lawn of Cows, Tigers, and Other Unwanted Pests (Thanks, Ken!)
http://www.zipgolfer.com/pests-on-the-lawn/

and, finally...

Did Sarah Palin Buy Herself a Couple of Luxury Items?
http://wonkette.com/415838/did-sarah-palin-buy-herself-a-couple-of-luxury-items

June 2, 2010

They say you should never raise your
hand to your children, but how else am I
supposed to request permission to speak?


Top of the Heap: The 50 Worst Inventions of All Time (Tip O'the Hat to Uncle Mel!)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/bestworst/0,32232,1991915_1991909_1991902,00.html

One More Top of the Heap: Next Tuesday is No Plastic Day - intended to bring awareness of the over-consumption of disposable plastic goods
http://www.noplasticday.org/

You'll never be as cool as these 25 Cool Guitars
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2010/05/25-unique-guitars.html

10 Non-Photoshopped images that will warp your mind
http://gizmodo.com/5548138/ten-non+photoshopped-images-that-will-warp-your-mind

10 Most Bizarre Sounds You've Probably Never Heard
http://www.smashinglists.com/10-most-bizarre-sounds-youd-not-have-heard-before/

The Japanese plan to have robots build a Moon base - for ROBOTS. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-05/japan-wants-moon-base-2020-built-robots-robots

100 Things You Didn't Know About "The Empire Strikes Back"
http://movies.ign.com/articles/109/1091748p1.html

The Most Detailed Image of Our Galaxy Ever Taken
http://bmgoau.nfshost.com/milkyway_spitzer_zoom/spitzer.html

Rocket-Powered Motorcycles of the Past, Present and Future (Thanks, Ken!)
http://www.spotmotorcycles.com/rocket-cycles/

Virtual Tour of the Wailing Wall (Thanks, George)
http://www.360tr.net/kudus/aglamaduvar_tr/index.HTML

14 Useful Tools For Your Kitchen
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2010/04/05/14-useful-tools-for-your-kitchen/

Top 10 Most Downloaded Student Tools
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-downloaded-student-tools-movers-shakers/

Classic Film Guide
http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=home

Time-Lapse Satellite View of the Growing Oil Spill
http://www.universetoday.com/2010/05/27/time-lapse-satellite-view-of-growing-oil-spill/

May 26, 2010

I read today that they're making
a "Planet of the Apes" prequel.
Technically speaking, isn't *every*
film a "Planet of the Apes" prequel?


Top of the Heap: Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZBTyTWOZCM

For those of you who care: 100 Things We'll Miss About "Lost"
http://www.ugo.com/tv/lost-one-hundred-things-well-miss?cmpid=0101

Addicting Game of the Week - Breakout
http://haznos.org/breakout-infernal-game/

This is pretty cool - 250 Walt Disney Characters
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juanpablobravo/4622802536/sizes/o/

10 Celebrities You Think Are Dead (but aren't)
http://www.elistmania.com/juice/10_celebrities_you_think_are_dead_but_are_still_alive/

10 Futuristic Technologies That Don't Exist (yet)
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/05/10_futuristic_technologies_we_wish_existed_right_n.php/

50 Fun Jobs That Don't Require You to Grow Up
http://alturl.com/bomd

Find cheap flights, hotels and other travel-related deals at Sprice
http://www.sprice.com/

Resources to do a background check on (cough) yourself
http://consumerist.com/2010/02/get-all-your-reports.html

Things You Cannot Unsee
http://cannotunsee.tumblr.com/

Mighty Optical Illusions
http://www.moillusions.com/

Speaking of which, Sharks can (kinda sorta) become invisible. EVERYBODY (kinda sorta) PANIC.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks-invisible-light-luminescence.html

America's Top 10 Road Trips
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-34348817

A Savvy Traveler's Guide to Vacationing Abroad
http://lifehacker.com/5539907/a-savvy-travelers-guide-to-vacationing-abroad

And... a couple of gems from Youngest Unmarried Son Jack:

Just to put things into perspective...
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf

Liquid Mountaineering
http://haha.nu/entertainment/liquid-mountaineering/