January 27, 2010

I think the Denver Mint should charge
an admission fee for tours of their facility.
Think how much money they could make!



Top of the Heap: 50 Kick-Ass Websites You Need to Know About
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/50_awesome_websites

Top of the Heap #2: 10 (More) Helpful Websites You Have Never Heard Of
http://www.toptenz.net/10-helpful-websites-you-have-never-heard-of.php

In this week's "I-Want-Me-One-Of-These" department - a personal flying suit!
http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/nasa-announces-designs-for-personal-flying-suit/

The Top 10 Gadget Patents We Hope Will Turn Into Real Products
http://www.pcworld.com/article/186973/article.html?tk=nl_bex_h_topstories

Gordon Shumway (ALF) on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Verified_ALF

Related: Complete episodes of ALF, for free
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=qDhquq4o-uU&feature=fvsp

Along that same line - here are all the episodes of "The Greatest American Hero"
http://www.youtube.com/show?p=8_QMobVz6-A&s=1

Rare Photographs of Celebrities
http://izismile.com/2010/01/20/rare_photographs_of_celebrities_125_pics.html

What Makes a Good Teacher?
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/201001/good-teaching

Aliens Unmasked: The faces Behind Movie Monsters
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/arts-entertainment/2010/01/aliens-unmasked-the-faces-behind-movie-monsters-from-outer-space.html

The 10 Strangest Calendars for 2010 (Bunny Suicides is my favorite!)
http://inventorspot.com/articles/happy_weird_year_10_strangest_calendars_2010_36745

Kinda cool - the Color Picker Pen
http://www.tuvie.com/color-picker-by-jinsun-park/

In the Ain't-it-Cool Department: Wingsuit Skydivers Mistaken for UFO's
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1245282/Skydiving-wingsuit-record-Jumpers-mistaken-UFO.html

Thibidaux & Boudreax jokes, How to Talk Like a Cajun and Cajun Recipes all over at The Cajun Porch!
http://cajunnet2.cajunnet.com/~griffins/

"Whimsical wardrobes, darling dressers and other magical movables" from Straight Line Designs
http://www.straightlinedesigns.com/flashsite/straightline2.html

How to Amp Up a Laser Pointer
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Amp_Up_a_Laser_Pointer

7 Places to Find Free eBooks
http://alturl.com/g6sq

How to Use a Semicolon
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon

Find out about your favorite musical artist(s) on One Page Artist
http://www.onepageartist.com/

Bouncing Water Drop at 2000 frames per second (Thanks, Billy!)
http://www.flixxy.com/water-drop.htm

Wanna see what the Feebs have on you? Here's how to get a copy of your FBI file (Thanks, Jackie!)
http://www.everything2.com/title/How+to+Get+a+Copy+of+Your+FBI+File

January 20, 2010

Sure, I *like* my coffee like I *like*
my women: hot, fresh and strong.
But sometimes, I have to settle for what
I can get: old, cold, bitter and ready
to be thrown out by just about anybody else.

Top of the Heap: Visuwords is the coolest dictionary / thesaurus / word site ever
http://www.visuwords.com/

Another Top of the Heap: Superuseless Superpowers (This one made me spit coffee)
http://superuseless.blogspot.com/

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. No, really.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c43_1263177517

Logos With Hidden Meanings
http://theroxor.com/2009/10/22/23-brilliant-logos-with-hidden-messages/

The Top 15 Fictional Firearms
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/01/16_awesome_fictional_firearms.php

When Animals Invade: The Six Species That Are Trying to Take Over the World
http://www.spike.com/blog/when-animals-invade/91115

Seven Classic Movie Moments You Didn't Know Were Improv
http://www.spike.com/blog/top-seven-classic/91367

Apparently, *some* people have way-y-y too much time on their hands - Toothpick Artwork
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/10-Top-Notch-Toothpick-Artworks.html

10 Telephone Prank Calls That'll Make You Squirm
http://www.yourofficeandpa.co.uk/blog/?p=8

The Odds of Airborne Terror (Hint: they're pretty low)
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/12/odds-of-airborne-terror.html

Top 10 clever kitchen repurposing tricks
http://lifehacker.com/5447528/top-10-clever-kitchen-repurposing-tricks

Hilarious Print Ads
http://spyrestudios.com/hilarious-print-ads/

Professor Akiyoshi Kitaoka's collection of anomalous motion optical illusions.
http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html

Murphy's Law Calculator
http://andrew.triumf.ca/cgi-bin/murphy.html

7 Ways to Stay Connected to Facebook (Without Going to the Site)
http://socialmouths.com/blog/2010/01/11/stay-connected-to-facebook/

January 13, 2010

Considering that I live in the most technologically
advanced country in the world, it's eerie how many
women I meet who have disconnected phone numbers.


Top of the Heap: The Best Time to Buy Anything, All Year Round
http://lifehacker.com/5440376/the-best-times-to-buy-anything-all-year-round

From the Bardgal - Epic Win Pics
http://epicwinftw.com/

What if Shakespeare had written The Big Lebowski? Well, wonder no more, but instead hie thee to Two Gentlemen of Lebowski
http://runleiarun.com/lebowski/

Synthehol is just around the corner
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6874884/Alcohol-substitute-that-avoids-drunkenness-and-hangovers-in-development.html

Addicting Game of the Week - Tiger's Transgressions (thanks, Timmy. You da man)
http://www.atom.com/fun_games/tiger_woods_defense/?xrs=eml_121709

17 Reasons Your Mac Runs Slower Than It Should
http://www.chriswrites.com/2009/04/17-reasons-why-your-mac-is-so-unbelievably-slow/

The best sites to learn about the Vancouver Winter Olympics
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/01/10/the-best-sites-to-learn-about-the-vancouver-winter-olympics/

Rules for 'Zombie Chess.' Uses a normal board and requires multiple sets of pieces, but looks fun.
http://alizarin71.livejournal.com/9489.html

A Peek into Netflix Queues
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/10/nyregion/20100110-netflix-map.html

15 Cool Gadgets for your Bathroom
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2010/01/05/15-cool-gadgets-for-your-bathroom/

10 Unexpected Elvis Covers
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/44643

And, for those of you who need a bit of encouragement, here are the Top 10 Bizarre Apocalypse Scenarios
http://listverse.com/2010/01/09/top-10-bizarre-apocalypse-scenarios/

See what your browser reveals to the sites you visit with the Web Browser Privacy Check
http://ipinfo.info/html/privacy-check.php

Cool Floors
http://www.floorstoyourhome.com/blog/2010/01/10-most-awesome-floors-ever-created/

10 NASA Inventions You Might Use Every Day
http://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-nasa-inventions.htm#mkcpgn=fb3

January 6, 2009

Sometimes it takes an impassioned plea by
a celebrity to increase our awareness of a
plight that might otherwise go unnoticed.
And thankfully, because of Sylvester, I, too,
will not rest until we alleviate the suffering
of the world's succotash population.


Top of the Heap: How to Do Almost Anything Online in 2010
http://mashable.com/2010/01/02/how-to-guide-2010/

In case you didn't get enough "End of the Year/Decade" lists LAST week, here's the Ultimate List of End of Decade Lists
http://www.brobible.com/Story/79924

2010 Banished Words List
http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=29

Addicting Game O'the Week: Shoot some hoops online
http://www.onlinegames.com/basketball/

Explore the cities of the world through 360º panoramic pictures
http://www.360cities.net/

ANOTHER Addicting Game of the Week - Endless Migration
http://www.kongregate.com/games/HotAirRaccoon/endless-migration

The World's Largest Spherical Panoramic Photograph
http://www.360cities.net/prague-18-gigapixels

The darker side of Twitter
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=101619832&m=101613126

Little Girls Don't Grow Up to be Han Solo
http://authspot.com/short-stories/little-girls-dont-grow-up-to-be-han-solo/

10 Ways Car Dealers Make Money Off You
http://listverse.com/2009/03/09/10-ways-car-dealers-make-money-off-you/

Over 150,000 movies to watch online at Movie Monitor
http://moviemonitor.com/

I covered this on the House of Chaos, but here's the link to Starfleet Wetsuits!
http://skiptucker.blogspot.com/2009/05/scuba-show-2009.html
http://www.roddenberry.com/rdt-custom-wetsuit-7mm.html#

Top 10 Mysteries (and Conspiracy Theories) of Outer Space
http://listverse.com/2009/12/31/top-10-mysteries-of-outer-space/

5 Real Buried Treasures That Can Make You Rich (or Kill You)
http://www.cracked.com/article/18358_5-real-buried-treasures-that-can-make-you-rich-or-kill-you/

Unleash your inner chef with the Spice Encyclopedia
http://www.spiceadvice.com/encyclopedia/index.html

10 Technologies That Will Rock 2010 (Thanks, Paul!)
http://technology.globalthoughtz.com/index.php/10-technologies-that-will-rock-2010/

20 Photoshop Tips and Tricks That You Should Know About
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/20-photoshop-tips-tricks-that-you-should-know-about-part-one/