February 24, 2010

Please dig deep and give generously to the
"Keep 'We Are the World' From Getting
Stuck in Skip's Head" Foundation.



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

Mate-a-Movie
http://fx.worth1000.com/contests/24687/mate-a-movie-15/all

Top 10 Steak Grilling Tips
http://www.steak-enthusiast.com/2010/02/top-10-steak-grilling-tips/

Here's an interesting way to sell clothing...
http://eu.wrangler.com/bluebell/#/collection/0

America's Drunkest Cities
http://menshealth.com/drunkestcities2010/

50 Career Aptitude Tests
http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/50-free-career-aptitude-tests-that-everyone-should-take/

Upcoming Action Movies for the rest of 2010
http://www.movie-moron.com/?p=10470

A list of common misconceptions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_misconceptions

Carbecuing : How to cook food on your car's engine
http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Food-on-Your-Car%27s-Engine

Find the character actor you've seen a zillion times but can't remember his name with That Guy
http://www.460xvr.com/tg/not.htm

10 True Stories That Oughta Be Movies
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-true-stories-movies.php

10 People Who Give Christianity a Bad Name
http://listverse.com/2010/02/23/10-people-who-give-christianity-a-bad-name/

Random Motivational Posters
http://thechive.com/2010/02/22/monday-motivation-25-photos-2/

February 17, 2010

I've heard that those plastic rings on six-packs
of soda cans are dangerous for waterfowl, but
I'm not sure I believe that. Regardless, does anyone
know how much I can get for a six-pack of ducks?


Top of the Heap: There goes my diet. 18 Bacon-Wrapped Foods
http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2010/02/18-bacon-wrapped-foods.html

NASA's Next Space Suit (and a Look Back at U.S. Space Suits)
http://www.decodedstuff.com/nasas-next-space-suit-a-look-back-at-us-space-suits/

For Jack and Luis - Top THIS: The CubeStormer robot is capable of solving any 3x3x3 Rubik’s cube combination in under 12 seconds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRcWB3jwMo

10 Interesting Websites
http://roddymacleod.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/10-interesting-websites-2/

15 Dream Garages to Make a Man Drool
http://www.fixr.com/blog/2010/02/12/dream-garage/

11 Great Moments in Math and Science Class History
http://alturl.com/esud

How to Get Good Service at Restaurants
http://food.theatlantic.com/stories/getting-good-service-insiders-spill-1.php

Oh, great. Now counting sheep DOESN'T help you fall asleep.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/health/16real.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Merit Badges for Nerds
http://www.nerdmeritbadges.com/

(Since I'm a little thin on websites this week...) Some Star Trek Stuff:
The 6 Most Ridiculous Alien Races
http://www.cracked.com/article_17317_star-treks-6-most-ridiculous-alien-races.html

8 Starship Enterprise Facts Every Trekker Should Know
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/06/15/8-starship-enterprise-facts-every-trekker-should-know/

Trek's Cheesiest Classic Creatures
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/multimedia/2007/11/gallery_star_trek_monsters

Top 10 Star Trek Inventions in Use Today
http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/01/21/treknobabble-50-top-10-star-trek-inventions-in-use-today/

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

February 10, 2010 (Valentine's Day Edition)

Note to self: When the minister says, "You may
now kiss the bride," he's talking to the groom.


Weird Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day
http://www.wisebread.com/weird-things-you-didnt-know-about-valentines-day

10 fabulous Valentine's Day gifts for your beloved geek
http://alturl.com/dunb

Looking for that perfect Valentine's Day Makeout Spot? Try this!
http://www.vdaymakeoutspots.com/

7 Things Not to Do on Valentine's Day
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22065/92628-seven-things-do-valentine-s-day

Making Valentines - A Tradition in America
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Valentines/

8 Unusual Valentines Gifts
http://inventorspot.com/articles/8_valentines_day_gifts_make_your_10263

Unfortunate Valentine's Cards
http://www.capnwacky.com/valentines/valcard1.html

For the Nerd in all of us: Scientist Valentines
http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_scientist_valentines.html

February 10, 2010

My personal best last year was ending up in
Hollywood in the bed of a top movie starlet.
Down pillows, satin sheets -- it was dazzling.
Too bad *she* was overseas at the time,
but it still counts, doesn't it?



Top of the Heap: 23 Situations About to Go Horribly Awry
http://alturl.com/9jmi

Imagine you could hang out with the Mythbusters. Or Bill Nye. Or Mr. Wizard. You can do the next best thing with the Geek Group
http://www.thegeekgroup.org/

Now that finals week is over, here are 13 Tips for Prepping for Your Next Test
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/professors-guide/2010/02/03/13-tips-for-prepping-for-your-next-test.html

Has the Hubble spied asteroid-on-asteroid collision debris? (Either that, or a Klingon Bird of Prey)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Discoveries/2010/0202/Has-the-Hubble-Space-Telescope-spied-asteroid-on-asteroid-collision-debris

Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/probably-best-free-security-list-world.htm

Gear Ring Is Like Mechanical Catnip to Nerds (Thanks, Jackie!)
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/02/gear-ring-is-like-mechanical-catnip-to-nerds/

Displax Can Turn Any Surface Into a Touchscreen (Thanks again, Jackpack)
http://venturebeat.com/2010/02/02/displax-can-turn-any-surface-into-a-touchscreen/

Secret Rituals of American Idol Auditions
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-19/secret-rituals-of-american-idol-auditions-exposed/

Nanocrowd - the Movie Search Engine
http://www.nanocrowd.com/

If your life were a popular movie, see where'd you'd appear
http://www.amberdigital.com/where/

Job Interview Etiquette
http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/job-interview-etiquette/

Ever want to know what your state's official food is? Me neither.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_foods

11 Little-Known Grammatical Errors That Will Shock and Horrify You
http://alturl.com/3d8s

Top 5 World News Websites Guaranteed Free From Censorship
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-5-world-news-websites-guaranteed-free-censorship/

Nineteen Tips for Cheering Yourself Up -- from 200 Years Ago
http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/02/nineteen-tips-for-cheering-yourself-up-from-200-years-ago.html

The Virtual Piano. 'Nuff said.
http://www.thevirtualpiano.com/

8 Foods That Will Hide Your Bad Breath
http://alturl.com/cpbq

The Top 10 Tools for Finding Cool Stuff Nearby
http://lifehacker.com/5465334/top-10-tools-for-finding-cool-stuff-nearby

Top 12 Sites to Watch Videos That Are Better Than YouTube
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-12-sites-watch-videos-youtube/

100 Coolest Science Experiments on YouTube
http://www.x-raytechnicianschools.org/100-coolest-science-experiments-on-youtube/

The Definitive Bike-Cleaning Guide
http://wvcycling.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/how-to-clean-your-bike-the-definitive-guide/

10 Tricks Casinos Use on You
http://listverse.com/2010/02/09/10-tricks-casinos-use-on-you/

February 3, 2010

Now, when we accuse a Third World dictator of
being the next Hitler, he could just be trying
to offer his citizens universal health care.


Top of the Heap: "We Didn't Start the Fire" - leave your sound on for this one (Thanks, Bardgal!)
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html

Top of the Heap #2: Recipe of the Week: Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls. Yum.
http://noblepig.com/2010/01/17/baked-eggs-in-bread-bowls.aspx

How to Make It Out of a Hostage Situation (Alive)
http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/352779624/today-in-service-journalism-how-to-make-it-out-of

Egg Watchers: The Egg Timer That Entertains You
http://www.eggwatchers.com/

Cool interactive map of the Solar System (tip o'the hat to Youngest Unmarried Son, Jack!)
http://www.gunn.co.nz/astrotour/?data=tours%2Fretrograde.xml

The Scale of the Universe
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

In this week's "I-want-me-one-of-these" department: The V8 Soundracer (Thanks, Paul!)
http://www.dreyx.com/2010/01/soundracer-v8.html

Five Things You Didn't Know (about 2010)
http://ca.askmen.com/entertainment/special_feature_400/462b_2010-5-things-you-didnt-know.html

A key-shaped pocket knife. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
http://www.garrettwade.com/product.asp?pn=02B05.01&bhcd2=1264610600

Only press this during times of dire emergency
http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

Six Insane Fan Theories That Actually Make Great Movies Better
http://www.cracked.com/article/18367_6-insane-fan-theories-that-actually-make-great-movies-better/

How to Clean Your Computer Monitor
http://askbobrankin.com/cleaning_a_monitor.html?tbart

I'm thinking about doing this, so this may come in handy - How to Lease a New Car (and avoid getting scammed)
http://www.carbuyingtips.com/lease.htm

15 Ways to Resist High-Pressure Sales Tactics
http://www.freeshipping.org/blog/14-ways-to-resist-high-pressure-sales-tactics

Top 10 Cell Phones
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/1671/article.html?tk=nl_pvx_h_crawl

5 Fun Things You Didn’t Know About the Super Bowl
http://alturl.com/atbg

100 Best Reference Sites for Science Students
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-best-reference-sites-for-science-students/

Virtual Turnpike - Kinda like Google Maps, but more interactive (Tip o'the hat to Billy)
http://www.vpike.com/

10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Harry Potter
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/28627

You Know Who You Are: 100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/01/100-quotes-every-geek-should-know/



- Skip ô¿ô