April 28, 2010

It's nice to be proven right. The very first time
I saw "Predator," I said to myself "You know, any
one of these guys would make a great governor."


Top of the Heap: NOW we're cookin' - a recipe for a Homemade Snickers Candy Bar!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Snickers-Candy-Bar-Recipe

Starry-Eyed Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Awe and Discovery with Zoomable Image
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/13/image/a/

Speaking of zoomable, check out the Scale of the Universe
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/525347

I, for one, welcome our new alien overlords
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece

What's so special about this number?
http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/numbers.html

Addicting (and slightly disturbing) Game of the Week: Phage Wars (Thanks, Jack!)
http://www.stoneagegames.com/games/1230/phage-wars

Jack will like this one: New features for the Barnes & Noble Nook
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Barnes-and-Noble-Nook-Now-Has-AndroidBased-Games-616533/

The Top 10 Outrageous Comic Book Advertisements (Sigh. I remember each and every one of these)
http://www.toptenz.net/comic-book-advertisements.php

Stunning new images of the Sun released by NASA (Thanks, Kevin!)
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/21apr_firstlight/

10 Fast Food Items Worse For You Than The KFC Double Down
http://consumerist.com/2010/04/10-fast-food-items-worse-for-you-than-the-kfc-double-down.html

25 Un-Tooned Portraits
http://www.holytaco.com/25-un-tooned-portraits

The Top 10 Douchiest Music Videos of All Time
http://www.zeitgeistyreport.com/articles/2010/04/22/top-10-douchiest-music-videos-of-all-time/

Hong Kong architect transforms tiny 330 sq. ft. apartment into a 24-room house. Wow. (Thanks, Jack!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9qnWg9kak

Downloadable Tree of Life with over 3000 branches
http://www.zo.utexas.edu/faculty/antisense/DownloadfilesToL.html

Maxed Out: Testing Humans to Destruction
http://www.newscientist.com/special/maxed-out-testing-humans-to-destruction

April 21, 2010

I can confidently say, without fear of
contradiction, that I am the best, in the
history of the world, at overstatement.



Top of the Heap: I love this! Instant Rimshot Buttons
http://instantsfun.es/

Double Down: How KFC Sold America the Vilest Food Product Created by Man
http://alturl.com/9scz

And... Double Down: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pulmonary Embolism
http://www.geekosystem.com/kfc-double-down-review/

Enter your zip code and find out when and where the next satellite flyovers will be visible
http://spaceweather.com/flybys/

Wikipedia's List of Misquotations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misquotations

The 7 Most Soul-Crushing Series Finales in TV History
http://alturl.com/ncg2

The Alot is Better Than You at EVERYTHING
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html

Stubbon Stain? Check out the University of Illinois Stain Removal Solutions
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/stain/

Why We Hate the Dentist (and What the Dentist Thinks About Them)
http://www.sanedentist.com/here-are-5-reasons-why-we-hate-the-dentist-and-what-a-dentist-thinks-about-them.html

Along that same line: How to Stop Being Afraid of the Dentist
http://www.ehow.com/how_2073080_stop-being-afraid-dentist.html

Cool text-to-speech website (Thanks, Janice!)
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

5 TV Shows You Can Completely Watch Online
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-great-tv-shows-completely-watch-online/

Top 12 Websites to Download Free eBooks
http://technologytosoftware.com/top-12-websites-to-download-free-e-books.html

Wow. What starts off as WTF! manages to snowball into the strangest 911 call that I’ve ever heard!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RK0SzlfGKM


Youngest Unmarried Son Jack's submissions:

Amazing World Clock
http://dalesdesigns.net/world_clock.htm

Incredible photo of the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavor
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/large/2010-1674.jpg

Okay, this makes way-y-y too much sense. We'll probably never see it.
http://www.tuvie.com/last-drop-pumping-up-till-the-last-drop-from-the-bottom-of-a-bottle/

I, for one, welcome our new Intergalactic overlords...
http://www.disinfo.com/2010/04/mysterious-radio-waves-emitted-from-nearby-galaxy/

Piano Improv on Chatroulette Restores Faith in Humanity
http://tv.gawker.com/5493963/piano-improv-on-chatroulette-restores-faith-in-humanity

April 14, 2010

It turns out my butterfly collection has
grown dramatically since I gave up using
a net in favor of my car's radiator grille.


Top of the Heap: 100 Essential Cheat Sheets for Doing Business Abroad
http://www.onlinedegrees.net/blog/2010/100-essential-cheat-sheets/

20 Ways to Kill a Few Minutes Online
http://alturl.com/sabs

How to clean up your Facebook profile (Thanks, Timmy!)
http://mashable.com/2010/04/08/clean-up-facebook/

The 10 Craziest Food Abominations of All Time
http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-craziest-food-abominations-of-all-time/joanne

Idiot of the week eating the hottest pepper in the world - the Naga Jalokia
http://www.woosk.com/2010/03/eating-the-hottest-pepper-in-the-world-the-naga-jalokia.html

5 Free Programs for Astronomy Buffs
http://www.komando.com/newsletter/DOTD_4-10-10.htm

10 Facts About Twinkies - the White Man's Soul Food
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/52452

Stuff You Probably Don't Know About Light
http://discovermagazine.com/2010/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-light

Tweeting 101 - a Twitter cheat sheet
http://alturl.com/5x47

How to Make Your Own Girl Scout Cookies
http://www.chow.com/stories/12084

Home Appliance How To and Repair Guides
http://acmehowto.com/

The Macaulay Library is the world's largest archive of animal sounds and videos
http://macaulaylibrary.org/index.do

A Geek's Guide to Travel Planning
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Geeks_Guide_to_Travel_Planning

100 Beer Hacks to Get You Through College (and Beyond)
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/04/100-beer-hacks-to-get-you-through-college/

Your Life in 2020 - your life is about to change
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/08/your-life-2020-technology-data-companies-10_land.html

April 7, 2010

I am the bridge-jumping friend that
your parents warned you about.


Top of the Heap: Clear, no-nonsense response of what the Health Care Bill means for you
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/what-health-bill-means-for-you/

Teabonics (HAHAHAHAHAHA)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pargon/sets/72157623594187379

LBJ orders hisself some pants (Thanks, George!)
http://www.whitehousetapes.net/clips/1964_0809_lbj_haggar/

Wanna fly on the Vomit Comet? Got an extra 7 thousand bucks? Can I have some of that?
http://www.gozerog.com/

Want to make your resume look like it was done by an amateur? Here's how
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1ietrQ/jobmob.co.il/blog/10-resume-mistakes//r:t

Addicting Game of the Week: No matter where you work, this game is safe to play
http://cantyouseeimbusy.com/games/breakdown/indexFS.php?cname=Not%20a%20Flash%20Game

In honor of Geek Week - 10 Toys a Grown Up Geek Would Love
http://www.mania.com/10-toys-grown-up-geek-would-love_article_121600.html

More Geek Week stuff - The Geek's Guide to Getting Girls
http://www.hplusmagazine.com/articles/bio/geek%E2%80%99s-guide-getting-girls

Find tons of theme park brochures and maps at Theme Park Brochures
http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/main.html

5 Tax Myths
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040102287_pf.html

Instant bartender with Mix the Drink
http://www.mixthedrink.com/

The Top 10 Coaching Scandals in College Sports (Thanks, Kaitlyn)
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/04/top-10-coaching-scandals-in-college-sports/

Enter a word and the talking online dictionary Howjsay will pronounce it for you
http://howjsay.com/

5 Quotes That Can Change Your Life
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfulness/2010/04/5-quotes-that-can-change-your-life/