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