March 30, 2011

   A philosopher once said: "Too soon old, too late
   wise." I say: "Too short young, too long stupid." 

Top of the Heap:  TED Blog: 100 Websites You Should Know and Use  (obviously, SHOC again, must've been number 101)
     http://blog.ted.com/2007/08/03/100_websites_yo/

Another Top of the Heap:  Amazing Ocean Creatures (especially the octopus at the end)  (Thanks, Kevin!)
     http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

iTunes - be very afraid!  Access your files from anywhere with Amazon’s newly launched Cloud Drive.
     http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2011/03/29/geek-news-amazon-cloud-player-news-of-the-day/

28 Songs You Know the Words To (but are too ashamed to admit it)
     http://www.livemusicguide.com/blog/columns/28-songs-you-love-but-are-too-ashamed-to-admit-it.html

My Bad Parent is a photo blog dedicated to all the moms and dads out there who could use some good advice.
     http://mybadparent.com/

7 Excerpts From J.K. Rowling's New Books
     http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1814630

101 Pringles Flavors From Around the World
     http://nowthatsnifty.blogspot.com/2011/03/101-pringle-flavors-from-around-world.html

Top 10 Unlikely Top 10 Hits
     http://listverse.com/2011/03/23/top-10-unlikely-top-10-hits/

10 Public Places to Go for Free WiFi
     http://www.internet4free.net/blog/2011/10-public-places-to-go-for-free-wifi/

The Unofficial Economics of Star Trek
     http://vanparecon.resist.ca/StarTrekEcon/

The 150 Best Jests (compiled by the NY Post)  (Tip O'the hat to Tim "I-taught-him-everything-he-knows" Hunter)
     http://alturl.com/8d7as

5 Important People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19076_5-important-people-who-were-screwed-out-history-books.html

With a name like this, it's probably not a good idea to be selling... wait, what??
     http://alturl.com/vo3zk

Justice League movie coming in 2013?
     http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2011/03/29/geek-news-rumor-mill-of-the-day-2/

11 Things the iPad Can and Cannot Replace
     http://www.11points.com/Web-Tech/11_Things_the_iPad_Can_and_Cannot_Replace

March 23, 2011

        I've finally given up on ever becoming
               a superhero. It's just not worth it.
               Do you have any idea how many things
               you have to let bite you before you
             eventually find one that's radioactive?
  

Top of the Heap:  Ever wonder if any movies were filmed in your neighborhood?  You can find out here
     http://www.boxofficequant.com/100-years-of-set-locations/full_screen.htm

6 Real-World Jedi Mind Tricks Salesmen Are Using On You
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19071_6-real-world-jedi-mind-tricks-salesmen-are-using-you.html

Sorta related:  6 Words Advertisers Love (That Don't Mean a Damn Thing)
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-ways-marketers-think-were-retarded/

Seven Amazing Coral Reefs Made from Sunken Vehicles
     http://1800recycling.com/2011/03/coral-reefs-recycled-sunken-vehicles/

Whoever said "dance like nobody is watching" obviously never watched this dude
     http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=57654

Interesting:  Why I'm Never Going to Own a Home Again
     http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/03/why-i-am-never-going-to-own-a-home-again/

A Goose Named Maria  (Thanks, Tally!)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61WkeY9Jcvw

Ramen Hacks: 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles
     http://alturl.com/vigx4

March 16, 2011

I'm beginning to think people on reality

shows are really the smart ones, since

you never catch them watching reality shows.

Top of the Heap: Google has put up a Crisis Response Page in the aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami(s) in Japan

http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

Related: Incredible interactive before-and-after pictures of the devastation in Japan

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

Tired of hearing about Charlie Sheen? This Firefox and Chrome Add-On Erases Charlie Sheen from the Internet

http://fffff.at/tinted-sheen/

(Cadbury Creme) Egg anyone's house with the Cad-a-Pult

http://www.returnofthegoo.ca/en/

11 Reasons Why Quidditch Kinda Sucks

http://www.11points.com/Books/11_Reasons_Why_Quidditch_Kinda_Sucks

How Vain is YOUR City? (Crap - LA didn't even make it to the Top Ten!) (Thanks, Barridawn!)

http://www.empowher.com/beauty/content/how-vain-your-city?page=0,1

So theoretically, if you COULD kill and eat a Tyrannosaurus Rex, it'd taste like...? You guessed it!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3340709/Chicken-is-T-rexs-closes-living-relative.html

10 Greatest Works of Graffiti Guerrilla Marketing

http://www.businesspundit.com/10-greatest-works-of-graffiti-guerrilla-marketing/

What happens when a chubby kid finally snaps at a high school bully (Yes-s-s-s-s!)

http://img696.imageshack.us/i/fgl.mp4/

50 Common Latin Phrases Every College Student Should Know

http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/50-common-latin-phrases-every-college-student-should-know

Send a fax for free to anywhere in the US and/or Canada with FaxZero

http://faxzero.com/

Hobo Signs

http://www.worldpath.net/~minstrel/hobosign.htm

The Bestest Hiding Place EVER! How to make your own Door Stash!

http://makeprojects.com/Project/Doortop-Stash/638/1

A History of Daylight Savings Time

http://itthing.com/history-of-daylight-savings-time

6 Supervillain Devices You Can Make at Home

http://www.cracked.com/article_19031_6-supervillain-devices-you-can-make-at-home.html

March 9, 2011

I'd like to teach the world to sing.

Then maybe we'd be able to avoid those

atrocious first few weeks of "American Idol."

Top of the Heap: The Charlie Sheen Soundboard of Crazy

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/soundboards/play/81342498/

Related: The 17 Craziest Charlie Sheen F*ck-ups of All Time

http://alturl.com/2ao54

When Celebrities Meet Their SNL Impersonators

http://alturl.com/jzijo

15 Great Jingles Written for Fake Brands (my favorite is the Fruity-Oaty Bar commercial)

http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/15-great-jingles-written-for-fake-brands.html

So THIS is how my cursor works!

http://2006.1-click.jp/

I have absolutely no idea what Boombah is, but it's a great time waster. Especially if YOU'RE wasted.

http://www.boohbah.com/zone.html

Nighty night... the sleepyti.me bedtime calculator

http://sleepyti.me/

Ninite allows you to install or update multiple apps at once

http://ninite.com/

Growing up in Seattle, I've had pretty much all the rain I ever want. If YOU want some, try this

http://www.rainymood.com/

Listen to the music that best suits your mood or my activity with StereoMood

http://stereomood.com/

Listen to free music online with Grooveshark

http://listen.grooveshark.com/

Rules of Thumb

http://rulesofthumb.org/

Curiously Addictive: Famous Objects From Classic Movies

http://famousobjectsfromclassicmovies.com/

Confessions From an Apple Store Employee

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/news/confessions-of-an-apple-store-employee

How to Sharpen Your Knife With a Coffee Cup

http://www.dump.com/2010/12/08/how-to-sharpen-your-knife-with-a-cup-video/

3D Images Without Those Stupid Glasses

http://3erd.tumblr.com/

Frugal Tips for Saving When Gas Prices Soar (kinda like now)

http://www.suddenlyfrugal.com/2011/03/5-frugal-tips-for-saving-when-gas-prices-soar/

10 Coolest Underwater Places

http://www.oddee.com/item_97572.aspx

40 Hilarious Passive-Aggressive Office Notes

http://www.jobdescriptions.net/hilarious-office-notes/

March 2, 2011

            My life doesn't revolve around sex.
            Sex's immense gravitational field long ago
            sucked my life into its event horizon and
            shredded it into elementary particles.

Top of the Heap:  This. Changes. Everything.  How to Make Your Own Cadbury Creme Eggs
     http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Cadbury-Creme-Eggs/

Take a ride on the Kentucky River Shanty Boat with a couple of self proclaimed morons (Thanks,Kevin!)
     http://www.newseniors.com/kentucky-river-shanty-boat/

Hundreds of Tourist Photos, Weaved Into One
     http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hundreds-of-tourist-photos

Time.is tells you the exact time, down to the second, where you are currently (and a bunch of other places, too)
     http://time.is/

There's plenty of fish in the sea, but this is what describes my relationships
     http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/c0/7z8/tn0j/12299/791271649.gif

Best Fortune Cookie Ever (other than "That Wasn't Chicken")
     http://imgur.com/0PlEE

Meet Maurice Tillet, the real world Shrek!
     http://slices-of-life.com/2008/02/26/meet-maurice-tillet-the-real-world-shrek/

How to tell which loaf of bread is the freshest in the grocery store
     http://lifehacker.com/#!5772514/how-to-tell-which-loaf-of-bread-is-the-freshest-in-the-grocery-store

5 Fictional Jobs That Seem Awesome, But Actually Suck
     http://www.weirdworm.com/5-fictional-jobs-that-seem-awesome-but-actually-suck/

20 Habits That the iPad is Changing
     http://ipadcasereview.org/20-habits-that-the-ipad-is-changing/

Search and read WikiLeaks documents online at look4leaks
     http://www.look4leaks.net/look4leaks.php?lang=en&op=ht

7 Movies That Ignored World Changing Discoveries
     http://alturl.com/pk8ab

Every single episode of (the USA version of) "Whose Line Is It, Anyway?"
     http://watchwliia.blogspot.com/