May 31, 2012

The best thing about hand gel in public places 

is that everyone walks around looking like they're

in the process of hatching a dastardly plan.  

Top of the Heap:   Building a real Starship Enterprise in the next 20 years.  This guy says it can (and should) be done

     http://www.buildtheenterprise.org/
     http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/05/18/build-the-enterprise-star-trek

How fast do you read?
     http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/technology-research-centers/ereaders/speed-reader/index.html

The Mickey Mouse Cartoon Banned in America
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/16/the-mickey-mouse-cartoon-banned-in-america/

The world's first vegetarian shark
     http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/worlds-first-vegetarian-shark-prefers-lettuce.html

Zoomable cell size and scale (in color!)
     http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/

15 of the Most Remarkable Final Lines in Films
      http://www.flavorwire.com/292415/15-of-the-most-memorable-final-lines-in-film?all=1

The Most Notorious Actor-Director Feuds in Movie History
      http://www.flavorwire.com/292066/the-most-notorious-actordirector-feuds-in-movie-history?all=1

The 10 Most Insane Festivals Around the World
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/trident/the-most-insane-festivals-around-the-world

Game of Thrones Intro Singalong  (lyrics NSFW)
     http://youtu.be/i8Ytxlvt_J8

New findings indicate that whales have a sensory organ unlike anything we've ever seen
     http://io9.com/5913034/whales-have-a-sensory-organ-unlike-anything-weve-ever-seen

14 Amazing Photos Of The SpaceX Dragon Docking
      http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/14-amazing-photos-of-the-spacex-dragon-docking

Extreme Tattoo Gallery (some a little NSFW)
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/28/extreme-tattoo-gallery_n_1550255.html?ref=weird-news

The HONEST Game of Life
     http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6774819/honest-game-of-life

A Video Roundup of 2012's most memorable commencement speeches
     http://theweek.com/article/index/228266/2012s-most-memorable-commencement-speeches-a-video-roundup

The Unglamorous, Punishing Hours of Working on a Hollywood Set
     http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/how-long-are-the-days-on-a-movie-set-polone.html

May 23, 2012

I don't know what "passing muster" is, but it certainly doesn't sound like appropriate behavior for a government workplace.


Top of the Heap:   11 Things You Need to Know Before Entering the Real World
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/doree/11-things-you-need-to-know-before-entering-the-rea

Another Top of the Heap:  48 Things That Will Make You Feel Old
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-that-will-make-you-feel-old

Science reveals how not to spill coffee while walking
      http://alturl.com/3tonm

Reset Firefox feature seems kinda neat
     http://youtu.be/SSr2u1wMoFg

Cool Time Zone Map
     http://everytimezone.com/

12 of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World
      http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/05/12-of-most-beautiful-bays-in-world.html

The Top 10 Jazz Albums For People Who Don't Know S**t About Jazz
     http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2012/05/jazz_records_for_people_who_dont_know_shit.php

Emergency Yodel.  TSIA.
     http://www.emergencyyodel.com/

Do Band-Aids Work?  (apparently, not so much)
     http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/05/do_band_aids_work_.html

Great. I finally get to see the Green Flash (after trying my whole life). NOW I find out there's a Fire Rainbow?  Crap.
     http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/05/fire-rainbow.html

My Instants is a pretty impressive soundboard
     http://myinstants.com/recent/

The 10 Worst U.S. Cities for Traffic  (Although, living in Honolulu might just be worth it...)
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/22/going-nowhere-10-worst-u-s-cities-for-traffic/

Find out happened to 70 finalists from American Idol
     http://alturl.com/wyv35

Is your alma mater on the list of America's 1,000 best high schools? (Yeah, mine wasn't either)
     http://www.thedailybeast.com/content/newsweek/2012/05/20/america-s-best-high-schools.html

May 16, 2012

 Every once in awhile it's nice to just get naked, 
 sit back, close your eyes, put your feet in some 
 water, and imagine you're on a tropical beach. 
 A word to the wise, though: they really don't 
 appreciate you doing it at the fountain at the mall.
 

Top of the Heap:  100 Tips from a Professional Photographer
     http://gizmodo.com/5904107/100-tips-from-a-professional-photographer

22 Main Characters Casually Dismissed in Sequels
     http://www.avclub.com/articles/we-stuck-your-girlfriend-on-an-island-22-main-char,73825/

Why eating ice cream gives you brain freeze
     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9219371/Why-eating-ice-cream-gives-you-brain-freeze.html

25 Fun Facts About Things We Saw at the Grocery Store
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/124337

Excavation of an ant hill (Thanks, Kevin!)
     http://www.dump.com/biggestant/

Going Solo : A Brief History of Living Alone and the Enduring Social Stigma Around Singletons
     http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/05/09/going-solo-klinenberg/

33 Geeky Insults You Can Use Almost Anywhere
     http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/05/33-geeky-insults/

The Frequent Flyers Who Flew Too Much
     http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0506-golden-ticket-20120506,0,3094073,full.story

14 Photographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People
     www.cracked.com/blog/14-photographs-that-shatter-your-image-famous-people/

Hmmmm...  Real-Life Quiddich Wants To Be Taken Seriously
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/noahdavis/irl-quidditch-wants-to-be-taken-seriously

The Top 21 Your Mom Jokes on the Internets
     http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-and-quot_your-mom-and-quot_-jokes-in-internet-history/greg

The ill-fated search for the next Glee
     http://theweek.com/article/index/227853/the-ill-fated-search-for-the-next-glee-a-timeline

20 Amazing Facts You Probably Didn't Know
     http://www.popcrunch.com/20-amazing-facts-you-probably-didnt-know/

I'm thinkin' Spork Chops could come in mighty handy
     http://www.perpetualkid.com/spork-chops.aspx

10 Blogs For People Who Love to Gaze at the Stars
     http://www.internetprovider.net/blog/2012/10-blogs-for-people-that-love-to-gaze-at-stars/

22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Don't Know
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/57704