Thursday, May 31, 2012

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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