January 30, 2013

            I’m currently on a couple of different diets.

            Because with just one I’m always hungry.

Top of the Heap:  Here's something you don't see every day - a luxury underwater hotel!
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2238474/Poseidon-Undersea-Resort-Luxury-hotel-sea.html

Historical Myths About Real Scientific Discoveries
     http://io9.com/5962937/5-historical-myths-about-real-scientific-discoveries

Things You Will Never See Again in Your Life
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/things-you-will-never-see-again-in-your-life

31 Kids Who Are Too Clever For Their Own Good
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/kids-who-are-too-clever-for-their-own-good

Clever Logos With Hidden Symbolism
     http://twistedsifter.com/2011/08/20-clever-logos-with-hidden-symbolism/

Plane Passengers Exhibit Inconceivable Lack of Pop Culture Awareness - the comments are great (Thanks, Stogie!)
     http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/01/princess-bride-t-shirt-plane-passengers.html

I never would've guessed that Jerry "The Beaver" Mathers once recorded a song.  And it's really bad. (Thanks, Melody!)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IrDgnmsBrs

The Happiness Machine - How Google Became Such a Nice Place to Work
     http://alturl.com/x3vhn

Everything You Know About US Health Care Spending is Wrong
     http://alturl.com/85d9a

Extra Terror, Hold the Gore - 8 Truly Scary PG-13 Horror Movies
     http://www.avclub.com/articles/extra-terror-hold-the-gore-8-truly-scary-pg13-horr,91464/

Occupational Hazards of Musicians
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/22/Musicians-Occupational-Hazards/

Postal Experiments - How far can go go mailing stuff?
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/23/Postal-Experiments/

Peering into the Past - An Inside Glimpse of the World's Biggest Space Telescope (nope, not Hubble)
     http://www.techgraffiti.com/an-inside-glimpse-of-the-worlds-biggest-space-telescope

Warp Speed, engage! What it would really look like on a viewscreen if you were traveling faster than light
     http://www.space.com/19268-star-wars-hyperspace-physics-reality.html

You ever wonder what it would sound like to play the national anthems of every country on earth at once?  Me neither.
     http://www.nationalanthems.me/more/every-national-anthem-at-once/

The Haka
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/04/The-Haka/

10 Desks That Are Probably More Interesting Than Yours
     http://www.serviced.co.uk/blog/10-desks-that-are-probably-more-interesting-than-yours.html

When a German Pilot Escorted an American Bomber to Safety in World War II (be sure to watch the video)
     http://jalopnik.com/5971023/

And, finally,

The Most Awesome Space Images of 2012
     http://www.universetoday.com/99190/most-awesome-space-images-of-2012-2/

January 23, 2013

        When I'm feeling down, I try to think happy thoughts.
        When that doesn't work, I get even more depressed,
        so I try to think even *happier* thoughts. Inevitably
        that fails, so I suddenly rip out as many nose hairs
        as I can grab between the nails of my middle
        finger and thumb, and that *always* results in me
        rolling on the floor in rapturous laughter, right
        alongside my writhing, screaming co-worker.


Top of the Heap:  A Twofer: 50 Years Ago the World Almost Ended, and a fresh look at the Cuban Missile Crisis
     http://www.slideshare.net/stinson/the-cuban-missile-crisis-fifty-years-on
     http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/10/50-years-ago-the-cuban-missile-crisis/100387/

This has bothered me for awhile now - the case for Seaworld to stop holding orcas captive
     http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-review-blackfish-ensures-youll-never-go-to-seaworld-again#.UPwYXFZEV5J.twitter

Related: 8 Things You Should Read and See About Captive Orcas
     http://www.takepart.com/photos/will-2013-be-year-captive-orca

Wacky Gadgets From CES 2013
     http://news.yahoo.com/smart-potty-dumb-idea-wacky-gadgets-ces-214446443--finance.html

6 Ridiculous Myths About the Middle Ages (That Everyone Believes)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20186_6-ridiculous-myths-about-middle-ages-everyone-believes.html

Ten Things You Probably Didn't Know About Muhammad Ali
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/17/Ten-Things-You-Probably-Didnt-Know-About-Muhammad-Ali/

The Big Top's Top Ten - the most popular circus acts ever
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/21/The-Big-Tops-Top-Ten/

The Girl Scouts will have my hide for this, but here's How to Make Your Own Thin Mints
     http://www.crumbboss.com/thin-mints/

Relaxing Rain Audio for Work, Play, and Sleep
     http://raining.fm/

20 Things You Didn't Know About Clouds
     http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-clouds#.UP9SH6FU5ho

Move Over GPS, a New Positioning System Has You In Its Sights
     http://gizmodo.com/5973070/move-over-gps-a-new-positioning-system-has-you-in-its-sights

The Top Baby Names of 2013
     http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/14/living/parenting-top-baby-names-2013/index.html

The World's Biggest Bonfire, Ever
     http://www.worldsbiggests.com/2013/01/the-worlds-biggest-bonfire-ever.html

Hypersonic Flight "Breakthrough" Could Have Us in Tokyo By Lunch
     http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/11/reaction-engines-hypersonic/

January 16, 2013

   I'm proud of Lance Armstrong for finally having the ball to come clean.


Top of the Heap: The White House responds to a petition for the US government to build a Death Star
      https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/response/isnt-petition-response-youre-looking

Snubs and Surprises from the Academy Awards Nominations
     http://alturl.com/rj9ur

What it's like to experience new technology after 25 years in jail
     http://gizmodo.com/5974555/what-its-like-to-experience-new-technology-after-25-years-in-jail

Dunno if I agree with him, but here's one guy's theory as to The Problem With The Big Bang Theory
     http://butmyopinionisright.tumblr.com/post/31079561065/the-problem-with-the-big-bang-theory

The 10 Most Inaccurate Military Movies Ever Made
     http://www.careeraftermilitary.com/10-most-inaccurate-military-movies-ever-made/

What is Orbiting the Eye of Sauron? If it's a planet, it's a truly weird one
     http://alturl.com/2qf5r

15 Incredible Creatures Born Out of Burning Matchsticks
     http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-when-animals-materialize-out-burning-matchsticks

Love Me Tender: Elvis Presley's First Film
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/08/Love-Me-Tender-Elvis-Presleys-First-Film/

The Scariest Scenes in US Cinema
     http://www.flavorwire.com/361425/the-scariest-scenes-in-cinema/view-all

The 5 Most Hilariously Insane Rulers of All Time
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20170_the-5-most-hilariously-insane-rulers-all-time.html

In Space, no one can hear you cry.  Because you can't.
     http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/why-you-cant-cry-in-space/267147/

9 Fun Festivals Still to Come in January
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/33502/9-fun-festivals-still-come-january

The High Price of Being Single in America (for women)
     http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/01/the-high-price-of-being-single-in-america/267043/

The Hot Baby Names of 2013 Go Retro
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/15/jacob-max-millie-and-sookie-the-hot-baby-names-of-2013-go-retro/

An Unorthodox Way of Getting the Body You've Always Wanted
     http://thehairpin.com/2013/01/getting-the-body-youve-always-wanted

January 9, 2013

                Personally, I think Nature should learn
                to be a little more tolerant of vacuums.


Top of the Heap:  Mark your calendars: The 10 Most Important Television Events in 2013 You Should Have on Your Radar
     http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/01/the-10-most-important-dates-for-tv-fans-to-remember-in-2013/

10 Facts You Might Not Know About James Bond
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/03/10-Facts-You-May-Not-Know-About-James-Bond/

Y'ever wonder Whatever Happened to the Cast of Fast Times at Ridgemont High?  Me neither.
     http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/whatever-happened-to-the-cast-of-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.php

Spot the Hidden Animals
     http://twentytwowords.com/2012/12/28/can-you-find-the-hidden-animals-in-these-20-wildlife-photos/

11 Seriously Weird Chocolate-Covered Foods  (wait... chocolate-covered beef jerky?  Take my money!)
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/02/11-Seriously-Weird-Chocolate-Coated-Foods/

The Top 7 Things of All Time
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-top-7-things-all-time/

Six Places You'll Recognize From the Background of Every Movie
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20173_6-places-youll-recognize-from-background-every-movie_p2.html

The 10 Most Bizarre Scientific Discoveries of 2012
     http://www.ranker.com/list/the-x-most-bizarre-scientific-discoveries-of-2012/kier-harris

Normandy on Both Sides of History  (Thanks, Susie!)
     http://www.baba-mail.com/Content.aspx?emailid=2980&source=facebook&sourcemember=758670

19 Handy Google Tricks That You Weren't Aware Of
     http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2012/12/09/19-handy-google-tricks-that-you-werent-aware-of/

Neil Armstrong's family reveal the origins of the "one small step" line
     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9770712/Neil-Armstrongs-family-reveal-origins-of-one-small-step-line.html

January 2, 2013

       All of my college-age years were spent drinking and
       partying while my parents paid the bills.  Nowadays,
       I can't help but wonder:  Would it have made any difference
       if I had actually gone to college during those years?

Top of the Heap:  A Whole PASSLE of Year-End Lists.  These'll keep you busy for the rest of the week! (Thanks, Miss C)
Music
Books
Movies
Sports
Television
Science
Advertising
Tech and Games
People
The Internet
Photographs
Blogs
News
Miscellaneous Links


The Explosively Cool Chemistry Behind Fireworks
     http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/chemistry/news-explosively-cool-chemistry-behind-fireworks

Take the TIME 2012 News Quiz
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/28/the-time-2012-news-quiz/

A Few Tolkien-riffic Facts About the Book Version of The Hobbit
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/20/A-Few-Tolkien-rific-Facts-About-the-Book-Version-of-The-Hobbit/

NASA's new prototype spacesuit looks vaguely familiar...
     http://theweek.com/article/index/238143/nasas-next-generation-spacesuit-inspired-by-buzz-lightyear

Listen to Old Time Radio Shows online
     http://www.dumb.com/oldtimeradio/

Where the hell is my flying car? What the Future Was Supposed to Be Like
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/what-the-future-was-supposed-to-be-like

Why You Should Never Delete Those Old Dodgy Digital Photos
     http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/why-you-should-never-delete-dodgy-digital-photos-opinion/

I knew it! I knew it! The Case For Drinking As Much Coffee As You Like
     http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/11/the-case-for-drinking-as-much-coffee-as-you-like/265693/