June 26, 2013

            I just realized that "Game of Thrones" reminds me a lot of Twitter.
            There are 140 characters, and bad things are constantly happening.


Top of the Heap:  Nineteen More Days Until The Triumphant Return of TWINKIES! (Thanks, Paul)
     http://alturl.com/fpvhx

USA vs. North Korea's Military Capabilities (infographic)
      http://www.homeland-security-degree.org/us-north-korea/

What people are Googling, in real time
     http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/visualize?nrow=15&ncol=15

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
     http://m.guardiannews.com/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/01/top-five-regrets-of-the-dying

I'm not sure if these are the Worst Photoshop Mistakes Ever. But they're still pretty bad.
     http://ilolmore.com/worst-photoshop-mistakes-ever-7-photos/photoshopjob/

Inside Bullets
     http://imgur.com/a/zNzs7

Little-Known Facts About Left-Handers (Wait, you mean other than they don't have souls?)
     http://www.everydayhealth.com/healthy-living-pictures/little-known-facts-about-lefthanders.aspx?xid=ob_cc_gm#/slide-1

Welcome to The Outer Limits
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/06/24/Welcome-to-The-Outer-Limits/

Pop Culture Icons Who May Have Falsified Their Military Records
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/24/cereal-liars-capn-crunch-and-9-other-fake-military-titles/

Life Hacks From the Depression Era
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/tips-from-the-depression-era-that-are-actually-life-hacks

An Everyman's Guide to Going Invisible on the Internet
     http://theweek.com/article/index/246043/an-everymans-guide-for-going-invisible-on-the-internet

Summer Drinks That Won't Make You Look Like a Girly-Man
     http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2013/06/20/manly-summer-drinks/

From snowing metal on Venus to the Biggest Volcano - the 8 Wonders of the Solar System
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/06/18/Wonders-of-the-Solar-System/

"Stink Onions" and Other Literal Meanings of US Place Names
     http://alturl.com/ohber

8 Reasons Straight Men Don't Want to Get Married
     http://alturl.com/k7mw4

The "Batman" Theme (Sung by Actual Bats)
     http://theweek.com/article/index/246000/listen-the-60s-batman-theme-sung-by-actual-bats#

Rapping in Sign Language
     http://preview.alturl.com/6ooi2

8 Unbelievable Technologies That Replace Super Powers
     http://mashable.com/2013/06/19/super-power-tech/

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pineapples
     http://www.kuriositas.com/2013/06/pineapple-fields-forever.html

10 Kickass Facts About Bruce Lee
     http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/23/10-kick-ass-facts-about-bruce-lee

June 19, 2013

                Whoever the Surgeon General is has got it made.  He
                must be the only guy in the world who can tell pregnant
                women what the can and can’t eat and have them listen.

Top of the Heap:  In this week's "This-Changes-EVERYTHING" department: Bacon Coffee  (Thanks, Melody!)
     http://www.delish.com/food/recalls-reviews/bacon-coffee

Freaky-deaky magic stairwell (Thanks, Debb!)
     http://www.maniacworld.com/magic-stairwell.html

Seven Old Wives Tales About Cooking Steak
     http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/06/the-food-lab-7-old-wives-tales-about-cooking-steak.html

How Millennial Are You?  (I scored a 74, whatever that means)
     http://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/how-millennial-are-you/

How to Make Everything OK
     http://make-everything-ok.com/

Y'ever wonder, "How Do Mosquitoes Survive in Rainstorms?" Yeah, me neither.
     http://www.popsci.com/node/74449/

Celebrities - Before and After Photoshop
     http://tumblr.tastefullyoffensive.com/post/52835167691/before-and-after-photoshop-via#.UbvkXPZYmwF

T-Rex at 20: How Jurassic Park Science Had Evolved
     http://www.livescience.com/37297-science-of-jurassic-park-evolved.html

Weird, Disturbing Photoshopped Animals (Thanks AGAIN, Melody!)
     http://alturl.com/g9s7q

Are you one of the 95% of people who wash their hands wrong?
     http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57588795/95-percent-of-people-wash-their-hands-wrong-are-you-one-of-them/

The Argument to Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
     http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/thom-hartmann-abolish-homeland-security

22 Essential Diagrams You Need For Camping
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/absolutely-essential-diagrams-you-need-for-camping

Hidden Gems in Disney Movies
     http://thechive.com/2013/06/16/hidden-gems-in-disney-movies-27-photos/

Why "I Have Nothing to Hide" is the wrong way to think about surveillance
     http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/06/why-i-have-nothing-to-hide-is-the-wrong-way-to-think-about-surveillance/

June 12, 2013

            If I were accepted into the Sioux Nation,
            they'd call me Dances With Overbites.

Top of the Heap:  Beautiful, close-up underwater photos of luminous sea creatures
     http://petapixel.com/2013/05/25/beautiful-close-up-underwater-photos-of-luminous-sea-creatures/

12 Obsolete Technologies Americans Still Use
     http://www.livescience.com/37004-12-outdated-technologies-refuse-to-die.html

Facebook Isn't About Friends Anymore
     http://www.dailydot.com/business/facebook-newsfeed-content-spam/

10 of the World's Most Unique Movie Theaters
     http://moviemorlocks.com/2012/04/05/10-of-the-worlds-most-unique-movie-theaters/

Here's what Pangea would've looked like with modern political borders
     http://io9.com/heres-what-pangea-looks-like-mapped-with-modern-politi-509812695

Shut up and take my money - 7 Incredible Amphibious Cars
     http://www.techgraffiti.com/7-incredible-amphibious-cars

The Oddest-Looking Musical Instruments on Earth
     http://io9.com/the-oddest-looking-musical-instruments-on-earth-509680364

Breast Milk Lollipops (Yep. You read that right.)
     http://www.lollyphile.com/products/breast-milk-lollipops

Remove the background of any photo in just a few clicks
     http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/clipping-magic-remove-the-background-from-any-photo-in-just-a-few-clicks/

Soda or pop? Coo-pon or cyu-pon? Maps Reveal How America Speaks (Thanks, Melody!)
     http://alturl.com/otpfp

June 5, 2013

            It only takes a second to show someone
            how you feel about them.  The police
            call it indecent exposure, but whatever...

Top of the Heap:  8 YouTube Tutorials That Could Save Your Life
     http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/youtube-tutorial-cpr-heimlich-maneuver/

A Mosquito-Zapping Light Saber (NOW we're cooking!)
     http://youtu.be/w0a34ivs0xo

Don't throw away your scuba tank just yet, but injectable oxygen keeps people alive without breathing
     http://www.psfk.com/2013/05/indictable-oxygen-breathing.html

A Lizard on Mars? (Too bad it's not that annoying Geiko lizard)  (Thanks, Paul!)
     http://alturl.com/6epz5

What can be said about beer made from elephant dung, except "Mmmmm!"
     http://www.thatpanic.com/2013/05/20/elephant-dung-beer/

Dubai's growing problem - abandoned luxury cars
     http://alturl.com/4xmhh

Getting your caffeine fix while brushing your teeth (Thanks, Melody!)
     http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/28/forget-a-cup-of-coffee-toothbrush-could-provide-caffeine-fix-instead/

The Secrets of the Iron Man Suits
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/the-secrets-of-the-iron-man-suits

People Who Are Having a Worse Day Than You
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/people-who-are-having-a-worse-day-than-you-16-pics-14581/

Hack YouTube - Kill the Annoyances, Improve Your Viewing
     http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/hack-youtube-kill-the-annoyances-improve-your-viewing/

The 10 Best Credit Cookies in Movie History (the scenes after the credits)
     http://flavorwire.com/388692/the-10-best-credit-cookies-in-movie-history

The Top 6 Star Trek Science Mistakes
     http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/16/star_trek_science_mistakes.html

Five Simple Ways to Trick Yourself Into Not Feeling Pain
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20414_5-simple-ways-to-trick-yourself-into-not-feeling-pain.html

Is it Better to Walk or Run?
     http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/is-it-better-to-walk-or-run/