May 14, 2008

A riot broke out at our local Renaissance Faire this past
weekend. Things got pretty ugly, but luckily the authorities
were able to intervene before anyone could start luting.


Top of the Heap: Major announcement today (1pm EDT) from NASA. I wonder what it is? Hope it's not a cookbook...
http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.html

Seven cool beer gadgets
http://dumptrumpet.com/?v=4745&h=r

Some new ones I haven't tried yet... 8 Top Alternative Search Engines
http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/06/8-top-alternative-search-engines/

10 Mind Myths
http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/10-mind-myths-do-any-of-these-catch-you.php

13 More Things Your Auto Mechanic Won't Tell You
http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/13-more-things-your-auto-mechanic-wont-tell-you/article62928.html

Barack Hussein Obama (thanks and a tip O'the hat to IHS pal, Susie)
http://www.juancole.com/2008/02/barack-hussein-obama-omar-bradley.html

New Coins (courtesy of Rabbi Cohen)
http://www.blip.tv/file/520347

75 Skills Every Man Should Master
http://www.esquire.com/features/essential-skills-0508

This is pretty cool - convert your web page (or any web page) into a .pdf
http://www.htm2pdf.co.uk/

Online video guide - could be useful
http://www.ovguide.com/

Yup, Reno is farther west than Los Angeles. Here are 20 other odd geographical facts that might surprise you
http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/08-04/20-world-geography-facts-that-might-surprise-you.html

Laid off? The one thing you absolutely need to do on the first day
http://www.expatsoftware.com/articles/2008/05/laid-off-one-thing-you-absolutely-need.html

Bored? Here are 5 Excellent Ways to Waste Time Online
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-excellent-ways-to-waste-time-online/

Here's a fun way to waste a few minutes... string spin toy
http://www.zefrank.com/string_spin//spin_1.html

The Top 25 Most Visited Tourist Destinations in America
http://www.thetravelerszone.com/travel-destinations/top-25-most-visited-tourist-destinations-in-america/

Well now I don't feel so bad - Celebrity Imperfections Exposed
http://www.gossipnewz.com/gossip_news/2008/05/celebrity-imperfections-exposed/

Cell Phone Secrets: Getting the Most Out of Your Phone
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/05/11/cell-phone-secrets-getting-the-most-out-of-your-phone/

Actually, I might try this - How to Create Invisible Shelves
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Invisible-Shelves

Okay, I promised myself I wasn't going to go here, but this is too good to pass up - Things Younger Than John McCain
http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/?m=200805

"Quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur" ("Everything said in Latin sounds profound") Handy Latin Phrases
http://www.dribbleglass.com/Jokes/latin2.htm

Jon Stewart (again) shows how interviews should be done
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=168543&title=douglas-feith-uncut-pt.-1&byDate=true

Does this girl ever close her mouth?
http://badcontrol.com/?p=949

50 Most Popular Genealogical Sites of 2008
http://www.progenealogists.com/top50genealogy2008.htm

"So, this woman walks into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre. So he gave it to her" (instant rimshot!)
http://www.instantrimshot.com/

The unofficial guide to the DMV
http://www.dmv.org/

All the epic fail you can handle in one spot
http://thermalreaction.blogspot.com/2008/05/epic-fail-video-collection.html

How's this to brighten up your Wednesday? - What your home will be worth next year
http://efinancedirectory.com/articles/Home_Price_Forecasts_What_Your_Home_Will_Be_Worth_Next_Year.html

May 7, 2008

I wonder why Mexico makes such a big
deal about Cinco de Mayo. I mean,
who *hasn't* defeated the French?


This looks like it could be fun - the world's first motored unicycle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=562726&in_page_id=1811

77 Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomenon
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

Truer words... Facebook in Real Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrlSkU0TFLs

How to build your own Iron Man suit
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/05/how_to_build_yo.php

7 Common Cooking Mistakes
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/print/0,22304,1730751,00.html

"I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer..." (that's ROPE a deer, pervs)
http://eyerocker.blogspot.com/2008/04/deer-rope-dope.html

Action-Movie Posters of Really Inappropriate Franchises (thanks, Solomon!)
http://www.woot.com/Blog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=4626

Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America and Avengers Release Dates
http://filmonic.com/iron-man-2-thor-captain-america-and-avengers-release-dates-announced

14 Differences Between America and Australia You Need to Know Before Hopping on That Plane
http://www.purpleslinky.com/Humor/Travel/14-Differences-Between-America-and-Australia-You-Need-to-Know-Before-Hopping-on-that-Plane.119788/2

So, you walked out of Iron Man before the after-the-credits scene? Here's an alternative to seeing it again or killing yourself
http://www.vimeo.com/970974?pg=embed&sec=970974

Wow. Just wow.
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=79533

Hundreds of free online games at friv.com
http://www.friv.com/

A comparison of U.S. home prices (my, my... Topeka is looking pretty cool...)
http://homeguide123.com/articles/A_Comparison_of_US_Home_Prices.html

April 30, 2008

Spanish is a very difficult language to learn,
but I'll finally complete my four-year course
just before I leave for Brazil in September.



Top O'the Heap: It's not about politics, it's about service - the Gratitude Campaign (thanks, Wayne!)
http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/

No, THIS is pretty much the Best Idea Ever
http://neverbashfulwithbutter.blogspot.com/2007/12/experiments-in-deliciousness-bacon.html

Search me - pretty cool search engine
http://beta.searchme.com/

Behind the scenes at "Family Guy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t926G1FFzL4&feature=related

Do you like Batman? Here's 6 new posters for the upcoming Dark Knight movie
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/new-dark-knight-posters-of-plenty-6-new-ones.php

The Ultimate 2008 Summer Movie Guide
http://www.alwayswatching.org/features/summer-movie-preview-2008

Okay, this ranks about a 9.6 on the Creepy Scale
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/pc/brain-universe.html

This is one of the places I want to visit before I croak
http://curiousexpeditions.org/?p=233

Oh, this looks too cool - the incredibly addicting NeoCube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvk97oK1M_k&e

I just discovered this show on NPR (I know, a lot of you are already aware of it, but it's HYSTERICAL!)
http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/

Handy little tool to find local gas prices (thanks, Debbie)
http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx


For some reason, I've come across a bunch of lists this past week:

Jack will like this one - 10 Fun Websites for Font Enthusiasts
http://www.webupon.com/Web-Design/Have-Font-10-Fun-Websites-for-Font-Enthusiasts.115432

10 Things We All Celebrate Subconsciously
http://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/10/10-things-we-all-celebrate-subconsciously/

16 Reasons Why Your Mother Was Wrong
http://www.mothersdaycentral.com/mothers-day-fun/mom-myths/

I'm just sayin'... The Seven Deadly Sins of a Relationship
http://zenhabits.net/2008/04/the-seven-deadly-sins-of-a-relationship/

50 Things You Didn't Know About Disneyland
http://www.listropolis.com/?p=358

12 tricks to improve your memory
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Columns/Default.aspx?article=12MemoryTricks>1=27004

9 Outrageously Handy Websites Everyone Should Try
http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/9-Outrageously-Handy-Websites-Everyone-Should-Try.114875

April 23, 2008

One advantage of our entire class Of 1968
failing math is that we can pretty much
show up at any class reunions we choose.

Top O'the Heap: The best password tip you'll ever encounter
http://www.jjmelo.com/blog/2008/02/26/the-best-password-remembering-tip-youll-ever-encounter

Delaycast - flight delay predictions
http://delaycast.com/

Addictive game of the week - Bloxorz
http://www.miniclip.com/games/bloxorz/en/

Top 10 Odd Book Titles of All Time
http://www.10sitestosee.com/top-10-odd-book-titles-of-all-time/

Definitely the World's Strangest Gadgets
http://my.mmoabc.com/article/Nik88/2772/Worlds-Strangest-Gadgets.html?login=no

Someone seems to think that these are the 50 Best Cookie Recipes on the Internet
http://www.bakingdelights.com/2007/08/27/the-50-best-cookie-recipes-on-the-internet/

A scene that formed part of a romantic subplot deleted from the finished film, Star Wars (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiuxG_PQCoU&e

World's deep thinkers give 50-year forecast - The World in 2058
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/18/915263.aspx

A whole buncha Jeff Dunham & Walter
http://www.deaddog.com/?cat=16

Hidden in plain sight: brand logo secrets
http://kensingtonvictoria.com/blog/2008/04/22/hidden-in-plain-sight-brand-logo-secrets/

Come on in, the water's fine. You first.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/devilspool.asp

Trippy - the Whitney Music Box
http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/index.php?var=v3

April 16, 2008

Self-defense tip: If you're ever about
to be mugged by a couple of clowns,
don't hesitate -- go for the juggler.


28 more films you didn't know were coming
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/19512/28_sequels_later_more_films_you_didnt_know_were_coming.html

101 Books - the Perfect Library
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/04/06/nosplit/sv_classics06.xml

100 Things to Do With Google Maps
http://gmapsmania.googlepages.com/100thingstodowithgooglemapsmashups

Great pictures - Catch the Moment
http://funtasticus.com/20080409/catch-the-moment/

The best "Savage Love" column, ever
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=550027

Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium
http://carlzimmer.typepad.com/

The Best and Worst Used Cars
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435706

World Taximeter
http://www.worldtaximeter.com/

Confessions of a Flight Attendant
http://www.budgettravel.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2006/09/07/AR2006090701127.html

Previously on Lost...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcatQSyRK6c

Make your pics look old (it's in Japanese, but pretty easy to figure out)
http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds

For Spock - 20 Things That Culturally Define Australia
http://www.the-trukstop.com/articles/2008/australia.html

"I Am Legend" - the original ending - MUCH better
http://www.diflix.com/?p=694

Here's the winner of the 2008 Rube Goldberg Machine Competition. It makes hamburgers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q4fTPwXy4U&e

Want to see an interesting CIA chart?
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2187rank.html

Kyolo - the easiest way to add speech bubbles to photos
http://www.kyolo.com/

April 9, 2008

As an artist, I believe there is a finite
amount of beauty in the universe; to create
beauty in your art means you must remove beauty
from something else, achieving a balance.
My boss told me I had to clean my desk anyway.

Top O'the Heap: Improv Everywhere: The Best Game Ever
http://improveverywhere.com/2008/04/07/best-game-ever/

In this week's "I-gotta-get-me-one-of-these" category, the Personal Soundtrack T-shirt!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-LK

Creative Japanese Barcodes
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/04/japanese-creative-barcodes.html

What Every American Should Know About the Middle East
http://dmiessler.com/blog/what-every-american-should-know-about-the-middle-east

The Ten Worst Job Interview Questions Ever
http://www.businesspundit.com/the-ten-worst-job-interview-questions-ever/

Christopher Walken does the Three Little Pigs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vNk4K3YaIc&e

Where the singles are. Man I gotta start thinking about moving east!
http://creativeclass.typepad.com/thecreativityexchange/2008/03/the-singles-map.html

And now for the classy portion of our program - Shakespeare's Who's On First? (Tip O'the hat to Bardgal Tally)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGHVWKrcpQ

I initially thought this was an April Fool's prank, but it appears to be legit - the Top 10 Bizarre Genetically Modified Organisms
http://listverse.com/bizarre/top-10-bizarre-genetically-modified-organisms/

38 Planned Movie Remakes You (probably) Didn't Know About
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/15211/38_planned_movie_remakes_you_didnt_know_about.html

Who would you cast in a live-action Simpsons movie?
http://filmonic.com/who-would-you-cast-in-a-live-action-simpsons-movie

10 incredibly cool, futuristic materials
http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=714

Sun Tsu's The Art of War online
http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Ecmadan/reading/the_art_of_war.pdf

The Most Spoiled Girl in the World (Do NOT watch if you have a heart condition)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zYuLn0tdU

Eric Cartman: America's Favorite Little $@#&*%
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89375695

Yesterland - a guide to the Discontinued Disneyland
http://www.yesterland.com/

9 Things to Stop Worrying About Right Now
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23957401/

Everything you were ever afraid to ask about Battlestar Galactica
http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/04/02/bsg_explainer/index.html

Ooooo! Pretty! (You'll find yourself staring at this for way-y-y too long)
http://www.coverpop.com/whitney/whitneyChromatic.swf

Ever wondered what Antarctica looked like without all the ice? (Yeah, me neither)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/AntarcticaRockSurface.jpg

The entire "Godfather" script - as a PICTURE!
http://www.lapopart.com/productdetail.asp?Ident=96

April 2, 2008

If I ever saw an amputee getting hanged,
I’d probably just start calling out letters



Top O'the Heap: Addicting Game O'the Week - Apple Shooter (LOL)
http://www.officegamespot.com/officegames/appleshooter.htm

The Top 100 April Fool's Hoaxes. (Yep. It's a day late. Deal with it)
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/index.html

The Last Confession of E. Howard Hunt - Who killed JFK?
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/13893143/the_last_confessions_of_e_howard_hunt/print

Meet the laptop you'll use in 2015
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9070158&intsrc=hm_ts_head

X-Files 2 Movie Trailer
http://www.xfilesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=251&Itemid=1

Strange Maps
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/

Top 10 Outdoor Survival Tools
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/top-10-survival.html

EagleCam
http://www.briloon.org/watching-wildlife/eagle-cam.php

I don't know if this is the BEST 9-seconds of the Internet, but it's pretty funny
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-best-9-seconds-of-the-internet

15 Best Freeware Apps for Mac Users
http://botw.org/articles/mac-freeware-apps.htm

Hey now, this might be interesting....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=547869&in_page_id=1770&ct=5

5 Little Known Firefox Features that will improve your browsing efficiency
http://www.esaba.com/blog/2008/5-little-known-firefox-features-that-will-improve-your-browsing-efficiency

Has anyone told you? (We all need this from time to time)
http://www.hasanyonetoldyou.com/

How to Beat a Speeding Ticket (How about "slow down" for starters?)
http://www.blurofinsanity.com/Speeding.html

Al Jaffee's fold-ins for MAD magazine, from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/03/28/arts/20080330_FOLD_IN_FEATURE.html

Cool pictures from the last space shuttle mission
http://www.texasjim.com/NASApix/NASA%20pix.htm

Political pics skewering EVERYBODY (thanks, and a tip O'the hat to new contributor, Jen)
http://punditkitchen.com/

Five technically legal signs for your local library
http://www.librarian.net/technicality.html

Spinning globe with real-time Flickr image updates
http://flickrvision.com/maps/show_3d

In this week's "No, duh" department: Clueless Guys Can't Read Women
http://www.livescience.com/health/080320-clueless-guys.html

What hands can do
http://www.repubblica.it/2006/08/gallerie/spettacoliecultura/mani/1.html


And, for the SF geeks among us...

Shiny! Kaylee talks about Serenity 2
http://serenity2.net/jewel-staite-says-more-firefly-coming/49/

Star Trek Time Warp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfx8Nc6VKnI

Letterman's Top 10 Reasons to watch the new season of Battlestar Galactica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YatjlSJNRHM

Along that same line - Frak party at my house on Friday. Everybody's invited
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Frak_party