March 25, 2009

I decided it was time to finally go on a diet
when I realized that none of my towels fit.



Top of the Heap: I have no idea what this is. But it's über cool.
http://balldroppings.com/js/

An eye-opening film about gun making in Pakistan (thanks, George)
http://www.vbs.tv/full_screen.php?s=DGFE2305DC&sc=1363196

Check for reruns of (most) any of your favorite shows
http://reruncheck.com/

ZipWho - the most fun you can legally have with Zip Codes
http://zipwho.com/

Old Fashioned Living: cooking from scratch, hand made crafts, old fahioned ideas, traditions, simple life and more
http://oldfashionedliving.com/index.html

Impossible, brilliant photo manipulation
http://gargantuaandpantagruel.blogspot.com/2009/03/impossible-brilliant.html

Way Beyond the Hundred Dollar Bills
http://b0yb4w4n9.blogspot.com/2009/03/way-beyond-hundred-dollar-bills.html

Gmail's new "Undo Send" feature
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-in-labs-undo-send.html

11 Damn Near Identical Movies That Were Released at the Same Time
http://www.11points.com/Movies/11_Damn_Near_Identical_Movies_That_Were_Released_at_the_Same_Time

The "Great Blue Hole" of Belize
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-offbeattraveler3,0,1541991.special

What your cat is trying to say to you
http://www.messybeast.com/cat_talk2.htm

How to share iTunes media with all your computers
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2009/03/how-to-share-itunes-media-with-all-your.html

The 13 Coolest Things Made From Recycled Bottles
http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/recycling-design-technology/recycling-old-bottles-460309

7 Ways to Fool Your Sense of Touch
http://www.newscientist.com/special/tactile-illusions

There is nothing wrong with your browser, but click here anyway
http://users.telenet.be/kixx/


Evolution of the spacesuit
http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/dn16737-spacesuit-gallery

Incredibly fast and cool dictionary (thanks, Jack)
http://definr.com/

March 18, 2009

Apparently, the people of Dubai don't find The
Flintstones funny, but the people of Abu Dhabi do.



Top of the Heap: Factropolis - a fun fact every day
http://www.factropolis.com/

Interactive Time Zone Checker
http://www.timezonecheck.com/

Awesome shoes
http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/products/products_classic_m.cfm

Exploring the Science of Shaving
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/03/10/exploring-the-science-of-shaving/

Addicting Game of the Week - Guesstimation
http://www.ninjakiwi.com/Games/Puzzle/Play/Guesstimation.html

20 Things You Didn't Know About Time
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/mar/20-things-you-didn.t-know-about-time

Ressemblances dans les films Disney (which is French for, "Disney Ripping Itself Off")
http://www.koreus.com/video/disney-ressemblance.html

See where movies were filmed
http://www.filmaps.com/

Take the guesswork out of how much to cook for a party with Perfect Portions
http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/perfect_portions

March 11, 2009

You know, I wouldn't mind so much having
all the voices in my head if they would just
occasionally include me in the conversation.


Top of the Heap: Your keyboard has now become a drum set!
http://www.ronwinter.tv/drums.html?bam!

This is incredibly awesome - unrelated YouTube videos edited together to make ThruYou
http://thru-you.com/?

"Sixth Sense," incredibly cool stuff, until she gets to the last sentence. Wait, what??
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

Funny Money
http://www.picdumps.com/picdumps-lustig-bemalte-geldscheine-2506.htm

Periodic Table of Cartoons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12093078@N00/2798919152

Turn your kid's closet into a space ship
http://www.electricboogaloo.net/wordpress/archives/2009/03/05/3-2-1/

Enter your zip code and see free WiFi networks nearby
http://pcworld.jiwire.com/

Just another reason to prefer Mary Ann over Ginger - she can peel a potato!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4W0qIPJmoo

Thought Spiderman 3 was bad? Check this out...
http://www.marvel.com/animation/Japanese_Spider-Man

What a trillion dollars looks like
http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html

Imagine if your science teacher was this cool?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qlb8X_ffO8

104 Ways to Hilariously Ruin the Watchmen Movie
http://i.gizmodo.com/5164202/104-ways-to-hilariously-ruin-the-watchmen-movie

1:140 Million Scale Model of the Solar System
http://hurculuj.blogspot.com/2008/12/1140-million-scale-model-of-solar.html

The All-Time Top 3000 Songs
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/

I wrote a review about this movie, but here are 10 Things People Don't Seem to Get About the Watchmen
http://justinkownacki.blogspot.com/2009/03/10-things-people-dont-seem-to-get-about.html

My little brother Ivan has been busy collecting websites for submission. Check these out:
An 80-year old guy, still working 40 hours a week - selling donuts!
http://www.stansdoughnuts.com/history.html
Screw up as a teacher in NYC and you're sent to the Rubber Room
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/education/10education.html?_r=1
This light bulb has been burning continuously for over 100 years - the Livermore's Centennial Light Live Cam
http://www.centennialbulb.org/photos.htm




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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Top Ten Grammer Myths
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/top-ten-grammar-myths.aspx
Proofreading Marks
http://wadsworth.com/english_d/templates/student_resources/1413001890_burnett/UsageHandbook/edit_marks.htm

March 4, 2009

What is it with all these ads that say
"Get the credit you deserve"? I don't
want the credit *I* deserve, I want the
credit someone with good credit deserves!

Top of the Heap: Facebook Killed TV - Why TV Lost
http://www.paulgraham.com/convergence.html

Classy Move, Canada!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=622_1236062375

11 Ways to Get More Bacon Into Your Diet
http://listsgalore.blogspot.com/2009/02/11-ways-to-get-more-bacon-into-your.html

12 Food Phrases Explained
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/23/12-food-phrases-explained/

Then and Now : A Fast-Forward Tour of Gadget History
http://technologizer.com/2009/02/24/then-and-now-a-fast-forward-tour-of-gadget-history/

Cascading magnet self-assembly in slow motion is a whole lot cooler than it sounds... (it would pretty much have to be)
http://cre.ations.net/creation/magnetic-self-assembly-in-slow-motion

Surprisingly addictive geography game
http://www.jeux.fr/jeu/Globetrotter.html

Being a mad scientist...
http://abstrusegoose.com/123

Hypnotically beautiful video of the Sun over one solar cycle
http://bolonifarkas.blogspot.com/2009/02/sun-over-one-solar-cycle.html

The Battlestar Galactica Reboot You DIDN'T See
http://io9.com/5162127/the-battlestar-galactica-reboot-you-didnt-see

Animaniac's "All the Nations of the World" (I used to sing this with the boys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc

The Un-invitation (pretty funny)
http://www.27bslash6.com/matthewsparty.html

An oldie but goodie - Some Rules Kids Won't Learn in School
http://www.oz.org/school.html

GeekTats at the Science Tattoo Emporium
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/science-tattoo-emporium/

Look thin and slim in your photographs instantly WITHOUT Photoshop!
http://www.labnol.org/internet/pictures/look-thin-slim-in-photographs/7655/

Amazing Pictures Taken at Sea Level
http://www.funtasticus.com/20090302/amazing-pictures-taken-at-sea-level/


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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Seasonal Food Chart
http://www.fooddowntheroad.ca/online/seasonalfoodchart.php
Amazing Bubble Tricks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I4VKj4d0WI

February 25, 2009

I just returned from Canada, where the *really*
tough kids want to grow up to be gangstre rappres

Top of the Heap: There goes your Wednesday, troops. 99 Things You Should Have Already Seen on the Internet(s)
http://youshouldhaveseenthis.com/

Why Facebook is for Old Fogies (This describes me perfectly!) (Thanks, Melinder)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1879169,00.html

100 Insanely Useful Web Tools You Never Knew You Needed
http://www.accrediteddldegrees.com/2008/100-insanely-useful-web-tools-you-never-knew-you-needed/

99 Ways to Make Your Computer Blazingly Fast
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/99-ways-to-make-your-computer-blazingly-fast/comment-page-1/

Movie Trilogies as Bar Charts
http://15.media.tumblr.com/IwM8PIQ02jtoio9fQMkOLehto1_500.jpg

Fun Facts About Beer. Mmmmm, beer.
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/18/neatolicious-fun-facts-beer/

Animated in bed - a great stop-motion video (Thanks, Susie!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVn0Urtc7U

"Serenity" bar fight rehearsal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt9F2iyJLCw&e

Awesome webpage highlighter
http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/

Don't like reading? Read on...
http://www.offbeatearth.com/dont-like-reading-other-uses-for-books/

How to Make Your Own Kettle Corn
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Kettle-Corn

This might be my new car
http://www.zoomilife.com/2009/02/19/hondas-big-surprise-2010-insight-averages-over-60mpg/

Shape Collage - Free Automatic Photo Collage Maker
http://www.vincentcheung.ca/shapecollage/

The BMW Hofmeister Kink: You've never noticed it before, but now that you have, you'll always see it.
http://www.newmediacampaigns.com/page/the-hofmeister-kink-a-lasting-bmw-design-detail

Here's something Tally will like (and probably no one else on Earth) - Canned Haggis!
http://ridiculousfoodsociety.blogspot.com/2008/07/canned-haggis-tatties-and-neeps-yum.html

This guy didn't *try,* he succeeded. (His girlfriend needs a little work on her job skills, though...)
http://www.caller.com/news/2009/feb/23/fataldrowning/

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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

This Would Make Me Stop
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/914475/still_smoking_watch_this/

11 Things You Should Eat On Your First Eleven Dates
http://www.11points.com/Food-Drink/11_Things_You_Should_Eat_on_Your_First_Eleven_Dates

February 11, 2009

My doctor's grim diagnosis: Multiple Personality Disorder.
The problem is that I'm not sure which one of us he meant.


Top of the Heap: Looking for that Strikingly Unconventional and Far-Fetched Gift for Valentine's Day? Here's 7 of them:
http://www.cultcase.com/2009/02/7-strikingly-unconventional-and-far.html

Addicting Game O'the Week - Shopping Cart Hero (via William)
http://www.bubblebox.com/play/action/1269.htm

What was the #1 Song on This Date in History?
http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm

All the places where movies are being filmed
http://www.onlocationvacations.com/

Find out what a website is worth (Skip's House of Chaos is worth exactly $589!)
http://www.stimator.com/

100 Blogs That Will Save You Time and Make You More Productive
http://www.matchacollege.com/blog/2009/100-blogs-that-will-save-you-time-make-you-more-productive/

This looks like fun - an extreme mountain super-slide
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cd9_1234085812

Yearbook photos of U.S. politicians
http://www.vetocorleone.com/2009/02/amazing-yearbook-photos-of-us.html

The day after tomorrow is Friday the 13th - Here's some information on Paraskevidekatriaphobia
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0212_040212_friday13.html

This is Why You're Fat (yeah, pretty much)
http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

16 Unique and Impressive On-Screen Transformations
http://www.popcrunch.com/16-unique-and-impressive-on-screen-transformations/

The Absolute Best Self Defense Video You Will Ever See
http://regretfulmorning.com/2009/02/how-to-avoid-an-attack/

10 Sites to Turn To Before You Turn Off
http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/Zeit-site-10-Sites-to-Turn-To-Before-You-Turn-Off.513551

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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Chain Reaction (My Highscore was 1228)
http://www.funny-games.biz/reaction-effect.html

February 4, 2009

I'm not fat; I'm just exceptionally
well-prepared for an extended food shortage.


Top of the Heap: The Top 10 Best Super Bowl Commercials
http://www.mannpill.com/content/top-10-best-super-bowl-commercials-w-video-evidence

5 Things You Didn't Know About Human Hair
http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/special_feature_250/250_special_feature.html

Now here's something you don't see every day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEfiULkwBbk

Okay, this is weird - Hal 9000's voice played 200 times slower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTi_HwdlJ20

Amazing underwater cave photographs
http://www.cultcase.com/2008/02/challenging-neptune-6-underwater-cave.html

Interesting chart of Cancer Survival Rates
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/images/0000MK-378.jpg

For the cost-conscious: 15 Cheap Valentine's Day Dates
http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/15-cheap-valentines-day-dates.html

Some new ones here - The Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html

Privnotes - send notes that will self-destruct after being read
https://privnote.com/

Nerdy stuff - energy scale
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb127/drenka2busy/Nerdy%20stuff/energy-scale-100-orders-of-magnitud.jpg

Compared to this guy, Rambo was a wuss - The Most Badass Soldier, Ever
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill

FBI Warning
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/tdomf/57275/FBI-Warning.png

It's been too long since we've had a bacon blog - The Making of a Bacon Man!
http://foodproof.com/blogs/view/post/bacon-man-435

Okay, just one more... Take Bacon. Add Sausage. Blog. (Thanks, Debb!)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?no_interstitial

Flip Cash - How money is counted in different countries
http://www.wimp.com/flipcash/

Play Hero on the Hudson (I *nailed* this sucker first try)
http://www.wpix.com/landing/?blockID=200417&feedID=1404

This is pretty hip - students calling the International Space Station with a home-built radio
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090202.wcollegeradio0202/BNStory/Technology/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090202.wcollegeradio0202

Whatever happened to the Mouseketeers?
http://www.menziesera.com/people/mickey_mouseketeers.htm

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And, from Jack's Sunday Paper...

Come Fly With Me
http://jimspages.com/Comeflywithme.htm

Coupon Generator
http://www.couponfu.com/lb/generate/

Men In Plaid
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/7/79/Meninplaid.jpg

Error Message Generator
http://atom.smasher.org/error/?icon=Error&style=xp&title=Warning!&text=You+do+not+have+the+authority+to+access+this+because+you+don%27t+think+JACK!+is+awesome&b1=You+Should+Tell&b2=JACK&b2g=x&b3=He+Is+Awesome