May 25, 2012

Every time I try to donate blood, they won't accept 
it. Maybe it's finally time I tried donating my own.


 Skipnote:  I'm on vacation for a the next few weeks, 
so the next Website Wednesday will be sent out on 
May 16. 
Probably. 

Top of the Heap:   Cybersecurity Bill FAQ:  The Disturbing Privacy Dangers in CISPA and How To Stop It
     https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/cybersecurity-bill-faq-disturbing-privacy-dangers-cispa-and-how-you-stop-it

Dick Clark died last week at age 82. Here are some of his most memorable on-air moments.
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/18/dick-clark-1929-2012-memorable-on-air-moments/

Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Spex : Collecting the Bizarre Stuff Sold in the Back of Comic Books
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/sea-monkeys-and-x-ray-spex/

8 Bad Brushing Habits That Are Harming Your Teeth
     http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/8-bad-brushing-habits-that-harm-your-teeth

The Most Hated Baby Names (Is Yours On the List?)
     http://alturl.com/jox9k

Secret menus at your favorite fast food restaurants
     http://consumerist.com/2007/02/the-really-big-guide-to-secret-menu-items.html

The Most Hated Word in the English Language
     http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/04/questioningly-words-marked-for-death.html

A week after 420 - What Cannabis Actually Does to Your Brain
     http://io9.com/5903837/what-cannabis-actually-does-to-your-brain

12 NASA Blueprints
     http://www.oobject.com/category/12-nasa-blueprints/

We're "99 percent sure" we discovered life on Mars in 1976
     http://dvice.com/archives/2012/04/we-may-have-dis.php

Monty Python's Life of Brian - Deleted Scenes
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1dZ0YddG7w

News and Rumors About the Xbox 720
     http://www.gizmowatch.com/know-about-xbox-720.html

All of Earth's Traffic (land, sea and air) Visualized
     http://www.theaggregate.net/2012/04/all-of-earths-traffic-visualized/

April 18, 2012

Here's an idea:  AA and AAA should offer 
combined memberships. That way, whenever 
you're too drunk to drive, they could tow you home.

   

Top of the Heap:   Business Week's Second Annual How-To Issue
     http://www.businessweek.com/reports/lifestyle/the-second-annual-how-to-issue

When the Zombie Apocalypse comes, be prepared with the Zombie Survival Map
      http://www.mapofthedead.com/

The Headline of the Year
      http://alturl.com/jk5z7

8 Beautiful, Unique Paths
     http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/04/8-of-most-unique-paths-in-world.html

25 Foods You'll Never Eat Again
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/25-foods-youll-never-eat-again

Related: 100 Foods To Eat Before You Die (I've done 39)
     http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/62069848.aspx

21 Sober vs Drunk Celebrities
     http://www.popcrunch.com/21-sober-vs-drunk-celebs/?img=163350

If beer makes men smarter, I must be a GENIUS!
     http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/beer-men-smarter-study-article-1.1059752

Avatar: Behind the Scenes
     http://i.imgur.com/nXgqQ.jpg

11 Things You Might Not Know About Income Tax
    http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/123140

If nothing else, this should freak you out...
     http://sheepfilms.co.uk/interact/eyes.htm

The Quietest Room in the World
     http://www.tcbmag.com/industriestrends/technology/104458p1.aspx

Monty Python's Life of Brian - Deleted Scenes
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1dZ0YddG7w

April 11, 2012

   I just finished reading "The Zombie Survival Guide."
   To be honest, I was a little disappointed.  It turns out
   to be a book about how to survive a Zombie Apocalypse.
   I want a book on how to survive if I become a Zombie.
  

Top of the Heap:   Bummed because you ate all your Reese's Peanut Butter Easter Eggs?  Here's how to make your own
     http://chicagoist.com/2012/04/06/how_to_make_homemade_reeses_peanut.php#photo-1

Wind Map of the USA
     http://hint.fm/wind/index.html

Richard Branson's Journey to the Center of the Earth (sort of)
     http://www.virginvolcanic.com/

Gas Price Predictor - should you buy today?
     http://gaspredictor.com/

7 Words That Only Bad Movies Have in Their Titles
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-words-that-only-bad-movies-have-in-their-titles/

Looking at Uranus (Heh heh heh - you said "Uranus")
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/03/heh-heh-heh-you-said-uranus/

7 Ridiculously Outdated Assumptions Every Movie Makes
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19753_7-ridiculously-outdated-assumptions-every-movie-makes.html

The world's weirdest beaches
     http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/9188482/The-worlds-weirdest-beaches.html

10 Great Clothing Tricks in 60 Seconds
     http://lifehacker.com/5896364/10-clothing-tricks-in-60-seconds

In this week's "Please-please-please-please-please-please-please-" department: Chocolate "may help keep people slim"
     http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17511011

Okay, THIS is a Gun Show (Thanks, Billy!)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=OQnU1t7UzgM

April 4, 2012

   You know the hangover is bad when you 
   would rather savor the spit in your mouth 
   than get up to pour yourself a glass of water.

Top of the Heap:   2012 Renewal Scorecard: List of TV Show Renewals and Cancellations  (and those on the bubble)
     http://tvline.com/2012/01/03/2012-renewal-scorecard-whats-coming-back-whats-getting-axed-whats-on-the-bubble/

One Man's DIY Space Photography Has NASA Calling
     http://motherboard.vice.com/2010/3/30/one-man-s-diy-space-photography-has-nasa-calling

Cool product - Constrained ball (Although I do not think it means what you think it means.)  (Thanks, Jack!)
     http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11139/giha-woo-constrained-ball.html/

A See-Through 3D Desktop
     http://leejinha.com/see-through-3d-desktop

7 Positive Effects of Your Horrible Lifestyle
     http://www.ranker.com/list/7-positive-effects-of-your-horrible-lifestyle/carly-kiel

Virtual Sistine Chapel  (Thanks, Tally!)
     http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html

100 Very Cool Facts About the Human Body
     http://www.globalone.tv/profiles/blogs/100-very-cool-facts-about-the/

The Ultimate List of Movie Drinking Games
     http://www.movieboozer.com/movie-drinking-games/

Use the Best Tool for the Job
     http://itools.com/

Barcode Yourself
     http://www.barcodeart.com/art/yourself/yourself.html/

Lost that User Manual?  Here y'go...
     http://www.usersmanualguide.com/

The Most Disastrous Facebook Spelling Mistakes, Ever
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/most-disastrous-facebook-spelling-mistakes-ever

15 Funniest Wrong Number Texts of 2011  (some of 'em NSFW)  (Thanks, Jack!)
     http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5YNauh/:1WtPczBdh:Z0njR7eK/pophangover.com/2012/01/03/15-funniest-wrong-number-texts-of-2011/

The 13 Greatest Geraldo Rivera Fails
     http://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-greatest-geraldo-rivera-fails/keaton

Unexpected Las Vegas Attractions
     http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/lasvegas/story/2012-03-29/Unexpected-Vegas-Fast-cars-fierce-guns-and-a-bulldozer/53874532/1

Show My Street - a fast track to Google Street View.  Gets you there (almost) before finishing typing the address
     http://showmystreet.com/

Shaken or Stirred? Was James Bond being suave, or just ordering a weak martini and being a snob about it?
     http://gizmodo.com/5897248/shaken-or-stirred-which-gets-you-drunker-a-scientific-exploration

Ever seen an eagle do the breast stroke?  Me neither.  (Thanks, Kevin!)
     http://www.youtube.com/embed/87xNpOYOlQ4?rel=0

March 28, 2012

You might wonder what causes "Stockholm 
Syndrome," but it makes perfect sense if you've
been kidnapped by some hot Swedish terrorists.

Top of the Heap:   NASA releases pictures of the Entire Universe  (the large version is here)
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/mar/16/nasa-image-entire-universe
     http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/630303main_pia15481c-full_full.jpg

The History of Life, the Universe, and Everything - Visualized
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/mar/19/history-universe-chronozoom

The Aging of a Rock Star
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleytalong/the-ageing-of-a-rock-star-hpz

Forget what you learned in Driver's Ed.  You're Driving All Wrong
     http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10795756-get-with-the-times-youre-driving-all-wrong

High-resolution pictures showing the wreckage of the Titanic at the ocean floor, 100 years later.
     http://www.neatorama.com/spotlight/2012/03/21/the-titanic-today/

For Luis:  a mathematical algorithm designed to find Waldo
     http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8479058/how-do-i-find-waldo-with-mathematica

10 Banned Apps You Missed Out On
     http://www.moneysupermarket.com/mobile-phones/blog/10-banned-apps-you-missed-out-on/

Addictive Game of the Week:  Space Is Key
     http://armorgames.com/play/10912/space-is-key

7 Pieces of Sci-Fi Memorabilia You Can Actually Own
     http://www.moneysupermarket.com/home-insurance/7-pieces-of-sci-fi-memorabilia/

What hypnosis really does to your brain
     http://io9.com/5891504/what-hypnosis-really-does-to-your-brain

March 21, 2012

   I used to try to gain weight on purpose. In retrospect,
   it's easy to see now how that was a mistake, but at the
   time... well, did you know humans can't  hibernate?

Top of the Heap:   The 50 Most Anticipated Movies of 2012
     http://www.metacritic.com/feature/most-anticipated-movies-of-2012

66 websites that will save you money
     http://howtolifeguide.com/post/19066372289/66-websites-that-will-save-you-money

12 of the Most Beautiful Lakes in the World
     http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/03/12-of-most-beautiful-lakes-in-world.html

Track me if you can - How to Disappear
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkOEthOaRjk

19 Outstanding Words You Should Be Working Into Conversation
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/110995

How old are you, really?  Find out with the Birthday Calculator
     http://www.paulsadowski.com/Birthday.asp

13 Easy Science Projects You Can Do With Household Items
     http://www.ranker.com/list/13-easy-science-projects-you-can-do-with-household-items/kelly-hadwin

6 Horrific Implications of the Harry Potter Universe
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19667_6-horrifying-implications-harry-potter-universe.html

40 Things You Didn't Know About The Godfather (Thanks, Timmy!)
     http://alturl.com/wbzo3

Researchers capture first-ever images of atoms moving inside a molecule
     http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/10/researchers-capture-images-of-moving-atoms/

A roller coaster that will leave you weightless for eight long seconds!
     http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2012-01/zero-gravity-roller-coaster

March 14, 2012

   It occurs to me that someone should introduce that 
   woman from "Killing Me Softly." who thinks the guy
   is singing about her, to that guy from "You're So Vain."

Top of the Heap:   Gamers will like this one - the amazing Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator (Thanks, Jack!)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg8Bh5iI2WY

Today is Pi Day (3.14... get it?), and here's how to celebrate
     http://www.piday.org/
     http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Pi-Day

Incredible pictures from the Civil War (or, to my Southern cousins, the War of Northern Aggression.  Which we WON, by the way) (Thanks, Kevin!)
    http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/the-civil-war-part-1-the-places/100241/

According to the Lifespan Calculator, I died two years ago.  (Thanks, Debb!)
      http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan/

Cursor Thief (move your little pointy thingy over his head)
     http://www.selfcontrolfreak.com/pakken.html

Can a bag of water be a fly repellant?  (Dunno, but I'm going to give it a try...)
     http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/insects-arachnids/water-bags-repel-flies1.htm

6 Things Rich People Need to Stop Saying
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-rich-people-need-to-stop-saying/

10 Unusual and Strange Facts About Australia
     http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/03/10-unusual-strange-facts-about.html

The Beatles "Abbey Road" Photo Shoot Outtakes
     http://laughingsquid.com/the-beatles-abbey-road-photo-shoot-outtakes/

A selection of the weirdest political endorsements by musicians
     http://flavorwire.com/260541/a-selection-of-the-weirdest-political-endorsements-by-musicians?all=1

It's almost St. Patrick's Day, so here's how to draw a leprechaun cartoon
     http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2012/03/how-to-draw-a-leprechaun.html

Live Penguin Cam from the San Diego Zoo (now through April)
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/06/cute-break-watch-a-live-cam-of-the-most-entertaining-penguins-ever/

The Top 10 Online Scams of 2011
     http://mashable.com/2012/03/10/top-scams/

TV stars explain the Official Rules of Spoilers
     http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/19183968084/official-spoiler-rules-the-stars-of-your-favorite