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/

May 29, 2013

            Is it a good thing or bad thing to
            have a breakout session during
            a dermatological conference?

Top of the Heap:  Creative and Inexpensive Ways to Keep Kids Busy This Summer
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/creative-and-inexpensive-ways-to-keep-kids-busy

Read the awesome reviews for the "Banana Slicer"  (Thanks, Laura!)
     http://alturl.com/mj6b6

The Nine Possible Reactions to the New Arrested Development
     http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6892037/the-nine-possible-reactions-to-the-new-arrested-development

19 Signs That You're a Big, Stupid Jerk
     http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2013/05/24/19-signs-youre-a-big-stupid-jerk/

Cool or gross? You decide.
     http://cyriak.co.uk/horrible.html

Disney's Smellitizer
     http://nowiknow.com/the-nose-knows/

Embarrassing Moments in Engineering (and What They've Taught Us)
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/24/Embarrassing-Moments-in-Engineering-and-What-Theyve-Taught-Us/

Unwritten Rules Everyone Needs to Follow  (#17. You know who you are.)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/unwritten-rules-everyone-needs-to-follow

Highbrow books to read on the beach this summer
     http://flavorwire.com/393341/20-highbrow-books-to-read-on-the-beach-this-summer

Speaking of books, here's an excerpt from Stephen King's new novel, Joyland
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/stephen-king-joyland-excerpt_n_3326641.html?utm_hp_ref=books

5 Brilliant Clues Hidden in the Background of Movies (some of them are a bit of a stretch, actually...)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20455_5-brilliant-clues-hidden-in-background-movies.html

Changing your life one post at a time:  Nine Foods You're Totally Eating Wrong
     http://www.dailydot.com/lol/how-to-eat-cupcakes-sushi-apples-videos/

Give Spam a Chance (the meat, not the mail)
     http://alturl.com/g4ytw

May 22, 2013

          No one has ever been able to explain

          to me exactly why "taking the easy way
          out" could ever be anything but positive.

Top of the Heap:  Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds
     http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/teens-invention-could-charge-your-phone-20-seconds-1C9977955

Facial Reconstructions of Famous People
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50567/10-facial-reconstructions-famous-historical-figures

Classic breakfast choices from around the world
     http://www.businessinsider.com/breakfast-around-the-world-2013-5?op=1

How Much Would It Cost to Build the Starship Enterprise?
     http://gizmodo.com/how-much-would-it-cost-to-build-the-starship-enterprise-506174071

Related: Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Us Why Star Trek is So Much Better Than Star Wars
     http://www.businessinsider.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-star-trek-2013-5

And - Pages from the original Star Trek Writer's Guide
     http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/14/star_trek_pages_from_the_writers_guide_for_the_original_series.html

Why We Laugh
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/02/why-we-laugh-psychology-provine

The 10 Best Sitcom Finales in TV History
     http://flavorwire.com/392223/the-10-best-sitcom-finales-in-tv-history/view-all

How to Get Your Kids to Do Whatever You Want
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/how-to-get-your-kids-to-do-whatever-you-want

The Five Warning Signs That You're Finally Getting Older (Check, check, check, check, and check.  Damn.)
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older/

Did Groucho Really Say That?
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/16/Did-Groucho-Really-Say-That/

13 Actors You Probably Didn't Know Were on Family Ties
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/13-actors-you-probably-didnt-know-were-on-family-ties

Moving?  Here are some brilliant moving tips that will make your life so much easier
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/brilliant-moving-tips

Why Caffeine in Coffee is a Miracle Drug For the Tired
     http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/23/178627908/why-caffeine-in-coffee-is-a-miracle-drug-for-the-tired

7 Strange Commencement Speeches
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/50591/7-strange-commencement-speeches

May 15, 2013

                I've always wanted to go into a bookstore and
                ask, "Do you have a book on how to deal with
                rejection without getting violently angry?"

Top of the Heap:  I knew it! I KNEW it! The Key to a Long Life?  BACON!   (Thanks, Susie!)
     http://alturl.com/r6nje

13 Game of Thrones Characters Who Are Giving You a Major Case of Deja Vu (How did I miss Tonks?) (Thanks, Elizabeth)
     http://blog.birchbox.com/post/48289051559/16-game-of-thrones-characters-who-are-giving-you-major

How to Be Interesting on Facebook
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/09/How-to-be-Interesting-on-Facebook/

Want to go to Mars in 2023?  Apply here
     http://applicants.mars-one.com/

Hey, 24 Fans - Jack Baur is coming back
     http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/24-returning-fox-as-event-521653

You want fart noises as you scroll? We've got you covered.
     http://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/

How to Find a Book
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/how-to-find-a-book_n_3237529.html?utm_hp_ref=books

Hilarious Legal Examinations of Unexpected Pop Culture Issues
     http://www.oddee.com/item_98577.aspx

50 Slices of Movie Trivia You May Not Know
     http://oneroomwithaview.com/2013/05/08/50-slices-of-movie-trivia-you-may-not-know/

A cool animation of every observed meteorite to hit the Earth since 861 AD
     http://www.visualizing.org/full-screen/53518

Is your favorite TV show coming back next season?
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/tv-upfronts-2013-nbc-abc-cbs-fox-and-the-cw-by-the-numbers.html

Coffee mugs for your inner nerd
     http://thechive.com/2013/05/13/a-few-coffee-mugs-for-your-inner-nerd-26-photos/

Yet another one of those "100 Best, Most Interesting Blogs and Websites of 2013"
     http://dailytekk.com/2013/01/14/the-100-best-most-interesting-blogs-and-websites-of-2013/

The Internet For Beginners
     http://netforbeginners.about.com/

Find a Charity you can trust
     http://charitynavigator.org/