February 2008
3 posts
Abandoned Russian Village →
January 2008
1 post
December 2007
4 posts
WWYD? (WhatWouldYouDo)
In 1842, a ship struck an iceberg and more than 30 survivors were crowded into a lifeboat intended to hold 7. As a storm threatened, it became obvious that the lifeboat would have to be lightened if anyone were to survive. The captain reasoned that the right thing to do in this situation was to force some individuals to go over the side and drown. Such an action, he reasoned, was not unjust to...
November 2007
1 post
September 2007
2 posts
August 2007
5 posts
““You are what you and your friends eat.” This is according the lead...”
– Diet Blog
July 2007
10 posts
The Tumblelist (tumblelog directory) →
Superstore for Japanese Gizmo's & Gadgets →
Some’s a bit too sugary for my taste, but there’s tons of cool stuff AND they take PayPal and ship internationally! Woohoo!!
“KILLER FACT! The average ant works a 33.6 hour week, equivalent to 1,750 hours a...”
– Chase me ladies, I’m in the cavalry
Bald Eagle Taken Off Endangered List →
“The American bald eagle marked a four-decade fight for survival Thursday as the government declared the bird — a national symbol — no longer requires the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act. Today I am proud to announce the eagle has returned, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proclaimed at a ceremony near the Jefferson Memorial.”
bigbrother.JPG (image) →
June 2007
23 posts
TrackMeNot →
TrackMeNot is a lightweight browser extension that helps protect web searchers from surveillance and data-profiling by search engines. It does so not by means of concealment or encryption (i.e. covering one’s tracks), but instead, paradoxically, by the opposite strategy: noise and obfuscation. With TrackMeNot, actual web searches, lost in a cloud of false leads, are essentially...
Boing Boing: One day left to fight the US national... →
Techscape » Blog Archive » Mac screensaver... →
Virtual Goods Summit 2007 - June 22, 2007 at... →
How will virtual goods and virtual currencies impact social networking? » Are virtual goods the next big business model? » What does it take to successfully launch a virtual goods offering? » Are virtual goods poised to go mainstream? » What does it take to nurture and develop a successful virtual economy? » Why are users embracing virtual goods?
WatchNo, thanks anyway. You have my portion.
Born Before 1980?
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s… First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright...
weirdconverter.com →
Helpful if you ever need to know how many human eyeballs weigh the same as … oh, say … Tom Cruise!
Baby monitor picks up video from NASA - Yahoo!... →
Coffee On Wheels →
Is this the way Starbucks started?
8 Indicators of Emotional Eating →
Many people overeat for emotional reasons. Without doing some serious reflection it is difficult to pinpoint whether our food choices come from an emotional need or a physical need. Here are eight warning signs that your eating may be driven by hidden emotions.
DeadBrain - Paris Hilton sentenced to death →
Dvorak Uncensored » Exclusive Pics and Report from... →
Photo in the News: "Extinct" Coelacanth Hooked in... →
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May 2007
14 posts
TV Sinks to New Low With Kidney Donor Show -... →