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Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)

¶ Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, television

The Five Year Old’s Guide to the Galaxy

Reddit has a sub-Reddit called /r/ExplainLikeImFive where the goal is to convey complex ideas in a way that even a child (or a typical Redditor?) can understand. Someone compiled some of the best explanations the site has provided in a single post.

¶ Posted 26 October 2018 § FridayFunLink § List § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, science

How To Make A Librarian Freak Out! @last.fm @deezer

I’ve been tracking my music listening habits online via last.fm since 2005. It’s not like I look at my last.fm account daily but tonight, I realised that last.fm had stopped scrobbling (that’s the term for when any site that I listen to music on – Deezer, YouTube, etc. – sending the name of the song […]

¶ Posted 21 October 2018 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: music

Music Monday – “It’s not such a scary time for boys/They’ve always had the upper hand, they’ve always had a choice/It’s time for women to rise up, use our collective voice/The day to vote is Nov 6th so let’s go make some noise”

As I type this, Democrats have a 75% chance of taking the House of Representatives and a 20% chance of taking the Senate in the US midterm elections which happen in just under a month. In the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh decision, here’s hoping that women (and men who recognize the injustice that was done […]

¶ Posted 08 October 2018 § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Randomness § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, history, language, music, unitedstates

When Memes Collide: Kiki Challenge & Baby Shark Challenge

Kiki Challenge: Baby Shark Challenge: Combined: More on Metafilter.

¶ Posted 29 August 2018 § Humour § Library § Meme § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: language, music, youtube

Inside A Google Data Center

¶ Posted 28 August 2018 § Jobs § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cool, economics, science

Retro Friday Fun Link – The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain

This article should be mandatory reading before someone is allowed to use the Internet!

¶ Posted 10 August 2018 § Infographic § List § News § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, facebook, language, twitter

Owning People Online Is The Left’s Path To Victory

According to recent polling, a staggeringly small portion of the 22-to-45-year-old demographic watches cable news, and in fact almost 50 percent of young people do not watch traditional TV at all, instead opting to get their content from online streaming services, social media, and the like. I’ve been a big believer in the power of the […]

¶ Posted 17 July 2018 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, facebook, twitter

“Dearest Father…” #SecondCivilWarLetters Wins Twitter on American Independence Day

My Love,Dusk. We're in position overlooking MAGA camp. I see their sentries' red hats in the dim light of their tiki torches and it steels my nerves. At midnight, we strike. May our battlecry, "Happy Holidays," strike fear. Send Kale. – Matthew#secondcivilwarletters — D-Fo (@ThisIsDFo) July 4, 2018 It’s quite clear that the increased […]