A writer for Wired magazine offers $5000 to anyone who can find him after he purposely attempts to drop out of society for a month.“The idea for the contest started with a series of questions, foremost among them: How hard is it to vanish in the digital age? Long fascinated by stories of faked deaths, […]
So it was just announced that the Sask Party, which initially projected potash revenues to be $1.9 billion will actually only bring $109 million to provincial coffers (a whopping 95% LESS than they projected! ) Now, whether your political colour is orange or green, blue or red, purple or pink, if you put aside the […]
The easiest way to make a cover version sound unique is to slow down a quick song. Dozens of artists use this trick on their own hits and on the hits of others (and some artists seem to specialize using this trick on all kinds of songs). This week, I thought I'd feature a particulary […]
Because who wouldn't pay one grand for a single graphic of a red diamond that doesn't do anything else except prove that you have too much money?
I thought about posting a picture I snapped of what my foot looked like underneath the cast but it's kinda gross – still some bruising and a really ugly blister on my heel. Anyhow, I'm now into a walking cast for the next 2-4 weeks and then hopefully I'm walking like a normal person again. […]
AskMetaFilter's suggestions for great places to buy unique, cool gifts online. Ho-ho-holy cow, where did the year go?
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Last night, Jon Stewart had some fun discussing the Master of Library Science's sister degree, the Master of Archival Studies. (Fast forward to 1:40).
Linking to this post is becoming another annual blog tradition… I don't know if the Army was where Grandpa got into the habit of wearing his hats just slightly askew but it was something he did for the rest of his life. And without guidance or instruction from us, Pace has picked up the same […]
Lots of good, thought-provoking stuff in this 2005 commencement speech by David Foster Wallace. The following section especially jumped out at me knowing how Wallace would eventually kill himself a few years later:“It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms almost always shoot themselves in: the head. They shoot […]
Does anybody know why a company would prevent embedding of their YouTube clips? Just to maintain control of how their content is presented I guess? (This is also the first YouTube clip I've seen with a short ad embedded in front of it as well – hmmm, is that a new Google initiative or did […]
