October 2011
Eating An Onion While Listening To Beyonce's... →
Shared by jeredb Oddly entertaining Yes, it’s exactly what the title says it is. And yes, it’s the greatest video on the internet. Thank you. ratsoff.com
Oct 15th
Wolfram Alpha Password Generator →
Wolfram Alpha Password Generator: Search Wolfram Alpha for “secure password” and it generates one for you. Via HN
Oct 13th
Common Ground →
We are all caffeine junkies. I love you, coffee. (But only before noon.)
Oct 12th
Comic for September 30, 2011 →
Oct 1st
August 2011
"Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack... →
“Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.” - Bruce Schneier
Aug 31st
Retaliation, a weaponized build monitor →
automatically targets who broke the codebase and fires foam missiles at them [via]
Aug 25th
Comic for August 14, 2011 →
Aug 15th
Winnebago Man, full-length film now available for... →
great biopic about the man behind one of the earliest viral videos [via]
Aug 13th
Password Strength →
Aug 11th
July 2011
NYT on how the deficit got this big →
the chart that should accompany every article on this topic [via]
Jul 27th
There's No Wrong Way to Play Monopoly →
Marco Arment just linked to this great article about how everyone plays Monopoly wrong. If you read the actual rules, it’s a completely different game than the one you likely grew up with —…
Jul 26th
Russia Classifies Beer as Alcoholic →
BBC News: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a bill that officially classifies beer as alcoholic. Until now anything containing less than 10% alcohol in Russia has been considered a…
Jul 22nd
Organizational Charts | Bonkers World →
Surprisingly accurate
Jul 1st
May 2011
A Sophisticated Bear With a Mustache Riding... →
We need a mascot like this!
May 12th
December 2010
The D4D / DptDDDD » Tastemakers, Intelligentsia... →
Shared by jeredb If you even remotely enjoy coffee, watch these WATCH EPISODES Episode 1: Espresso Episode 2: Syphon Coffee Episode 3: Cappuccino
Dec 10th
Want Great Coffee? Free iPhone App from... →
More from Intelligentsia.
Dec 9th
Consumer Reports Breaks A Lot Of Glass... →
Three years ago, Consumerist told you about the possible shattering risk of so-called “oven-safe” Pyrex bakeware. And for the last year, our investigative siblings at Consumer Reports have been…
Dec 8th
YouTube →
Dec 7th
Watch Google's Disorienting Hipster Ad For The... →
Shared by jeredb I was just discussing how Google needs to quit being everywhere and only be in places it matters. This ad is a perfect example. It’s the exact opposite of Microsoft’s smartphone…
Dec 7th
wikileaks: Sarah Palin says Julian should be... →
wikileaks: Sarah Palin says Julian should be hunted down like Osama bin Laden—so he should be safe for at least a decade.
Dec 7th
Comic for December 7, 2010 →
Dec 7th
Balls →
via Theremina.
Dec 7th
Genetic Analysis →
Dec 7th
Michael Jackson DS game bleats vuvuzelas when... →
Wikipedia lists more amusing copy-protection schemes
Dec 5th
The Maccabeats' "Candlelight" -... →
Dec 4th
Damn You Auto Correct! →
Damn You Auto Correct!
Dec 4th
Chuck Norris to Become Honorary Texas Ranger →
This was too sweet not to post, the AP: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to present the actor and executive director of “Walker, Texas Ranger” with a designation as an honorary member of the…
Dec 3rd
Staircase by Danny Kuo →
Danny Kuo is the designer behind this fantastic staircase shelfing system which tries to focus on flexibility and adaptability. As Ms. Kuo puts it herself: ‘The most efficient way to…
Dec 3rd
“Close the Washington Monument” →
Bruce Schneier: What has happened to “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”? What indeed. ∞ Permalink
Dec 3rd
Tea Party Nation President proposes taking vote... →
Populist Tea Party Nation President Judson Phillips wants to take the vote away from almost all Americans: “the founders of the country originally put ‘certain restrictions on who gets the right to…
Dec 2nd
‘the Star Trek Computer Is Stupid’ →
Alex “Sandy” Antunes on the computers used in Star Trek: I mean, come on, the Ship’s Computer is smart enough to build an Artificial Intelligence that itself is so smart it can take over the Ship….
Dec 1st
Staircase by Danny Kuo →
Danny Kuo is the designer behind this fantastic staircase shelfing system which tries to focus on flexibility and adaptability. As Ms. Kuo puts it herself: ‘The most efficient way to…
Dec 1st
If You Wish It, oh i plan to →
Climbing in your window…
Dec 1st
Office Music Democratizer →
There have been many attempts at trying to make office music a democracy, but most involve a complex system that people ignore, or people taking turns running the jukebox. LastFM and Pandora are…
Dec 1st
November 2010
Comic for November 30, 2010 →
Nov 30th
swissmiss | Why work doesn’t happen at work →
tina roth eisenberg | swiss designer gone NYC
Nov 30th
SubZin →
Great site: enter a phrase from a movie and it tells you which movie, the time within the movie, and links to it at Netflix. (Thanks to Jory Plum.) ★
Nov 30th
Office Music Democratizer →
There have been many attempts at trying to make office music a democracy, but most involve a complex system that people ignore, or people taking turns running the jukebox. LastFM and Pandora are…
Nov 29th
Michael Jordan advises LeBron James →
Cleveland’s response to LeBron James’ boner of a Nike commercial has more heart, but this mash-up of the LeBron commercial with a previous Michael Jordan Nike commercial is an absolute…
Nov 29th
The Fold →
Now this is what I call a wallet for the true minimalist at heart. Beautiful. May I present you The Fold. (Thank you ILT)
Nov 25th
Comic for November 25, 2010 →
Nov 25th
Comic for November 23, 2010 →
Nov 24th
Pixar's It Gets Better →
have tissues ready
Nov 24th
October 2010
Christine O'Donnell in sudoers
xkcd: Sandwich Now, I am scared.
Oct 15th
Notational Velocity fork →
Fullscreen view A Horizontal Layout (with the notes list to the left of the text) Collapsed Notes list A system wide menubar icon and menu as well as dock-less mode. The last one is the secret for me. Just add Steven Frank’s NV with Markdown and I would happily forsake all others.
Oct 12th
August 2010
Aug 18th
“We have to open Schrödinger’s box every time, having a conversation to figure...”
– Clive Thompson on the Death of the Phone Call | Magazine
Aug 3rd
Aug 1st
July 2010
WatchWatch
Tonight you belong to me
Jul 31st
So, I am now a systems administrator, free and clear. I have completed my transition to my new job and I am starting to figure things out. What I figured out today is that the system I am trying to administer is technology on campus. I know that sounds a little stupid, but it is not as stupid as it sounds. I administer specific systems, yes, but I am finding myself regularly in an advisory...
Jul 29th