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ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors (12)
on Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection (1253) permalinkABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors ABC News has a disturbing report (complete with a video of the incident) where one of their producers, Asa Eslocker, was arrested on a public street while attempting to take pictures of Democratic Senators leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.An as of yet unnamed Denver police sergeant literally pushes Eslocker into the street and then has him ...Shared by Ame (92) Atherton (99) Brad (52) Bryce (159) Fearghas (50) intermayer.com (62) JECO Photo (9) Jeff (183) Jonathan Sterling (160) mecki M@c (21) Micah (17) Shawn (129)
- Atherton said: Police harassment of media photographers makes an appearance at the DNC in Denver.
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Food that eats itself (15)
on Boing Boing (18820) permalinkFlickr user agmilmoe posted a delightful photoset of "Anthropomorphic Cannibalism," or food so delicious that it eats itself. Seen above, "Two Fisted Cannibal." Anthropomorphic Cannibalism (Flickr, thanks John Alderman!) UPDATE: Previously on BB: • Suicide foods: eager-to-be-eaten food mascotsShared by Barry (36) Chris H (18) dan (114) David (23) everyone loves a wee sombrero (401) Fearghas (50) Gangles (64) Jeremy Jarratt (79) Justin (82) Larry (166) mabisa (96) Martyn Drake (15) Nichol (90) Sean (61) tvaughan (29)
- Barry said: It's a simple question, even a child could answer it. Would you eat yourself?
- Jeremy Jarratt said: This is one of my favorite creepy things about being born-to-consume in America.
- dan said: seriously, this has bothered me for years!
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Train nearly runs over idiots (video) (27)
on Boing Boing (18820) permalinkVideo of a train engineer's nightmarish scare. Video contains colorful language. (via Arbroath)Shared by Beebs (42) Bill (44) Bill (21) Crutcher D (100) Dan Russell (150) darkeye11547 (1094) Dave (91) David (51) drsoos (57) Eebs (110) eMich (110) Fearghas (50) Gary M (33) Hypercubed (42) Jared Cherup (28) Jason (45) John (150) jon|k (116) Mateusz (29) Michelle Martinez (181) Nathaniel Dean (112) Robby R (86) Roger Åberg (66) Rui (57) Svitlana (53) Vinny (46) yooper1019 (76)Explore read six notesContribute comment
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Electronics levity (16)
on MAKE Magazine (3847) permalinkA bit of EE humor courtesy of Drew @ toothpaste for dinner. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!Shared by Andrew Ferguson (29) Azeem (108) Chris (36) chusemann (72) darkeye11547 (1094) David (43) Fearghas (50) JayCrossler (49) Jeremy P (62) Nathaniel Dean (112) NoyzSource (24) Rachyl (67) sczizzo (51) Shannon (42) terryphi (24) Tim (38)Contribute comment
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If You’ve Been Affected By Any Of The Limousines In This Programme (1)
on spEak You're bRanes (72) permalinkThanks to the ever generous complaints donor for sending me this one. It was emailed to the BBC, presumably by some tragic bollock who used to watch “That’s Life”. So the proms season is here, A chance to celebrate, 15 year old girls in unregulated limos, Is this something for BBC to debate??? What protection is offered? Self regulation at best! But paedophiles are resourceful, Didn’t self regulation make the internet such mess?? CRB Licensing, ...Shared by Fearghas (50)Contribute comment
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Quote of the Week: On Multitasking (45)
on 43 Folders (1997) permalinkMy quote of the week comes from a comment by Eideteker in this Metafilter thread on multitasking: Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously. And, for what it’s worth, here’s what I had to say about the myth of multitasking a few years back: powered by ODEO ”Quote of the Week: On Multitasking” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally ...Shared by $udhi™ (65) Alex Plank (45) Alex Porter (21) AlexK (38) Andrew (27) Andy (102) B O (66) BillDeys (79) Burad (36) Chris (26) colleen wainwright (26) David (31) Doug (121) emersunn (61) Fearghas (50) jake (24) John Halton (46) joshnunn (32) L'oracolo (37) Lloyd Doppler (38) Matthew Bischoff (64) Michael (40) Mrs S (88) Nicholas (45) Niguel Valley (14) Nolan Eakins (19) nonsparker (40) pedstrom (38) Pete (56) pvantees (56) R (115) rhl (25) Rob (35) Roopesh (23) Ruben (23) Sara (26) Saravanan (28) Scott Reston (32) Sean (85) Timothy (10) Todd (41) Tom (35) Ullash (137) Yaroslav (27) Youlay (34)
- Nicholas said: So true!
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xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe (235)
on xkcd.com (6496) permalinkShared by [ebarrera] (33) Abe (57) Abhilash (41) adrcc2 (38) Aga (91) Alcides Fonseca (90) Alex Cox (9) Andreas (29) Andrés Milleiro (190) Andrew (17) Andrew (27) Andrew Schott (137) Andrey (28) Annarella (100) Anthony (165) Army of Gnomes (191) ash (157) atomantic (27) Ben Turner (140) Benjamin Golub (78) Benjamin Shyong (40) Benny (42) bnoise (61) Bob (112) Bobby (58) bombox (83) Borzo (73) Brandon (45) Brent the Closet Geek (210) Brett L. (49) Brian (49) Brian (25) brice (38) CannonGod (776) Carl (25) cesaracardoso (206) cfohlin (22) Chadwick (15) Charles (51) chexov (70) Chris (45) Chris (124) Chris G (4) ChrisB (29) Christian (69) Christian Meyer (5) Cigar Jack (41) Cindy Waters (34) Clay (145) Clint (127) cmoewes (108) Dan Russell (150) Daniel (27) Daniel (29) Daniel Monzelowsky (47) darkeye11547 (1094) Darren (26) Dave Koss (98) deadlyicon (81) Dennis Laumen (62) Derek van Vliet (37) Diana (131) djspark (358) docbaily (242) Dominik (156) Doug (26) Dragos Pirvu (199) Drew (87) Drew Olanoff (597) DrFu (235) Duane (104) dwfrank (36) Dylan Thomas (8) Eduardo Coutinho (41) Eduo (209) Edzinsh (228) Eric (283) Eva (26) Fearghas (50) Felius (5) Fernando (171) FirstAidKit (23) Florian (4) Frank (44) Futt (32) ƒß (25) Gabe (25) Gandhi (94) geeker87 (19) Gerard (259) Greg Tidwell (15) Gregg (33) Hadyn (28) haggaret (39) Houdoken (20) houseinrlyeh (357) Isaac Roca @SiKNUS (58) issa (106) James Johnson (36) Jared (106) Jase (61) Jason (30) Jason Sares (31) JBu92 (407) Jeanne (32) Jeff Q (67) jhota (24) Jim (49) jjrussell (29) Joey Doll (35) Joffrey (92) John (51) JohnTheJohnMan (33) Jon (31) Jon (54) JulioHM (299) Justin (68) Justin Yost (266) Karen Eliot (407) Keaven Freeman (61) kebernet (165) Ken (69) Ken Sykora (27) kev (58) Kichigai Mentat (84) KincaidKMF (40) Kirsten (76) Kluzter (53) kmohr25 (119) kumarhk (24) Laura Kane (27) Leooon (44) Lindsey Smith (77) Lisa (41) lmjabreu (121) Lorenzo (100) Lucas (72) Luis Penados (38) Luka (9) Luke M (37) mac (51) mace (40) maomao (114) mario r (68) Mark (275) Mark Whiting (79) Martin Gordon (103) Mat (85) Matt (14) Matt Hines (12) Matthew (176) Matthew (44) mattpovey (35) Maurice Svay (51) mernisse (25) Meromo (49) mfelkins (45) Michael (18) Michael (175) Michaele (31) Mikey (113) Monsur (43) Natalie (45) NeLaS (32) nervioso (250) ngl (40) nicerobot (187) Nick (70) Nicolas (98) Nish (32) Nishith Prabhakar (37) Noelle (54) norti (94) nparker13 (608) Oliver Boryszewski (64) Paul (63) Paulino (38) phillprice (61) Pickles (93) pigpogm (61) Punkin (60) px (72) R2 (23) raddevon (112) Rantan (136) rchk (141) Ricardo (68) Roadkillkid (26) Rob Farrell (6) Robert Accettura (94) robert steburg (85) rochoa (34) rOckY (716) Roger (50) Ronald van der Putte (18) Ryan Coleman (34) Sam Harrelson (67) sczizzo (51) Serabe (70) Seth_ (24) sevas (30) Shack (70) SharonG (308) ShawnMilo (49) Sid (8) simplynutty (71) SiRGt (64) smirk (22) Snipergirl (21) spiller (89) spiri (101) Steinkirch (253) Steve (49) Stian (14) Taskinen (30) Terrence (71) Thiago (103) Thiago (33) Tim (832) TOMHTML (73) Tony Ruscoe (50) tuli0 (27) Tyler (28) Unseen (79) Valentin (64) vanlandw (80) Walter DeFoor (180) Wayne (254) Whiz (133) Will (30) xrx (131) Yamil Gonzales (56) Zhasper (111) Zim (25) Zsoltik@ (36)Explore read 15 notes
- px said: oh xkcd how you make me laugh.
- Ken Sykora said: Please... if you're at work... DON'T google 2 girls 1 cup :)
- Leooon said: hehe ;D
- Matthew said: what scares me are all the other ones
- Hadyn said: I love me a good table
- Luka said: lol
- Clay said: um. heh.
- Brian said: I think this is the first XKCD that's made me LOL.
- Gabe said: it's baaaaaaack
- Charles said: Interesting to see the 4 girls and 4 cups spike, given the 4g/3c data. What's one more cup?
- Gandhi said: jajaajajaj!! Buenisisismo!!
- Joey Doll said: this recently came up
- vanlandw said: rotf
- mernisse said: snicker.
- Brett L. said: Hover for the tooltip. I still haven't seen the video, and I have no interest in doing so.
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Alphonso Mango No. 11 Gin (2)
on Luxist (103) permalinkFiled under: SpiritsMango gin? There might be few distilleries you could trust with such an idea but North Shore Distillery in Lake Bluff, Illinois is an artisan distillery up to the task. The distillery cooks up several flavors of vodka, aquavit, absinthe and the Alphonso Mango No. 11, a limited single-batch spirit for summer. The gin uses the Alphonso mangoes which are smaller than traditional mangoes and peach-like in their juicy sweetness. To create the ...Shared by Fearghas (50) Zaki (217)Contribute comment
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Klingon knife scares the crap out of dumb British scandal-sheet (50)
on Boing Boing (18820) permalinkPiss-poor scandal-sheet The Daily Mail has a hilariously breathless account of a giant stainless steel Klingon fighting-knife received by police during a knife-amnesty; to hear them tell of it hooded thugs are roaming the streets with Klingon duelling swords looking for little old ladies to terrorise. A spokesman for police in Gloucester, where it was surrendered, said: "It is a particularly nasty weapon that can, literally, take someone's head off. We are very glad it ...Shared by Aaron (121) Akshat (37) Alex (449) André (72) Angry Puppy (9) Ayrkain (41) beanj007 (52) benh (144) Benjamin Kohler (48) brokekid (438) Bruce (65) captbunzo (20) darkeye11547 (1094) David (51) David (37) djspark (358) Drewcipher (54) Fearghas (50) Gary M (33) Henry Webb (77) HokieGeek (99) Jason Allen (30) Jeffrey (50) Jemimus (75) jGrrl (27) Jon (99) Josh (46) Journ (37) Katie Fellows (165) kepp (105) Lee (54) lmjabreu (121) Maarek Stele (213) Magnus (39) Mark (91) Matthew (176) Melissa (20) MikeD (47) Mitch Wagner (98) Nathan (200) Nathan Reale (59) Nick Sanders (17) ocular avulsionist (38) Philip (32) psi (45) Quinny (82) Shelli (53) Steven (669) Tim (92) Zac (36)Explore read nine notes
- Maarek Stele said: Note: Anthony Smitha has 3 of those things.
- Jemimus said: Whahhaha!! The next thing we need now, is someone to actually go out and murder someone using a betleH. Think of the headlines! For a cool overview of other Klingon weapons: http://www.klingonimperialweaponsguild.org/pages/kristak.htmYou can buy replicas of ALL of these, btw. The one features in this new article is a pretty bad replica, btw.
- Gary M said: I want one.
- Lee said: This made me snort. An extremely dangerous weapon in the hands of someone trained to use it. Thankfully Klingons aren't real. And it is a horrible design for a weapon. It just looks scary but it is damn near just a sharp shield. The Star Trek folks worked very hard to make it look menacing, but it is just silly. I know it is based on a combination of martial warts weapons, but there is a reason the knife and its longer cousin the sword are so common. They work. This thing... just damn.
- captbunzo said: surely britain must be getting safer day by day...
- MikeD said: Yes, it's still covered in green plastic wrap.
- Benjamin Kohler said: Holy shit. :-)
- lmjabreu said: Hey! That's my bat'leth!
- Jason Allen said: classic picture
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Interactive map of "history's greatest journeys" (41)
on Boing Boing (18820) permalinkOur pals at GOOD created a fascinating interactive infographic documenting "history's greatest journeys," including trips from travelers like Amelia Earhart, Ken Kesey, Columbus, and Jack Kerouac. Notably absent though is Albert Hoffman's bicycle ride. Good traces the most famous trips in history (Good Magazine)Shared by aconbere (33) Adamo (210) Alan (40) Burad (36) Chris (28) Chris (36) Clay (145) Clint Ecker (308) Cogo (98) Dave (11) David (74) E.Z. (19) Emil Kaiser (29) Fearghas (50) focsa (55) HariKari (22) Heather (205) HokieGeek (99) Ian Mulvany (27) Immortalpear (39) Jakob (158) Jana (53) Jen (262) Jeremy Jarratt (79) Jose (25) JPowers (43) marcusmeisel (62) Matt Bickford (67) Matthew (24) maxlibris (31) Mr. Matt (95) N.L. Vivar (54) Nichol (90) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (172) rsgalloway (80) sanja (10) Scott (22) searingblue (59) Thomas (20) trinkers (38) Yuce (114)Contribute comment
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TSA puts commercial pilots on no-fly and terrorist watch lists (28)
on Boing Boing (18820) permalinkHere are a couple of accounts of commercial airline pilots, one of whom has been put on the TSA's no-fly list and the other is on the terrorist watch-list, for reasons that no one will disclose. A Gulf War veteran and his wife say they've been unfairly placed on a federal list that limits their commercial flight access and threatens his job as a commercial pilot. To fight back, the couple, who are Muslim, filed ...Shared by !&# (224) Andy (54) Arion (64) Barry (36) Clay (145) deusdiabolus (447) div_conspiracy (26) Erik C. Thauvin (153) Fearghas (50) ghosttie (138) Gonzo (92) Greg (29) heather (40) Jack Teague (29) Jenn2d2 (49) Jim (62) John (46) kerim (61) marcusmeisel (62) Mark (35) Melkir (76) Micah (17) Roshan (39) Simon (54) Steve (27) Wayne (254) yakobusan (52) yosh (105)
- heather said: Hey Jim, this explains...something...
- Clay said: Maybe they should let the asshole who broke the plane by climbing on its instruments fly the plane.
- Gonzo said: Good news, though -- all you need to do to avoid the secondary screening is fly under your initials, rather than name. Better hope the terrorists never figure that out. Ho ho ho.
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Stuff We Can Buy (4)
on The Online Photographer (93) permalinkOn photography websites we're forever going on about what we can't buy— "wishful thinking" cameras, future technologies, rumors of coming products, capabilities we need but don't have. Think about it. Every now and then it's probably healthy to reflect on what we can buy, and to remember how recently we couldn't. Things have gotten much better for us in a relatively short time, after all. Got any other good examples? Here are a few that ...Contribute comment
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Unmentionables Ready Booklet (5)
on CRAFT Magazine (724) permalinkSwissMiss found this Unmentionables Ready Booklet for letting people know the unmentionable things in life. It caught my eye because I have always wanted to make my own version of something like this for living in NY City. I am never sure if it should be like a ticket book or stickers that I can put on the offending party. It is probably a bad idea in practice, but the booklet is cute. [Read this ...Contribute comment
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Miniature cattle - family pets that provide milk (42)
on Boing Boing (18820) permalinkThe Times Online reports on the Dexter cattle breed, “the world’s most efficient, cutest and tastiest cows." For between £200 and £2,000, people can buy a cow that stands no taller than a large German shepherd dog, gives 16 pints of milk a day that can be drunk unpasteurised, keeps the grass “mown” and will be a family pet for years before ending up in the freezer. The Dexter, a mountain breed from Ireland, is ...Shared by AJ Slater (21) Andrew (20) Andrew (48) Bart (32) Bill (15) Bill Streeter (26) Crossbar (116) Crutcher D (100) Daniel (35) dave (73) drew (28) Earl E Morningwood (154) Eebs (110) eoin (11) ergelo (27) EZ Reader (55) Fatsleroy (82) Fearghas (50) Gavatron (46) Huw (28) Jakob (158) Jared (106) Jon (56) jon with no h (31) Joshua (36) Kelly O (37) kerim (61) Kerray (27) Liz (24) MacMoov (24) Mark (25) mathewi (109) Pat (98) Pyros (42) Richard Smith (39) smackaysmith (47) subcommandante (61) Tuneguru (56) Veritas Noctis (77) Victor Bogado (15) Wesley (36) Wolfger (69)Explore read six notes
- Wesley said: Now I know how I can have my ranch in an apartment.
- Richard Smith said: My lawnmower is broken (dropped it off this morning), but now I am thinking... why not just get a cow?
- Huw said: Now, THIS is way better than a cat.
- Joshua said: the city probably wouldn't look kindly on this, but I wouldn't mind help with the lawn, and the kids do drink a lot of milk...
- Liz said: Hot diggity, this is my next pet!
- Earl E Morningwood said: Cows the size of German shepards now if they could be used to connect to the Internet. ....
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Nintendo Bikini Requires Acquisition of Girlfriend or At Least Very Realistic Mannequin [Geekini] (19)
on Gizmodo (18237) permalinkYes, my friends, someone has made a bikini that vaguely resembles a classic NES controller. And suddenly that topless beach sounds a whole lot less appealing. Of course, one day women will go nude except for a pair of gloves. And in that era, we'll be obsessed with thumb to index cleavage (making the Power Glove the de facto sexy accessory). Bonus pic: Make sure to hit the comments for all of the inevitable Konami ...Shared by Aaron (122) Adam (120) aNTwNHs (167) beggs (41) Benjamin Shyong (40) Brendan (33) Charles (276) charris1980 (165) Damon (96) docbaily (242) dwfrank (36) Fearghas (50) Josi (86) kfc (101) Matthew (176) Nikki (179) rOckY (716) Stacy (282) WhisKiTo (109)
- beggs said: But can you pause her by pressing 'start'?
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