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Celebrating Big Bird’s (41st) Sixth Birthday (4)
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March 20th is Big Bird’s sixth birthday. You may be wondering how he could be only six years old when he was the first Muppet on a show that has been on for over forty years, but the thing is that Big Bird (or just “Bird” as his friends like to call him) is always six years old. So although the Sesame Street favorite has been around for a whopping 41 years (meaning most of ...Comment View comments -
Less Detergent Washes as Well, Saves You a Lot of Money [Cleaning] (20)
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Modern dishwashers and washing machines are designed to use much less water and detergent than their predecessors, but most people haven't adjusted their detergent-filling technique to match. The New York Times says you're wasting a lot of money.Photo by Clean Wal-Mart. The financial section of the New York Times highlights a small but frequent way you can save money. Go easy on the detergent you're pouring into your washing machine and dishwasher. A little gets ...Shared by A (27) Alexander (3) Bill (88) Bryan (37) Eric (33) Erich (26) Gaurav (12) Isabelle Ayel (35) James (61) Jeff Rasmussen (83) and 10 more »Comment View comments -
Conan Fan Win (38)
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Source: The Daily What via Fail UploaderShared by Ara (25) Art (129) Brad (24) Brian (46) Chris (14) cjw333 (28) Crossbar (45) Dan (76) dj (121) easterlingman (235) and 28 more »Comment View comments -
#603; Man’s Best Friend (25)
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Shared by Alexander (343) Ashe (16) barrett (38) Chip (36) Chris (57) Crime (9) Crutcher (30) Derek (13) Dinh (46) easterlingman (235) and 15 more »- Todderick said: Love.
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March 12, 2010 (38)
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Whee! I'm having fun doing more of these long form comics. My drawing hand is having less fun, but so far is holding up fairly well. However, if this trend keeps up, I'll be doing 40 panel comics every day in a few years. But don't worry - I'll just decrease the drawing quality accordingly.Shared by Adam (138) Alexander (343) Allen Sentance (1310) Allen Sentance (1337) ambience (38) Brandon Eaker (11) Brett (237) Candice (73) Casey (15) Chung (143) and 28 more »Comment View comments -
Use Foam Packing Peanuts to Hold a Nail, Secure a Screw [Clever Uses] (24)
onOrder a lot of stuff online? You know what an infection foam packing peanuts can feel like in your house. Keep a few handfuls of the little buggers handy, though, for home projects that involve nails and screws. More »Shared by azchad (10) bardic (79) Cesar (13) Chris (491) Cupcake Jenni (79) Darren (25) DJ (65) Heather (65) JB (9) Kris (21) and 14 more »Comment View comments
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Brizzly for iPhone Streamlines and Improves Twitter [Downloads] (10)
oniPhone/iPod touch: Web-based Twitter client Brizzly is just like Twitter's web site, except better in every way. Brizzly's free iPhone app is a similar experience upgrade, with web-synced lists and muting, news and search tracking, easy photo uploads, and more. More »Shared by AdamB (56) Andrew (51) Chad (286) Dennis (22) Jol (6) Laya (96) lien (917) protoiyer (100) Robert (9) Rox (132)
- Chad said: You'd think "best iPhone Twitter client available right now" would have better than a two star rating in the app store. It's one of the few who upload pictures to Flickr though, so I'll be checking it out.
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Aww. Someone’s a bit special, aren’t they? (30)
onSoap dispenser fail It’s a special soap. Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: UPSgrrrL88 via Fail UploaderShared by Amir (102) Ana (13) AngelOD (148) aspida (237) benjaminm31 (117) Caio (138) cesarcardoso (340) dragonlady35 (81) easterlingman (235) Fernanda (87) and 20 more »Comment View comments
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Mr. Burns from The Simpsons Untooned (14)
ondeviantART user Martin Beyer imagined what Mr. Burns from The Simpsons would look like if he was depicted more literally. It looks like a sculpture, but Beyer actually used Zbrush to create a digital 3D image. Link via GearFuseShared by Addi (56) ARVash (102) Chris (21) Christopher (33) Jenny (94) jmb1977 (113) Laya (96) Merlene (31) mhking (154) Nico (38) and four more »Comment View comments
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Burglar fail (78)
onBurglar Fail More news from the police blotter. Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: KittyKat via Fail UploaderShared by akiross (17) Amir (102) AngelOD (148) Arun (153) Brad (104) Brandy (28) Brian (21) Brownspank (61) brunoscarto (216) Bumpy (6) and 68 more »Explore read six notes
- Brad said: I wanna know what the joke was that kicked this off...
- Doug said: I sense a new market for home security comedians.
- Nizar said: The joke must have been extreamly funny !!!
- vee said: omg this cracked me up so bad! and i was on the tube as well...
- georgeadams said: γιατί δεν αρκεί να είναι καλό το ανέκδοτο, πρέπει και να το πεις καλά
- Priyanka said: you've got to be kidding, literally!
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Suite Arrival Ships Toiletries Ahead to Your Destination [Travel] (18)
onIf you like to travel light but have a well stocked toiletries bag upon arriving at your destination, Suite Arrival makes it easy to ship your bathroom favorites ahead.Suite Arrival's business model is based on the idea that you'd rather pay low and reasonable prices for toiletries and have them shipped to your hotel than have to check a bag at the airport and lug around the said toiletries. Definitely geared towards business travelers who ...Shared by adrian (44) Alex (4) bluesnyce (32) Brian (47) Dan (14) DJ (65) Elyse (30) Hasan (116) Jakob (117) jmb1977 (113) and eight more »
- Valentina said: un'altra idea geniale.
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Score Free AudioBooks at BooksShouldBeFree [Audio Books] (70)
onYou can find quite a few free audiobooks online but they're frequently scattered all over. Save yourself the run around by checking out the thousands of free audiobooks cataloged at BookShouldBeFree.BooksShouldBeFree houses thousands of books in the public domain, available as both MP3s and as iTunes format audiobooks. Each entry for a book includes links to the full text, supplemental text, and reviews. The reviews are particularly helpful because they are specific to the actual ...Shared by AdamB (56) Ancos (29) Andrew (51) AnthonyP (8) BaddMann (64) Baljinder (54) Bijou (77) Cam (75) Chris (21) Chris Gardner (7) and 60 more »Comment View comments
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Use Newspaper for Sparkling Windows on the Cheap [Cleaning] (19)
onIf you've heard of people using newspaper to clean windows but you've never tried it—possibly for lack of faith in the cleaning ability of smudge-prone news print—check out this before and after photo and guide.Over at the home-centered blog Re-Nest they demonstrate the viability of newspaper as a paper towel/rag replacement when it comes to shining up your windows—as seen in the photo above. You'll need some newspaper, some window cleaning spray—see the full article ...Shared by alessandrobonino (67) Chris (491) Chris (28) Christopher Braden (7) David (40) foxmachia (138) Gera (15) gnusic (38) Hasan (116) JAL (42) and nine more »Comment View comments
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#601; The Discovery that Changed the World (114)
onShared by Alan (38) Alex (292) Alex Kapranoff (40) Alexander (343) Andrew (21) Anna (212) armyofgnomes (170) ARVash (102) barrett (38) Ben (9) and 104 more »Explore read 11 notes
- endenizen said: Haha. Greatest wondermark ever.
- rbp said: Gênio!!
- Todderick said: Whoa!
- markm said: Best "wondermark" in a while.
- minitotoro said: Oh. My.I do believe this will be my new favorite way to eat cheetos and any other foodstuff that involves consumable orange crap.
- ryan said: I am disappointed Jwo did not come up with this. For at least two reasons.
- Toomore said: 真的有人拿筷子吃洋芋片ㄟ
- marijane said: i am reminded of that seinfeld episode where everyone ends up eating candy bars with a knife and fork.
- Hadyn said: Amy always serves Cheezels (or the like) with toothpicks for the same reason
- barrett said: holy crud i'm TOTALLY doing this.
- L said: ammetto di averci già pensato...
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Remains of the Day: Why DRM Doesn't Work Edition [For What It's Worth] (54)
onDesigner Brad Colbow details how to download an audio book from the Cleveland Public Library (or why DRM doesn't work), YouTube adds closed captioning to all videos, and a Google employee predicts that "in three years time desktops will be irrelevant."(Click the image above for a closer look.) Why DRM Doesn't Work? Another side of the same coin as why piracy works. [The Brads] Platform shifts Mainframe to Mini to PC to Mobile. Why leaders ...Shared by Airwin (5) Alexandre (206) bcgie (6) blindmonk (38) Bruce (10) Bryan (8) Cam (75) chbm (59) chesty (20) cifero (63) and 44 more »Explore read four notes
- Karin said: Fact: Librarians hate overdrive yet give them tones of $$$ because it's the only thing out there.
- Mookyjooky said: I love these DRM comics.
- IThink said: Entitities are entitled to make money from us for services they provide to us. But oh the pain we have to endure so that those entities can secure their financial interest.
- paradisetossed said: Sad, but true.
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Sonar Power Manager Controls Your Computer with Actual Sonar [Downloads] (26)
onWindows/Linux: Sleeping your computer is a useful way to save energy, but free utility SonarPM takes power management an awesome step further: It puts your computer to sleep automatically when you walk away from your desk—using sonar.Almost any computer with speakers and a microphone can take advantage of this software, so most laptops are good to go. It works by emitting an inaudible frequency from your speakers, and detecting echoes with your microphone, determining whether ...Shared by BaddMann (64) bc (21) Ben (13) Cabalito (25) chelpixie (33) Damon (69) DJ (65) Eric (58) Erich (26) Jameson (8) and 16 more »Explore read five notes
- Xedecimal said: I tried to get this working but due to speaker popping constantly and a headache brewing, I think this is gonna need more work.
- bc said: oh this is so cool, somebody has to try this. having it shut your screen off (or put screensaver on) when you walk away and turn it back on when you come back? so sweet
- Ben said: Pretty clever use of tech
- Erich said: damn, this is awesome.
- Ross said: ooooh, now if it just locked the PC ....
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The Zendo Workspace [Featured Workspace] (19)
onMany people often remark that they wish their workspace was more relaxing or meditative, very few people actually construct their workspace to be a Zen meditation chamber.Lifehacker reader Scott Zagarino wanted a workspace that brought the reflection and creativity of his experiences as a Zen practitioner into his present work. He writes: As a former zen buddhist monk, I spent a great deal of time on a cushion in silence. Often times my best "work" ...Shared by Adam (27) Axel (5) Chad (286) elmikey (21) engelke830 (14) exherb (31) Fred (8) George (36) Glen (15) Guru (62) and nine more »Comment View comments
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Gesture Search Finds Everything on Android with Scribbles [Downloads] (17)
onAndroid 2.0: Do you desperately miss the handwriting recognition of Palms and Newtons gone by? Google's created a Gesture Search app that pulls up apps, contacts, bookmarks, and other phone data using your finger-point chicken scratch.Draw in a letter, and Gesture Search instantly narrows down the field of choices, letter by letter. A nice feature, though, is that in the case of letters that are somewhat ambiguous—like my terrible cursive "a" that might be a ...Shared by Anski (35) bardic (79) crazybob (36) Daggity (105) dave (7) Eric (58) Fred (8) Garci (82) Gavin (98) haraldf (57) and seven more »
- Kyle said: Got the app this morning and it works fine. This should probably be integrated into existing apps instead of acting as a standalone app - simply gesture a certain way while and app is up and turn gestures on/off. Seems easy enough to integrate at least into Google apps.
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