Would I lie to you? (Engineering trust with your face) (1)
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Spurred by the ever-more-bizarre case of impostor Clark Rockefeller, the Boston Globe featured a very interesting story on Aug. 17 on how con-men engineer trust. The article talks about how mimicking the speaker’s movements creates trust (even when the speaker is unaware of this mimicking), how minutely small bonds between individuals (like claiming that you used the same amount of paint in a recent paint job) makes one’s recommendations in a paint store be taken ...
Cats and dogs, living together! aaaaahhhh! (1)
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17th and Pennsylvania:Female DNC Worker: Hi, sir, do you have a minute for Barack Obama?Guy: No, I'm a McCain supporter.Female DNC Worker: Okay, well, have a great day!Guy (stops): You're cute though...what are you doing for dinner?Female DNC Worker: ....seriously?
Caption Contest: 7/18 (1)
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RULES: Submit your one best caption as a comment. A COMMENT. No replies. No retries. Keep reading to vote on last week's best entries... Keep Reading Written Wednesday, Dec 31 by Susanna Wolff from Columbia 19 likes
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Vitak said:
How'd that bitch get ahold of my prom dress?
Google Street View cameraman: No photos of me, please [Your Privacy Is An Illusion] (15)
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For all you know, you've already been caught picking your nose in public by one of Google's roving Street View camera cars. Blogger Pierre Far caught one of the trucks in a cul-de-sac and fired up his camera to turn the tables, and irony ensued: I shouted at the car as it drove by something along the lines of "there are privacy laws" and to my surprise an old man across the street did the ...
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Steve Sill said:
I wonder why the driver did not want to be photographed. Its not like Google cannot just look up "Pierre Far" and where he lives, then figure out which driver was in the same area.
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Vitak said:
Irony is so entertaining.
Harry Potter: Half Blood Prince Teaser Slithers By (1)
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With the teaser trailer for the sixth Harry Potter movie, The Half Blood Prince, we're offered a glimpse of evil at an early age -- sort of like seeing Darth Vader as a child in the Star Wars prequels without the awful performances. Just as MTV hooked up with Warner Bros. to offer an early glimpse of The Dark Knight, that partnerships serves up this "leaked" peek at Tom Riddle/Voldemort as a nipper. And talk ...
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Vitak said:
Yes, I'm a dork, but I know some of you are too. This is the first _Half Blood Prince_ trailer I've seen. Looking good.
C-3PO Flash Drive Takes Its Bow at Comic-Con (2)
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Don't call it a comeback. C-3PO never really went away, but the gentleman robot is morphing into a new shape courtesy of the geeks from Boston-based Mimoco. Over the past few days, the company has been rolling out a new line of Star Wars-inspired flash drives bearing miniaturized likenesses of red Royal Guard stormtroopers, Darth Sidious and Wicket. On Tuesday, Mimoco announced that C-3PO will also take shape as a thumb-size data storage unit. Mimoco ...
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Vitak said:
I want an ewok flash drive. Don't you?
Youth Radio: Condomless sex is new "engagement ring"? (17)
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Pendarvis Harshaw of the incredible Youth Radio organization produced an NPR "What's The New What?" piece about how, for some young people, "sex without a condom is the new engagement ring." The report is, er, quite provocative. “(Condomless sex) shows trust, commitment, and the prospect of a shared future; an engagement more practical than spending money on a piece of jewelry for a marriage that might not pass the test of time," Harshsaw says. Sex ...
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Chung said:
... I am speechless. I guess I feel old? Or sane?
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Vitak said:
w.t.fuckington?
Wow - Cookie Monster is kind of a dick (3)
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Guy on Cell: Ok, I'm getting past amused and into annoyed now. Just give me a straight answer or I swear, by Christ, I will burn those tickets and send you video of it. You said they were at your apartment, then you said they were eaten by the highway, which I don't even understand. Where are the fucking cookies?? Overheard at Courthouse Metro Station
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Vitak said:
I didn't know the highway liked cookies. Hmm....
What Is This? 4 (2)
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This is the sculpture named “The hero. The leader. The god” by Alexandre Kosolapov. Exhibited today in Moscow Guelman gallery. Photo by Rustem Adagamov. Something strange enough to be explained. @ haha.nu.
A Facebook News Flash From Some of Seattle’s Finest (5)
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Ah, Web 2.0. Ye are full of great apps and gadgets. And ye are equally geared for comedic asides. Facebook alone carries with its name terms and phrases that, when mashed and melded hold humorous slants that all can enjoy. If you string a litany of common socnet activities together, you get something like the three-minute sketch comedy “Facebook News Flash,” by Seattle’s Train of Thought troupe. If you’re coming to it fresh, or paying ...
I’m Sorry, What Part Of “Dwarf In A Suitcase” Is Not Hilarious? (3)
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Swedish airport officials were "not amused" when a television prank show tried to check a bag that contained a dwarf inside of it. They didn't press charges, but they said they were "shocked and humiliated" by the stunt. Shocked and humiliated? Don't you mean delighted and amazed??? I realize we're living in an age of sensitive airport times. But it's not like he had a bomb strapped to his chest. Though I do wonder, can ...
Oldskool Game Characters in Real Life (4)
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A collection of photoshops, featuring old console heroes in real life. Brings a lot fun and nostalgia. Sent by Dama, but we do not know the author(s). Please help. @ haha.nu.
'Wizard of Oz' Storm Makes Pigs Fly (5)
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A freakish storm literally made pigs fly last Saturday in rural Patten, Maine. As described by my hometown Bangor Daily News, the storm emerged suddenly and violently, swooping around a mountain and heading straight for the temptingly named Happy Corner Road. The storm was just half a mile wide, but anyone and anything inside caught the force of marble-sized, garden-smashing hail and winds so strong that they snapped trees in half and picked up a ...
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Vitak said:
This goes out especially to my fellow Maine travelers, but it's really for everyone...I mean, pigs can fly!
Slydial Lets You Avoid Awkard Calls, Go Straight To Voicemail (86)
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It’s Friday night, you’ve got a blind date in an hour, and the last thing you want to do is make small talk with a stranger. You’d like nothing more to cancel, but there’s no easy to do it. Text messages and emails are out of the question - they’re too cold and impersonal, especially with so little notice. So you call, hoping with every ounce of your soul that the message will go to ...
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Chris Ediger said:
Ingenious! This is almost as good as The Popularity Dialer.
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Jen said:
YES!!!! Hasn't everyone wished for this?!?!
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Lou said:
a product to send you directly into someone's voicemail. First, at least a company didn't found itself to launch this because it is a feature if I ever saw one. Second, I believe, now I've seen everything. Perhaps we are in another bubble?
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noattention said:
That's cool.
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Jason Nielubowicz said:
Sounds like a slick service, but with a limited need.
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Christopher Harley said:
An absolute keeper! Geez, what does that say about me?
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Justin said:
I'm saving the number, that's a funny feature. April 1, 2009, someone is getting angry voicemails with me screaming "WHY WONT YOU ANSWER"
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Vitak said:
1) This is awesome. Yet another way for us to avoid person-to-person interaction.2) How did no one think of this in 505?
Interesting subway scene (1)
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The folks who brought you Frozen Grand Central now bring you Human Mirror. These ideas are great and they do a good job with them. Fun stuff! Tags: Humor/Fun, Audio/Video, Video, funny, video
