Simplified spelling lesson from former president of the American Literacy Council (6)
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Ed Rondthaler, age 102, gives a very cool lesson about how odd the written English language is. Andy Cruz of House Industries says: We had the privilege to spend a day filming Ed Rondthaler, the founder of Photo-Lettering, Inc., former president of the American Literacy Council and author of The Dictionary of Simplified American Spelling. Another living legend, writer/director Erich Weiss, is in the process of editing down all of the film we shot. Click ...
Sony to make movie from "Christian the Lion" YouTube weeper [Clips] (6)
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It was sweet when Bree and Dan posted corresponding "Boy Problems" and "Girl Problems" videos during the first LonelyGirl15 run. Yeah, it's heart-rending when crows mother kittens. But YouTube's biggest tearjerker has to be the story of Christian the Lion — coming to a theater near you, courtesy of Sony. The story: Two British guys adopt a lion cub in 1969, raise it for a couple years and then release it into the wild. Later, ...
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Crutcher D said:
damnit. I shouldn't have watched this at work.
The 50-Foot Mechanical Spider Awakens! (9)
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The 50-foot robot spider known as "La Princesse" has awakened from hibernation to explore the streets of Liverpool. This £1.5m beast is supposed to aid tourism and spur the local economy—which will just mean that La Princesse has more goodies to eat. We're not quite sure what strange marching bands and snow have to do with taming giant arthropods on a rampage, but we're not ones to judge the miracles of science. [BBC]
Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75 [Deals] (11)
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There's nothing worse than having to leave the comfort of your closed blinds and glowing computer in order to get dressed and and go outside on a sunny day just to pick up something to eat. Consolidate your trips with this emergency food kit. Lasting up to 20 years, the bucket contains 275 meals worth of sustenance so you never have to leave the house. And since you save $10 by ordering online, you could ...
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Jiscilla said:
there's the answer to all my money dining out problems....guys, i'm officially going into hibernation
15 Services for Finding Parking Spots (16)
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Owning a car can give you a great sense of freedom… then you have to figure out where to park it! More and more tools are popping up on the Web to help you locate both long and short term parking. Here are 15 services that cover everything from free spots to event parking, long term parking, and more. Do you use the Web to find parking? If so, tell us about your experiences in ...
10 Gadgets To Turn Your Kid's Room Into a Den of Depravity (28)
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Sending a child off to college can be a sad, lonely time for parents. That is, until they decide to take advantage of their newfound freedom. Why not travel, take a pottery class or turn your empty kid's room into a tricked-out den of depravity? Wait, what? I can't believe I just wrote that. It's perverted and wrong...just the way you like it. So grab the Mrs. and a suitcase full of Viagra because things ...
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Jiscilla said:
OMG...this is all sorts of wrong...do not view at work!
in the kitchen with: sidedish (chilled avocado soup) (1)
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today’s in the kitchen with is a special recipe that i was lucky enough to have land in my inbox this week. brooklyn based food photographer jessika creedon sent over these gorgeous photographs of a picnic she attended in prospect park and i was blown away by the special presentation of the food. rather than using plates or napkins, the hosts decided to use natural “containers” like lemons and avocados. top that off with jessika’s ...
One Touch of Homer Makes the Whole World Kin (1)
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In this NEW YORK TIMES article from today, scientists reveal their latest findings about which brain cells are excited during the recall of memories, and how closely memory tallies with literally re-enacting the events. And they use a tantalizing example: After briefly distracting the patients, the researchers then asked them to think about the clips for a minute and to report “what comes to mind.” The patients remembered almost all of the clips. And when ...
Paul Sahre regrets... (1)
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So here's something I have *never* seen in someone's portfolio: A small link to a 'regrets' section of a project. Spotted over on Paul Share's site. The regrets paragraph reads: Please note the ridiculous typo on the front cover, which in effect, re-titles one of the most important books of 20th century. I just noticed this today May 15, 2007, more than 4 years after this redesigned cover first hit the bookshelves. The correct title ...
Poking Fun at the Google Chrome Comic (2)
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We recently blogged about the premature release of Google Chrome due to a mistakenly leaked comic describing the process that Google engineers used to design the "Browser of Today." Now it seems that some people have had quite a time making parodys of the comics. Take a look after the jump... A bunch of users at YayHooray have taken some time out to make mockeries of the Google comic. Socially awkward? Sure. Hilarious? Absolutely. (Oh, ...
lowlife natureboy sam whiteman (1)
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Sam Whiteman of Sydney, Australia creates interesting furniture using a variety of materials, including papier-mâché and resin. He has two lines out, called LOWLIFE and NATUREBOY (Sorry, Sam, I couldn’t resist the post title…)
DA Expected to Drop Charges Against Cyclist in Video (1)
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A lawyer for the cyclist who was shown on video being violently shoved off his bike by a rookie cop during a July Critical Mass ride says that prosecutors will drop the charges today. Officer Patrick Pogan wrote in his report that cyclist Christopher Long had been weaving in and out of traffic and deliberately tried to hit him with his bike on the night of July 25th. The video, as you'll recall, told a ...
Sony rolls out new all-in-one Vaios (1)
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Everyone knows that Sony’s Vaio range is one that definitely breaks the bank, although they are extremely stylish to look at and won’t look out of place in any modern home. Sony isn’t stopping the momentum anytime soon, having introduced a trio of all-in-one Vaios - the JS, LV and RT desktop models. These space savers are ideal for everyday computing tasks such as word processing and number crunching, and also work great if you ...
Wireless scooter lets you wardrive from the fast lane (1)
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This how-to shows building instructions for putting together a scooter that doubles as a roving wireless hotspot, GPS device, pirate radio station, and even has enough juice to amplify an electric guitar in order to play songs over the web. Lots of really nice build photos including laser cuts and pics of the motherboard at the link below. Geek Hacker Scooter Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Transportation | Digg ...
Contemporary House in Sydney : Australia (6)
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Found over Contemporist this recently completed 3 bedroom/3 bathroom home in the Sydney suburb of Avalon doesn’t look to impressive from outside, but the interesting part is the inside of the house, that I can say is really beautiful. From the outside the house also doesn’t look to big, but when you take a look at the pictures from inside I don’t know why but everything looks very large ..maybe is the minimalistic style, or ...
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Back at Buy.com is the factory-refurbished Motorola RAZR H3 Bluetooth Headset in Silver for $14.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest total price we've seen for this headset by $14. The RAZR H3 features up to eight hours of talk time, removable ear hook, 0.67-ounce net weight, and more. A 90-day Motorola warranty applies.Shared by Gene Locklin (49)Contribute comment
