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Porn For Women (184)
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Shared by 0m4r (61) Abi (28) ac (103) adamconner7 (33) Alan (353) Ale (31) Alessio Sclocco (3) Alex (64) Alex (263) Alexander (309) and 174 more »Explore read 13 notes- norti said: xDDDDD
- EricaJoy said: So. True.
- Evilmissmonkey said: Word.
- martingeber said: What the hell :) Hihi.
- Geoffrey said: It seems strange that a publisher would step outside the bounds of the well-traveled to publish Porn directly targeting women and then clothe it in the antiquated theme (at least with regard to its women-centric nature) of housework: http://www.amazon.ca/Women-Cambridge-Womens-Pornography-Cooperative/dp/0811855511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268677637&sr=8-1
- Todderick said: Raymond. You are on a roolllll
- tigtog said: So very, very true.
- Pierre said: Just so we're clear.
- brinkofacomplex said: My porn involves a man who lives some place clean, but not the act of cleaning it.
- Dani said: THANK you, xkcd! Housework is nowhere in my fantasies, no matter who is doing it. :-)))
- Uncle said: Be very sure to read the hover-text...
- Doganman said: LOLler-coaster.
- miguerum said: HAHAHA! Nice.
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Inventor of the cell phone gave up his iPhone for a Motorola Droid (54)
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As if Android needed yet another endorsement, it turns out that Martin Cooper -- the inventor of the cellular telephone who pretty much is responsible for all of us being here at this fine Web site today -- is the proud owner of ... wait for it ... a Motorola Droid.Cooper did a piece on C-SPAN last week where he talked (a lot!) about spectrum and the politics thereof (it's clunky, but well done), as ...Shared by 11 (7) Adam Gothard (8) Appu (53) Brian (42) BritCrit (27) Çağatay Öztürk (32) cbsmith (97) chrisbrogan (301) Dan (76) Danny (33) and 44 more »- mlabowicz said: boooya
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And now for something completely different (174)
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Since I've been working on Google Reader, I've told a lot of my friends about how great it is. And while some of them try Reader and find it really useful, many of them aren’t interested in taking the time to get Reader set up. That’s why today, I’m happy to announce an experimental product from the Google Reader team that makes the best stuff in Reader more accessible for everyone, while giving Reader users ...Shared by Aaron (10) Aaron (114) Abhishek (10) AirDiogo (35) Alex (35) Alexis (9) Alfonso (4) am_dragon (2) Ameer (17) Amichi (41) and 164 more »Explore read 14 notes- Jordi said: ¡Ja! ¡Qué grande! No creo que lo use mucho, pero está muy bien diseñado...
- elmarco said: Great stuff, finally a way to browse my photo and radio categories!!!
- Kyle said: Checked this out, didn't like it at all. Formatting was really off for some stuff and it was all images for me, mostly comics. Meh x 2
- Jenna said: This project has been in my mind for over a year and is my last project as a full-time Reader-er. Hope you like it! HUGE props to Garrett, Derek M, and Jterleski for all the hard work!! I'm so grateful to them for building this wonderful feature (and the rest of the Readers) and making this a reality! ONWARD!
- Bruce said: Will this replace Google Reader?
- Radu said: does this blow or what?
- Holly Rae, FFer said: Like genius for RSS
- MaTT said: pratique pour un ptit tour rapide
- Borzo said: solo per il titolo del post, lo userò
- dare said: jebemti, Gugelj mi spet ideje krade :)ok, ne morem dokazat, je nisem se nikomur zaupal, pa tut ni cist ista.moja je precej podobna, samo da bi rad gledal svoje feede (ne Recommended items), pa tut tekstualne poste prikazoval v celoti (Play samo naslove), s tem da bi fonte ustrezn povecal, da se da brat tut s TV-ja... ampak tole je res kul, pa za Googla dobr, za popularizacijo Readerja...
- hugoxrosa said: hum... interesting... next Google target: StumbleUpon...
- Götz said: Actually, Google Reader Play seems to be a great way to read through some Google Reader items.
- cbsmith said: Tried this once. Not sure I'd keep using it, but it was different/interesting.
- byn said: Not really my thing.
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Martin Jetpack priced at $86,000, mere mortals will soon be able to buy one too (20)
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Tired of the limited legroom, bad food, and worse movies you have to put up with during a flight? Well, it's time to bust out your company credit card and get yourself a Martin Jetpack, which has just become the first commercially available jetpack. Driven by a pair of washing machine-sized fans strapped to your back, this personal transporter will give you a pretty cool 30 minutes of flight time and comes with a bunch ...Shared by 100rabh (60) Andrew (1) cbsmith (97) cnonyk (11) Conor (6) Corey (143) Danielle (15) exc (12) J (85) jborneman (121) and 10 more »- Corey said: Hmm, I think I'd consider buying one in another 5 years. Would be an awesome way to commute to work, leave from my roof deck, land at the SAMM-E parking garage. Flying in a straight line would probably work really well at 60mph. I bet 30 minutes would be about right for a round trip.
- Ricky said: Not that I have it laying around, but $86k is surprisingly affordable for this thing.
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Single Ladies (333)
onShared by Adam (30) Adam (8) Adam Dorfman (30) adamconner7 (33) Ade (8) Adrian (16) Alcides (52) Alenonimo (54) alessandro (33) Alex (44) and 323 more »Explore read 53 notes
- Madhat said: ROFL
- Michael said: BAHAHAHAHA. Beyonce and Tolkien. Amazing.
- Ian said: Damn Sauron, Beyonce done told you....
- Jay said: Put the One Ring on it!
- Mariano said: mi amigo randall finalmente leyó El Silmarillion
- Ryan said: omg brilliant. rm does it again!
- AzX said: Día de tiras freak
- Ben said: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This is why I love xkcd...
- scottdodds said: I wonder what the venn diagram would look like on Tolkien enthusiasts and Beyonce fans...
- Nomad said: Wow. Puts "I do" in a new paint.
- metsumi said: Geek stuff, mais j'assume :)
- Jason said: SO NERDY
- Chris said: haha awsome.
- Anna said: giggle
- Jeff said: Sometimes I just gotta sit here and applaud.
- paradisetossed said: Great new xkcd: be sure to mouse over the comic for the title-text.
- Ratel said: can I super-like a comic? yes I can. good one today, be sure to read the rollover too.
- Alcides said: LOOL of the day!
- Obede said: HAHAHAHA
- Luke said: This is by far the best depiction of Sauron I've ever seen.
- Mwanji said: Sauron & Beyoncé - a natural fit!
- Alex said: Shared twice, just cause it's that deeply amusing.
- Peppelorum said: Haha!
- Hamish said: Just a bit of Tolkien pedantry, Aule created the dwarves, though Eru imbued them with the Sacred Fire.
- Kelly said: Best xkcd ever!
- Jake said: lol
- Lou said: Genius!!!
- JonTheGeek said: Is it bad that this was my first reaction: Eru didn't create the dwarves! Aulë (Sauron's boss back in Valinor, before Sauron joined Morgoth and became evil) did! Surely Sauron would know that!
- Adam said: Hehe, brilliant.
- Vitor said: xkcd sensacional!
- Kris said: god damnit
- Antonis said: Oh, so that's how it all started!
- Hadyn said: This one's for Amy
- pigliapost said: Se solo avessi ascoltato Sauron!
- Deigote said: Esto va a ser lo más compartido de la semana, lo estoy viendo venir xD
- Clopin said: ROFL
- skottk said: I always knew this song was pure evil. And I always wish I'm invisible when I catch myself singing it.
- Kajivar said: Bwah!
- alpha said: !!!
- simoncoul said: So that's why Beyonce was singing about!
- Chester said: The truth about the One Ring.
- gurjeet said: For the LOTR geeks : this is funny on so many levels !
- Trebel said: Sauron in da club (xskcd)
- rkaller said: Great; now I'll have this song in my head while trying to explain to admin why pressboard panels are bad in an archives vault...
- tadhgk said: Funny as ever.
- Eduo said: DING
- Thneedless said: For gay geeks
- Ryan said: Do I even need to say why this is so awesome? OK, OK: I hate Beyonce.
- Bruce said: "Hey Sauron, why so glum?"
- j_aroche said: :O LOL!
- Vanchi said: Good one! :D
- Fran said: This could be described with many expletives, but I'm gonna stick with FUCKING AWESOME.
- cbsmith said: Shared just for making me think of Beyonce as a Nazgul.
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Chart of the Day (90)
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This is what happens when everyone watches a big hockey game and goes to pee between periods: Great stuff.Shared by Aaron (13) Aaron Jones (4) Abhishek Tiwari (4) Addie (60) Andrew (19) Anton (9) Beglen (43) Brad (7) Brett Taylor (40) Brian Kenyon (9) and 80 more »Explore read six notes- JonTheGeek said: I wonder if this could be used to estimate live-watching of shows by region... or if there'd be too much noise. Interesting, none-the-less.
- Ryan said: thats awesome!
- Trae said: Nice. I love how it keeps dipping and dipping. Note to self: the more big hockey games we can have, the more water we can conserve...
- dj said: a heloisa me contou dessa: que os esgotos entopem nos intervalos dos jogos!!!
- Heloisa said: hold it in! they're getting medals!
- Eduo said: Buenisimo.El consumo de agua en Edmonton durante el juego para la medalla de oro de Hockey olimpico.Los picos corresponden exactamente con los descansos del partido.
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MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity (10)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery could lead to a new way of producing electricity, the researchers say.Shared by Andrew (134) Avi (520) cbsmith (97) chris789 (636) Ken Storey (51) Lao (184) Leena (1009) Peter (268) pinkfu (28) rfrancis (42)Comment View comments -
Over 4,000 developers at Google I/O 2010 (20)
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As of today, this year's Google I/O conference has sold out and registration is closed. That means more than 4,000 developers will be joining us on May 19-20 at Moscone West in San Francisco.Like years past, I/O will feature over 90 in-depth sessions and the opportunity to meet and learn from other developers, including those from the more than 160 companies that will demo in the Developer Sandbox. For those unable to attend, video recordings ...Shared by Alberty (29) Allerhed (97) Atul Arora (132) cbsmith (97) Convoluted (53) DrHossein (76) Jamie (35) JH (15) Jigar (70) jsilland (12) and 10 more »Explore read four notesComment View comments -
Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion (64)
permalinkBarack Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter to get a few pointers about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and why it's so important. ... Watch videos about Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bush Sr., Bush Jr, Jimmy Carter, Saturday Night Live, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, former presidents, Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey,...Shared by aaron (601) Adam (25) Amy (17) AmyVernon (536) Ananya Walia (764) Benjamin (2) Bryce Montgomery (15) cbsmith (97) Cristian (48) CrunchyJew (27) and 54 more »Explore read four notes
- CrunchyJew said: Reader won't embed this but go watch it. Great to see all these comedians getting together to help america.
- Shelly said: In case you haven't seen this, though it's been pimped EVERYWHERE. The impersonations are great, but the skit moves kinda slow. Dig it.
- Joe said: This video is awesome. They talked about it on NPR this morning. Awesome.
- J said: WHY ISN'T SNL THIS FUNNY?!?!?!?!?!!?!
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I Am (112)
onShared by [ebarrera] (10) Aaron (13) Aaron Mayer (65) adrian (43) AirDiogo (35) Al (8) Allie (11) Amir (94) Andy (66) Andy (14) and 102 more »Explore read 10 notes
- Skrud said: I need one that understands the binary language of moisture vapourators.
- Matt said: What Randall hath written, many of us hath thought in our hearts.
- kmohr25 said: For Cory...
- j said: <3!
- cbsmith said: ...and I had such high hopes for an "IAM Canadian" joke.
- Trebel said: And this is my counterpart R2-D2! (xkcd)
- Al said: I love XKCD so much.
- Travis said: The alt tag is awesome. :-)
- Hadyn said: Not only did I laugh, I read the punch line in my head with C3P0's voice and cadence. Certified geek.
- Sean said: Just in time for Passover.
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Petition to make "Hella" the prefix for 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (74)
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Carl sez, "A petition to make Hella- the official SI prefix for 10^27, for measuring things bigger than Yotta- (the prefix for (US) billion trillion). For instance: 'the sun (mass of 2.2 hellatons) would release energy at 0.3 hellawatts.' It would also come in handy for eventually measuring Internet traffic and US national debt." The Official Petition to Establish "Hella-" as the SI Prefix for 10^27 List of SI prefixes (Thanks, Carl!) Previously:Punk math philosophy ...Shared by Aaron (28) Adam (6) Adi (9) al (8) Alex (424) autodidactic (76) Blake (60) bnoise (17) BoH (39) Bonwag (2) and 64 more »Explore read seven notes- jeddings said: Love this! Though other contenders should include: Lotsa-, Tonza-, Masso-, and Craploadsa-.
- rkaller said: A disturbingly large part of me is delighted at this.
- Dave said: Hahaha, oh god no.
- Jay said: That is hella cool.
- jonezy said: hella cool!
- TheCheapGeek said: Best Prefix Ever?
- Chris said: Can't wait to say, "Back in my day, 'hella' just meant 'a lot'!"
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xkcd: Sex Dice (197)
onShared by 2sheds (3) Aaron (13) Aaron (12) Abo (26) Acau (5) adamconner7 (33) aDeSe (3) Adrian (23) Alexander (309) angol (39) and 187 more »Explore read 12 notes
- Morgendorfer said: Настольные игры )
- norti said: ROTFL
- Jake said: hahaha
- David said: Having played DnD, I know everything goes... but sometimes, things go way left field
- Omegar said: Tarea para hoy: revisar la colección de dados.
- Polina said: haha, I'm pretty sure this could happen to people I know.
- zobie said: lol
- Kim said: LOL
- James said: This could definitely enliven board game nights at our house...
- px said: DnD #gaming
- Trebel said: Playing AD&D with a.... (XKCD)
- Jason said: The alt-text is a plus.
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How We Hate NBC’s Olympics Coverage: A Statistical Breakdown (15)
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The coverage of the Winter Olympics on NBC has been painful to watch. In addition to the tape delays which ruined the outcomes for anyone paying attention to any other news, sports or social media outlet other than NBC, there are a lot of other complaints. In between the hard-hitting reports of polar bears in the Canadian North and life among the lumberjacks, NBC did manage to squeeze in some actual Winter games, which were ...Shared by Amit (27) armyofgnomes (160) cbsmith (97) Greg (11) Jamie (35) kaushik1000 (15) kskobac (21) LouCypher (636) Mitch (13) pagecrusher (36) and five more »Comment View comments -
NSFW: Cherchez la fame – or why the media’s obsession with Twitter campaigns will make customer service smell French (33)
onTime was, companies knew how to keep track of their important customers. First, they set up loyalty programs: computerised systems that tracked the monetary value of everyone who shopped in their stores or flew on their planes or ate at their restaurant. When a high spender made a booking, the company was alerted to their status and they were treated accordingly. Frequent fliers got upgrades and champagne, frequent diners got a visit from the chef ...Shared by Aaron (26) ahsteele (2) Alex (10) AndrewTerry (140) armyofgnomes (160) Bill (337) Bj (2) Boris (26) bruno (65) C (376) and 23 more »
- bruno said: "Companies are going to have to start treating every single person in the world like a VIP."
- Robotech_Master said: It's about darned time!
- Ian said: Paul Carr is the only reason to read TechCrunch. The guy can write.
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Twitter To Add “Nifty” Site Features That May Make You Forget Third-Party Clients (57)
onTwitter appears to be on the verge of some big changes to its website if a tweet that Twitter engineer Alex Payne sent today is any indication. In fact, the new features may be so good that they could make some people re-examine their use of desktop Twitter clients, apparently. As Payne writes: If you had some of the nifty site features that we Twitter employees have, you might not want to use a desktop ...Shared by `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN (10) _dot_ (130) 100rabh (60) Aaron Traffas (55) Andrew (109) armyofgnomes (160) Ashish (9) askarnett (429) balintd (96) Barbara (13) and 47 more »Explore read five notes
- Isaac said: heh. i start there in 9 days...
- Eduo said: Deben ser los años, porque he visto este compartido varias veces ya y en todos los casos es de gente que quiere utilizar más la versión web y yo, la verdad, no puedo entenderlo.Quiero decir, mola que haya una webapp decente para un servicio pero preferir la webapp a clientes dedicados es la parte que no comprendo. Imagino que sí debe ser por la edad porque en mi cabeza las páginas web y las webapps son inherentemente efímeras. Cualquier cosa puede cerrarte una ventana, pestaña o navegador y no son nativas del S.O. que utilizas.Y sí, si hubiese un API de GReader que lo permitiese y una app de greader que lo aprovechase no tocaría la web.
- Fast said: Suddenly Twitter is asking me for my email, cell phone and geolocation. I think it is getting too personal now. I don't know it that well.
- `aziz´ Alihan ÇETİN said: Friendfeed uyuma, Friendfeed2e sahip çık! Twitter yürüdü gidiyor, tutabilene aşk olsun
- Jordi said: Pues ya sería hora, la verdad, porque no me gusta usar clientes externos, y de momento sólo pbtweet me ha servido como sustituto decente para navegar desde la web.
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Engineers Solve 80-Year Old Puzzle to Make Computer Modeling 100,000 Times Faster [Science] (62)
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A quantum physics breakthrough that can predict the kinetic energy of electrons in simple metals—and semiconductors—will enable computers to simulate the behavior of new materials up to 100,000 times faster than they currently can. That's huge. Princeton engineer Emily Carter led the project, which took an equation by Llewellyn Hilleth Thomas and Enrico Fermi that calculates how many electrons are distributed in a theoretical gas with evenly distributed electrons and figured out how to apply ...Shared by Alex (263) Andrew (4) arturopelayo (233) balintd (96) Blaze (8) cagdas (1) cbsmith (97) Chad (100) Chantal (22) chrisbrogan (301) and 52 more »Explore read five notes- malix said: The future is now
- rveguilla said: Love the last sentence... "Innovation just got an upgrade"
- stratus said: show me the data.
- Jaron said: This sounds important. Not sure why.
- pootzko said: A quantum physics breakthrough that can predict the kinetic energy of electrons in simple metals—and semiconductors—will enable computers to simulate the behavior of new materials up to 100,000 times faster than they currently can. That's huge.
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Jenny McCarthy’s Son May Not Have Had Autism After All (37)
permalinkMy favourite bit: "I'll continue to be the voice" of the disease. Like there couldn't be another voice more compelling.Shared by adam (1277) alejandroz (55) Andrew Hughes (101) Blake (60) Brian (381) cbsmith (97) Charlene Endre Burgett (0) Chris (119) Claire Hawley (468) Colin (52) and 27 more »
- Blake said: Really? I thought she was an MD and should know this. I mean, she's touring the country, recommending that parents not vaccinate their kids.I wish the best for her son, but man, this idiot has done some real harm. Should we expect an apology?
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So, Apple, How Do You Avoid Corporate Hubris? [Blockquote] (12)
onDuring a Goldman Sachs tech conference today, Apple COO Tim Cook revealed Apple's secret to success: High standards, and a low tolerance for half-assed proposals. Except, that wasn't the question.Tim was responding to a question about complacency and hubris—specifically, how a company that's been right on so many big issues can avoid it, and stay clearheaded. Said Tim: Yeah, that is a great question. The executive team of the company spends a lot of time ...Shared by Bryce (119) cbsmith (97) Dafpoo (11) Daniel (10) JD (11) jsnyng (9) justin (107) Mark (22) Mustafa (102) Pat (51) and two more »Explore read four notes
- Mustafa said: " We say no to good ideas every day; we say no to great ideas in order to keep the amount of things we focus on very small in number, so that we can put enormous energy behind the ones we do choose, so that we can deliver the best products in the world."
- Daniel said: focus on the great - toss the good
- Pat said: makes sense to me
- Robotech_Master said: I love that paraphrase at the bottom.
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