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Countdown to 2009 (2)
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The end of the year is a wonderful time to reflect, celebrate, and look forward to new things to come. This is also a season when things tend to get a bit too hectic. So we wanted to share some tips that we hope will help make the best of your holidays and year-end celebrations.We'll be counting down to 2009 with one new tip per day to get you through the holidays. We'll cover everything ...Shared by Atul Arora (76) John (9)Contribute comment -
Photography, and the Tolerance for Courageous Sucking (23)
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As I’ve started shooting photos more often, I’ve picked up on some interesting patterns: habits, if you like. And, as I struggle to absorb the insane physics of capturing light with some glass and a black box, I accept upfront that the improvements to my actual photos will be slow, incremental, and, largely undetectable to anybody but me — a fact that’s never more painfully clear than when I swoon over the work of the ...Shared by Daniel Ryan (4) Denver (2) Gary Jungling (7) Graham Freeman (4) Jason Dettbarn (3) Jeff Golden (2) Jeffrey (4) John (9) John Fishback (1) JR Boyens (1) Meromo (3) Nic McPhee (2) Nirav (22) ParanoidMike (5) PHB (3) phillprice (6) Rachael (14) RMathew (6) ryan.capote (13) Thomas Knoll (2) Tony (5) Wiking (1) wranner (4)- ParanoidMike said: I hope to gods that I can start letting myself look like an ass a little more often than the (almost) never that I allow right now.
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Ukulele cover of Styx (7)
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I love the band Styx in a non-ironic way. That's why I was delighted to stumble upon this curious ukulele cover of Styx's "Come Sail Away" by Uke enthusiast Sirant who lives in China. He looks like quite a character.Shared by Immortalpear (16) John (9) Randem (13) Stuart (46) ubernerd83 (21) Yerameyahu (19) yosh (13)Contribute comment -
Bizarre absence of acorns in parts of the United States (15)
onIn some parts of the US, there's been reports that trees aren't bearing acorns this year. "We're talking zero. Not a single acorn. It's really bizarre," said Greg Zell, a naturalist at Long Branch Nature Center in Arlington. Then calls started coming in about crazy squirrels. Starving, skinny squirrels eating garbage, inhaling bird feed, greedily demolishing pumpkins. Squirrels boldly scampering into the road. And a lot more calls about squirrel roadkill. But [field botanist Rod] ...Shared by Andrew Lighten (9) Benjamin Doherty (27) Brenton (5) Geoff Schultz (7) Ghosthead (54) INCyr (2) Jack Pate (1) Jennifer Dittrich (4) Jim (1) Joe (2) John (9) Jon (6) Kevin Branigan (10) Rolf Schewe (17) Tree (6)Contribute comment
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Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008 (16)
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As we head into the traditional western Holiday Season, I'd like to present this Hubble Space Telescope imagery Advent Calendar. Every day, for the next 25 days, a new photo will be revealed here from the amazing Hubble Space Telescope. As I take this chance to share these images of our amazing Universe with you, I wish for a Happy Holiday to all those who will celebrate, and for Peace on Earth to everyone. - ...Shared by Ankur P (1) Atul Arora (76) Chris (9) Deborah Petersen (185) Harald Felgner (1) Jeff (95) John (9) Ko Phyo (9) Neal (2) Nikollas Ordway (28) paulista (2) philos (7) psi (8) Steven Perez (35) Thomson (99) tietoukka (23)Contribute comment -
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Shared by 狮子真好吃啊 (10) | Balu | (8) afreytes (4) Alan Stevens (3) Alex (2) Alex (7) Alexander Williams (15) blntechie (5) Cassie Wallender (4) chrishathaway (1) Chuck LeDuc Díaz (4) Chung (10) Denubis (2) ephes (14) Gautam John (3) Ian Leader (1) iBspoof (11) issa (5) Jake Spurlock (4) James (4) James (1) Joe (3) John (9) John (2) Jonathan (13) Jonathan Staryuk (7) Joseph Matthew McCullough (4) Josh (2) Josh (18) Josh (11) Justin Yost (6) jwmosley (2) KC (1) keldwud (9) lak (3) Lance (124) Lee Waters (1) Leena (247) linuxchic (5) Maksim Ananjev (2) marshall (4) Martin Gordon (1) Mattia (2) Michael Hocter (15) Miguel Lopez (47) Mike (3) Mike Fruchter (101) Nate Pilling (3) Nihar (2) norti (16) nparker13 (27) Nuno Job (1) Odysseus F (1) ORB (5) Pedro Markun (10) phillprice (6) Pickles (1) Pranav (5) Richard (3) Rob (19) rOckY (27) Saba (20) Sandaruwan (3) Sean (5) SharonG (9) skabaru (3) Steven Buehler (4) Ted Aronson (16) toco (21) Tor Erling (5) Tsudohnimh (15) Veetrag (1) Victor Barrera (182) Win (17) Yuvi (11) Zac (7) Zoram (8)Explore read five notes- Sean said: ... this strip in no way resembles me...
- chrishathaway said: for naomi
- Chuck LeDuc Díaz said: I get the feeling my husband shares this sentiment.
- keldwud said: heh. I just finished reading Free Culture yesterday.
- Win said: haha
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The Bible has a rule against coveting what your neighbor has. Be it his wife, slaves, a farm animal, whatever. The point is, don't lie around wishing you had something that you did not because it will cause trouble for you and your community. Unfortunately, I can't find any statistics that report if the crime rate declined YTD after the Ten Commandments were brought down from the mountain but I'll take a guess and say ...- Emily Lewis said: Amen
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Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede (4)
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Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede: (via jackieheartsb, wooliebear) A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said. The 34-year-old worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m. Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers ...Contribute comment -
Mumbai under attack - The Big Picture - Boston.com (260)
onLate Wednesday night, Mumbai, India found itself the target of a ferocious terrorist attack, and the situation remains unresolved even now, three days later. According to reports, upwards of 60 young men entered Mumbai in small inflatable boats on Wednesday night, carrying bags filled with weapons and ammunition, and spread out to nine locations to begin their attacks. Lobbing grenades and firing their weapons, they entered hotels, a railway station and several other buildings, killing ...Shared by Aaron (1) abhi (0) Abhi (1) Abhishek (1) Adam (1) Adam Fuhrer (2) Adi wong (0) Aditya Wirayudha (1) Alberto (24) Albie (5) Alex Murray (9) AlexK (5) Allen Sentance (23) Allen Sentance (26) Amit (10) André (1) André R. Hood (0) Andrew (0) Andy (1) Angelo (2) Anton Kast (0) Antonio (16) Aqeel Ahmad (8) Argonath (31) ariel (1) Arijit Mitra (1) Ash Laws (4) athensoh (5) Atul Arora (76) Avinash (28) Babychen Mathew (65) Bastien Labelle (2) Ben (2) Benjamin (0) bnoise (10) Brendon Wadey (50) Bruce (1) Bud (3) Burad (11) Carren (0) CatCubed (0) catt avery (1) Chad Vegas (0) Chance Clay (5) Chanux (3) Chetan Thaker (25) Chris Heath (1) Chris Olson (1) Chris Pugh (8) Chris Shearer (2) Chris Stamas (1) christopher (0) Cj B (4) clarke thomas (12) daniel (5) dare (0) Dave (1) Dave Gilbert (6) David (1) David Fendley (0) David McDonald (0) David Peacock (0) db (14) deletedsoul (15) Désiré (24) Dileepa (0) Dmitry Lomov (0) docbaily (20) donlbe (4) Dre (1) DVD (6) Eddie Codel (0) EggHe/\D (0) eMich (0) Emilio (0) Engin (5) erick (1) evgeny (2) Fabian (1) Francis Yap (0) Fredrik Broman (0) Garrett Camp (20) Genaro Geneta (0) GilesVG (11) Giovani (3) Greg Hinch (0) guy (59) handir (24) hanzahar (0) Harrison (1) Hemanshu (0) Herman Elgueta (0) Ian Kaumeyer (0) Ian Kaumeyer (1) Ian Rathbone (0) illu (5) Indigo (11) Irv (0) Ivo Mortani (3) J.D. Rucker (52) Jack (0) Jackyshadow (9) Jake (2) Jamie McGibbon (0) Jamieasp (14) Jeethu (0) Jeff (95) Jeff Harris (5) Jeff P. Henderson (11) Jeremiah (0) Jeremy (15) Jeroen (7) Jeroen (1) JiM (10) Joe Dawson (27) John (9) John Holzer (0) JohnTP (15) jokerulez (9) Jon Totton (0) Jonas (0) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (20) Joshua (1) Julian Schrader (0) Junwei (0) Justin Doub (1) Justin Laramée (1) Justin LL. (1) Justin Thorp (7) Kate (62) Keith Chapman (6) Kevin O'Neill (0) Kevin Rose (3) Kevin Rose (2) Kimme Utsi (8) Koka Sexton (7) Kyle Murphey (2) laialla (1) Lance (124) Larry Huffman (2) Laughing Squid (5) Leena (247) Lindsay (1) llorch (6) LoTarr (0) macgeekpro (15) Maki (0) Maksim Berjoza (2) Marc van Waardenburg (0) Marcelo (0) Marcus Puchmayer (2) Mario (4) Marissa (4) Markus Kniebes (0) Martin O. (1) Massimiliano Balestrieri (4) Matt (2) Matt Hoult (0) Matthew (3) Mauro Fuentes (4) Meenakshi (34) miasarmento (23) Mike (0) Mike Fruchter (101) Mo (1) Mo (0) Mr. BabyMan (49) Murali (0) Nancy Martira (19) Nate Eisner (3) Neal (2) Nick (0) Nick Cobb (28) Nick Moorman (0) Nikole (7) noel (3) NOLFXceptMe (5) NomadRip (28) Occasional Headbanger (0) Omar Abid (0) Patrick (7) Paulo Pereira (0) Peety (16) Philip Campbell (4) Philip J Beyer (3) phillip (19) philos (7) Preshit (1) QM (0) Raj (0) Rajeev Edmonds (45) Rajinder Singh (3) Rami Taibah (2) Ramkarthik (29) rampantheart (72) ravi karandeekar (2) real aboutyk (34) reemixx (3) Riaz (1) Rick (1) RJO (5) rmaspero (0) Rob Villeneuve (0) Robert Anthony Provost (3) robert steburg (11) Robert Wheeler (0) Rolf Schewe (17) rorroaguilar (0) Roustem Karimov (0) Ryan (0) Ryan Jackson (3) Ryan Svoboda (6) ryanshepherd (8) samantha (10) Scott Plummer (0) Sean (12) Sean McBride (11) Semaho (0) SengMing (7) Sharjeel Sayed (9) Shawn (1) Sid Yadav (0) Simon (13) slax (3) Steve (0) Steven Perez (35) Sunil Garg (0) Suraj Chandrakar (3) sushaantu (0) syck (2) Tal Siach (51) Tanath (29) Thaddeus Clark (2) Thomas Stromberg (0) Tim (3) Tim (1) Tim McAlpine (6) Tina (0) TiTi (44) Tom Osting (0) Tomi (2) Torsten Eckert (0) Trent Lloyd (0) trygve (3) Tucker W. (0) Ubqtous (1) V (0) vesa (4) Victor Barrera (182) Vineet Bhatia (0) Vinny Carpenter (0) waye (4) Wiep (0) Will (9) Yatin Vadhia (89) Yorkali (18) zach (1) Zak M. (217) Ziv Meltzer (0) ZlatkoGR (0)Explore read 15 notes
- RJO said: Be careful with the warning pictures - they are particularly rough - even for The Big Picture.
- Rolf Schewe said: Best Mumbai photos I have seen so far.
- trygve said: There are some very disturbing images in The Big Picture this week.
- Jake said: Seriously, WTF?
- NOLFXceptMe said: Brilliant photos
- Mauro Fuentes said: Increíble la de la explosión del hotel TajMajal, lagunas fotos son fuertes pero las han puesto censura previa
- Dre said: These attacks just seem so senseless. :(
- Mo said: some of image r really graphic.. prayin for peace
- David McDonald said: As usual The Big Picture has collected some poignant pics of the Mumbai incident
- Herman Elgueta said: horrible
- Thomas Stromberg said: Some seriously scary imagery.
- syck said: OMG. Sok, sokkolo foto..
- David Peacock said: Powerful, moving, and graphic photos of the tragic events in Mumbai.
- philos said: Είναι άξιο προσοχής ότι όπου υπάρχουν ανατριχιαστικές φωτογραφίες με πτώματα ή αίματα δεν τις δείχνει άμεσα, αλλά δίνει στον αναγνώστη την επιλογή να τις δει!!! Εγώ πάντως δεν πάτησα να τις δω...
- Jackyshadow said: 孟买恐怖分子袭击新闻照片集锦，长焦镜的天下！警告：包含暴力血腥照片！
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Streetlevel: Mediterranean on 6th Avenue (1)
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The longtime Spanish restaurant El Encuentro at 535 6th Avenue and 14th Street will become a Mediterranean restaurant. This despite investing in a shiny new awning recently. Last week, we reported that a new bar and grill was opening two blocks down across the street. Is 6th Avenue becoming another restaurant row? GMAPShared by John (9)Contribute comment -
Help Find Missing Key Lime Pie Pup (1)
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Steve Tarpin, who runs Steve's Key Lime Pies in Brooklyn, has been looking for his missing dog since Saturday. Mango, a Jack Russell terrier, was last seen outside Jake's BBQ and the B-61 Bar, at the corner of Degraw and Columbia Streets in Red Hook, where he often sat, greeting other dogs and customers--more details here. Tarpin tells the Post, "Absolutely someone took him. He would never walk away with anyone. Even if they were ...Shared by John (9)Contribute comment -
Disabled boy to lose his tiny pony because the neighbours don't like the smell (26)
onA disabled boy in a rural Ontario town may have to give up the miniature pony that he rides as part of his therapy and for his basic mobility. The family's neighbours (who border on a friggin' cow farm) have complained about the smell. The boy can’t walk or crawl, and Emily is part of his therapy regime. “When we take him off the pony he cries. Even if he’s tired he doesn’t want to ...Shared by Adnan (6) Azeem (19) Brent the Closet Geek (13) Brian Junyor (0) chesty (1) Dani (3) fiona (0) Ghosthead (54) iamPatrick (2) jayman16 (0) Jess (2) Jim (5) Joe (2) John (9) Maarek Stele (20) Marcos Vicente (0) Mark (0) Raj (0) Shayna (1) Steve (1) Tobey (19) Wayne Schulz (0) Will (3) William Spaetzel (3) yosh (13) zbrox (2)Contribute comment
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That's What They All Say (1)
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Clergyman Hospitalized With Potato In His Rear:A vicar claims a potato got stuck up his bottom after he fell on to the vegetable while hanging curtains in the nude. The clergyman, in his 50s, told medical staff at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital that the accident was definitely not due to a sex game. He had to undergo surgery to extract the spud from his backside, according to The Sun. A&E nurse Trudi Watson told the ...Shared by John (9)Contribute comment -
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In a segment for the upcoming Deadwood DVD box set, series creator David Milch talks about the abrupt end of the show and some of the plans he'd had for season four: Milch doe...- Jim said: My heart dropped when I read the headline...I thought the 4th season had been greenlit!
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State of the Art - BlackBerry Storm Downgraded to a Depression - NYTimes.com (20)
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From the headline (“BlackBerry Storm Downgraded to a Depression”) straight through to the end, this is about as vicious a thrashing as I’ve ever seen from David Pogue. (Curious that his review didn’t hit until today — the embargo release for most of the major gadget press was last Friday.) E.g.: In short, trying to navigate this thing isn’t just an exercise in frustration — it’s a marathon of frustration. Now, I wouldn’t come down ...Shared by Aaron (20) Andrew Ruess (15) brownpau (3) Chris (16) davecurry (14) David (0) Eduo (6) Ernie Bello (0) Erwin (0) Eugene (0) groovysoup (0) JDAL. (2) Jim Graham (0) John (9) Jonathan Bloom (1) Jonathan Sterling (5) kevan (0) Kyle (0) Matthew (0) Vinny Carpenter (0)Contribute comment -
HOLY SHIT, MAN WALKS ON FUCKING MOON (28)
onA classic from The Onion in way more than 96 pt. type: HOLY SHIT, MAN WALKS ON FUCKING MOON. "Holy living fuck.... Are you fucking believing this? Over," Armstrong radioed back to NASA headquarters nearly 250,000 miles away. "I abso-fucking-lutely am standing on the surface of the fucking moon. I am talking to you from the goddamned fucking moon. Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket.""Holy mother of fuck," the first man on the moon ...Shared by Adnan (6) Andrew Ruess (15) Christian (1) Crutcher D (9) D4V (0) Doug Hamlin (3) Drew Olanoff (14) Eli Foner (23) Immortalpear (16) Ivan Žužak (0) Jarred (12) Jeff Schmidt (11) John (0) John (9) Kraki (20) Michael Joseph (0) Nick (14) Ognjen (15) phrakture (0) Ray Grieselhuber (0) RJO (5) Saba (20) Sour Grapes (0) Taylor (3) Thaddeus Clark (2) Verdi (3) voidfiles (4) zappy (0)Contribute comment
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Louis C.K. on Starting Over; Carlin's Artful Process (19)
onILIS Interviews Louis C.K. - AST Forums (cache) In 2006, Louis C.K. didn’t know whether his HBO show would be renewed, but he didn’t want to sit on his hands for months waiting to find out. Instead of going conservative by gluing new treads onto old tires, he did something tantamount to suicide for a working comic; he threw out his whole set and started over. I decided that I would spend the year dedicating ...
