Desert Bus for Hope 2 rolls on for Child's Play (2)
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Filed under: Culture As a reminder to those of you who like either helping sick kids or bearing witness to the most boring things in existence, the crew from LoadingReadyRun has just launched the second annual "Desert Bus for Hope" campaign. You can watch as they raise money for the Child's Play charity by playing the astonishingly boring "Desert Bus" mini-game from the unreleased Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors. How long they'll play is ...
Canada's Internet is crap (26)
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Jesse Brown from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Search Engine has written a stirring editorial about the ways in which Canada's internet infrastructure is being turned into second-rate cable TV by greedy telcos and incompetent regulators. Every time I think about moving back to Canada some day, I remind myself of how miserable the national Internet infrastructure is -- and how awful the big telcos are, and how weak-kneed and ass-licking the telcoms regulator is -- ...
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Travis Jon Allison said:
Somedays I'm so proud. Somedays not.
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J. Robertson said:
As me and Lydia have often noted,' It's like living in the '80s sometimes.'
Yippee, we can drink our own urine! (1)
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Hooray! Yahoo! High fives, everyone! Hova!! Stillsuits may have just become a reality, and the guys at NASA are psyched to start drinking their pee! Space Station’s Urine Recycling Unit Passes Test Mike Schneider, Associated Press Nov. 25, 2008 — After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water — a necessity for supporting the International Space Station’s crew, which will soon double. “Not to ...
Doorbusting at Long Island Walmart leads to worker's death (22)
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Remember that completely insane crime wave that hit when Sony's hotly anticipated PlayStation 3 finally rushed onto the scene in very limited numbers? Yeah, well that side of humanity is rearing its ugly head again, as an employee perished when legions of crazed Black Friday shoppers blazed through the doors of a Long Island Walmart. The worker was an overnight store clerk who was simply trying to hold back the crowds before the doors officially ...
Miniature train set hardly a Lionel, but it fits in your pocket (2)
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On close inspection, this otherwise unspectacular stocking stuffer turns out to have two miniature trains whirling around its rim. Apparently, the wind-up mechanism plays "I've been working on the railroad" when the timepiece is opened. Thrilling stuff! Mr. Christmas Musical Animated Train Pocket Watch [QVC]
Gift cards still good - Best Buy (1)
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Fears that gift cards from Best Buy and Future Shop will expire are unfounded, the companies announced today . A viral email has been circulating warning consumers their gift cards from the technology retailers will soon expire, and makes false claims...(read more)
A Gadget Offering to the Gods (2)
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1980s-style pin clock for unrepentant yuppies, cenobites (5)
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Remember Pin Art, the classic 1980s executive toy that invariably depicted a handprint or the side of someone's face? Now they make a clock that displays the time in similar fashion. It has 3,000 pins, requires D-cell batteries, and costs a brow-furrowing $70. You Can Hear a Pin Clock [Uncommon Goods]
Happy Thanksbacon! (3)
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This has been sent to me by several lovely, well-meaning people, who really don’t intend to make my children orphans. And yet that could be the result of mixing 1) Me. 2) Thanksgiving. 3) Turbaconducken. Explained below, courtesy of our friends at Bacon Today (a beautiful phrase if ever there was one). Here it is pre-oven: a bit weird-looking, but pleasantly stripey. And bacon is involved, so there’s no need for alarm. And here it ...
Someone left a piano in the woods (23)
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I hope that whomever left this working piano in the woods of Harwich, Massachusetts was planning on coming back every night and beating the hell out of the keys with some kind of all-night swing session, playing and playing as the piano deteriorated through the fall and winter, going mushier and wetter, until all that would come out of it was its own funeral march. Discovered by a woman who was walking a trail, the ...
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David Miller said:
Brilliant expression on this police officer's face
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J. James B said:
Between the very precise mention of the model and serial number of the piano, if this is not already part of an ARG, then someone should start one with this as a trailhead.
These Bullets Are More Tasty Than Dangerous (3)
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Biting the bullet has never been so tasty. Instead of some nasty metallic taste these will give you chocolaty goodness. Each box is a miniature model of a real ammunition case that can be used for all sorts of purposes even when all those chocolate bullets are spent. Twenty rounds of 50 caliber bullets in each box. Product Page ($14.92)
Obama might get rid of daylight saving time (149)
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President-elect Obama wants to get rid of daylight saving time in the United States to conserves energy. Turns out, according to two academics on the NYT Op-Ed page, there is little scientific proof that this reduces energy consumption. It also turns out that this practice could be wasteful, a bit annoying, and a lot of people, including Obama, want to get rid of it. A study in Indiana, a state that recently started DST, showed ...
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Barry said:
YES!!!
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Promethean said:
I don't think I'd mind this a bit.
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vanlandw said:
f/ JJA
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Tony said:
what a good riddance it would be
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Jinny Koh said:
YES!
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Dan said:
He really is a badass ninja
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Polina said:
Fuck yeah, that would be AWESOME! As a Hoosier, I can say that no DST is the best.
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Graham English said:
Hooray!
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Jarvitron said:
God my boner might explode.
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tosch said:
This would keep me employed for a couple more years.
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David Hall said:
Det är dags att göra det i Europa också. Konstigt nog är det inga moderater som talar om det hemska östtyska förflutna bakom sommartiden.
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Wayne said:
I'm for getting rid of it. It doesn't do anything anyway.
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Mattodono said:
Yes please!
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Michael said:
uh what? really?
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Jon Wiley said:
Oh please, oh please, oh please.
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INCyr said:
Woo! I'd be all for this - the system has been proven to just not work.
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Alex Chaffee said:
Noooo! The reason for Daylight Savings time is so that the sun is still shining when you leave work! DST is great and should last all year round.
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db said:
Me too!
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Tankboy said:
He IS the messiah!
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px said:
AXE DST!
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Wesley said:
woo!
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E said:
if he can pull this off, it might be one of his greatest accomplishments!
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Alex said:
Hey, this would be something obama could do that I'd actually approve of!
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Jacob Christensen said:
One piece of Obamania, I'd be more than happy to see turned into policy. ASAP.
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Maarek Stele said:
Well, that would be one positive.
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pr1000 said:
Dude. Why?
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Casey said:
What's next, Christmas?!?!
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Razzu said:
guess Obama was convinced by this guy - http://failblog.org/2008/10/28/science-fail-2/
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Jordan T-H said:
PPPLLLLEEEEAAAASSSEEE
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Joshua Heling said:
I hate DST *so* much ...
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Crossbar said:
DO IT!
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Jesse Stay said:
I like that idea - in a growing age of the internet where we're all communicating around the world, DST just doesn't make sense any more.
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wolfger said:
Obama is now officially my hero. I hope he can convince congress to axe this stupid, stupid practice.
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chip said:
this would make me very happy.
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Reid said:
Heck yes!
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Adam said:
Here's hoping.
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Patrick said:
I have been reliably informed that this story is false.(I did some reading on DST - it seems it was suggested in the early 20th by a London builder, so people would get more time in the sun to play healthy sports...)
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Ian Koss said:
BEST. PRESIDENT. EVER.
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Akshay said:
change.dst?
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Abhishek said:
Finally!
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Ben Ostrowsky said:
I've seen no evidence Obama intends this. The source is a plea to him.
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James said:
Good for him!
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setalosas said:
ole! ole!
A Slightly Different Idea Of Santa Claus (2)
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Other than likely idealized descriptions of Santa Claus in Christmas carols, there is no good description of the real Santa Claus. I think this dragon rendition of Santa is much cooler than the generally accepted old coot. I know I am not going to argue with a Santa who breathes fire and has claws that could tear me to shreds. Your kids will have a lot more incentive to be good than just the possible ...
Screw-on bottle cap tripod almost useless, but kind of neat (3)
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This $10 screw-on bottle cap will allow you to mount any camera to the top of a bottle, transforming it into a makeshift tripod. Needless to say, you'll want to make sure there's enough liquid in the bottle you're screwing it onto before attaching your expensive digicam. Bottle Cap Tripod [Charles and Marie via Gearfuse]
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zaba said:
I almost always have a water bottle with me. This would be great... Too bad I have given up on digicams since I always own one and never carry it with me (and now my phone has a reasonable camera).
Joel's Christmas list, entry 39: Wolverine blade claws (5)
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Holiday Special Filk Song (2)
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With the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars Holiday Special, it seems some fans have a few things to sing about when it comes to Lumpy, Malla, Bea Arthur, Art Carney and the rest of the cast. Singer/songwriter Shawn Moynihan from the band Save Pluto wrote this musical tribute to the special, to be sung to the tune of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band.” It was 30 years ago today We didn’t have a ...
