August 2008
New Digg Mobile site released →
It’s even easier to access Digg on the go with the new mobile version of Digg. This enhanced version - found at m.digg.com - is perfect for phones that support the full web browsing experience, such…
WatchAt first I thought he was just going to crash, but this is MUCH better!
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The Associated Press: Canada bus passenger stabs,... →
“As the three guarded the door with a crow bar and a hammer, the attacker went back to the body and calmly came to the front of the bus to show off the head.”
July 2008
The 10 Commandments of the Social Web →
Wheel Of Fortune's #1 Dumbass video →
Reminds me of South Park…
“Ohh, naggers! Right…”
Rodney Mullen is a Skating God [7 Minutes of 2001... →
This is some amazing footage from 2001 of Rodney Mullen doing what he does best. The man who invented the kickflip will no doubt inspire young skaters for many generations to come.
BillOReilly.Com: "Grade McCain's Campaign" -- Bomb... →
You know what to do.
Letter from a librarian →
A thoughtful letter from a librarian to a woman who wanted a book depicting gay marriage removed from the children’s section of the library. I fully appreciate that you, and some of your friends,…
Band Leaks Track to BitTorrent, Blames Pirates |... →
Hahahahaha…
World's oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC -... →
I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t get Sumerian sense of humor.
Rock Band: Today Hosts Play Rock Band, Hilarity... →
This makes me cringe like no other. It hurts to watch.
Yahoo Exec Makes Yuil: Looks Like Cuil, With... →
It was only a matter of time. Cuil, the “massive” new search engine that was supposed to be able to keep up with Google, has just gotten its first knockoff. It’s Yuil, a Yahoo-powered…
Bowser's Minions - CollegeHumor video →
Telemegaphone →
1. Set up huge megaphone in a Nordic country.
2. Allow megaphone to receive calls.
3. Broadcast said calls.
4. Allow the world to make calls to the megaphone and broadcast a message.
Yeah, I don’t see this being a problem AT ALL. I cannot WAIT for this to go live to try it out.
Google Acquires Omnisio To Spice Up YouTube →
Google has acquired Atherton, CA based startup Omnisio, the companies are announcing this afternoon. Omnisio, which is a Y Combinator company, first demo’d to us in early March 2008, and…
Create Your Own Free SMS Campaign With Tagga →
As one of the most popular forms of communication in the world, SMS has become a favorite channel for advertisers to reach out to their audience. Everywhere we go, billboards and TV shows try…
An Interview with Jensen Harris →
I recently chatted with Jensen Harris, commonly known as the man behind the Microsoft Office ribbon interface. Jensen will be joining us in 2 weeks as a UX Week speaker. I find it interesting…
John W. Whitehead: Children of the Night: Child... →
This. Is. Creepy.
Amazon Outsources Its Checkout Cart →
Amazon is outsourcing more of its Web-scale software. Yesterday, it beefed up its payment services with the launch of Checkout by Amazon and Amazon Simple Pay. Other e-commerce sites can…
Thermaltake's V1 CPU cooler sure is real purty →
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Wow. This is awesome. I need me one of these.
Filed under: Desktops, Misc. Gadgets
Usually the terms “enthusiast cooling equipment” and “sexy, sexy” don’t…
If you can dream It..You can do It.. →
“I am totally serious. My Ob/Gyn was IN my vagina and an earthquake started...”
– LAist: Funniest Earthquake Twitter Comment
“Here’s the schizo thing about software development (at least on Macs):
1....”
– inessential.com: ‘More about deleting features’
Magnitude 5.8 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA,... →
lol, earthquake.
They Can’t Handle It →
My father-in-law took us to his favorite little ice cream stand. While I was eating my butter pecan cone, I observed several patrons disposing of their trash in the can pictured below. As do many…
Trash Can Handle →
Trash Can Handle
Thank you, Sen. McCain, for gearing up to lose... →
What the fuck? I’m convinced. He is senile. We need to get the word out: Do not elect the senile to be in charge of nukes.
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David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 08 |... →
Is Apple becoming Microsoft? →
To the casual observer, Apple has never been more successful: more than one million 3G iPhones were sold in the first weekend, millions of apps were downloaded, and the company is churning out…
Poll Shows Obama Gets European Bump, Widens Margin →
The latest Gallup national poll suggests presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s lead actually grew in Europe.
Grand Theft Auto IV - Naked Gun Edition |... →
How High Fructose Corn Syrup Makes You Gain Weight →
The researchers found that lipogenesis, the process by which sugars are turned into body fat, increased significantly when as little as half the glucose was replaced with fructose. Fructose given at…
Tenori-On Inspired PacklSound1 iPhone App Coming... →
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This one probably reason #1 why I want an iphone.
The Tenori-On is the zany Yamaha touch-based musical sequencer that caught our eye earlier this year, but…
Journey's new album released on a pre-loaded,... →
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Whoa. Had to have known this was coming. What happens if you delete the songs off the player though?
with 11 songs re-recorded with their new singer discovered on YouTube [
Why Facebook Connect Matters & Why It Will Win →
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But again, I fail to see the great benefit for sites to implement this. The benefits skew heavily toward FB’s favor on this one.
Facebook kicked off their second…
Three iPhones, three different screen →
Since the iPhone was released, reports have surfaced about varying degrees of screen quality. Above we see a comparison of three phones, the original iPhone is on top, with the bottom row both being…
Has Apple Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew? →
Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully-designed, faultlessly-executed products. Now, as Apple expands its reach from computers into music, video, consumer electronics and…
Pandora For iPhone Updated With Stereo [IPhone... →
The Pandora app for iPhone got an upgrade today and now streams music to your earbuds in stereo over Wi-Fi. A few other things are updated as well, including auto-complete and station resume…
In the vein of the previous Iron Man summary, here... →
WatchFreaking amazing.
Facebook on Notice, Scrabulous Sued →
After months of speculation, board game maker Hasbro has sued the creators of Scrabulous, an online game that the company claims copies its game Scrabble, and has asked Facebook to remove the game…
Best Iron Man Recap EVAR. →
Snake Attack - Featured Video on BuzzFeed →
First person view = scurry.
WatchAll the best parts of the movie without having to sit through the dreadfully long movie!
fillup:
Jazz flute is for little fairy boys.
WatchCarl Icahn, Jerry Yang, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Michael Arrington get along great now!
Jar Jar Gets Locked in Carbonite Too: Long May He... →
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Let us hope he never gets out. So say we all.
George probably deserved to be encased in Carbonite for corrupting the Star Wars Universe with Jar Jar Binks… but…
HKLUG’s Blog » Blog Archive » HKLUG Big Fans of... →
Wow, I was never this good with Legos as a kid…