November 2011
11 posts
Groupon deal: For $11 you can feed a family of four for two weeks. Donations matched up to $250,000 by Pepsi. http://t.co/U7bLi4tz
RT @violincase: Look look! It’s ME! http://t.co/1htOpKZy
Folks, you have GOT so sign up at Votizen - keep up with ALL elections and stay active #cool #fb @sparker http://t.co/bctGr8Ak
Leymah Gbowee on The Daily Show (hear why she deserved the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize) #reconciliation #fb http://t.co/mrIwte0m
A Blue-Ribbon Indictment (no more prisons) http://t.co/5jkrUCen
RT @curtishayman: Curt’s Newspapers is out! http://t.co/ns17iK36 ▸ Top stories today via @joepincopallino @emilywerthxx @johnflurry @mar …
Dwolla is moving $350 million and wants to completely kill credit cards (at 25¢/transaction MUCH better than PayPal) #fb…
Hello World →
Just getting started. Your patience is appreciated.
Hat’s off to Darrell Hammond, Saturday Night Live’s hysterical and prolific impressionist #survivor #fb http://t.co/2izBDmOb
How to Enable the New Facebook Timeline Now (for those of you who haven’t done it yet) #cool #fb http://t.co/LfnNF1Xu
How To Switch Your Bank to a Credit Union #banktransferday #OWS #fb http://t.co/zK8YKX6f
January 2011
2 posts
Mood Modifiers (photos)
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Bears (don't ask)
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December 2010
43 posts
NASA’s Astronomy Picture Of The Day: 2010′s Ten...
Collected by Richard Connelly For 15 years now, NASA has been putting out an Astronomy Picture of the Day, picking whatever hits their fancy from the archives or new stuff coming in from up above. Here are ten of the best they posted this year. 10. Atlantis takes off Photos courtesy NASA In the early morning hours of July 12, 2001, the shuttle Atlantis takes off to visit the International Space...
Star Trails in the North Pole
Image Credit: P-M Hedén (Clear Skies, TWAN) Explanation: Pointing skyward, the wall of this ruined Viking church still stands after a thousand winters, near the town of Vallentuna, Sweden. The time exposure records the scene on December 14th as stars leave graceful arcing trails during a long night, reflecting planet Earth’s daily rotation on its axis. The Earth’s axis points toward...
A Lunar Eclipse on Solstice Day
Jerry Lodriguss (Catching the Light)Explanation: Sometime after sunset tonight, the Moon will go dark. This total lunar eclipse, where the entire Moon is engulfed in the shadow of the Earth, will be visible from all of North America, while the partial phase of this eclipse will be visible throughout much of the rest of the world. Observers on North America’s east coast will have to wait...
Facebook vs. Twitter
Though the overall users bases are substantially different, the rest of the numbers concerning the two services are strikingly similar. What is interesting to note is, as we wrote about a couple of weeks ago, many more people tend to log in to their Facebook account regularly. A bit of a note to you who might be considering advertising via either of the services — Though fewer people follow...
If the Internet Existed Years Ago
Illustrated by Jesse Eisemann. Posted via email from A Collection of Curiosities | Comment »
The Architecture Of WikiLeaks (in a bunker, natch) http://is.gd/iRRWH
How To Organize A Retreat (brilliant) →
by Seth Godin
(actually, to steal a phrase from Alan and Bill, an advance. Retreat is too negative).
There’s a tremendous opportunity to create events where…
How To Organize A Retreat (brilliant)
by Seth Godin (actually, to steal a phrase from Alan and Bill, an advance. Retreat is too negative). There’s a tremendous opportunity to create events where people connect. Unfortunately, it’s also easy to turn these events into school-like conferences, not the emotional connections that are desired. You can create an advance with a team that knows one another from work, or even...
Facebook Profile Picture Hack Tutorial →
Written by Alexia Tsotsis Since French artist Alexandre Oudin took advantage of the new Facebook design to express himself, we’ve been seeing some creative ways to mess with your…
Facebook Profile Picture Hack Tutorial http://post.ly/1L0hV
Facebook Profile Picture Hack Tutorial
Written by Alexia Tsotsis Since French artist Alexandre Oudin took advantage of the new Facebook design to express himself, we’ve been seeing some creative ways to mess with your (and your friends’) profile pictures. As we predicted, Oudin’s hack has inspired other users to play around with their profile to pretty interesting effect. And for those of you that don’t want to trial and error around...
Favre’s start streak ends http://is.gd/iHzAF
What's It Like Being Too Close to a Black Hole →
Alain Riazuelo
Explanation: What would you see if you went right up to a black hole? Above is a computer generated image highlighting how strange things would look. The …
What’s It Like Being Too Close to a Black Hole http://post.ly/1JVkd
The Alphabet Illustrated Using Star Wars Characters http://post.ly/1JRTz
What's It Like Being Too Close to a Black Hole
Alain Riazuelo Explanation: What would you see if you went right up to a black hole? Above is a computer generated image highlighting how strange things would look. The black hole has such strong gravity that light is noticeably bent towards it - causing some very unusual visual distortions. Every star in the normal frame has at least two bright images - one on each side of the black hole. Near...
The Alphabet Illustrated Using Star Wars... →
Collected by Eric S The characters in Star Wars are some of the most recognizable figures in the world, thanks to the fame of the original trilogy, the infamous prequel trilogy,…
The Alphabet Illustrated Using Star Wars...
Collected by Eric S The characters in Star Wars are some of the most recognizable figures in the world, thanks to the fame of the original trilogy, the infamous prequel trilogy, the large number of videogames, spinoffs, books and other popular culture influences. With the characters introduced throughout the various media, there are plenty of unique and original characters as well as names. So,...
See the bike IKEA just gave all 12,400 of its U.S. employees http://ow.ly/3ma2H
RT @gmail: This is fun! RT @googlevoice: Send your kids, family, or friends a personalized phone call from Santa at…
The Daily Chrome OS news #brewyourown http://ow.ly/3mddm
Coronation And A Funeral At This Year’s Pipeline Master’s http://ow.ly/3mafl
2010 Photos of the Year by Life (not one of mine! or @WhatEyeSpot) http://ow.ly/3me3h
There are ~ 2.3 million people in jails, prisons in America, more than any country by far. Are we REALLY that bad? http://ow.ly/3md2a
Taco Tuesday and Happy Hour … just can’t be beat (@ Gallo Blanco Cafe) http://4sq.com/7l43yI
RT @cnnbrk: Elizabeth Edwards has died at the age of 61 after a battle with breast cancer. #ElizabethEdwards http://on.cnn.com/hS5iZi
U.S. exits Citigroup stake and earns $12 billion profit for taxpayers http://ow.ly/3lxBt
Get your new Facebook profile http://www.facebook.com/about/profile
This Is Today’s TV (really?) http://post.ly/1I1Ke
Star Wars by Dr. Seuss http://ow.ly/3jYDj
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RT @GuyKawasaki: 10 unexpected things you should haggle over http://tinyurl.com/24r8d9k
RT @mashable: Update: Groupon reportedly generates $2 billion in yearly revenue, not $500 million. Details: http://on.mash.to/gYhISK
Proof positive the BCS is screwed up: Nevada (and all the other schools) Lost Nearly $1 Million By Beating Boise State http://ow.ly/3j6YV
Chicago Closes Cabrini-Green http://ow.ly/3j76X
How #FollowFriday is SUPPOSED to work http://theoatmeal.com/comics/follow_friday #ff