March 2009
87 posts
February 2009
83 posts
WatchToday is officially: “Reasons Brad is scared of deep water day”
Weird Fish With Transparent Head
“The fish, discovered alive in the deep water off California’s central coast by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), is the first specimen of its kind to be found with its soft transparent dome intact.”
via | National Geographic
Evolution of a Hipster.
Born rich
Awkward nerd elementary school
Mall rat middle school
Emo high school
Art student College (about this time sex is a major factor of self esteem booster, most likely sex with an older person or professor.)
Move to the big city
ADD DRUGS AND DRINKING (VERY IMPORTANT!)
Today’s Hipster.
reserch done by Whiskey
Ashley’s computer was possessed tonight....
The Eshbach Society →
So there used to be a guy somewhere that wrote a book called Eshbach’s Handbook of Engineering Fundamentals. Apparently he was some kind of engineering prof at Northwestern University and they had an official society named after him. I MUST JOIN THIS SOCIETY! Do they have jackets?
“Alumni and other friends who give more than $250 but less than $1,000 in unrestricted gifts to the...
One Million Subs →
Quiznos is giving away 1 million free subs. You are 30 seconds (and a few clicks) away from a toasted sub that is usually overpriced & underwhelming! Free is free folks, its recession time!
On Drowning →
Super interesting article about the rise and fall of an indie band and all the collateral damages involved.
“I used to manage a band called The Format. They ceased to exist one year ago today. It was a 4.9 quake in the grand scheme of the music world, causing damage to only poorly constructed buildings over small regions. The truly scary thing is that it didn’t occur anywhere near a fault...
Watching Movies Backwards... →
“If you watch the movie ‘Jaws’ backwards, it’s a movie about a shark that keeps throwing up people until they have to open a beach.”
“If you watch ‘The Exorcist’ backwards it’s about a girl who’s very sick until she eats some pea soup and finally gets better.”
“If you watch Rambo backwards, it’s Sylvester Stallone healing people with his magical bullet vacuum.”
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WatchThe End & The Beginning.
Why Twitteris changing everything. →
Two Phoenix friends show why @THE_REAL_SHAQ is awesome.
Liveblogging the NYU Students' Occupation of... →
I am not sure if I totally support their cause but this reminds me of sit-ins from the 50’s and 60’s. The student activism I wish my generation would remember.
WatchIt’s Your Ride on Vimeo (via coolhunting)
WatchLe Grand Content
This is an incredible video that I probably posted years ago but Glenn reminded me of it today.
“Le Grand Content examines the omnipresent Powerpoint-culture in search for its philosophical potential. Intersections and diagrams are assembled to form a grand ‘association-chain-massacre’. which challenges itself to answer all questions of the universe and some...
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should... →
PLEASE give this a 5 minute read. There is a huge problem with young people being ignorant to just how important keeping track of what on the internet can be tied back to you.
Obama Plans Massive New High Speed Railroad →
The Economic Crisis Explained With Alcohol.
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Berlin . In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal customers - most of whom are unemployed alcoholics - to drink now but pay later. She keeps track of the drinks consumed on a ledger (thereby granting the customers loans).
Word gets around and as a result increasing numbers of customers flood into Heidi’s bar.
Taking advantage of her...
"A married Chinese businessman who could no longer... →
WHAMMY!
WatchLance Armstrong destroying a reporter that made some demeaning comments about him in November. DO NOT MESS WITH LANCE ARMSTRONG.
