http://www.poorsquinky.com/politics/ en ...will he ever win? - http://www.poorsquinky.com/politics/ http://zaitcev.livejournal.com/181129.html http://zaitcev.livejournal.com/181129.html come on, mingo and tglx pull that shit all the time Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:46:32 +0000 http://merovingian.livejournal.com/343710.html http://merovingian.livejournal.com/343710.html So, I had so much very, very rich food last night, that I was exhausted. The more chemical energy in food, the more it makes you tired. Because our bodies are oppositeland.<br /><br />Anyway, while I was tired, I thought of this trick: write down everything that comes to mind when you're exhausted, or depressed, or otherwise not at your best. Every subject matter that remains interesting at those times.<br /><br />Then, when you're feeling better, go through that same list. Are those thoughts that are so native to you that you just fall into them easily? Do they represent you at your laziest? Or are they just very familiar and comforting to you? <br /><br />Consider whether you want to keep those thoughts in your life.<br /><br />But I haven't actually done this, because apparently that was one of those thoughts. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:06:26 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15181 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/AIteiFy2wlc/ <p></p> <p>Apple has just announced the <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary">MacBook Wheel</a>, an innovative new laptop with a touch-sensitive click wheel instead of a traditional keyboard. The 40GB model is only $9,960!</p> <p>This is a blog post from <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a> For more content like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.laughingsquid.com/laughingsquid">RSS feed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid">FriendFeed</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/apple-introduces-the-macbook-wheel-a-laptop-without-a-keyboard/">Apple Introduces The MacBook Wheel, A Laptop Without a Keyboard</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/pc-world-fastest-vista-laptop-an-apple-macbook-pro/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: PC World: Fastest Vista Laptop, An Apple MacBook Pro">PC World: Fastest Vista Laptop, An Apple MacBook Pro</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/apple-announces-macbook-air-the-worlds-thinnest-laptop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Apple Announces MacBook Air, The World’s Thinnest Notebook">Apple Announces MacBook Air, The World’s Thinnest Notebook</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/airmail-a-macbook-air-sleeve-in-the-shape-of-a-manila-envelope/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: AirMail, A MacBook Air Sleeve in the Shape of a Manila Envelope">AirMail, A MacBook Air Sleeve in the Shape of a Manila Envelope</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/macbook-pro/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: MacBook Pro">MacBook Pro</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/laughing-squid-sponsors-leah-culvers-laser-etched-macbook-pro/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Laughing Squid Sponsors Leah Culver’s Laser Etched MacBook Pro">Laughing Squid Sponsors Leah Culver’s Laser Etched MacBook Pro</a></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=wzKGr4za"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=HVT1zJDs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=HVT1zJDs" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=CNLKQ43o"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=CS4H1z3p"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=CS4H1z3p" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=QkmUMpoB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=129" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~4/AIteiFy2wlc" height="1" width="1" /> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:00:20 +0000 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/cvs-ghc/2008-August/043999.html http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/cvs-ghc/2008-August/043999.html hey, nobody told me the GHC peopel switched to git Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:31:52 +0000 http://www.reachground.se/2008/03/31/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/ http://www.reachground.se/2008/03/31/you-have-to-burn-the-rope/ here Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:33 +0000 http://ondioline.org/~paul/11-drill.ogg http://ondioline.org/~paul/11-drill.ogg http://ondioline.org/~paul/11-drill.ogg Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:33 +0000 http://kalleboo.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/76/7665baa04fc38f1f3d425ec59039daf046b24ffe.jpg http://kalleboo.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/76/7665baa04fc38f1f3d425ec59039daf046b24ffe.jpg <a href="http://kalleboo.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/76/7665baa04fc38f1f3d425ec59039daf046b24ffe.jpg"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/kR7vzp7UOTDoHucGohAnnA.jpeg" /></a><br /> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:33 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_cut http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_cut pretty interesting Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:33 +0000 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openmoko.community/33625 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.openmoko.community/33625 this appears to be full of crack (sorry, ryan) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:47:33 +0000 http://liquigel.net/img/teferi.jpg http://liquigel.net/img/teferi.jpg <a href="http://liquigel.net/img/teferi.jpg"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/oIcTER6wahWxsDKmA7AExw.jpeg" /></a><br /> old &lt;-- teferi image Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:48 +0000 http://www.heretical.com/miscellx/usury.html http://www.heretical.com/miscellx/usury.html looks like a nice 'history of banking 101' Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:02:48 +0000 http://zork.net/tmp/87340d1220554030-funny-strange-random-pics-2db6wiw.png http://zork.net/tmp/87340d1220554030-funny-strange-random-pics-2db6wiw.png <a href="http://zork.net/tmp/87340d1220554030-funny-strange-random-pics-2db6wiw.png"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/SY+XNH1tUYL0bDewURp1QA.png" /></a><br /> Randall Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:31:14 +0000 http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ sneakums: funny, I came across http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/ just a few hours ago. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:31:14 +0000 http://lol.whygitisbetterthanx.com/ http://lol.whygitisbetterthanx.com/ http://lol.whygitisbetterthanx.com/ &lt;- LOL Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:31:14 +0000 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURUSD=X&t=3m&l=on&z=m&q=l&c= http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=EURUSD=X&t=3m&l=on&z=m&q=l&c= guess I bought my googlephone about 10 days or so too late. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:31:14 +0000 http://consumerist.com/consumer/clips/snl-skit-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford-252491.php http://consumerist.com/consumer/clips/snl-skit-dont-buy-stuff-you-cant-afford-252491.php I still love this Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:31:14 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15177 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/-uCMnvry8mM/ <p><a href="http://www.ironicsans.com/2009/01/the_breakfast_cereal_club.html"><img src="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/the-breakfast-cereal-club.jpg" title="The Breakfast Cereal Club" height="689" width="450" alt="The Breakfast Cereal Club" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15176" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ironicsans.com/2009/01/the_breakfast_cereal_club.html">“The Breakfast Cereal Club”</a> by <a href="http://www.ironicsans.com/">Ironic Sans</a></p> <p><small>illustration by <a href="http://www.ironicsans.com/">Ironic Sans</a></small></p> <p>This is a blog post from <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a> For more content like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.laughingsquid.com/laughingsquid">RSS feed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid">FriendFeed</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/the-breakfast-cereal-club/">The Breakfast Cereal Club</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/friendfeed-comments-on-laughing-squid/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: FriendFeed Comments on Laughing Squid">FriendFeed Comments on Laughing Squid</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/friendfeed-aggregate-and-share-web-content-with-friends/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: FriendFeed, Aggregate and Share Web Content With Friends">FriendFeed, Aggregate and Share Web Content With Friends</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/a-new-hope/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: A New Hope">A New Hope</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/french-toast-kabobs-breakfast-served-on-a-skewer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: French Toast Kabobs, Breakfast Served On a Skewer">French Toast Kabobs, Breakfast Served On a Skewer</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/twitter-followers-have-exceeded-feed-subscribers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Twitter Followers Have Exceeded RSS Feed Subscribers">Twitter Followers Have Exceeded RSS Feed Subscribers</a></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=4vIwL6LN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=bS8pxrxl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=bS8pxrxl" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=S58X9jjn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=Oe3UzXht"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=Oe3UzXht" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=VUGLf7G0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=129" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~4/-uCMnvry8mM" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:57:05 +0000 http://jwz.livejournal.com/988800.html http://jwz.livejournal.com/988800.html <p></p><div align="CENTER"> <a href="http://www.gileswalker.org/gileswalker.org/ROBOTS/Pages/pole_dancers.html"> Giles Walker</a><p> </p><p><a href="http://jwz.livejournal.com/840285.html">Previously</a>. </p><p><br /> <i style="font-size: smaller;"> Maybe I need an <u>"and people say I'm hard to shop for"</u> tag.</i> </p></div> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:53:32 +0000 jwz@jwz.org (jwz) http://zgp.org/~dmarti/images/net-crap/kalash_c.png http://zgp.org/~dmarti/images/net-crap/kalash_c.png <a href="http://zgp.org/~dmarti/images/net-crap/kalash_c.png"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/n9Xb+F1xOprIf7QJP+K_AA.png" /></a><br /> Dumont: cisco is at http://zgp.org/~dmarti/images/net-crap/kalash_c.png Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:46:40 +0000 http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20090105-00 http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20090105-00 haha Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://lwn.net/Articles/313478/ http://lwn.net/Articles/313478/ i think they were only interested in stuff that works Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://lwn.net/Articles/313435/ http://lwn.net/Articles/313435/ hey folks, it's Whine About My Pet Useless DVCS Hour! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://gizmodo.com/5123489/actually-cute-girl-gets-android-tattoo http://gizmodo.com/5123489/actually-cute-girl-gets-android-tattoo everything that is wrong with modern tech journalism in one post Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://feedproxy.google.com/ironicsans/312@http://www.ironicsans.com/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ironicsans/feed/~3/22AdL6nyY6o/the_breakfast_cereal_club.html <p>"You see us as you want to see us, in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a leprechaun, a monster, a cap'n, a tiger, and a rabbit. Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Cereal Club."</p> <p><img src="http://www.ironicsans.com/images/breakfastcerealclub.jpg" alt="The Breakfast Cereal Club" height="689" width="450" /></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ironicsans/feed?a=lUVkNqxs"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ironicsans/feed?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ironicsans/feed?a=lNHauIlN"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ironicsans/feed?i=lNHauIlN" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ironicsans/feed?a=TH8PH7HC"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ironicsans/feed?i=TH8PH7HC" border="0" /></a> </div> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:33:42 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15156 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/rjZ_jKRNjgU/ <p><a href="http://roflcon.org/preliminary-roflthing-nyc-schedule/"><img src="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/roflthing-nyc-20090105-141406.jpg" alt="ROFLThing NYC" /></a></p> <p>They guys who organized last year’s amazing meme exploration conference <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflcon-2008-photos/">ROFLCon</a> in Cambridge and the follow-up event <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflthing-exploring-internet-memes-in-san-francisco/">ROFLThing</a> in San Francisco, are now doing <a href="http://roflcon.org/preliminary-roflthing-nyc-schedule/">ROFLThing NYC</a> on January 24th at <a href="http://www.santospartyhouse.com/">Santos Party House</a> in Manhattan.</p> <p>ROFLThing features talks by <a href="http://www.improveverywhere.com/charlie_todd/">Charlie Todd</a> (<a href="http://www.improveverywhere.com/charlie_todd/">Improv Everywhere</a>), Troy Hitch &amp; Matt Bledsoe (the creators of <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/you-suck-at-photoshop-by-donnie-hoyle/">You Suck At Photoshop</a>), <a href="http://ascii.textfiles.com/">Jason Scott</a>, <a href="http://brepettis.com/">Bre Pettis</a>, <a href="http://alexisohanian.com/">Alexis Ohanian</a> (co-founder of <a href="http://www.reddit.com/">Reddit</a>), <a href="http://louderback.com/">Jim Louderback</a> (CEO of <a href="http://revision3.com/">Revision3</a>), <a href="http://www.connare.com/">Vincent Connare</a> (creator of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans">Comic Sans</a> font) and many <a href="http://roflcon.org/preliminary-roflthing-nyc-schedule/">more</a>. Registration is <a href="http://roflcon.org/2009/01/05/registration-is-open-for-roflthing-nyc/">now open</a>.</p> <p>I’ll be attending the event along wiht <a href="http://hrlori.com/">Lori</a> and Laughing Squid is one of the <a href="http://roflcon.org/become-a-sponsor/">sponsors of the event</a>. While we are in town, we’ll be doing a Laughing Squid NYC Drinkup sometime that week before the event.</p> <p>See Previously: </p> <p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflcon-2008-photos/">ROFLCon 2008 Photos</a></p> <p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflthing-exploring-internet-memes-in-san-francisco/">ROFLThing, Exploring Internet Memes in San Francisco</a></p> <p><small>image via <a href="http://roflcon.org/">ROFLCon</a></small></p> <p>This is a blog post from <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a> For more content like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.laughingsquid.com/laughingsquid">RSS feed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid">FriendFeed</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflthing-nyc-internet-memes-invade-manhattan/">ROFLThing NYC, Internet Memes Invade Manhattan</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflthing-exploring-internet-memes-in-san-francisco/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: ROFLThing, Exploring Internet Memes in San Francisco">ROFLThing, Exploring Internet Memes in San Francisco</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflcon-organizers-the-tron-guy-on-internet-superstar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: ROFLCon Organizers &amp; The Tron Guy on Internet Superstar">ROFLCon Organizers &amp; The Tron Guy on Internet Superstar</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/laughing-squid-pre-roflcon-drinkup-april-24th-in-cambridge/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Laughing Squid’s Pre-ROFLCon Drinkup, April 24th in Cambridge">Laughing Squid’s Pre-ROFLCon Drinkup, April 24th in Cambridge</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/internet-week-new-york-celebrating-nycs-internet-industry/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Internet Week New York, Celebrating NYC’s Internet Industry">Internet Week New York, Celebrating NYC’s Internet Industry</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/roflcon-a-gathing-of-popluar-internet-memes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: ROFLCon, A Gathing of Popluar Internet Memes">ROFLCon, A Gathing of Popluar Internet Memes</a></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=ABxJqnZV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=WRBSPg09"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=WRBSPg09" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=covfqBnV"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=DnPXwEiT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=DnPXwEiT" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=AoC3hDTM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=129" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~4/rjZ_jKRNjgU" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:27:32 +0000 http://identi.ca/notice/1708018 http://identi.ca/notice/1708018 I like how this one seems like a traditional twitter "EATING THE SECOND REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP. TIME SINCE FIRST CUP: 5 MINUTES 27 SECONDS" sort of SO DO NOT CARE post Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:02:38 +0000 http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/3165512331_c6d533c83d_o.jpg http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/3165512331_c6d533c83d_o.jpg <a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1066/3165512331_c6d533c83d_o.jpg"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/1E4Zzn5HFU69oiWOsa6LMg.jpeg" /></a><br /> Octal Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:02:38 +0000 http://cca-actions.org/actions/missile-launcher-grows-weeds http://cca-actions.org/actions/missile-launcher-grows-weeds NovaRumpRodeo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:02:38 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15149 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/lGYqxTk7aEU/ <p><a href="http://newslite.tv/2009/01/02/hamster-powered-paper-shredder.html"><img src="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/hamster-paper-shreader-20090105-132724.jpg" alt="Hamster Powered Paper Shredder" /></a></p> <p>London design consultant <a href="http://www.tomballhatchet.com/">Tom Ballhatchet</a> has created a prototype for a <a href="http://newslite.tv/2009/01/02/hamster-powered-paper-shredder.html">Hamster Powered Paper Shredder</a>. 45 minutes of hamster wheel running will shred a piece of paper which then becomes bedding for the hamster.</p> <p><small>via <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/03/hamster-powered-shredder/">Neatorama</a></small></p> <p><small>image via <a href="http://www.tomballhatchet.com/">Tom Ballhatchet</a></small></p> <p>This is a blog post from <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a> For more content like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.laughingsquid.com/laughingsquid">RSS feed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid">FriendFeed</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/a-hamster-powered-paper-shredder/">A Hamster Powered Paper Shredder</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/friendfeed-comments-on-laughing-squid/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: FriendFeed Comments on Laughing Squid">FriendFeed Comments on Laughing Squid</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/hamster-on-a-piano-eating-popcorn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Hamster On A Piano Eating Popcorn">Hamster On A Piano Eating Popcorn</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/friendfeed-aggregate-and-share-web-content-with-friends/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: FriendFeed, Aggregate and Share Web Content With Friends">FriendFeed, Aggregate and Share Web Content With Friends</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/jonathan-coulton-paper-doll-with-giant-squid-outfit/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Jonathan Coulton Paper Doll With Giant Squid Outfit">Jonathan Coulton Paper Doll With Giant Squid Outfit</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/twitter-followers-have-exceeded-feed-subscribers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Twitter Followers Have Exceeded RSS Feed Subscribers">Twitter Followers Have Exceeded RSS Feed Subscribers</a></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=xavHbNGx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=Q8H9Pnzf"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=Q8H9Pnzf" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=3jthz5lA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=FZbgHrsU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=FZbgHrsU" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=kSPqmjhj"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=129" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~4/lGYqxTk7aEU" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:51 +0000 http://www.unr.edu/police/ http://www.unr.edu/police/ err, I guess state, technically Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:17:41 +0000 http://www.metafilter.com/77981/Dont-murder-me-bro http://www.metafilter.com/77981/Dont-murder-me-bro Fuck. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:31:57 +0000 http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/fillingknives http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/fillingknives yummy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:02:25 +0000 http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/ http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/ fuzzie, SpaceHobo, et al Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:02:25 +0000 http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/filling/tramp-aids http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/filling/tramp-aids http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/filling/tramp-aids Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:02:24 +0000 http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/filling/knives http://thegreatbritishsandwich.com/filling/knives fo0bar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:02:24 +0000 http://www.losanjealous.com/2009/01/05/losanjealous-concert-picks-jan-5-11/ http://www.losanjealous.com/2009/01/05/losanjealous-concert-picks-jan-5-11/ PICK OF THE WEEK LITTLE ONES w/ Plants and Animals The Phatal DJ &amp; DJ Kutmah Friday, January 9 Natural History Museum First Fridays Info     THIS WEEK'S TICKET GIVEAWAYS NORTEC COLLECTIVE presents Bostich &amp; Fussible Thursday, January 8 Echoplex [ENTER TO WIN TICKETS] Info       HEADS UP Thorns of Life, Underground Railroad to Candyland @ Center for The Arts, Eagle Rock Fri 1/23 IO Echo ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:02:35 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15127 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/FAUynV-_nb8/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/furtographer/3168470049/" title="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes by furtographer, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/3168470049_bcaf12d9a2.jpg" alt="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes" height="345" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/furtographer/3168472029/" title="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes by furtographer, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1167/3168472029_d1988c7e31.jpg" alt="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes" height="384" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/furtographer/3169296250/" title="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes by furtographer, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/3169296250_6f4211c673.jpg" alt="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://edwlynch.com/">EDW Lynch</a> warns us that a Solstice Killer, known to authorities as “Lumber Jack”, has been <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/furtographer/sets/72157612124023383/">murdering Christmas trees</a> in San Francisco and then dumping their remains on sidewalks around the city. This sick individual first “decorates” his victims before killing them with a saw or asphyxiation by spray-on snow.</p> <blockquote><p>Detectives and forensics experts scoured the Mission Saturday in search of the notorious Solstice Killer, the only documented Serial Tree Murderer. He strikes San Francisco shortly after Christmas each year and leaves a trail of dead trees on the sidewalks of sleepy residential streets. Photos of the ongoing investigation have just been released. WARNING: The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/furtographer/sets/72157612124023383/">photos</a> are graphic and depict dead conifers in various states of decomposition.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/furtographer/3168475265/" title="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes by furtographer, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1157/3168475265_dda40d778c.jpg" alt="Solstice Killer Crime Scenes" height="500" width="333" /></a></p> <blockquote><p>Authorities are hunting down the Solstice Killer aka “Lumber Jack”, the serial tree murderer who strikes after Dec 25 of each year. Motive is unknown though the killer tends to “decorate” his victims shortly before their death. Preferred method of death is by saw or asphyxiation by spray-on snow. Tree remains are dumped all over the city with special emphasis on residential neighborhoods.</p></blockquote> <p><small>photos by <a href="http://www.furtographer.com/">Furtographer</a></small></p> <p>This is a blog post from <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a> For more content like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.laughingsquid.com/laughingsquid">RSS feed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid">FriendFeed</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/solstice-killer-at-large-murdering-christmas-trees-in-san-francisco/">Solstice Killer At Large, Murdering Christmas Trees In San Francisco</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/danger-rangers-annual-post-yule-pyre-christmas-tree-beach-burn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Danger Ranger’s Annual Post-Yule Pyre Christmas Tree Beach Burn">Danger Ranger’s Annual Post-Yule Pyre Christmas Tree Beach Burn</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/killer-b-movies-attack-san-francisco/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Killer B-Movies Attack San Francisco">Killer B-Movies Attack San Francisco</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/danger-rangers-16th-annual-post-yule-pyre/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Danger Ranger’s 16th Annual Post Yule Pyre">Danger Ranger’s 16th Annual Post Yule Pyre</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/danger-rangers-20th-annual-post-yule-pyre-christmas-tree-burn/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Danger Ranger’s 20th Annual Post-Yule Pyre Christmas Tree Burn">Danger Ranger’s 20th Annual Post-Yule Pyre Christmas Tree Burn</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/chicken-john-christmas-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Chicken John’s Christmas Show">Chicken John’s Christmas Show</a></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=RkIdLfrp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=myBixyPx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=myBixyPx" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=U2etZMXp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=LPWe37z9"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=LPWe37z9" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=P4SQeX0x"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=129" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~4/FAUynV-_nb8" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:29:55 +0000 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_beefs_up_troops_and_forts_to_protect_amazon_forest/?source=rss http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brazil_beefs_up_troops_and_forts_to_protect_amazon_forest/?source=rss Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said the government will increase the number of troops in the Amazon from 17,000 to 30,000 and build 28 new forts on Indian land and conservation areas of the world’s largest rain forest. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:24:00 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15082 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/xevUNDBOzVk/ <p><a href="http://www.thecrucible.org/ballet/dracul.html"><img src="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/the-crucibledracul-prince-of-fire-20090104-135610.jpg" alt="Dracul: Prince of Fire" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.thecrucible.org/ballet/dracul.html">“Dracul: Prince of Fire”</a>, the <a href="http://www.thecrucible.org/ballet/">10th Anniversary Fire Ballet</a> fundraiser for <a href="http://www.thecrucible.org/">The Crucible</a> takes place January 7th-10th and January 14th-17th, with a <a href="http://www.thecrucible.org/ballet/dracul_gala.html">Grand Gala Finale</a> on January 17th. All proceeds from the event help support The Crucible’s youth and adult programs.</p> <blockquote><p>Join us for The Crucible’s Tenth Anniversary when we present another stunning Fire Ballet Fundraiser; Dracul: Prince of Fire, conceived and directed by Crucible founder, Michael Sturtz, with choreography by Viktor Kabaniaev, and stage direction by Mark Streshinsky.</p> <p>In an original twist on the tale of Dracul, the father of Dracula, the story reveals the beginning of the vampire legend in a way only The Crucible could imagine. Set during the age of industry, it’s a dark tale of passion, fire and blood.</p></blockquote> <p></p> <p>This is a blog post from <a href="http://laughingsquid.com">Laughing Squid</a> For more content like this, subscribe to the <a href="http://feeds.laughingsquid.com/laughingsquid">RSS feed</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">Twitter</a> &amp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid">FriendFeed</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/dracul-prince-of-fire-the-crucibles-10th-anniversary-fire-ballet/">Dracul: Prince of Fire, The Crucible’s 10th Anniversary Fire Ballet</a></p> <p>Related posts:</p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/the-crucibles-benefit-fire-ballet-igor-stravinskys-firebird/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The Crucible’s Benefit Fire Ballet, Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird">The Crucible’s Benefit Fire Ballet, Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/hot-couture-a-fusion-of-fire-fashion-at-the-crucible/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Hot Couture: A Fusion of Fire &amp; Fashion at The Crucible">Hot Couture: A Fusion of Fire &amp; Fashion at The Crucible</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/tech-alley-laughing-squid-10th-anniversary-videos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Tech Alley’s Laughing Squid 10th Anniversary Videos">Tech Alley’s Laughing Squid 10th Anniversary Videos</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/10th-anniversary-party-poster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 10th Anniversary Party Poster">10th Anniversary Party Poster</a></p><p>- <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/10th-anniversary-party-venue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 10th Anniversary Party Venue">10th Anniversary Party Venue</a></p><p></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=4IV0c3XJ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=PdxAJu6m"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=PdxAJu6m" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=BvksbfN4"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=oehE9DT6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?i=oehE9DT6" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?a=yYNJcPyh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/laughingsquid?d=129" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~4/xevUNDBOzVk" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:05:40 +0000 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=240+N+cedar+street+hazleton,+pa&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.677964,62.753906&ie=UTF8&ll=40.958021,-75.969687&spn=0.002512,0.004597&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=240+N+cedar+street+hazleton,+pa&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.677964,62.753906&ie=UTF8&ll=40.958021,-75.969687&spn=0.002512,0.004597&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addr squinky Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:02:41 +0000 http://londonreconnections.blogspot.com/2009/01/pictures-of-378001-at-euston.html http://londonreconnections.blogspot.com/2009/01/pictures-of-378001-at-euston.html SpaceHobo: http://londonreconnections.blogspot.com/2009/01/pictures-of-378001-at-euston.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:02:41 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15094 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/qq2EEEzPwvw/ <p></p> <p>This Saturday, January 10th <a href="http://improveverywhere.com/2008/12/29/global-no-pants-subway-ride/">No Pants Subway Rides</a> are being organized around the world. The event was <a href="http://improveverywhere.com/missions/the-no-pants-subway-ride/">started 8 years ago in NYC</a> by <a href="http://improveverywhere.com/">Improv Everywhere</a>.</p> <blockquote><p> REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION</p> <p>1) Willing to take pants off on subway<br /> 2) Able to keep a straight face about it </p></blockquote> <p>Here’s more information on the <a href="http://improveverywhere.ning.com/group/sanfrancisco/forum/topics/no-pants-subway-ride">San Francisco No Pants Subway Ride</a>.</p> <div><br /> .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5799db !important;} .msnbcLinks a:hover, .msnbcLinks a:active {color:#CC0000 !important;} </div> <p>See Previously: <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/7th-annual-no-pants-subway-ride-by-improv-everywhere/">7th Annual No Pants! 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At the young age of just 25, Tarvaris Jackson has been playing for the Minnesota Vikings for a couple of seasons, but has yet to live up to the coach's expectations. Some fans have begun to ... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:42 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=15070 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/laughingsquid/~3/-T3gc6RAVqE/ <p><a href="http://www.eff.org/calendar/2009/01/07/birthday"><img src="http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/eff-18.png" title="EFF" height="216" width="456" alt="EFF's 18th Birthday Party" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-15077" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.eff.org/">Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)</a> is <a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/12/eff18">having</a> their <a href="http://www.eff.org/calendar/2009/01/07/birthday">18th Birthday Party</a> this Wednesday, January 7th at <a href="http://www.dnalounge.com/">DNA Lounge</a> in San Francisco. The event features special guest <a href="http://www.djspooky.com/">DJ Spooky</a>, as well as music by <a href="http://www.bootiesf.com/">Bootie</a> DJ’s <a href="http://www.aplusd.net/">Adrian and Mysterious D (A plus D)</a>, <a href="http://www.kidkameleon.com/">Kid Kameleon</a> from <a href="http://suryadub.com/">Surya Dub</a>, and EFF’s resident DJ’s Tones and Qubitsu.</p> <p>The event is a fundraiser for EFF and they are asking for a $25 donation at the door. 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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:55 +0000 http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/009280.html http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/009280.html sneakums Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:43 +0000 http://goodjobbb.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/twilight-of-the-superheroes/ http://goodjobbb.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/twilight-of-the-superheroes/ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:43 +0000 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FutilityCloset/~3/503363431/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FutilityCloset/~3/503363431/ Backpfeifengesicht Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:43 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Owens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Owens SNOPES! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:43 +0000 http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20090105.png http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20090105.png <a href="http://www.overcompensating.com/comics/20090105.png"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/F0PBkZddqF1TpeMv9Zex+Q.png" /></a><br /> SPOILER ALERT! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:46:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/hangover-heaven/ http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/hangover-heaven/ Emad. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:46:42 +0000 http://www.crummy.com/2009/01/05/0 http://www.crummy.com/2009/01/05/0 The relaxing hot spring song is just a slowed-down version of the Funky Monkey Dance. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:16:54 +0000 http://www.archivum.info/comp.editors/2006-06/msg00056.html http://www.archivum.info/comp.editors/2006-06/msg00056.html http://www.archivum.info/comp.editors/2006-06/msg00056.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:32:41 +0000 http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/01/next-generation-space-toilet-ready-in-five-years/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PinkTentacle/~3/503298661/ <p align="center"><img src="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/space_toilet.jpg" alt="Space toilet -- " /></p> <p>The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with engineers from the private sector to develop a next-generation space toilet, which they hope to complete within the next five years. </p> <p>Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor. </p> <p>Established last month, JAXA’s space toilet research group includes engineers from the private sector. Participants reportedly come from an assortment of toilet and chemical manufacturers, as well as from the architectural and engineering firm Shimizu Corporation. Plans are to test working prototypes of the space toilet in Japan’s Kibo lab aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The developers indicate their next-generation space toilet may also prove useful in earthbound settings — particularly in hospitals with bedridden patients. </p> <p>The current ISS toilet is a Russian-built, western-style commode that sucks waste away like a vacuum cleaner. Use of that toilet requires practice before heading to space, particularly because an improperly seated user has the potential to create a messy situation.</p> <p>Chiaki Mukai, head of JAXA’s Space Biomedical Research Office, is looking forward to the development of the new toilet. “Long-term stays in space place significant stress on the mind and body,” Mukai says. “The toilet plays a crucial role in maintaining good health in space.” </p> <p>[Source: <a href="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/source_0105.jpg">Yomiuri</a>]</p> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:31:01 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_perm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_perm emad Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:47:11 +0000 http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert7.jpg http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert7.jpg <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert7.jpg"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/z+Qpx8D2JjYbKVGitMSMEQ.jpeg" /></a><br /> fo0bar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:17:03 +0000 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/04/BA0R153LGU.DTL&tsp=1 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/04/BA0R153LGU.DTL&tsp=1 "Chief Gee said officers were called to the Fruitvale Station at 2 a.m. Thursday when police got a report that two groups of riders were fighting on a train that had just left the West Oakland Station and was headed for Dublin/Pleasanton. The officers then detained several people, the chief said." Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:32:05 +0000 http://archive.gamespy.com/fargo/august03/autorpg/ http://archive.gamespy.com/fargo/august03/autorpg/ reference Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:32:04 +0000 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.general/12723 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.encryption.general/12723 there are great days we're living in, bros Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:02:26 +0000 http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/017543.html http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/017543.html most unexpected resolution award Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:17:55 +0000 http://www.examiner.com/x-2194-Atlanta-Dating-Examiner~y2009m1d4-Crushing-the-Crush http://www.examiner.com/x-2194-Atlanta-Dating-Examiner~y2009m1d4-Crushing-the-Crush reading things like this after I've read the Onion is difficult. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:17:55 +0000 http://jsr.livejournal.com/224437.html http://jsr.livejournal.com/224437.html http://jsr.livejournal.com/224437.html &lt;- how to kill a tyre dead Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:31:56 +0000 http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=808 http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=808 because regular unicycles are too easy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:02:10 +0000 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24874216-421,00.html http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24874216-421,00.html http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24874216-421,00.html &lt;- also in Australia, A SELF-CONFESSED "jealous wife" who allegedly murdered her husband by torching his genitals told neighbours "his penis should belong to me", a court has heard. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:02:10 +0000 http://nexus404.com/Blog/2007/04/28/minimalist-designer-pendulum-wall-clock/ http://nexus404.com/Blog/2007/04/28/minimalist-designer-pendulum-wall-clock/ if it is so minimalist, why does it have a pendulum? Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:02:08 +0000 http://www.theage.com.au/world/pill-link-to-infertile-men-says-vatican-20090104-79u1.html http://www.theage.com.au/world/pill-link-to-infertile-men-says-vatican-20090104-79u1.html ha ha Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:31:46 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEAF_CULTURE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEAF_CULTURE should be a redirect Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:31:46 +0000 http://popculturewilleatitself.com/?p=4609 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopCultureWillEatItself/~3/503070106/ <p><img src="http://media.popculturewilleatitself.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/twilight-hotel.jpg" title="Brandy Zdan &amp; Dave Quanbury are Twilight Hotel" height="381" width="720" alt="Brandy Zdan &amp; Dave Quanbury are Twilight Hotel" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4613" /></p> <p>Duos can be tricky. Sometimes duos struggle for years to find a balance, to get both voices across. Sometimes it’s instantly obvious when the pair is more than the sum of its parts. Brandy Zdan and Dave Quanbury are much closer to the latter, going from meeting each other to writing songs together in the space of a campfire. Soon they were touring together, accompanying each other on songs they each wrote. Eventually they broke down and gave themselves a single name, Twilight Hotel, and took their musical partnership to a new level.<br /> <span id="more-4609"></span><br /> From the expansive sounds of the Southwest to New York cabaret, Twilight Hotel’s music runs the gamut of the American musical experience. Not bad for a couple of Canadians. Like The Band before them Twilight Hotel has somehow managed to capture the musical essence of Americana and perform it more genuinely than most native musicians. Their music sounds kind of like Tom Waits meets Calexico, backed by Chris Isaak, if that makes any sense. If it doesn’t, have a listen to these selections from their 2008 album <em>Highway Prayer</em>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BCTSPE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=seansmovieinfo&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001BCTSPE"><img src="http://media.popculturewilleatitself.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/twilight-hotel-highway-prayer.jpg" title="Twilight Hotel - Highway Prayer" height="228" width="250" alt="Twilight Hotel - Highway Prayer" class="imageleft" /></a>“Slumber Queen”</p> <p>I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for a tremolo guitar. And I love songs with imagery of dust, despair, and highways. Hence, I like this song, which sounds like it could be a cover of an unreleased Calexico track.</p> <p>“The Critic”</p> <p>More the wide-open guitar, but this time seemingly filtered through a more country influence. </p> <p><strong>Videos</strong></p> <p>“Twilight Hotel”, live (Watch this. Seriously. Good stuff.)<br /> </p> <p>“Viva la Vinyl”<br /> </p> <p><strong>Links</strong><br /> Buy <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BCTSPE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=seansmovieinfo&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001BCTSPE">Highway Prayer</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=seansmovieinfo&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001BCTSPE" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" height="1" width="1" alt="" border="0" /></em><br /> <a href="http://twilighthotel.ca">Official Site</a><br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/twilighthotel">MySpace</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=a0zv1N"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=a0zv1N" border="0" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=Zcyyqw.P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=Zcyyqw.P" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=eWnmDT.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=eWnmDT.p" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=2pN4Qa.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=2pN4Qa.p" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=ynVsn7.P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=ynVsn7.P" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=IwDClo.P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=IwDClo.P" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=rwDiYf.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=rwDiYf.p" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=7NNDIc.p"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=7NNDIc.p" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=8mi2ou.P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=8mi2ou.P" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?a=bVENDz.P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/PopCultureWillEatItself?i=bVENDz.P" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopCultureWillEatItself/~4/503070106" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:51:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6555 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~3/oSVq9zeiq8k/ <p>Madness I tell you, pure madness. </p> <p></p><div class="galContent"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/hangover-heaven/"><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/MechanixIllustrated/4-1947/med_hangover_heaven.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Hangover Heaven</strong> is the apt name of the unusual bonnet at right. Originally developed by makeup man Max Factor for the benefit of actresses who wish to refresh their faces on hot studio sets without spoiling their makeup, the facial ice pack was quickly diverted to another purpose by festive Hollywoodians. The headpiece, adorned with water-filled plastic cubes, is kept in the refrigerator while the water freezes. </p></blockquote> No tags for this post. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9rthNxc0RUO6lcOI3xOwcwEqvz8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9rthNxc0RUO6lcOI3xOwcwEqvz8/i" border="0" ismap="true" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=ZwqHd7J6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=9yt7KeWR"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=ZwqHd7J6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=TZ0Naj88"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=TZ0Naj88" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=iQbCAr6v"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=iQbCAr6v" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=dOZ9gS2c"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=U79Y5gBy"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=U79Y5gBy" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=Ucu9bxDY"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=145" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~4/oSVq9zeiq8k" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:51:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6563 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~3/JjEA8vxJR0A/ <p>Yay for early DRM. How long do you think it would have been before some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lech_Johansen">Norwegian kid</a> built themselves a Descrambling Card Simulation System (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeCSS">DeCSS</a>) and gave the plans to all of their friends so they could view scrambled broadcasts on their non compatible European TVs?</p> <p></p><div class="galContent"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/subscription-tv/"><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/MechanixIllustrated/9-1953/med_subscription_tv.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Subscription TV</strong><br /> WOULD you like to see the opera, ballet, latest sports events, movies and Broadway plays on TV, sans commercials? If the FCC okays Skiatron, by merely inserting special program cards in a decoder unit attached to your set, you’ll view special programs at nominal fees. </p></blockquote> No tags for this post. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/aFTjXgQaw4EhfCWTpR_n4ptbPt4/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/aFTjXgQaw4EhfCWTpR_n4ptbPt4/i" border="0" ismap="true" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=DtzR6LmT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=DCYTqOU1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=DtzR6LmT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=3iDmZxaz"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=3iDmZxaz" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=lHGJs26p"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=lHGJs26p" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=GxbrSnmI"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=p5BK8LAh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=p5BK8LAh" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=NcYHB08Y"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=145" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~4/JjEA8vxJR0A" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:47:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6519 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~3/4gnn1P7u-pk/ <p></p><div class="galContent"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/relax-on-air/"><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/MechanixIllustrated/7-1947/relax_on_air/med_relax_on_air_0.jpg" class="doubleImage" /><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/MechanixIllustrated/7-1947/relax_on_air/med_relax_on_air_1.jpg" class="doubleImage" /></a><div class="galText"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/relax-on-air/">view additional pages</a></div></div><p></p> <blockquote><p><strong>RELAX ON AIR</strong></p> <p>BY JACQUES MARTIAL, as told to Sophie Smoliar.</p> <p>RELAX on air! That’s the promise of tomorrow’s rubber furniture which will soon be replacing much of the overstuffed, coil-spring type in common use.</p> <p>Furniture manufacturers, long plagued by shortages of materials and also by a dearth of new ideas, have sought a way to produce comfortable and low-cost furniture. Now they claim to have found the answer in the principle of the air-filled rubber tube. With inexpensive materials and simple assembly, manufacturers foresee mass production with furniture prices spiraling downward.<br /> <span id="more-6519"></span><br /> The first rubber furniture on the market consisted of solid wood pieces covered with a thin layer of rubber, a far cry from the double spring action of upholstered stuffed furniture. The second step was the development of the use of foamed latex. This was better but does not compare with newer combinations which, like rubber tubes, combine air and rubber for resiliency and so-called good posture pieces that rebound to original shapes without prompting.</p> <p>The war interrupted the application and further development of foamed latex which went to cushion our fighting men against concussion. Before Pearl Harbor, however, the material did appear in seats for automobiles, trains and buses.</p> <p>Foamed latex, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, is a network of open or interconnecting cells made from rubber latices or liquid rubbers and manufactured in sheet, strip, molded, or special shapes. For those who are unfamiliar with it, latex in its pure form, is the milky juice or food supply stored inside the bark of a rubber tree. It looks like cream and is almost tasteless and odorless.</p> <p>A small quantity of latex is whipped by a machine resembling a giant egg-beater. During this process, compressed air is forced into the mixture along with a jelling agent to produce what looks like an angel cake batter containing millions of tiny air bubbles. The liquid is then poured into a mould, covered, and either baked or vulcanized for 30 minutes. The finished product has a satin-smooth top surface and underneath, has a light, completely porous body honeycombed with millions of tiny interconnecting cells.</p> <p>Cellular rubber has been used in the past as an insulator for refrigerators and as a buoyant material for life-saving equipment. Not to be confused with sponge rubber which it resembles in feel and appearance, cellular rubber has certain properties possessed by no other material. It is lighter than cork and is moisture-proof. It derives its cushioning capacity from millions of microscopic cells filled with nitrogen— 250,000 per cubic inch.</p> <p>These tiny cells allow the material to conform immediately to the shape of the object thrown against it, giving support and at the same time exerting pressures that offset the effects of a heavy blow. The air in sponge rubber escapes from the area where a blow is delivered, whereas in cellular rubber the gas trapped in each cell behaves like little balloons.</p> <p>In a spectacular demonstration of the softness of cellular rubber, representatives of the United States Rubber Company dropped fresh eggs from the roof of an eleven-story building onto a three-inch thick pad of the new material. Eggs which missed the pad were, of course, smashed on the sidewalk. Those hitting the rubber target bounced back into the air—in some cases as much as 25 feet— and were caught unbroken by an assistant.</p> <p>In addition to the softness of material, the new furniture will depend for comfort on air-filled sections of two types— single tube or multiple compartments with connecting air holes. Valves will be installed somewhere in the seam of the cushion. When air must be replenished, a small hand pump will easily supply the necessary low air pressures. Pumping should not be required more than once in one to three months. </p></blockquote> No tags for this post. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/dbtx2ydtkKABGXbMcyE7mCDMNF8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/dbtx2ydtkKABGXbMcyE7mCDMNF8/i" border="0" ismap="true" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=stQN4yXB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=gEBekxtP"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=stQN4yXB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=NJbwWblT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=NJbwWblT" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=XLb8lk2b"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=XLb8lk2b" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=sl8uF0xX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=XtpdPx9Z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=XtpdPx9Z" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=gmwwzzTi"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=145" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~4/4gnn1P7u-pk" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:46:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6570 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~3/IX8sQvRVBi4/ <p></p><div class="galContent"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/rail-flyer-to-set-new-speed-marks/"><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/ModernMechanix/5-1932/med_rail_flyer.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Rail Flyer to Set New Speed Marks </strong></p> <p>THE rail flyer, the inventor has called this new space-consuming creation of engineering, and it has several very good reasons for its existence.</p> <p>It is so constructed that it is able to overcome one of the great problems of rapid transportation; the problem of traction. Every vehicle has tractive power, the ability to move forward under applied force.<br /> <span id="more-6570"></span><br /> When these great pieces of buzzing, roaring mechanisms like those used by Capt. Campbell at Daytona Beach, reach their maximum speeds of over two hundred miles per hour they are getting close to the limit of traction; that is the limit where, due to the great force applied to the wheels, the wheels will do nothing but slip helplessly around. As a matter of fact, in these super-machines, a great deal of the energy fed to the wheels is dissipated in this manner.</p> <p>Anybody who has had the opportunity of holding the hand on the tire of a racing car after it has been driven at the rate of a hundred miles per hour for several hours will be very forcibly reminded of this loss of tractive power through excessive speed.</p> <p>The tires will be so hot that they will almost burn the hand.</p> <p>With the still greater demands for speed and more speed, the engineers are beginning to ask themselves when, due to the problem outlined above, we shall have reached the limit.</p> <p>But why not take to the air with planes that will not have to depend upon weather conditions; planes that will move through fogs, snow and wind as easily as do our largest and most powerful locomotives. Not only will they do this but they will also reach prodigious speeds of over five hundred miles per hour by practically eliminating all friction with solid materials.</p> <p>The rail flyer will do these things. It really amounts to a captive airplane, which, when its power is turned off, will descend gently to its guiding rail, its gyroscope holding it perfectly vertical even in the face of driving winds. Surely this would provide new luxury of travel with one hour between New York and Buffalo and a little more than two hours between New York and Chicago.</p></blockquote> No tags for this post. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WOLILhv8g_g1zoL3F907sO6pHUM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WOLILhv8g_g1zoL3F907sO6pHUM/i" border="0" ismap="true" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=dlLp4n2v"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=CKS6UJft"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=dlLp4n2v"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=S6mzJ2Ka"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=S6mzJ2Ka" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=WfSIxCgH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=WfSIxCgH" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=T1gxqhug"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=lcWlWp91"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=lcWlWp91" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=t2THgmz7"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=145" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~4/IX8sQvRVBi4" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:46:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6553 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~3/UkGuOusurAg/ <p></p><div class="galContent"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/luck-for-sale/"><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/MechanixIllustrated/8-1954/luck_for_sale/med_luck_for_sale_0.jpg" class="doubleImage" /><img src="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/qf/c/MechanixIllustrated/8-1954/luck_for_sale/med_luck_for_sale_1.jpg" class="doubleImage" /></a><div class="galText"><a href="http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/05/luck-for-sale/">view additional pages</a></div></div><p></p> <blockquote><p><strong>LUCK FOR SALE</strong></p> <p>Even the best of us ore superstitious and we pay magic-charm sellers millions of dollars yearly.</p> <p>By Irv Leiberman</p> <p>Cleveland, Ohio Gentlemen: I notice your Life Everlasting Herb and if it is so good and luckey 1 would like to have one. Also tell me how to use it.</p> <p>I remane, Mr. B. F.</p> <p>THIS actual letter, typical of thousands, is the foundation stone of many a huge business fortune. It represents the average customer in a series of flourishing and highly profitable superstition transactions.</p> <p>Millions of Americans are in constant and ever hopeful search for ready-made luck and herbs to solve all their problems. And hundreds of energetic salesmen sell them almost anything their heart desires for a mere pittance.<br /> <span id="more-6553"></span><br /> A dozen large companies stud the big cities of America and function independently or collaboratively as the fountain-heads of occultism. They print dream books and package herbs; they mold magical candles and fill small bottles with perfumed chemicals bearing such exotic names as Bat’s Blood; they stuff little square boxes with Live Lodestone and Graveyard Dust. Then specially-trained salesmen dispose of them to the eager men and women all over the country.</p> <p>Even many well-known people believe in luck charms. The hairy-chested novelist, Ernest Hemingway, a man who would seem far removed from misty beliefs, is a veteran carrier of good luck charms. For years, he kept an Old Indian luck stone in one of his pockets. One night during World War II when Hemingway was in London as a correspondent and was about to leave with a bombing squadron for a raid over Germany, he discovered the stone was missing.</p> <p>Unwilling to leave without his lucky charm, he turned to a cleaning woman in the hall of his hotel and said, “Quick, give me something for luck!”</p> <p>She handed him an old champagne cork. That night Hemingway’s plane, caught in a hail of flak, was scarcely able to limp back to base. The writer was the only occupant unscratched. He still carries the cork. As a matter of fact, he had it with him when he was involved in the recent African incident in which he escaped from not one plane crash but two!</p> <p>The theatre world is honeycombed with strange beliefs about good luck omens. Almost every well-known actor or actress has pet superstitions. For many years before Rita Hayworth became a star, she could be seen, before stepping on the set, slipping a shiny new dime under the garter on her left leg. “This is for luck,” she explained. Although few observers would attribute her luck to the presence of that dime, few will deny that she has had good luck.</p> <p>When Jane Cowl began her career, Belasco gave her a doll. It brought luck and never left her dressing room. Helen Hayes has always prized the frayed rabbit’s foot with which she dabbed rouge on her face for her first appearance on the stage.</p> <p>Americans are probably no more superstitious than any other people, but in putting their luck beliefs into concrete form they have put this peculiar kind of know-how into big-business brackets. Official sales figures show that in this country more than 10,000,000 rabbits’ feet and 3,333,000 plastic-covered four-leaf clovers are sold annually.</p> <p>Americans’ insistent belief in Lady Luck put Charles Brand of New York City into the rabbit foot business in 1938 and has kept him there—at a profit—ever since. Known as the Rabbit Foot King, Brand has turned out about 1,000,000 of these furry charms annually for the past 15 years in his rabbit-foot factory in New York’s fur district and has cleaned up a small fortune in doing it.</p> <p>Although Brand does not guarantee his product, he has a lot of faith in it. Not only have rabbits’ feet changed his own luck, he says, but he [Continued on page 218] is constantly getting enthusiastic letters from satisfied customers.</p> <p>One came from a happy bride who had been a lonely middle-aged spinster until she risked a dime on a rabbit’s foot. With the bunny’s paw in her purse she set out for a Florida vacation. Within two weeks she reported she had bagged a husband on the beach.</p> <p>“Ninety per cent of the people are superstitious,” Brand says. “It isn’t just the country folks, either, who like to have a luck-inducer on a chain. Actually, Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta are the biggest markets.”</p> <p>Brand wears bunny paws himself and is rarely at a loss to prove their mystic power. His favorite experience recently concerned the time he was on a train and noticed a little old woman across the aisle weeping bitterly. As he got off at his station, he dropped a rabbit foot, along with a note, in her lap.</p> <p>“I don’t know your trouble, but I hope this will help,” he had written.</p> <p>She showed up in his shop a few weeks ago, full of smiles. “That was a wonderful day when you presented me with that rabbit foot, son,” she announced. “I’d been losing my shirt on the horses before and that was why I was weeping. But ever since, my luck has been unbelievably good.”</p> <p>Four-leaf clovers are big business for Charles Donald Fox, onetime Hollywood publicity man. To date he has sold 30,000,000 to countless Americans who carry them on key chains, to big companies which use them in advertising cards, calendars and souvenirs and to men’s accessory manufacturers who put them into suspenders, cuff links and tie pins.</p> <p>Back in 1938 while on a cruise through the Panama Canal, Fox ran into Chester T. Daniels, a man who doubled as chief telephone operator for the Canal Zone’s telephone system and amateur horticulturist. In his latter capacity he had been successful in cultivating a strain of clover that produced only four-leaf specimens.</p> <p>“Ship them to me just as fast as you grow them,” Fox told Daniels. “I’ll take your entire output.”</p> <p>Fox did. During the years that have passed, Fox has virtually enjoyed a four-leaf clover monopoly.</p> <p>Of course Brand’s bunny paws an4 Fox’s clovers are honest, legitimate enterprises, but there are also many swindlers in the superstition field. Some of them sell their wares by mail through the company catalogue, an elaborately designed affair that appeals gaudily and directly to the lowliest dreams of fame and sexual power, health and wealth, and categorically promise the attainment of them all.</p> <p>Here are a few excerpts from one such catalogue: Five Finger Grass—hang over bedstead to ward off evil.</p> <p>Smellage Root—Rub on foot of person who has been a bad influence.</p> <p>Life Everlasting Herb—said to prolong life; one teaspoonful to one cup of water.</p> <p>The response to these catalogues is constant and tremendous. The file of original letters making inquiries or purchases is cross-indexed by name, product and geographical location. Known frankly as the sucker list, it is the blood and tissue of the superstition rackets and insurance of a perennial golden harvest of orders and cash. Indeed, it forms a business in itself for one distributor will rent it to another at prices ranging from $12 to $30 for each 1,000 names.</p> <p>Sometimes these mail-order companies have to be on the lookout for customers who decide to pay a personal call. For example, one such man (whom we shall call Carl S.) who lived in the Bronx, trekked to a New York City mail-order firm in answer to an ad in a cultist magazine concerning the magic of a wondrous “pendulum.”</p> <p>Carl asked to see the president, who immediately went straight into a lecture on how he first got interested in the pendulum in Syria when he saw a character walking along with one, stopping occasionally to dig in the ground.</p> <p>“When the pendulum began to swing, he dug,” explained the president. “Always he came up with some valuable old vase or some other buried relic—worth lots of money.”</p> <p>Carl said his wife was crazy about antiques and that was just the sort of instrument he needed.</p> <p>The man then explained that the swinging of the pendulum could tell you the darndest things. “For example,” he said, “the pendulum can predict the sex of an unborn child. It can advise you what to do about your business, counsel you in love and marriage, find long lost relatives (if you want to find them) and tell you where to go on your vacation.”</p> <p>When Carl left the talkative swindler—he also left $3.95 for the “magic pendulum.” Not only did this instrument fail to bring Carl luck, it cost him $125 to pay the man who fixed up his back yard after Carl had dug holes all over his land.</p> <p>To the superstitious folks of the circus, luck charms are as necessary as food. Un fortunately, these good luck tokens don’t always do their job well.</p> <p>Several years ago a lucky shoestring failed to save Rosello, billed as the Man in the Moon, on opening night of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden. He lost his grip while sliding down a rope after finishing his act of spinning on his head on a platform 70 feet above the ground and crashed heavily, breaking both wrists and suffering internal harts.</p> <p>Another circus performer with Barnum and Bailey who learned that his good luck charm was not infallible was Alfred Court, the famous animal trainer. One day, Doutchka, a rare and beautiful Siberian snow leopard with a large, bushy tail, got caught in the runway at rehearsal with Indo, a savage Indian leopard. Indo promptly killed the highly trained and extremely valuable Doutchka. As if this were not enough bad luck for the trainer who always wore a charm on his shirt, a little while later, Indo, still excited, burst out of his cage and clawed the face of Alfred Court. So you see, lucky charms don’t always work.</p> <p>“Superstition,” says Professor Brew ton Berry of Ohio State University (who estimates that $1,000,000 is spent annually in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama for charms, magic philters, hoodoo bags and similar gimmicks), “is just a euphonious term for our ignorance.</p> <p>“Surrounded by a world we do not fully understand, we lazily fall prey to escapes, to easy ways out, to laying off the responsibility for our decisions and our fate upon talismans, charms and pagan rites.”</p> <p>Jimmy Dykes, while he was the hardheaded leader of the Chicago White Sox, hooted at players who professed a belief in the lucky properties of certain uniform numbers but one day his locker was found to be chock-full of horseshoes, rabbits’ feet, four-leaf clovers, wishbones, sharks’ teeth, and other equally potent talismans.</p> <p>Some ball players have suffered unbelievably because of their belief in superstition. For example, a taboo on bathing led to some decidedly uncomfortable days for the New York Giants a few years ago.</p> <p>After a bad losing streak the Giants finally won a ball game, and on that same day the player responsible for the victory developed a case of itch. Luck and the itch were put together like two and two, and the other players wouldn’t let him take a bath or do anything else to relieve the ailment although it was contagious.</p> <p>After that the Giants kept winning day after day and soon half the team was scratching and squirming. None of them dreamed of bathing or employing other anti-itch measures, however, until an opposing pitcher finally took them to the cleaners.</p> <p>Fighters, too, have been especially prone to believe in luck. The most superstitious of all was John L. Sullivan. Sullivan had a standing, ironclad rule: the other fighter had to enter the ring before him.</p> <p>Only once did John L. slip up on this ritual —and once was enough. At the memorable bout in New Orleans, in 1892, the other fighter, aware of the champion’s belief, preceded him down the aisle to the edge of the ring. Then the opponent suddenly whirled and backtracked toward his dressing room. “Excuse me, gentlemen,” he said, as he brushed by Sullivan and his manager, “I forgot something.”</p> <p>Left at the ringside and greeted by cheering crowds, Sullivan had no choice but to climb in. Twenty-one rounds later he was a has-been; the polite jinx-setter was “Gentleman Jim” Corbett.</p> <p>Important people in politics believe in luck, too. Until his death George Washington, one of the most unsuperstitious of men, carried in his hip pocket the gold piece he happened to have with him the day of his inauguration. The late Mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia, had a favorite campaign superstition, also. Toward the close of every campaign he always put on an ancient black overcoat “for luck.” Even President Eisenhower is reported to carry with him seven old, time-worn gold coins.</p> <p>There are several hundred thousand luck beliefs known today. Most of them exist in so many forms that the problem of classifying them seems nearly impossible. Research seems to make only one point clear; everybody believes in luck—even the skeptics.</p> <p>Many a sage has tried to nail down just what “luck” really is, but no one has come closer than the hardy New England farmer who once remarked, “I’m always luckiest with the potatoes I hoe the most.” </p></blockquote> No tags for this post. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/fBtRraKx1D-4gb9LOJdSttoeKq8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/fBtRraKx1D-4gb9LOJdSttoeKq8/i" border="0" ismap="true" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=3xJmkkty"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=pTfaBLgk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=41" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=3xJmkkty"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=253" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=FbEI4wxa"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=FbEI4wxa" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=MLwYvhZn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=MLwYvhZn" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=Bju8IANx"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=52" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=XIXC2eq1"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?i=XIXC2eq1" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?a=O20HTCMO"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ModernMechanix?d=145" border="0" /></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernMechanix/~4/UkGuOusurAg" height="1" width="1" /> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:45:39 +0000 http://i43.tinypic.com/ztgemu.png http://i43.tinypic.com/ztgemu.png <a href="http://i43.tinypic.com/ztgemu.png"> <img src="http://squink.olinko.net/c/VqYSDM9qrlzSz8nXZyDP_g.png" /></a><br /> emad Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:17:29 +0000 http://www.randsinrepose.com/485@http://www.randsinrepose.com/ http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2009/01/05/rands_in_review_2008.html <p>I live in the mountains and in the mountains you need a chainsaw.</p> <p><img src="http://www.randsinrepose.com/assets/rands-saw.jpg" height="246" width="545" vspace="7" alt="The Saw" border="0" class="thinpic" /></p> <p>Strangely, the time of year it's the least fun to be outside is when I use the chainsaw the most. This is a result of holiday vacation, trees conveniently falling during winter storms, and short windows of time the county of Santa Cruz allows you to burn in your yard.</p> <p>The job of the chainsaw is rarely one of actual building. It's destructive, constructive work where you're removing dead or live trees in order to make room for others to grow. After an afternoon in the forest, I'm covered in sawdust and sap. I'm bruised, I'm exhausted, and I can barely walk. It's great.</p> <p>I've been doing the same type of work with the weblog. In preparation for a new design, I've been slowly tidying and pruning the site. I've also been reflecting on the past year's writing. Let's look back at some of my favorite articles from 2008:</p> <p>Appropriately, 2008 was led off with a Twitter <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/01/01/year_in_twitter.html" title="Rands In Repose: Year in Twitter">article</a>. Twitter was a recurring theme for the year and it showed up again in May as I talked about what, in my opinion, made a good follower in <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/05/15/we_travel_in_tribes.html" title="Rands In Repose: We Travel in Tribes">We Travel in Tribes</a>. The first tweet inspired articled was <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/07/18/the_quirkbook.html" title="Rands In Repose: The Quirkbook">The Quirkbook</a> which listed a plethora of quirks I gathered via Twitter after admitting a few of my own.</p> <p><a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/02/03/out_loud.html" title="Rands In Repose: Out Loud">Out Loud</a> was the second half of my reposings on <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/04/30/how_to_not_throw_up.html" title="Rands In Repose: How To Not Throw Up">presentations</a>. This article tackled the art of giving a presentation versus writing one. Articles like this appear because of immediate practicality. I was in presentation hell last Spring and needed to articulate through my fingers how to prepare for a presentation.</p> <p><a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/01/17/pixel_rigs.html" title="Rands In Repose: Pixel Rigs">Pixel Rigs</a> documented another visual fascination of mine, namely desktop arrangements. I'm happy to report the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/pixelrigs/" title="Flickr: Pixel Rigs">Flickr group</a> I created continues to receive a trickle of new desktop set-ups. I've recently updated <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rands/3169414552/in/pool-pixelrigs" title="Pixel Rig 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!">mine</a>, as well.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/10/19/friendda.html" title="Rands In Repose: FriendDA">FriendDA</a> was an idea that had been kicking around my head that I finally got around to writing and posting. I deliberately disassociated the <a href="http://www.friendda.org/" title="FriendDA -- Slightly more than a hearty handshake">FriendDA</a> from Rands to see what it could do on it's own. Checks of the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=friendda" title="friendda - Twitter Search">Twitterstream</a> demonstrate folks seem to find value.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/06/24/the_coffee_mug_affair.html" title="Rands In Repose: The Coffee Mug Affair">Coffee Mug Affair</a> was my third obsessive analysis of tools I can't <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/10/16/the_gel_dilemma.html" title="Rands In Repose: The Gel Dilemma">live</a> <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/06/01/sweet_decay.html" title="Rands In Repose: Sweet Decay">without</a>. The "This is seriously fucking black coffee" sits in front of me and is happily serving it's purpose as I browse the archives and write this article. The cup also made an appearance on the first piece of Rands schwag, the t-shirt.</p> <p>The year finished up with this <a href="http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/12/05/a_pleasant_elsewhere.html" title="Rands In Repose: A Pleasant Elsewhere">Rands shirt</a> with 100% of the profits go to <a href="http://www.firstbook.org" title="First Book Homepage">First Book</a> literacy charity. I'm done printing shirts, but I'll be leaving what has been printed up in the <a href="http://www.buyolympia.com/q/Item=rands" title="buyolympia.com: Kevin Cornell - Rands in Repose">Buy Olympia store</a> until we've sold out.</p> <p>That's 23 articles on the year -- five less than the year before. Other than some small tweaks, I'm moving into year #4 of the current design -- which is unacceptable and currently being rectified.<br /> <br /> The fact real work kicks in this week is tempered by the presence of MacWorld, which brings some of my favorite people to San Francisco. This collection of bright minds shows up at a perfect time of year. With the holidays behind us, with the celebration and the cleansing complete, it's time to ask, "What are we going to build next?"<br /> </p> Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:22:27 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shuttle_mounting_point.JPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shuttle_mounting_point.JPG xkcd Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:17:42 +0000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atlantis_on_Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atlantis_on_Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft.jpg the tail fin is black... it could still be misinterpreted! Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:17:42 +0000 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157916.post-3632997882761427718 http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/01/mysteries-and-evil-buttons.html <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6L1zPW0YW7k/SWKPqRTkf2I/AAAAAAAANSc/sRLvHvNhJ0w/s1600-h/batman68615.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6L1zPW0YW7k/SWKPqRTkf2I/AAAAAAAANSc/sRLvHvNhJ0w/s400/batman68615.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; cursor: hand; width: 400px; height: 260px;" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287946868849147746" /></a><br />I should be writing and not blogging, so I will put up one panel of pencilled Andy Kubert art from the first part of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Batman</span> two parter I'm doing, and hope nobody tells me to put it down again...<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Dear Mr Gaiman<br />The black Coraline keys around, is it true that if you have one you can participate in a scavenger hunt? or are they just something cool you can collect?</span><br /><br />I don't know. I'll ask. I suspect the "scavenger hunt" thing may have been made up by someone selling them on eBay, though, as no-one has mentioned it to me. The impression I get is that they are simply mysterious keys that sometimes appear on walls. Yup, I checked. The keys are just keys.  There will be <span style="font-style: italic;" class="Apple-style-span">Coraline</span> Nike dunks, winnable through the website, though, and they will look like this, with black buttons and stitching and such...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6L1zPW0YW7k/SWKR1QpUKBI/AAAAAAAANSk/EVbyCkHH2OQ/s1600-h/CD_-1434.jpg.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6L1zPW0YW7k/SWKR1QpUKBI/AAAAAAAANSk/EVbyCkHH2OQ/s400/CD_-1434.jpg.jpg" alt="" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; cursor: hand; width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287949256673732626" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:SsGp7jHDGRgJ:cgi.ebay.com/CORALINE-Mystery-Box-31-Key-and-Other-Mother-statue_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ53593QQihZ008QQitemZ180318013789QQrdZ1+ebay+coraline+other+mother&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=1&amp;gl=us&amp;client=safari">The fake Coraline box Other Mother dol</a>l was taken down from eBay, and the person selling it seems to have vanished too -- seeing that he had a few "he took my money and never sent me anything" complaints on eBay, I do not think he's a great loss to the world of online retailing, and will probably be back there soon enough under another name.<br /><br />I don't mind people making their own dolls. I just mind when they do it to try and screw other people. I liked this one...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hi Mr. Gaiman-<br /><br />Huge fan of Coraline here. I didn't get a mystery box, unfortunately. But, I didn't want to miss out on the excitement, so I created my own handmade fully-articulated Coraline doll.<br /><br /><a href="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t163/waistworks/doll2.jpg">http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t163/waistworks/doll2.jpg</a><br /><br />Lovingly hand-made with kitchen gloves for the raincoat and boots, do-rag for the skirt, beenie baby for the pink top, knit sock for the stockings, twist-ties for the boot bows, blue paper for the hair, lots of super glue and of course, buttons for the eyes and raincoat.<br /><br />Thought I'd share. Happy New Year!<br /><br />Philip</span><br /><br />Although mysteriously, <a href="http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/">according to the Evil Buttons blog</a>, which seems to be keeping track of all things Coraline (so I don't have to) this doll seems to have been being offered for sale by the person selling the Other Mother doll, <a href="http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/2009/01/coraline-box-31-contents-on-sale-at.html#comments">claiming it "...</a><a href="http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/2009/01/coraline-box-31-contents-on-sale-at.html#comments"><span style="font-style: italic;">comes as a trip swag from someone who went to Siggraph this past Dec.</span>"</a><br /><br />Oh, such mysteries.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span">Where is the teacher's guide to Coraline that I keep reading about? I can't find it anywhere...I plan on having my students (9-10 year olds) read the book in Lit Circles and then see the movie. Will it be rated PG or PG-13? We have restrictions in our district. Also, if I order copies of the books for the kids do I want the regular version or the movie tie-in version? Thank you for the reply...just trying to prepared for the February release.<br />Vickie Weiss</span><br /><br />I went and asked, and the <span style="font-style: italic;" class="Apple-style-span">Coraline</span> teachers' guide is at <a href="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Teachers/BookDetail.aspx?isbn13=9780380977789&amp;BDMode=7">http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Teachers/BookDetail.aspx?isbn13=9780380977789&amp;BDMode=7</a><br /><br />I also discovered this widget:<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/67364-popmatters-best-of-books-2008-fiction">http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/67364-popmatters-best-of-books-2008-fiction</a> is a terrific Best of the Year round up, and what the reviewer said about <span style="font-style: italic;">The Graveyard Book</span> made me happy.<div><br /></div><div><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">Weird Tales</span> 20th Anniversary rereading of Sandman begins at <a href="http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2009/01/05/recurring-dream-an-anniversary-re-reading-of-neil-gaimans-the-sandman/">http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2009/01/05/recurring-dr