A dumping ground for miscellany; the amusing, the thought-provoking, the otherwise memorable.
Via B^2: A 17 year old Polish kid got busted after police found him growing pot inside his computer. In a surreal moment here, I recall having had almost this exact dream a couple years ago. Except they were mushrooms (and not pot) inside the computer and it was campus security instead of Polish gestapo.
“I’ll be there to pick you up momentarily, Michael…” According to the Autoblog article: You wouldn’t catch a ride to the bus station to hop on the Superbus, either. Developers plan to have the bus eschew traditional stops in favor of door-to-door deliveries via intelligent routing technology. Riders would be able to text-message the bus […]
From the “I’m glad someone did and I’m also glad it wasn’t me” file: I’m pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the […]
Beijing’s penis emporium (tags: essay food todo research China surreal)
Visualizing Del.icio.us Roundup (tags: del.icio.us visualization) 50 Smartest things to do with your money Money Magazine (via lawnczar) (tags: money essay mortgage taxes) CarComplaints.com Car Problems, Car Complaints, & Repair/Recall Information… (tags: service automotive friend)
Cabel: Multiplayer Game Of The Year: As I understand it, a lot of people run for so-called “exercise”, but let me tell you: points are way cooler. via Daring Fireball
Seriously, why aren’t we using secure email? Interesting /. slug on getting an African-language Wikipedia(s) up and running. “What use is an encyclopedia when literacy rates among a language’s speakers approach zero?” Flickr appears to have streamlined geo-tagging. w00t! Also: Croque-monsier? Look delicious! currently playing: Blonde Redhead “Elephant Woman”
Via Boing Boing: Alleged bomb is actually the FSM! The similarities are uncanny, don’t you think?
Get good at delivering bad news. “Always provide the person an avenue to preserve their dignity and self respect.” Kinkless. Get organized. (Shall we?) Kiefer Sutherland as Raistlin Majere? Awesome. Someone saw him in Freeway. I cannot wait for this to come out. 700 Hoboes. And finally: Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades!
The Bagger 288: I can hardly believe that such a thing exists: It was built for the job of removing overburden prior to coalmining in Hambach, Germany. It can excavate 240,000 tons daily – the equivalent of a football field dug to 30 meters (98 ft) deep. Stunning.