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March 31, 2008
A GOOD START.
"Several companies in Silicon Valley are banning laptops, Blackberries, iphones and other connected gadgets from meetings."
(Lap) Topless Meetings: No Gadgets Allowed on PSFK
UNFORTUNEATLY, A GROWING MARKET.
"Do You Know Someone Who Is In Jail or Prison? Then “Three Squares Greetings” – “For Those Who Can’t Come Home” is the greeting card line for you."
Three Squares Greetings – Greeting cards For Those Who Can’t Come Home..incarcerated
A GREAT PIECE OF SCIENCE.
WHAT TWENTY PERCENT APPROVAL SOUNDS LIKE.
March 30, 2008
RARE THAT ANYTHING IN BOWLING EVER IMPRESSES ME.
March 28, 2008
KEITH KEEPS THE HITZ COMIN.
PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE (NO ONE SNEEZE, OK?)
IF YOU'RE IN NYC - DROP BY AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GREAT EXHIBIT.
"Until April 19 they are running a fascinating exhibition on artistic explorations of the current advancements in neurological research. The works shown in BRAINWAVE: Common Senses encourage visitors to consider the brain not only as the center of human activity but as a site for interpretation, for scientific and philosophical debates, for examining our relationship to the world - and for questioning our common sense."
BRAINWAVE: Common Senses - we make money not art
March 27, 2008
GHETTO GOURMET.
"These days, the idea of making a three-course meal for a family of four for less than $20 can seem impossible. Unless, that is, you shop at the 99� Only Stores. There are more than 200 of them throughout the West — not to mention other bargain variations like the Dollar Store — true to their name, everything costs exactly 99 cents. Christiane Jory thoroughly embraces this fact in her book, The 99� Only Stores Cookbook. The idea may sound silly, but the book is filled with recipes for gourmet items like gruyere beignets, salmon souffle and Pinot Noir poached pear tarts."
Cooking Gourmet with 99 cent Food : NPR
ATTENTION STEPHEN KING - YOUR NEXT CHARACTER IS READY.
PICK YER' POISON.
"Shivpuri district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, an overpopulated area renowned for its machismo culture, has started to offer fast-tracked gun licences for those who agree to be sterilised."
India offers firearms permits for vasectomies - Times Online
MORE REASONS NETFLIX HAS GOT IT GOIN' ON.
"Netflix sent an apology note to customers whose DVDs were delayed by their 11-hour service outage on Monday, along with a 5% service credit. In so doing, they perfectly followed the three-steps of fixing customer service problems: 1. Admit fault, quickly. 2. Say sorry like you mean it. 3. Give conciliatory gift of monetary value."
NetFlix: Netflix Gives Good Apology To Customers For Monday's Delays
WORKS WONDERS OVER THERE AT THE CREATIONIST MUSEUM...
"Researchers at Yale established that "explanations of psychological phenomena seem to generate more public interest when they contain neuroscientific information."
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN HILLARY'S MIND...
DON'T BRING THE KIDS.
"Would you pay $35 for a movie ticket, plus extra for popcorn? What if it guaranteed no one could kick your seat? An Australian theater chain opening in Redmond this fall is betting affluent audiences will pay three times the typical ticket price for plush, reclining seats equipped with call buttons for service, allowing them to order gourmet food, wine and cocktails from the theater's restaurant."
Eastside News | Posh Redmond theater to charge $35 a ticket | Seattle Times Newspaper
TURNING LYING TO CHILDREN INTO A SCIENCE. SUCH THAT IT IS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - AXE IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER.
IT MAY BE TIME TO START DEALING IN REALITY.
SIMPLE ENOUGH.
March 25, 2008
PRIVITIZATION OF ROADS? GEE...WHAT A FABULOUS IDEA. UGH.
WHOLE FOODS GETS ITS YOUTUBE ON.
"Earlier this month Texas-based Whole Foods launched the Whole Earth Generation, a video podcast series dedicated to raising environmental awareness among today's youth. Episodes of the series will address topics generated by Generations Y and Z, with highlights including interviews with celebrities and peers, ideas for a sustainable future, cool green products, and how to convince skeptical families and friends to go green."
Springwise: YouTube contest for eco-minded kids
BRINGING ALL THE JOY THAT IS WALLPAPER TO THE OUTDOORS.
"While those offerings were intended primarily for indoor spaces, the D Garden Collection is picking up on the same concept and bringing it outdoors. Paris-based D Garden Collection has its sights set squarely on terraces, balconies and patios with its textile banners, self-adhesive wall stickers and waterproof cushion covers."
Springwise: Taking wallpaper outside
THE SEARS PORTRAIT STUDIO - THE RAPTURE VERSION.
"You could wait for the rapture to see your child with Christ. But your faith, however strong, doesn’t guarantee that your child is going to wind up in heaven with you. Let’s face facts: your kid could go wrong—he could go gay, or vote Democratic, or wind up working for Planned Parenthood. So don’t wait. Let Amanda Kay put your child in Christ’s arms today."
Your Child With Christ | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper
YEAH - I'M THINKING THAT'S NOT REALLY HELPING.
March 23, 2008
BEST QUOTE IN THIS CLIP? "THE NAME ACTUALLY ATTRACTS SOME PEOPLE TO THIS TOWN."
WELL - I GUESS DOGS WOULD KNOW...
YOU STAY CLASSY GOSS DODGE.
HOOVERVILLE 2 DOT OH.
I THINK THIS GUY SAT NEXT TO ME ON MY LAST PLANERIDE.
THE SHEER BRILLIANCE OF AN ERNST AND YOUNG RECRUITMENT VIDEO WHERE THEY REPLACE THE WORDS "JESUS CHRIST" WITH THEIR CORPORATE MONIKER IS NOT TO BE BELIEVED.
March 22, 2008
HOW COULD THEY TELL IT FROM THE SMELL OF EVERY OTHER RED ROOF INN ROOM I'VE STAYED IN?
"An odor that persisted for a week in a room at the Red Roof Inn on Woodlake Drive - and a guest's refusal of housekeeping services - roused the maid's suspicion."
Elderly man kept wife's body in Chesapeake hotel room | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
SCARY THAT ANYONE EVEN SUGGESTS THIS.
"...if Senator Obama sustains serious political wounds going into the general election and winds up losing, then Hillary Clinton is sitting pretty in 2012. In four years, John McCain will be 209 years old, and coming off a disastrous first term. We will still be in Iraq and the country will be dying for change. If you thought the voters wanted change now, imagine what the situation will be in 2012. Imagine how starved the electorate will be for a Democrat if McCain just spent four years replicating George W. Bush's policies - as he is adamantly promising to do on the campaign trail. At that point, Senator Clinton would be able to swoop in and say, "See, you went with Obama last time and he lost, just like I told you. Now, nominate me, and I will take this White House back like we should have four years ago!"
Cenk Uygur: Is Hillary Positioning for 2012? - Politics on The Huffington Post
JUST THE KIND OF THING YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR.
"When it comes to saving the environment, things are often not as simple as they seem at first blush."
Be Green: Drive - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
HEY - WATCH WHERE 'YER STEPPIN'.
TODAY IN KANSAS.
"Deputies said a woman in western Kansas sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years, and they're investigating whether she was mistreated. Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple said a man called his office last month to report that something was wrong with his girlfriend. Whipple said it appeared the 35-year-old Ness City woman’s skin had grown around the seat. She initially refused emergency medical services but was finally convinced by responders and her boyfriend that she needed to be checked out at a hospital."
Woman sits on boyfriend's toilet for 2 years - msnbc.com
I DON'T KNOW WHY I FIND THIS SITE SO FUNNY - I JUST DO.
SOMEONE'S STRETCHING THINGS A BIT.
"Democrats want to “put a bullet right in the hearts of our troops,” says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican of Texas."
She Said What? | Slog | The Stranger | Seattle's Only Newspaper
DAVID SEDARIS DELIVERS A PIZZA. OR WHAT IT'D BE LIKE IF HE DID.
MAN - THE HOUSING MARKET IS EFFED.
SUCK ON THIS, KENTUCKY WALMART SHOPPERS.
"ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) -- A mother says the straws she bought for her three-year-old daughter were shaped like a male sex organ. What is your take on the straws? Toy, Rocket, or other child-friendly shape?"
Questionable Straw Shape Upsets Mother
GREAT - NOW MY CARPET CAN TAKE CREDIT CARDS.
JUST IN CASE YOU WANTED TO KNOW. AND JUST IN CASE YOU NEEDED IT GOOGLE-MAPPED.
March 21, 2008
SEASON OVER. OUCH.
NOT ENTIRELY SURPRISING.
"A survey released Tuesday showed that 41.2% of people in Japan have at least once taken their cell phones to the bathtub to make calls, type emails, listen to music or play games."
Japan Today - News - 41.2% bathe with cell phones, poll finds
DEDICATED TO MONOBROW LOVE.
TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH.
"Fascinating and beautifully-shot documentary that profiles four different hoarders."
Possessed: a documentary about hoarders - Boing Boing
SOMETIMES CREEPY WORKS.
A PROBLEM 50% OF US FACE?
TODAY IN INGENUITY.
ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER.
"The research commissioned by Logitech claims that, in a quarter of homes, there is only one person who knows how to operate all the technology."
Home technology out of control - vnunet.com
GREAT...JUST WHAT I NEED...SOMETHING TO SLOW DOWN MY LATTE.
NICE WORK FOR A POLITICAL AD.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A PHOTO SO IN NEED OF A CAPTION.
MAKE YOUR GUESS, THEN CLICK FOR THE ANSWER. (HINT: NOT VERY SURPRISING, REALLY)
ONE OF THE SADDEST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES I'VE EVER HEARD.
"For a nominal fee your photog will follow you around on your daily routine. You tell them where you’re going to be and upload a picture of your face (trust us, it’s easier this way) and they take care of the rest."
MethodIzaz: Stalkerazzi of the Good Kind - Josh Spear
NEW MCSWEENEY'S LIST - THE POLITICAL VERSION.
March 19, 2008
AT LEAST ONE MORE. BLUEJAYS WIN A THRILLER.
"Creighton kicked off what promises to be the greatest week of basketball in Omaha history with a comeback for the books. Click to Enlarge Creighton's Cavel Witter, No. 3, tries a reverse on Rhode Island's Kaheim Seawright. Cavel Witter buried a 3-point shot from the corner with 3.2 seconds to play Tuesday night to give the Bluejays a 74-73 victory over Rhode Island in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament at Qwest Center Omaha."
THE FINAL SOLUTION?
TODAY IN CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP...NOT!
"Michael Knetter may just go down in history as one of the greatest fundraisers of all time. Knetter is the dean of the Wisconsin Business School. Other universities have managed to raise substantial amounts of money by naming their business schools after generous donors (think Carlson, Tuck, Goizueta, Sloan, etc.). But Knetter did something far more impressive. He managed to raise $85 million in return for promising not to name the school for the next 20 years."
Million Will Buy You Nothing at the University of Wisconsin - Freakonomics
March 18, 2008
THE PERILS OF PRODUCT PLACEMENT.
"Goodyear can't build a tire worth a crap," said the mouthy fireplug of a man known for saying exactly what's going on inside his racing helmet. A frustrated Stewart was speaking after a race Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway about newly designed tires that forced drivers to drive like grandmas."
Goodyear Needs To Fix A Leak In Their Image - AdPulp
March 17, 2008
YEAH - I MEAN - WHY WOULD WE INCLUDE THOSE?
"Boston has joined others cities in banning artery-clogging trans fats from food served in restaurants and grocery stores. Businesses, as well as schools and hospitals, will have to stop using oils and spreads that contain trans fats. Prepackaged foods such as a bag of chips or cookies won't be included."