February 2012
16 posts
“Translation fail!:
English: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all...”
– Translation Party
scientist: the average person spends 18 hours online per week.
me: you mean per day
scientist: what
me: what
TumblrBot loves HipChat
John B: has anyone used or seen one of these? http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Robotics-Automatic-Cleaner-4200/dp/B00408PCEW
John B: im thinking of getting one to clean the apartment
Jacob: @tumblrbot thoughts?
TumblrBot: YOU CANNOT TRUST THIS GUY. HE STILL OWES MY BROTHER MONEY.
Claaasic TumblrBot!
Sherpaa →
david:
Another incredible project from Jay. : )
I’m very excited to announce that we’ve officially launched Sherpaa.
Who it’s for: Currently it’s for Tumblr’s employees. In the near future, we’ll be signing up other NYC-based companies.
Why: When you’re sick or hurt, figuring out exactly who and what you need and when you need it is difficult. You need an accessible, friendly doctor...
January 2012
31 posts
“Don’t be a betch!”
– Overheard tonight.
How To Clean Your House in 20 Minutes a Day for 30... →
Great article on keeping on top of house cleaning…
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ViBe: Get Specific Vibration Patterns On Your... →
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Camera Settings Cheatsheet →
This is a great cheet sheet for remembering what all of those manual camera settings mean… Plus http://livinginthestills.tumblr.com is a very cool blog to follow.
Ask The Readers: What Things Do You Own That You... →
I just did this recently… felt GREAT!
Chances are you own an item or twenty that you don’t actually need. You may even benefit from parting with that stuff. So in the spirit of not-quite-Spring cleaning, what possessions do you believe deserve a goodbye?
Bringing Home The Fries: Fast Food Comes By... →
npr:
In many countries, it’s a cinch to call a local restaurant and get a freshly-cooked dinner delivered, ready to eat amidst the comforts of home. But in many parts of the U.S., the home delivery menu is usually limited to pizza and Chinese.
Burger King is trying to expand that menu by testing home delivery of burgers and fries, building on its success with home delivery overseas, ...
Sopa Protest: SOPA Rage Spills into the Streets of... →
Something rare happened today in New York. Not breasts bared at an Apple Store. Not a subway train arriving on time. No—the city’s nerds (myself included) took asses out of chairs to get angry about SOPA.
Sopa Protest: PIPA Co-Sponsor Abandons His Awful... →
Senator Marco Rubio has had a change of conscience. The legislation abomination known as PIPA, birthed in part from Rubio’s Floridian law-womb, just officially lost his support.
Sopa Protest: SOPA Outrage Is Breaking the... →
It looks like many of you really don’t like this SOPA thing! And best of all, you’re actually doing something about it: US Senate contact pages are being hammered so hard, they’re crashing. Mark Begich (D - AK)?
Stonehenge: Origins of Stonehenge's Stones Found,... →
Remember that time you carried that box home and it was like sooo heavy? Yeah, shut up. The quarry where some of Stonehenge’s original rocks came from has been discovered, and the people of 5,000 years ago dragged them 160 miles.
Geologists Robert Ixer of the University of Leicester and Richard…
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Security: Account Hacked? These Password Managers... →
You know you should be using strong, unique passwords for every website and service you login to. You don’t, of course, because it’s a pain. A password manager can help.
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Nyancat: Play Nyancat On Your Terminal Just... →
My nerd dream came true: 1) Open your Terminal in Mac OS X or Windows or Linux or whatever the hell you are running your toaster on. 2) Type telnet miku.acm.uiuc.edu.
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Mind Hacks: The Science Behind a Bad Mood and What... →
Bad moods knock us all out of alignment now and again. But why do they happen? And is there anything we can do about it? Let’s look at the science behind a bad mood, what it does in your system, and what you can do to keep it at bay. Photo by bark. A bad mood can appear due to all kinds of…
December 2011
25 posts
Speaking of Runny Noses (RunnyKnows) →
runnyknows:
Article on why our nose runs while we run!
Why does your nose run when you run?
