I had the good fortune to accompany some good folks, all of whom work for Mozilla*, to a Blue Jays game. They are currently in the midst of a series against the Boston Red Sox, so around 30 per cent of the crowd was cheering for the other guys. Annoying, particularly when they’re winning. But [...]
Ah, physics. You bring teh crazy. Via BoingBoing.
Accordion Guy posted this photo up, and I’m sharing it for two reasons. First, it’s a clever and funny way of taking the piss out of the bat-shazbot crazy nutters protesting at Obama’s healthcare town halls. Second, the placard to the far right really ticks me off. It says: STOP: YOU’RE STARTING TO SCARE GEORGE [...]
On January 15, 1919, a huge, poorly constructed molasses tank burst in Boston’s North End. It unleashed 8.7 million litres of the sticky brown liquid that raced through the working-class streets at 35mph. Twenty-one people died, mostly by drowning. While the molasses was only two feet deep, its inherent gooeyness made it impossible for the [...]
Wow. Just wow. There are a lot of idiotic banner ads floating around out there. But this one takes the cake: I will attempt – attempt – to break down this insanity. The “Classic” – The “before” and “after” shots clearly depict different women. This type of chicanery is common to many of these “lose [...]
I’ve warmed to Twitter over the past few weeks, mostly because I downloaded TweetDeck. This handy app allows me to parse through my feeds a more efficiently, and minimizes my frustration at Twitter’s ability to flood you with ephemera. But I still think people are way, way too excited about the utility of this social [...]