Category Archives: Links

It is Five:O’Clock Somewhere

    Yes, we assume it’s five:o’clock somewhere, but now we can know for sure. Check this site of times around the world, so you can be as precise as possible with that next bar order.

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A Bolt Out of the Blue

    Scientists have discovered a new form of lighting — it goes up, above the clouds. The bolts also don’t form jagged branches, but fan out into shapes resembling a tree. The UK Telegraph has a good diagram and … Continue reading

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In Space, No One Can Hear You Pop

    When in doubt, steal stuff from Catch.com. Here’s a very cool site with QuickTime and MPEG movies of what it looks like when you burst a water balloon in zero gravity.    Bonus link: the New York Times, … Continue reading

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Dash ’n’ Dine

    Another fast food comparison, but not by me. I work an afternoon shift, so I don’t have the opportunity to compare fast food breakfast sandwiches, but the Detroit Free Press has done the work for me. There’s an … Continue reading

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A Proportional Response

    Damn you, Senator Hatch. I went to your website…and the files in my browser cache caused my computer to blow up!    So what’s next? Chopping the hands off people who shoplift?    Okay, that was Tuesday. Now, … Continue reading

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The Sorting Hat

    I have to admit I am really looking forward to getting the new Harry Potter book this weekend. I’ve started perusing some of the fan sites this week (which is something I haven’t done much before) and have … Continue reading

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20 Oz of Pennies

    Prepare yourself for the bounteous riches of the new tax cut with this Flash animation at MSN. Compare your take with that of the rarefied 1% by using the Automatic Bush Tax Cut.

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Angry Dad

    This comes from the Something Awful forums. It’s an MP3 of a phone call to a computer help desk.    I’m not sure what’s scarier: the fact I, working in tech support, might get a call this effed … Continue reading

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U2003

    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is hosting a U2 exhibit this weekend, “In The Name Of Love: Two Decades of U2”; and in celebration, Cleveland college radio station WBWC is holding a day-long U2 marathon today. … Continue reading

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We Are Not Who We Are

    I guess the scientists at Cardiff University in Wales are X-Files fans. In this story from the National Geographic website, they claim the SARS virus “may have originated in outer space then fallen down to Earth and landed … Continue reading

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