February 2008
57 posts
New TSA requirement: all electronics out of your... →
I thought it was silly when a TSA agent at the Oakland airport asked me with concern in her voice to remove my thin cotton sweater before walking through the metal detector this afternoon, but it sounds like things are even sillier at San Francisco Airport. Scott Beale reports:
Wow, flying out of SFO just became much worse. While traveling this morning I surprised to find out that TSA is now...
January 2008
125 posts
Netscape, the Browser That Started It All, Dies a... →
The Netscape Navigator browser, after years of lagging behind competitor Internet Explorer and siblings Mozilla and Firefox, will fade into history on Feb. 1. Parent company AOL will cease production on all Netscape-branded projects Friday, though the Netscape.com website will continue to exist as a web portal.
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Improv Everywhere Global →
We’ve just launched a new site for Improv Everywhere Agents worldwide: Improv Everywhere Global. After the success of the 10-City No Pants! Subway Ride, we decided it was time to have a dedicated site for folks around the world who are interested in organizing and staging their own Improv Everywhere-style missions. The site is pretty feature-rich.
You can:
- Create your own member page...
Seattle Starbucks to experiment with reasonable... →
Filed under: Food and Drink, United States, News
Global coffee behemoth Starbucks has decided to experiment with $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle stores. This is in response to slumping stock prices, more intense competition, and fears about decreases in consumer spending.
The $1 coffee is the little-known “short” 8 oz. size, and its price includes free refills. Sadly, this...
Seattle Starbucks to experiment with reasonable... →
Filed under: Food and Drink, United States, News
Global coffee behemoth Starbucks has decided to experiment with $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle stores. This is in response to slumping stock prices, more intense competition, and fears about decreases in consumer spending.
The $1 coffee is the little-known “short” 8 oz. size, and its price includes free refills. Sadly, this...
Get Your Very Own Paparazzi for the Day! →
Ever think that stars like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears are just being big babies when it comes to complaining about all the attention they get? I mean, who wouldn’t be flattered that people want to constantly take pictures of them?
Well, to be honest, I can’t say that I’m entirely jealous of their lives, but for those who are, don’t worry, you can just buy your own paparazzi! No, seriously....
Undercover Program to Make Sure Cabbies Behave →
Photograph of cab driver in Times Square by nschaden on Flickr The Taxi and Limousine Commission has announced that it and the NYPD will be embarking on an undercover program to crackdown on bad cabbie behavior. Cabbies are supposed to let passengers pay with credit cards, not to mention not be rude and chatting on a cell phone during the ride, but the TLC says they hear otherwise. The program is...
L. Ron Hubbard Quotes: "I’d like to start a... →
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Penthouse interview with L. Ron Hubbard jr.:... →
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Infinitely Colbert →
At last, the Smithsonian gets Colbert
by Johanna Neuman
Los Angeles Times
January 22, 2008
People line up near the restrooms at the National Portrait Gallery to catch a glimpse of the comic’s ‘digital image on canvas.’
Washington — The line outside the bathroom at the National Portrait Gallery has been out the door ever since museum officials decided to hang a portrait of late-night host...
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Supermarket Trick: Wait One Month Before Using... →
Trent at the Simple Dollar describes the “one month coupon strategy”—a cool trick that lets you line up coupons with in-store sales for massive discounts. Set aside grocery coupons for a month, then go through and select the ones you’re interested in. Bring them to the store and you’ll find that many of them are for products that are now on sale. On Trent’s last...
Are We At War With Iran? →
WTF Website: Chickipedia →
An encyclopedia of hot chicks is one of those rare ideas that sounds good on paper and in practice. So it shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody that Chickipedia, a website that acts as a Wikipedia exclusively for chicks in entertainment (hence the name), is worth poring over. (more…)
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Shootsac comfort camera bag for your camera &... →
Whether you are a professional or amateur photographer the Shootsac camera bag is welcome relief. It’s made with wet-suit grade protective neoprene and designed to conform to your body in a way that helps to evenly distribute its weight. Traditional camera bags make their presence known (at times by poking you in the back or gut). The Shootsac is so wearable that it almost feels like a...
Transparent toaster →
I know there are fancy toasters out there, but essentially most toasters work in the same way, whether you paid $10 for your little machine or $300. You set the timer, put the slice of bread in, and it pops out when done. If it’s not quite toasty enough, you put it back in. If it’s burned and inedible, you throw it out and start over with a new piece of bread. But here’s a...
Whole Foods Will Eliminate Plastic Bags, Says... →
Whole Foods says that by Earth Day 2008 they will be eliminating plastic bags and instead offer only paper bags or reusable bags made from recycled plastic bottles for $0.99. You are invited to bring your own bags and get “a refund of at least 5 cents per bag.” Do you like this idea? We’re going all out for reusable! [Whole Foods] (Thanks, Corey!)
See also: Papyrus. →
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Barack Obama gives a fantastic speech from Dr.... →
Design Police →
The visually-conscious (or sometimes visually obsessive) among us see it everywhere: bad color combos, heinous spacing, over-sized logos, and — eww — excessive use of bad typefaces.
Now the design-minded have the means to take control… if taking control means slapping a sticker on a poster and running back to the Mac. Design Police’s downloadable Visual Enforcement Kit gives you a...
Re: iPhone update...
dear apple, thanks for giving us an update. why, the fuck, doesn’t it have a copy and paste yet? do you use your own product? what if a friend texts you “what’s steve’s number”… what are you supposed to do, look it up, write it down on a piece of paper, and then type it back into the phone. FIX IT.
The No Pants Dance - New York Magazine's Daily... →
Design Police →
The visually-conscious (or sometimes visually obsessive) among us see it everywhere: bad color combos, heinous spacing, over-sized logos, and — eww — excessive use of bad typefaces.
Now the design-minded have the means to take control… if taking control means slapping a sticker on a poster and running back to the Mac. Design Police’s downloadable Visual Enforcement Kit gives you a...
No Pants! Subway Ride 2k8 Photos & Video →
Improv Everywhere has posted a great round up of photos and video from the various No Pants! Subway Ride 2k8 events that took place around the country on Saturday.
photo by Chad Nicholson
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My OpenCongress: track every bill and lawmaker in... →
OpenCongress’s David Moore sez,
As Congress returns tomorrow to start a new session, the open-source OpenCongress.org is excited to announce a *major* update that puts every bill and vote at your fingertips. It’s never been easier to track what’s happening with your government.
Now on OpenCongress, you can build a personal profile of bills and people you’re tracking,...
Big in Japan: The world's most expensive tuna fish →
Filed under: Food and Drink, Asia, Japan, Big in Japan
Are you ready for this one?
Last week in Tokyo, a Hong Kong sushi restaurant owner paid a record $55,700 for a single bluefin tuna.
(In case you’re wondering, that’s somewhere around 6.1 million yen!!)
The record breaking fish, which was caught off the coast of Japan’s northern city of Aomori, tipped the scales at 607...
Music Video of the Day: Blonde Redhead →
Blonde Redhead: “Top Ranking” From the album 23. Download it now.
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Study: $90 wine tastes better than the same wine... →
Texas lottery officials introduce $50... →
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Helium Crisis Approaching →
vrmlguy writes “Within nine years the National Helium Reserve will be depleted, according to an article in Science Daily. It quotes Dr. Lee Sobotka, of Washington University in St. Louis: ‘Helium is non-renewable and irreplaceable. Its properties are unique and unlike hydrocarbon fuels (natural gas or oil), there are no biosynthetic ways to make an alternative to helium. All should...
Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind: book explains... →
I’ve just finished Derren Brown’s absolutely charming and fascinating book “Tricks of the Mind,” which is one of those impossible-to-pigeonhole, eclectic nonfiction books that pulls together its subject matter in a genuinely novel way and ends up influencing how you see the world around you.
Brown is a “mentalist” — a magician and street-hypnotist who...
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