The 50 Most Loathsome People in America

by ryan on December 31, 2007

Aside from the obvious #1, #32 seems harsh; it’s hardly their fault if the #9′s of the world can’t think for themselves. The 50 Most Loathsome People in America Provenance: Blogometer > Mr. Gloomy Pants > Suspect Device (or invert (…)

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WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin

by ryan on December 31, 2007

Greatest. Plugin. Ever. All you WordPress users should go grab the WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin. Upgrade your WP site in less than 5 minutes.

Happy Christmas

by ryan on December 24, 2007

Happy Christmas all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7W5ygktEw4

The Jokes Write Themselves Dept.

by ryan on December 19, 2007

The American Cornhole Association. For real, but not what you think (you dirty, filthy minded person you). When you’re done getting your gear, head over the Cornhole Party.

Popcorn makers removing chemical

by ryan on December 18, 2007

Back in May, a Washington Post article detailed the effects of diacetyl of workers at popcorn factories. Known to some as “popcorn lung”, the chemical causes a rare but fatal lung disease, which only a transplant could cure. Now four (…)

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Done with Digg

by ryan on December 18, 2007

Today marked the end of my regular use of digg as I unsubscribed from their RSS feed. Between election spam, recycled links from dozens of sites I already read, or whatever insipid Top 10 list got spammed to the front (…)

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YouTube – World of Warcraft Commercial – Verne Troyer

by ryan on December 18, 2007

You’ve seen the Mr. T ad, you’ve seen William Shatner; now, it’s  Verne Troyer.

Dead Xbox

by ryan on December 13, 2007

After little less than a year, our Xbox 360 has succumbed to the 3 red rings of death. After speaking with “Adrian” in multi-click phone transfer land, we receive an incredibly well-designed (and, I’m assuming, oft-used) shipping box system to (…)

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You Don't Say

by ryan on December 12, 2007

For the love of… seriously? No wonder I can’t understand the email I receive.

Google Street View for Detroit

by ryan on December 11, 2007

Google’s Street View, famous for the tempest in a tea cup of daring to show photos of idiots you could see by driving the street yourself,  has launched for, among others cities, Detroit. And the race is on to find (…)

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