Archive for December, 2007

The 50 Most Loathsome People in America

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 it, I’m too lazy.)

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Wordpress Automatic Upgrade plugin

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

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Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas all.

WPvideo 1.10

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The Jokes Write Themselves Dept.

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.

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Popcorn makers removing chemical

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 major popcorn manufacturers (the Orville Redenbacher, Act II, Pop Secret and Jolly Time brands) have agreed [...]

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Done with Digg

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 page by people gaming the system, digg has become a torrent or useless information. Their [...]

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YouTube - World of Warcraft Commercial - Verne Troyer

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

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