Methane bursts from frozen tundra : Nature News “In those months, Christensen and his colleagues measured cumulative emissions as large as those recorded over the summer – with peak rates at some collection points higher than had ever been seen in tundra… “I would have predicted the exact opposite finding,” says Merritt Turetsky, a tundra […]
*Facepalm* Apparently, they didn’t learn nearly as much as they could have last time. The fact that Wagoner didn’t drive one from Detroit, but apparently had it shipped to Washington in order to drive the last few miles, may be an indication that the Volt program has a long was to go to keep its […]
Yes, I’m years behind the curve, but I finally got an iPhone. I am, of course, completely geeking out, transferring apps and music like mad. Surprisingly, we bought our new phones at Best Buy and had an excellent experience. The sales person there (sorry man, forgot your name) was great: friendly, tolerated a lot of […]
I think we often discount the effect of the Poached-Egg Conservative. When will someone cater to this forgotten line of voters? Click to enlarge Wonder how much Paul Simon/Paul Simon confusion led to Graceland showing up here as well? Ain’t data mining entertaining?
Inspired by the Turbaconducken, my first attempt at a bacon-wrapped turkey. Ready to bake The cooked bird Another hero shot Lessons learned: thicker bacon, lower temp (baked this at 325), better covering of the bird to preserve moisture (or add liquid to oven). Overall, not a bad first attempt; even J– liked it (or so […]
Christians AGAINST Cartoons! This HAS to be a joke. Right? RIGHT? (tags: idiocy fun Christian) YouTube – Iranian Scholar: Tom & Jerry is a Jewish Conspiracy Mmmm, that's some good crazy (tags: idiocy video) Netherlandish Proverbs A painting depicting literal scenes of old Dutch proverbs. Many proverbs have been absorbed into English. (tags: painting brueghel […]
The Screens Issue – If You Liked This, Sure to Love That – Winning the Netflix Prize – NYTimes.com Fascinating look at one man's approach to the Netflix challenge and the Napoleon Dynamite problem (tags: interesting prediction netflix algorithm) Douchebag Express Eh, close enough. It's got Doctorow in it. (tags: douchebags humor)
The Monty Python channel. Here’s the introduction they’ve posted: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGqX-tkDXEk&w=425&h=344]
YouTube – Tiny Toons – Henny Yougman Day – Potty Years Ah, Tiny Toons (tags: tinytoons video humor)
How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You Ah, and we all think our cats are so unique (tags: humor comics) How to Turn Your Car Into an Unstoppable Murder Machine Bees! Bears! Murder and mayhem! (tags: humor cartoon illustration marketing)