A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a network technology that let’s you use public Internet resources to securely use private network resources (such as you work network from an open WiFi access point). When do we get something like this for social networking. Not my Top 8, not a bit-flip of friend or not a […]
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Backstory: J– has decided to start a business. She’s not quitting her day job or anything, but tossing her spare time into a new venture; henna. For those not in the know, henna is the mostly-Indian (as in the sub-Saharan continent) practice of staining the skin with a natural paste. Some of the design are […]
I am shocked. Pleased, surprised, curious, but shocked. Delegates meeting at their annual synod voted Tuesday to remove the word “male” from the requirements for church office. This is a huge step for one of the most conservative Dutch Reformed organizations in the world. I’m absolutely certain this will cause a split in the church, […]
Second Life Makes Dream Of Owning Fictitious Coffee Shop Come True | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source “Since I’ve never been too interested in inventory tracking, accounting, or interacting with people except inside a complex computer simulation, running this simulated coffee shop has been the greatest experience of my life.” Bwahahaha!
Ok, not really, but this video from Misheard Lyrics cracked me up.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU By the way, according to the font of all knowledge, even Pearl Jam may be unaware of the real lyrics.
It’s official; the coming season will be the last for BSG. Via the LA Times and SciFi Channel itself, season 4 will end the story arc of one of the best shows on television. Producers Ronald Moore and David Eick said via the press release: And while we know our fans will be saddened to […]
Google announced today (GigaOM story) an extension of Google Reader that allows you to read up to 2000 of your feeds offline or in a mixed connection environment. As a beta, the synch feature is manual, but open to development obviously. They also described this functionality as “[o]ne of the most frequently requested features for […]
Warning, annoyingly (and annoying) music accompanies this video. Never use a chip clip again!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rB6bf8DqMQ
You must, and I mean must, view this most epic of Fark Photoshop threads. Presidents with LOLCATS style captions. (Go here for primer on lolcats.) Not safe for dial-up. FARK.com: (2823158) LOLPRESIDENT!!!1