November 2007
Shopping Spite →
Blue's Clues, For Jamie →
Worst Person In The World: John McCain →
John McCain attacks Ron Paul and gets put in his place by Countdown’s Keith Olbermann (and the audience the night before).
Urban Legend or Urban Fact? Steve Jobs and the... →
“Urban legends are usually thought of as pretty cool, quite often involving escaped maniacs and hook-hands stuck to the side of car doors, but even we geeks have urban legends. I learned one such tale today, told to me by a Mac Genius on a trip to the Apple Store, and if you think you are brave enough, pull up a round bean bag chair, and I will tel
Selfless Driver Prevented Accident on Golden Gate... →
It’s rare you see a story like this. I hope that I can think as quick as this guy if I’m ever in a similar situation!
Should Ratatouille Be Nominated For Best Picture? →
“Disney/Pixar is contemplating pushing Ratatouille for the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. Members could vote for the film in both categories. But Oscar campaigners assume that many would choose just one — a dangerous situation, given the small voting pool and the razor-thin margins that can determine a winner.”
The Hillary Nutcracker is in the List of Worst... →
From Mother Teresa breath spray to a screaming rubber chicken, manufacturers come up with stockings full of stupid gifts in time for the holidays with one Web site dedicated to finding the most idiotic.
3 (More!) Creative Examples of Unusually Legal... →
Does graffiti amuse or annoy you? Illegal urban art is appealing to some and an eyesore to others, but it is hard to find legal art on the street like this to be anything but impressive. Here are three more examples from artistic Japanese manhole covers and creatively painted American circuit boxes to downright bizarre Russian street lamps!
Give A Computer Tourettes →
Use this devilish prank to give your friends computer turrets.
Months ago I was given juror summons for Effingham County even though I had been living in Jackson County. I quickly registered down here and got the summons figured out. Now a couple months later I’ve been given summons for Jackson County!
It’s for the two weeks before Christmas. Hopefully my time wont be split up with a day here and there; I would rather serve a few days and be...
Wacky Pencil Bench →
1,600 individually sprung rubber pencils create a very quirky and trendy piece of furniture. Each pencil can be removed and used!
Proposed Rule: All interoffice food must not be brought after Tyler goes home for lunch.
iPhone Delay Parody →
In the iPhone “Delay” ad, a smug pilot named Bryce tells you how he used the simple computer in his phone to school a Chicago air traffic control tower. Cracked shows you what would really happen.
Productive at Home
Beth & I rented a Rug Doctor Tuesday night for cleaning before our Christmas tree went up. For $21ist plus soap we cleaned the whole trailer. I’m sure we’ll be doing it again in six months. When we had our living room furniture moved around, Beth decided that our tree should go in the opposite corner it was in last year. Our giant 7.5’ tree was way too crowded near the fish...
MISSING: College Women's Orgasms →
“In a recent survey of more than 4,000 college students across the country, a sociology professor at Stanford University found that women in college orgasm less than half as often as college males during hook-ups.” Come on guys…
Use Your iPhone's Internet Connection On Your... →
Out of the box your iPhone won’t allow you to tether your EDGE data connection to another computer wirelessly, but with a little ingenuity on your part you’ll be browsing the net on your laptop through your iPhone’s data service in no time.
AT&T CEO outs 3G iPhone: "You'll have it next... →
Of course the 3G iPhone is coming, that’s clearly in the evolution plan. As Jobs said himself, it’s only a matter of time until improved batteries allow for it. Still, when AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson says, “You’ll have it next year,”
AT&T chief: 3G iPhone right around the corner;... →
Is the 3G iphone around the corner ????
World's Crappiest Projector (from Target's Toy... →
The Torpedo Entertainment Projector by Senario, a $169 LCD unit made in China. We’ll show you just how plum-awful a projector can be. We picked one up at a local Target store, put it on our test bench, and were shown a thing or two about projectors, video, plastic, and the difference between a toy and real product.
Honeymoon Update →
MacBook wireless suffering after recent Mac OS X... →
Owners of Apple’s 13-inch notebooks are reporting that their Wi-Fi access is much less reliable after installing Mac OS X Leopard or more recent updates to Mac OS X Tiger, especially when the systems switch to battery power.
Man tries to deposit fake $1M bill →
Alexander D. Smith, 31, was charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of forgery after he walked into the bank and tried to open an account by depositing a fake $1 million bill.
Miracle! The Flying Spaghetti Monster Appears in a... →
Bless His Noodly Visage! The Flying Spaghetti Monster appears in a holiday dessert. NOW will you believe?
Best Intern Job Description Ever →
I Can Has Cheezburger? is looking for an intern for their company and the job description includes the Chuck Norris awsumness scale along with bathing a happy cat.
Map of Proposed High Speed Train Corridors for... →
With airports and highways more congested than ever, new steel-wheel and maglev lines that move millions in Europe and Japan have the potential to resurrect the age of American railroads. Interactive map shows where high speed trains would run, and the chart compares efficiency and eco-friendliness high speed trains vs. planes and automobiles.
Ron Paul on support from brothel, Tucker →
Ron Paul talked with Joe Scarborough this morning. Scarborough laughed he suggested that Tucker Carlson wanted to be part of Ron Paul’s campaign team.This video is from MSNBC Morning Joe, broadcast on November 27, 2007.
Don't forget to wrap it up! [pic] →
How to waterproof you gadgets with the aid of a familiar friend…
3am at the Apple Store →
Buying a computer at 3am at the 24 hour New York City Apple store has some interesting perks.
Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: for Her →
Engadget’s guide on what to get for her. Everything from a Wii Play to a Pink iPhone. Worth checking out if you need some ideas.
And In the End, Scissors Beat Paper [PIC] →
Hitler must have never learned how to play rock, paper, scissors as a kid.
20 Terminal Commands for Hidden Settings in... →
One-line Terminal commands for changing hidden preferences in Mac OS X Leopard. Change settings for Spaces, Stacks, iCal, Spotlight, Dock, Finder, Safari and Time Machine that aren’t accessible through the application or system preferences. All are easily reversed using a different Terminal Command.
The 7 deadly sins of résumé design →
So you’ve labored with sweat and tears writing your résumé, and now you’re all set to turn it into a magnificently designed creation. Unfortunately, with the freedom of modern computers and fancy software, comes huge opportunities for abuse. When it comes to résumés, both non-designers and professional designers commit some almost unforgivable sins
Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text →
Take typography one step further by having text falling from the sky in a burning inferno. Yes, this is the text-on-fire tutorial to end all tutorials. It uses a little Illustrator for the text and a lot of Photoshop to burn up the screen!
66 fans in one PC cabinet →
It’s definitely one of the most weirdest PC mod I have ever seen. As you can see the case is made entirely out of cooling fans. Weird ahh? The PC case makes use of 66 normal fans which keeps the machine ice cold - (over exaggerating it).I’m sure the designer will have couple of ear plugs to avoid the noise that will be generated when all the 66
Quick Look Plugin for Folder →
Folder.qlgenerator shows pretty good file list on Quick Look window.How do you think Quick Look view for “Folders” in Leopard?It’s only huge folder icon image:-(.Developper’s SiteFolder Quick Look Plugin
In the cold →
To My Crazies →
Damn Rookie: II →
Hilarious 'Don't Give Up on Vista' Web Ad from... →
Several readers have noted a new web-only advertisement from Apple that has appeared on a number of sites, including News.com, Engadget.com, and PCMag.com. The Apple advertisement features “Mac” and “PC” as played by Justin Long and John Hodgman in a web ad composed of two separate components. T…
Apple Advertisement on CNET's Vista Page... it... →
Go to the Windows Vista page on CNET and watch this ad. One of the best online ad’s I have ever run across.
Mike Gravel Puts the Smack Down on Hillary Clinton →
‘Hillary, Your Lips are Moving and You’re Lying’. On Thursday, November 15th, Sen. Mike Gravel was not invited to CNN’s debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, because once again, money plays the controlling factor in presidential politics.
More Bizarre Weather →
Why Guys Always Keep Their Beer On The Bottom... →
I never knew…
5 Nightmare Photography Court Cases →
Here are five photography court cases that should scare the bejesus out of photographers
What if everybody in the U.S flushed at the same... →
Since as far as we could find out — no one’s ever tried it before — we can’t say for certain exactly what would happen. But we can take a pretty good guess…
Flickr Places & Revamped Map →
The Ultimate Black Friday Deal Guide →
Other than the one of two clearly awesome deals per store, it’s tough to know if standing your butt in the cold all night will actually save your more money than doing some online comparison shopping from the comfort of your own home. So we’ve done the comparison shopping for you and listed the REAL savings on all the best tech deals hitting Friday
Damn Rookies →