Not Gowalla’s 2,000,000th spot, but the closest I could find to spot #2000000
I do wonder how many spots they have, actually. Anyone know?
posted at 3:09 pm
on Sep. 2, 2010
Beer bottle brand with music notes on the side; drink to the line to make a particular tone
Tuned Pale Ale also makes you more likely to sing the more you drink.
posted at 3:57 pm
on Aug. 31, 2010
What do you get when you take 15,000 fireworks and set them all off at the same time?
Old answer: Many loud bangs. New answer: A popular YouTube video.
posted at 3:53 pm
on Aug. 31, 2010
Video of the two cars that caught fire last night behind my house, by Dragon Ball Tea, Vancouver
It was a pretty impressive blaze.
posted at 2:54 pm
on Aug. 31, 2010
Does Your Language Shape How You Think? (NYTimes.com)
Yes, it does -- not by what it stops you from thinking, but wy what it compels you to think about, like gender, time, ownership, etc.
posted at 12:43 pm
on Aug. 31, 2010
14 possible (and 1 impossible) new ways to tie your shoelaces
I think I'll use the ladder one, actually.
posted at 1:23 pm
on Aug. 30, 2010
1-in-4 British Men Traveling on Business Bring a Stuffed Animal Along
And if you include women, the number rises to 35%, though the source of the data is a little "fuzzy" (sorry, I couldn't help it).
posted at 8:52 am
on Aug. 30, 2010
Support the Arts by Supporting an Artist: Rachael Ashe
'Nuff said.
posted at 5:43 pm
on Aug. 28, 2010
The Un-Divorced: Separated(ish?) for many years, they remain married for a handful of reasons
Interesting look at complicated situations; my friend's grandfather was un-divorced until his death.
posted at 12:18 am
on Aug. 28, 2010
It’s 2010 and Canadians pay the highest cell phone bills in the world
Specifically, *I* pay the highest cell phone bill in the universe, or so it feels to me.
posted at 4:03 pm
on Aug. 27, 2010
List of drugs affected by grapefruit, according to Wikipedia
There's a lot of them. So kids, don't snort crack and then eat a grapefruit.
posted at 4:51 pm
on Aug. 25, 2010
The origin of The Paradoxical Commandments of leadership (scroll down to the list of 10) from 1968
I'm always interested in paths to leadership.
posted at 12:21 pm
on Aug. 25, 2010
New Cee-Lo Music Video: F*** You—it’s totally catchy and the video is mesmerizing
Hilarious, too
posted at 10:30 pm
on Aug. 24, 2010
Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet bunny rabbit video
Awwwwwwwww. (Thanks @xalk)
posted at 5:32 pm
on Aug. 24, 2010
How to Forgive (don’t miss the 9-steps sidebar)
Disclaimer: link is to a client's site.
posted at 3:22 pm
on Aug. 23, 2010
Stephen Leacock’s Dark Side (he’s my favorite Canadian humourist)
posted at 12:37 pm
on Aug. 23, 2010
Foodtree: A user-generated site for organizing and understanding the sources of your life’s food
I had dinner with one of the founders recently and YUM and by the way YUM YUM. Wow.
posted at 11:10 am
on Aug. 23, 2010
Photos: A Growing Cute Collection of Photo Booth Marriage Proposals
Cue the sigh: *awwww*
posted at 2:04 pm
on Aug. 21, 2010
Sign up now, for free, for one of the “World’s Longest Alphabetical Email Address"es
This is not, by far, the stupidest thing on the Internet. Which is saying something. (http://www.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com/)
posted at 3:22 pm
on Aug. 19, 2010
Why Rolf Potts is traveling around the world for 6 weeks with no luggage - not even a fanny pack
But then where will he store his mittens?
posted at 2:37 pm
on Aug. 19, 2010
(Fun) Video: Lots of Money Doesn’t Motivate Smart People - Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose do
It's quite a presentation. Worth a watch.
posted at 10:51 am
on Aug. 18, 2010
The Latest Apple App Store “Disappeared” App: Grooveshark Pulled Down
Ouch.
posted at 9:00 am
on Aug. 18, 2010
14 Min Video: A Convenience Store Goes Crazy When a Man Wins the Lottery (NSFW)
Really tight acting, editing, everything. Amazing short film.
posted at 9:56 pm
on Aug. 17, 2010
Gang member gave his 7-yr-old son a tattoo, and faced life imprisonment (but got 5 years in prison)
"In closing arguments, William Lacy, the prosecutor, argued that the defendants' actions fit the legal definition of aggravated mayhem -- a disfigurement that reflected extreme indifference to the physical well-being of the child."
posted at 12:56 pm
on Aug. 17, 2010
The story behind Twifficiency: How a teenager in the U.K. built the latest viral Twitter trend
And why it's important to you.
posted at 9:47 am
on Aug. 17, 2010
Video: Thank you, hula hooping Toddler, for making me smile briefly before I go to bed
Some days, I feel just like this. 
posted at 12:10 am
on Aug. 17, 2010
Travis Smith is the type of person you’ll never forget
Travis Smith is the type of person you'll never forget
posted at 6:29 pm
on Aug. 13, 2010
Some estimate the world has 10 years left of antibiotic effectiveness, after which… who knows?
So if you're going to get infected, do it SOON.
posted at 11:30 am
on Aug. 13, 2010
Consumers, as they prune back and find ways to spend less, are finding Happiness
This is, perversely, bad for the economy.
posted at 12:47 pm
on Aug. 11, 2010
Why Google Became Gave Up Its (Correct)Position on Net Neutrality when it comes to Wireless Networks
Alas, Google -- Evil's just another word for something to lose.
posted at 12:42 pm
on Aug. 11, 2010
The Tiger Oil Memos from Mike Davis; A Son-uv-a-Bitch Boss If Ever There Was One
Next time I worry about being a boss, I'll think of Mr. Davis and say, I'm not so bad.
posted at 3:18 pm
on Aug. 9, 2010
Amazing Japanese baseball catch - over the back wall, blocking a home run
Unbelievable.
posted at 12:08 pm
on Aug. 7, 2010
Gowalla Offers New Tools & Support for Republican Politicians; but not for any Democrats (yet)
Wouldn't it have been a little fairer to start this off with an even number of Democrats and Republicans? Hmmm. I'm getting more and more disappointed in Gowalla.
posted at 11:55 am
on Aug. 5, 2010
Woman Says She Found Husband’s Other Wife on Facebook…
...when Facebook changed its default privacy policy on "Show wives to other wives?" to "Yes"
posted at 9:39 am
on Aug. 5, 2010
Video: Vintage21.com. It’s Jesus Meets MST3K
So, does this count as "spreading the word"? I can use any advantage I can get here...
posted at 2:02 pm
on Aug. 4, 2010
Wave goodbye to Google Wave
I like Google's search, and Maps, and I live in Gmail. Beyond that...
posted at 1:38 pm
on Aug. 4, 2010
25 Things you should know about Other People
by Sovereign Syre (originally published on blogcritics.org back in 2009) 1. Most people hide their suffering better than you think, you pass dozens of people a day on the street without any idea how well they're wearing their tragedies. 2. People's names are the sweetest sounds they hear. You should make a point of being good at learning and using them. 3. People love to spread their misery around, but not as much as they enjoy being lifted out of it. 4. Being young is not in and of itself an achievement. Neither is being beautiful. But people often treat you as if they are. and 21 other jewels.
posted at 2:34 pm
on Aug. 3, 2010
Artist Sergey Larenkov merges images from WWII into present day (thanks @sarahsim)
We are all the product of war.
posted at 2:26 pm
on Aug. 3, 2010
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- Not Gowalla’s 2,000,000th spot, but the closest I could find to spot #2000000 #
- Beer bottle brand with music notes on the side; drink to the line to make a particular tone #
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