USC Daily Trojan Editor in chief resigns from post after clashing with administration
It's a well-written, balanced story that highlights the lack of revealing detail from all sides of the conflict.
posted at 3:07 am
on Nov. 30, 2006
Low-level radiation found on three British airliners - CNN.com
Spy thriller turned real?
posted at 12:34 pm
on Nov. 29, 2006
Student expelled from Portland college after challenging woman’s belief in leprechauns
Luckily, the woman did not actually command her leprechauns to attack the atheist student -- those creatures can really mess you up! Oh, wait, they don't EXIST.
posted at 12:06 pm
on Nov. 28, 2006
Video: Gollum and Jack Black singing songs from ‘Grease’, live performance
Also, they do some jazz skat. I have to say, this is the weirdest thing I've seen on the internet in at least two months. And I see some weird stuff.
posted at 12:01 pm
on Nov. 28, 2006
Be more humble: Read about these common cognitive biases
My favorite: The forgot it all along effect. I have that.
posted at 8:28 pm
on Nov. 27, 2006
A Flow Charty-y Decision Tree for Communication Technologies
Email or IM or Videoconference or F2F? Print out this flow chart and now you'll know.
posted at 5:41 pm
on Nov. 27, 2006
A good way to make people drive slower (NSFW)
And also maybe to swerve off the road. Do you think this would also stop j-walking?
posted at 4:23 pm
on Nov. 27, 2006
Summary of the violent acts and punishments inflicted by God, according to the Bible
Where is the good and just God Christians say they worship?
posted at 2:55 pm
on Nov. 24, 2006
Teacher caught ranting on YouTube video; two students get in trouble
And all electronic devices are banned from the school. " 'The teacher will be the master of his class — a closed class and confidential,' Mansouri said, adding that even with the ban on everything from cellphones to iPods, teachers will likely still fear that they are being filmed." As well they should. I don't know about the specifics of this incident (the students might deserve punishment) but banning filming isn't the way to solve it.
posted at 2:49 pm
on Nov. 24, 2006
One day late: The WKRP Thanksgiving Turkey Drop video
This one's for you, Mom!
posted at 1:49 pm
on Nov. 24, 2006
Gerald Klein, 59, has been stalking a woman since meeting her at a wedding in 1974
It's not an Onion joke -- it's horrible true story, and the stalker is about to get out of prison and start again.
posted at 11:40 am
on Nov. 23, 2006
Test your musical skills in 6 minutes!
I got 77.8% -- between normal and very good. It's a TOUGH test!
posted at 10:59 am
on Nov. 23, 2006
your text goes here - a stick figure web comic
There's a website, too, but it's got fewer comics.
posted at 12:09 pm
on Nov. 22, 2006
Paintball BFG (watch the video at the bottom of the page)
Handy if you are attacked by demons from Mars during a paintball game.
posted at 2:44 am
on Nov. 21, 2006
For Dummies now is going to be a TV Show
First up: probably not Buzz Marketing for Dummies.
posted at 2:11 am
on Nov. 21, 2006
The 20 funniest internet images
I assure you, you'll laugh 10-15 times.
posted at 1:41 am
on Nov. 21, 2006
Worst-Case Scenario Contest: Submit your video, and watch some funny ones
Disclaimer: Raincoast Books, who's sponsoring the contest, is a client.
posted at 12:04 pm
on Nov. 20, 2006
Friday Cat Cuteness
There's a LOT of it; be prepared to spend some time snorting.
posted at 12:46 pm
on Nov. 17, 2006
gillian’s own blog is not the #1 hit for fuck gillian gunson
But my blog is the #1 hit for fuck travis smith. What does this say about me?
posted at 1:51 am
on Nov. 16, 2006
Have you used Axure for wireframe, prototype, or functional specifications?
If so, do you like it?
posted at 3:33 pm
on Nov. 15, 2006
Mozart music box—video of guy on roller blades on a busy street
The wine bottles go diddle do diddle do diddle do dee...
posted at 12:16 pm
on Nov. 15, 2006
Merriot Hotels Forces Ads on to Pages Viewed by Its Guests
As someone who just paid $13 / day for Internet access at the S.F. Hilton, I know from shafting. Thanks, Geeky Traveler
posted at 11:27 pm
on Nov. 14, 2006
I learned about a new animal today: the Naked Mole Rat
The naked mole rat is the only cold blooded mammal. It needs an environment with a specific constant temperature to survive. It lives in a eusocial organisation social structure, similar to that found in ants, termites, and some bees. Within a colony only the queen and one to three males reproduce. Oh, and the naked mole rat is the only animal that resembles human male genitalia. Except for geoducks.
posted at 2:42 am
on Nov. 14, 2006
Slow News Day? You Could Always Write That Students Today Are Worse at Math…
When *I* was in school, I was taught how to do *square roots longhand*! And look how I turned out!
posted at 2:13 am
on Nov. 14, 2006
It’s true: Line Rider Rocks!
Riding a sled through a great big line drawing. Fun! Thanks, 30-something!
posted at 1:55 am
on Nov. 14, 2006
The video of the song of the story of the Free Hugs Campaign
posted at 1:48 am
on Nov. 14, 2006
cows_are_sexy: My new favorite flickr contact
This man or woman, um..., likes cows.
posted at 8:12 pm
on Nov. 12, 2006
Oscar-winning actor Jack Palance, 87, dies - Los Angeles Times
I don't normally pass along obits. But I really liked this guy.
posted at 1:49 am
on Nov. 11, 2006
Is a burrito a sandwich? And other Aristotelian things to ponder on a Friday
I just wanted to use Aristotelian in a Five Live Links title.
posted at 5:01 pm
on Nov. 10, 2006
Cool features that didn’t make the cut into Windows Vista
'Safe Delete' and 'Mimesweeper' -- almost too funny to be fake
posted at 4:55 pm
on Nov. 10, 2006
Study: Users Prefer Moderated Sites
They don't want discussion to get sidetracked by off-to... hey, loook, something shiny!
posted at 1:32 pm
on Nov. 10, 2006
Citizen Journalism: Burglary in progress reported over phone, posted to NowPublic
What, the reporter didn't catch the guy, too? Slacker.
posted at 4:13 pm
on Nov. 9, 2006
Flowchart of how the newsroom works: The Truth
I think it's more than likely that some editor somwehere did this on company time, too. 
posted at 3:21 pm
on Nov. 9, 2006
Did the White House crop out the ‘Mission Accomplished’ Banner from its video archive?
Looks like yes.
posted at 2:15 pm
on Nov. 7, 2006
600 seconds, on Salon
What 10 minutes of your life would you relive if you had the chance?
posted at 1:41 am
on Nov. 2, 2006
Military research on the use of dogs with ESP to detect landmines, in 1953
An interesting, brief read.
posted at 1:37 am
on Nov. 2, 2006
I’m moving up in Google!
I'm now the 7th most famous "Travis" in Google, just recently beating out Travis Tritt. In your face, country boy! (I don't count multiple sites about the same person or group, in this case, the music band Travis).
posted at 12:51 am
on Nov. 2, 2006
The best photos of Vancouver’s downtown, on Flickr
I can't bring myself to even compete.
posted at 11:54 pm
on Nov. 1, 2006
Six Apart highlights Hop Studios and the Gold Medal blog
Oddly, they didn't talk to us about this at all before they wrote about us... but I'm not complaining!
posted at 5:21 pm
on Nov. 1, 2006
CIA uses MediaWiki to create a classified Intellipedia
Amazing. Wonderful.
posted at 3:34 am
on Nov. 1, 2006
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