July 2008
100 years later, Tunguska [explosion] still... →
Wilder theories have been bandied about over the years regarding what caused the Tunguska explosion, including: …
A black hole zipping through Earth. This also does not account for mineral debris the explosion left behind, and there was no subsequent explosion as such a black hole, having tunneled through the Earth, would have shot back out through the surface of the Atlantic.
A Nikola...
Witnesses link Tyson to murder plot; as target,... →
June 2008
“Some far-right sites that subscribe to the Associated Press feed, for example,...”
– Note to the religious right: auto-replace is not your friend - The Carpetbagger Report (via UnstoppableRobotNinja) The post goes on to cite a screenshot-caught classic:
Tyson Homosexual easily won his semifinal for the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials and seemed to save...
“So what are the potential damages from an outbreak of a killer fish virus?...”
– Environmental Economics: The Cell from Hell: [viral hemorrhagic septicemia, aka] VHS edition I like my environmental economists with a sense of humor about dire subjects.
“The male and female victims met Craig and Johnson “through a shared interest in...”
– Wonkette: Sexy Satanist Southern Democrat Couple Accused Of Rape, Satanism
“But as more of our observations and measurements of nature are captured 24/7, in...”
– Kevin Kelly’s The Google Way of Science (The Technium) in response to The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete by Chris Anderson in Wired with similar analysis in Google and the end of everything (Mathew Ingram) and Why the cloud cannot obscure the scientific...
Pacquiao KOs Diaz in 9th, wins lightweight crown →
2 million Twitter users →
“There is nothing that drives a team forward like the fear of public failure,...”
– Tony Wright, founder and CEO of RescueTime (via WorkHappy) (via teamforty)
Grim Update on Real Estate Market →
“More recently, we’ve seen the variations on “What happens in Vegas,...”
– Which catchphrases should be “thrown under the bus”? - Ron Rosenbaum (Slate)
“If you didn’t lose money this week, you should feel pretty darn good. This was a...”
– The Kirk Report
Watchmattkabrown:
Video of the bikini baristas in Bonney Lake.
Hey, I’m just sharing the news.
Thank god I don’t recognize those girls.
McSweeney's Lists: Phrases I'd Rather Not Be Used... →
Housing Needs to Fall 30% From Peak to Maintain... →
““Weiner wants Congress to amend current visa rules to allow 1,000 foreign...”
– Wanted: More Beautiful Workers (on Greg Mankiw’s blog)
A footnoted soapbox… →
CocoRosie - Noah's Ark →
Amazing song, with amazing sound. CocoRosie samples have anchored most of the mixes I’ve received lately, and for good reason. “Beatiful Boyz” with Antony & the Johnson’s is good too, but Noah’s Ark…
Kate Nash - Navy Taxi →
DoCopenhagen (the blog) put this song in their first muxtape, and I’m outraged nobody ever recommended Kate Nash to me before. Even if the rest of her music comes nowhere close to this song, I don’t…
“But when winter returns, temperatures will drop, carbon dioxide will begin...”
– Who Cares If Theres Ice on Mars? Follow-up outrage: WHAT is going to happen to that poor little robot? There’s plans to drive it to better climates, right? There had better be, or the Pixar-watching public could be very upset once that information becomes common knowledge.
“…the lead scientists…described the soil as “friendly.” Even if that...”
– Who Cares If Theres Ice on Mars? (TierneyLab; nytimes) …Wait, how can you say “posed greater challenges” about the possibility of sulfuric acid or bleach soil AND NOT GO INTO DETAIL?! I’d like to know the options that *might* have happened when my space-tourist boots touch...
Technological Marvel Documents City: Archival... →
““This New Wave Nigel doll that they’ve created is just a complete Devo...”
– Devo looks to whip McDonald’s good (Pop Machine, Chicago Tribune)
Fortune Favors the Bold: Redfin Expands to Chicago →
Redfin, Chicago, Google Steet View and MSFT’ Bird’s Eye…all in one. There goes my afternoon, pointlessly house shopping in Chicago.
Google’s offer letter to its new CFO… →
Forget the New York Times: Google Should Buy The... →
The Website Is Down →
jimray: “I can’t ‘sort by penis’”
Excellent Saul Bass Tumblr theme →
via El Clon Someday I’ll rework mine to match a new theme on my blog. @magnetbox, are we still gonna set it up to trade themes arbitrarily?
docopenhagen.muxtape.com →
One of my very favorite music blogs, DoCopenhagen, is still in a writing/linking lull compared to last year, but this muxtape might just make up for it. Kate Nash’s best in a while, standouts from recent albums by Kings of Leon & Radiohead, CocoRosie, Band of Horses and Grinderman! Been listening in a loop since they blogged it.
