December 2008
29 posts
The year 2008 in photographs (part 1 of 3) - The... →
Best images of 2008 Parts 2 and 3 here: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_in_photographs_part_2_of.html http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_the_year_in_photographs_p.html
Dec 31st
Hilarious Steven Seagal one-liner • VideoSift:... →
Ouch. The hairs on my arm stood up listening to him.
Dec 31st
Flickr: The Far side Reenactments Pool →
Dec 31st
Men enjoy computer games 'because of basic urge to... →
I’d think we could come up with something that would alter this part of the brain.
Dec 31st
Premier Holidays : 5 Creepy Beach Sculptures To... →
cool beach sculptures.
Dec 31st
Paving the way « ligress →
Roads making electricity… that seems like a good feedback loop.
Dec 31st
Inventor's 2020 vision: to help 1bn of the world's... →
Basic advances for the third world.  Good job.
Dec 31st
A. Aronsson’s WeBOLLog » Impossible Figure →
Just a little something to blow your mind.
Dec 31st
Scientists plan to ignite tiny man-made star -... →
Should have done it on Christmas eve.  That way I could talk about the star in the east.
Dec 31st
Search Features →
A few things you might not know or use in Google.
Dec 31st
Many Teens Don't Keep Virginity Pledges - US News... →
Dec 30th
“US Refuses to Ratify International Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality This...”
– MotherJones Blog: US Refuses to Ratify International Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality
Dec 19th
“An Australian study into the sexual history of 185 students at the University of...”
– Male science ‘nerds’ most likely to be virgins, study says - Telegraph I knew I shoulda spent more time hanging out around the art department.
Dec 19th
“Q: What is the percentage of total personal bankruptcies caused by health care...”
– FactCheck.org: What is the percentage of total personal bankruptcies caused by health care bills?
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http://coraline.com/ →
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6 vertigo-inducing viewing platforms →
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Bush by the Numbers - ProPublica →
Number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests in 2000: 2.2 million. In 2007: 21.8 million Number of personnel who process FOIA requests in 2000: 5,378. In 2007: 5,367 Throw the bum out.
Dec 12th
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Natural Harvest - A Collection of Semen-Based... →
Oye. To think that there will be someone who takes this seriously.
Dec 11th
Assembly Line →
There is some right wing meme going around that UAW workers get 70 bucks an hour.  Here is an explanation of that myths origins.
Dec 10th
“The company owns its sugarcane site, from which they distill Ron Abuelo Anejo...”
– Spirit Me Away 13 dollar sipping rum?  Sign me up.
Dec 2nd
“The financial crisis has hit economic libertarians in the solar plexus, because...”
– The Becker-Posner Blog: The Future of Conservatism—Posner
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