!Short Takes

2010-03-10T09:51:00.001-05:00

Pat Robertson Haiti Comments Spark Uproar - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

2010-01-19T10:03:00.000-05:00

It always comforting to be reminded that in this rapidly changing world of ours, we can always count on Pat Robertson to be a complete douchebag.

YouTube - ASSAULT GIRL???????????

2009-09-30T16:54:00.000-04:00

In the final battle between fast food restaurants and giant flying sandworms, only KFC will survive.

In Lawmaker�s Outburst, a Rare Breach of Protocol - NYTimes.com

2009-09-10T09:31:00.000-04:00

Raising the tone of our national discourse, one apology at a time.

YouTube - Craig Ferguson - Youth / Young and stupid

2009-07-26T21:36:00.000-04:00

Why everything sucks.

YouTube - Nirvana vs Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit up

2009-07-20T11:07:00.000-04:00

Mashup: Nirvana + Rick Astley = horror.

The Journal Times Online > Local News > Vehicle batters house; easy to get description

2009-07-18T10:57:00.000-04:00

Yeah, you may be having a bad day, but at least The Weinermobile didn't crash into your house.

mrdeity

2009-07-16T22:57:00.000-04:00

You might be amused by Mr. Deity.

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman

2009-07-06T17:46:00.000-04:00

"It took me three days to figure out that there was another side to the tape."

2009-06-08T12:27:00.002-04:00

Given how cheap disk and flash drives are and how little space audio files take up, why don't all radios have a TiVo-like functionality? At the very least, there should be a buffer so you can back up and listen to something again, or pause a broadcast while you're in the drive-through.

2009-06-06T17:32:00.002-04:00

My daughter asked me why people have "Baby on Board" signs on their cars. I ask for your assistance in formulating an answer.

Waters may prevent recovery of flight recorders - Yahoo! News

2009-06-06T17:32:00.000-04:00

Can there possibly be a good reason that flight recorders don't float?

2009-04-16T12:40:00.001-04:00

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth - 1986. If I'd known about jungle gym mic stands, I might have tried harder to be a rock guy.

Phils fans mourn loss of beloved voice | MLB.com: News

2009-04-13T21:50:00.000-04:00

RIP Harry Kalas.

Conficker Eye Chart

2009-04-03T20:44:00.000-04:00

Got Conficker?

2009-04-03T00:13:00.000-04:00

Bruno trailer. I laughed audibly. (NSFW)

2009-03-30T15:11:00.001-04:00

I am psyched for the wild things.

2009-03-30T14:56:00.002-04:00

A good, subsantive, speech by an actual politician.

2009-03-16T14:10:00.002-04:00

Six years late, I just discovered "The Wire." Wow. Makes Law & Order and CSI look like fairy tales.

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2009-03-13T11:47:00.000-04:00

For any font geeks out there.

Nexus friend grapher

2009-02-26T22:24:00.000-05:00

If you're on Facebook, you must try this. It graphs all your friends' relationships with each other.

I, Cringely ? Blog Archive ? Power to the People - Cringely on technology

2009-02-13T12:54:00.000-05:00

Is Google PowerMeter a Trojan horse to make Google the biggest ISP in the world?

2009-02-13T07:40:00.002-05:00

Let's get it on.

Free Valentine's Day MP3 download from Amazon.com. Two days only.

2009-02-12T14:16:00.000-05:00

We paid less than $2/gal for heating oil today. First time since 2006.

2009-02-12T10:08:00.001-05:00

"...Darwin was a man who--without any of the tools of modern science and technology, without the support of the MacArthur Foundation or the National Institutes of Health, not only got the basic insight of modern science right but had the courage to face up to the philosophical and ethical implications of his own observations."

Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Darwin.