seriously, I wonder what is eating at him?
in Manny Ramirez involved in clubhouse scrape -

Found a wiki article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Denial_of_Death Honestly, mortality is one of my biggest motivators. I always think about what I will regret not doing in the end, rather than worrying about what I will regret having done.
in Aubrey de Grey: Why we age and how we can avoid it

This cause is missing the story of the guy who thinks he can help man kind live forever.
in TED: Ideas worth spreading

I am going to miss this guy! RIP George!
in George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero

Shouldn't these prearranged funerals been secured in a money market account? Or subsidized bonds? I am so confused how this can come about.
in Trust in Multi-Billion $$$$$$$ "Trust" Companies?? What a Sick Joke!!!

"there is a joystick controller located just behind the front zipper." ...umm... just do not try to use it on the subway
in Geeky pants

It is much cooler than the segway, but can I get it in and out of my trunk?
in The Zero-Emissions One-Wheeled Motorcycle

I say "try it". And definitely record it, or at least blog about it.
in I've got Moxie!

The argument that casualness breeds intimacy in its subtext is part of the reason why I love the micro-blogging culture growing in social media.
in "Why i deleted my twitter account"

It is a start, and at least the development libraries are open source.
in Adobe joins Linux Foundation, develops Air for Linux (LinuxWorld)

See, if you hired someone to do your taxes for you, like I did, you would have more time like me to watch crappy videos. :-)
in How to poop!

Sounds like Volvo would have done well to do a blind contextual inquiry instead of a focus group, or any blind study for that matter. I think the hypnosis angle is great though. They should also try getting the focus group drunk. I would like to learn how that works out.
in Marketers Use Hypnosis to Mine Deep Thoughts

They are coming out with an automatic soon, which is perfect for my father who can't use his foot-controlled clutches.
in Snowmobile inspired 3-wheel motorcycle with amazing handling.

after taxes, that is like EU15-25K !!
in "THE DOW IS CRASHING" -- Do you agree?

The new eee laptops are shipping windows too.
in This is The End My Friend: Negroponte Says XP on XO in 60 Days

The real question is why do they have the shut-off on the outside of the bus in the first place? Shouldn't that be up front with the driver?
in Please Do Not Turn Off The Bus

Sadly, I never got to work in a restaurant, but a few friends of mine were chefs at one point in their lives, and I remember them telling me that the wait staff shared their tips with the cooks. As in they tip the chefs to make sure they get their food quickly, and thereby get bigger tips in return. Though this may not be standard procedure.
in Your Waiter Tonight... Will Be the Chef

That is what happens when your kid changes the channel from Discovery to Nick Toons! :)
in Jellyfish in the Chesapeake

I told my father to go with HD DVD, and got him a netflix account, which had HD DVD rentals. I still hate Blu-ray, but feel bad for sending my father down the wrong path. :(
in Future Shop offers trade-in credit for HD DVD players, will donate old decks to charity.

I am a Bobbing Bobcat! Though I prefer the term Wildcat. :)
in Shoot sheep with darts--for science

seriously, if they just added a slide out keyboard like the xv6700, I would be much more inclined to buy one.
in Apple goes after RIM/Blackberry market!

I am so excited for this movie!
in The Full Iron Man Trailer!

I wonder why reunion.com and LinkedIn are out of order?
in Social Network Downtime

Yeah, ECMAScript/JavaScript is good stuff, but the way it weaves itself amongst all the other browser operations is @$$. Honestly, HTML/DOM is a terrible framework to have managing the front of your application.
in How JavaScript Timers Work

Jyoti hates video games with a passion, but wants a wii so bad after playing with one.
in Turning any monitor in to a 3D VR display

This so sounds like a Dave Matthews Band song :)
in She Amazed Me [mp3]

I am going to start saving for a hybrid Grand Cherokee now.
in Chrysler Plans Hybrid Unit

Prefix is the proper English word. Most people do not realize that it is both a noun and a verb.
in "Prepend"

I was just looking at this when I saw this thread: http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/02/03/funny-pictures-congress-its-kinda-like-that/
in Franklin Park Zoo's PreZOOdential Election 2008

seriously, if it is McCain and Clinton? What will change?
in Clinton, Obama prepare for battle in Wisconsin (Reuters)

Totally!
in The next big Elmo Christmas present?

no. no, you can't. :-P
in Video Of The Day: Hillary 4 U And Me

heh, truthfully though, today is the anniversary of... well... lets just say 9 months from today, our daughter will be 2.
in Fall in love with Babbledog!

Eva is looking as good as ever!
in Bebe Sports Debuts 2008 Eva Longoria Campaign

Wow, I think this site is from 1998... ahh... the good old days...
in The Simpsons Lounge

I wish I had the time to build something like that.
in Amazing Lego Model of the Invisible Hand

That is a cool picture!
in Hubble discovers 13 billion years old galaxy

Spaghetti Monster loose in Brooklyn! http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1538782
in LEGO Predator

Forget Iran, let's attack Turkey instead! :)
in NO PORN! -> Redtube.com hacked!

can you believe that a market that started down 300 points, closed up 300 points?!!
in LIVE MARKET DISCUSSION: Tuesday, January 22

but great for debating educational topics
in Interesting alternative to chat/forum discussions

These same people probably still buy processed foods, and get all their items shipped from across the country, all packaged in plastic.
in Lessons on Building a Community from Etsy

I predict ship-in-the-bottle making, and jug-blowing will be the hot trends of 2012.
in A scrapbook career in shreds