March 2009
75 posts
“Stop and think about it
What are the hidden costs of sandbags?
Sandbags may...”
– Geocell Systems’ flood wall.
I have some ideas on how one could build portable, less labor-intensive flood walls. If y’all know someone who knows how to build things other than blogs, ping me.
The vanishing shopping mall →
marco:
(via AZspot)
This article’s full of amazing quotes.
But there is no single “big fix” that will pump life back into downtowns full of boarded-up stores, says development expert Teresa Lynch. That means some communities will soon be without a mall or a thriving shopping district, leaving them with no central gathering place. “One of the biggest consequences of mall closings is the loss...
““The truth is — that you are the defender of liberty,” he said. “It’s not the...”
– Glenn Beck is screaming about not enough life boats on the Titanic rather than doing something productive with his talents.
Glenn Beck, Fox News’s Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star - NYTimes.com (via perfectporridge)
WatchCraig mattressing.
“Google has grown very quickly in a very short period of time. When companies...”
– Google’s canning 200 mistakes.
“And TV Guide magazine, the erstwhile 17 million-circulation goldmine, was sold...”
– If you were given responsibility for a print publication about mainstream TV for free, would you take that deal?
“I love how *I* play Catchphrase, and I love how people who play like me play...”
– After a Catchphrase fueled stabbing, Amanda will be sentenced to 200 hours of teaching chatty senior home residents how to play the game.
“One test of whether we are witnessing the end of America is how many more times...”
– Terence Corcoran: Is this the end of America? (via perfectporridge)
Nobody is being criticized for their actions and motives alone. They’ve being criticized for what they’re doing with our money. You’re perfectly free to be an idiot on your own dime in America.
This would look great in a motivational photo frame from SkyMall.
gifparty:
PDF Search Engine →
dktoday:
srsly:
tarts:
buyhercandy:
“PDF Search Engine is a book search engine search on sites, forums, message boards for pdf files.
You can find and download a tons of e-books but please respect the publisher and the author for their creations if their book’s copyrighted.”
Um, new favourite site?
very handy, indeed!
filetype:pdf on Google sounds similar.
WatchThis is double entederiffic.
mediation:You can get tickets for the Foxy Tann Stimulus Package online
“That was the difference between [Bob Dylan] and, say, Elvis or Sinatra… [Their]...”
– I’m young by some measures.
Robyn Hitchcock, on the influence and attitude of Bob Dylan. (via gordonshumway)
“Alright, I do a lot of presentations and speaking events and I almost...”
– Ask the Hot Chic on business casual.
“Got a restaurant? Advertise with The Heavy Table, not City Pages. Selling sports...”
– Ad buying tips from Norwegianity.
“Yeah, if the marginal tax rate on my 250,001th dollar meant I kept 62 cents of...”
– Norbizness commenting at Lawyers, Guns and Money (link via TBogg) (via moltz)
Define: Cremaster
I learned during Shanai’s science quiz @ The Nomad that the cremaster is the muscle that makes your testicles rise when they’re cold. Good times.
Best wrong answer: The Costanza
“Any economy which charges ever less for ever more intrusive ads will eventually...”
– What could possibly go wrong with placing intrusive advertising in front of people with infinite choices?
Mandy Brown, on advertising (via jimray)
Some random but helpful tips for buying wine in or... →
(via cajunboy)
Good tips.
WatchToo Many Balls
My worst “too many balls” situation happened at Columbia Golf Course on a 100F+ day. That’s not big bucket weather.