July 2009
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Spectacular suicides now available from Swiss... →
Yay! Been looking for this all my life :-D
A new clinic in the heart of Geneva is offering suicidal patients the chance to end it all in style with its range of dramatic role-play curtain-calls. An offshoot of the famous Swiss euthanasia clinic, Indignitas has developed a range of deals for those who don’t want to slip away quietly, including re-enactments of celebrity deaths and summary...
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the
things you...”
– Mark Twain
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WatchA Jewish Girl Prank Calls Her Parents
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A Jewish Girl Prank Calls Her Parents →
Mom: Hello? Julie: Hi Mom? Mom: Yes Julie: Uh, is Daddy upset about something? Mom: Yes, can I ask you something Julie? I don’t understand where this guy comes off calling; he’s Italian for God sakes, whatsa matter with you? Julie: We got along good in class, so… Mom: What the hell does that mean? He could be a rapist, he could be a murderer, he could be anything! Julie: No, we...
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texts from last night
(702): Why did I wake up with "How to masturbate" on my youtube search bar?
(1-702): You told us you forgot how, and started to cry.
Emilie Autumn - Swallow [punto omega mix] →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-26) →
Garbage (43)
Lily Allen (31)
Within Temptation (30)
Evanescence (29)
Paramore (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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The 10 Geekiest Pieces of Furniture in the... →
So you’re a huge geek and have some cash to spend. You’re not going to settle for some memorabilia to hang on your walls and some costumes to wear to ComicCon. No, you’re going to trick out your whole freaking house with some awesome geek-themed furniture.
Unfortunately, in the world of geek obsessions, practicality and style are often mutually exclusive.
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10 Annoying Habits of a Geeky Spouse →
(bt Matt Blum)
Everyone has annoying habits, and a sizable part of every successful marriage is learning to live with those things each other does that annoy you. I think it’s safe to say, too, that geeks have some habits that we think are awesome, but that non-geeks find a little…less awesome.
Now my wife is a geek, but she’s not as much of a geek as I am, so I asked her for some help putting...
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Within Temptation - What Have You Done →
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Teenager wings it with a fake airline →
A teenage boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport and airline executives that he had a fleet of jets.
Tait, who said he was in his twenties, even flew to Jersey to attend a 1½-hour long meeting with the director of its airport. Their...
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10 Useful Inventions That Went Bad →
This list takes a look at some important and well intentioned inventions that eventually ended up causing catastrophe through environmental damage or loss of life. All of the inventors were honest scientists who were trying to improve the world, but unfortunately ended up doing quite the opposite.
…Read the full article
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WatchWhat? 3D Business Cards!?
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Kelly Hildebrandt to wed … Kelly Hildebrandt? →
Months after meeting online, pair with same first and last name gets engaged.
It’s enough to make a romantic comedy film writer drool over their keyboard. A young Meg Ryanesque Florida gal named Kelly Hildebrandt discovers a shirtless, Matthew McConaughey-type Texan with the exact same first and last name on Facebook.
Kelly girl sends a cyber shout-out to Kelly boy, and he answers back....
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12 Steampunk Gadgets and Designs →
Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used. This post showcases creative gadgets and designs styled in a steampunk fashion.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-19) →
Within Temptation (32)
The Veronicas (15)
Garbage (9)
Paramore (7)
Flyleaf (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Programming and Hacking According To Hollywood →
Over the years, Hollywood has taken some liberties with the abilities of a computer and the individuals that claim to know how to use them. Here is a quick look at some of our favorite ever-so-slight exaggerations the screenwriters, producers, and directors have given us.
…click here for the various video clips :-)
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School Kids Learn Their Rights to an Orgasm a Day →
There are certain unalienable rights every kid should know about. And if your kid is going to school in a certain sector of England, they’re learning about their right to a daily orgasm.
The pamphlets drawn up by the National Health System are titled “Pleasure,” and promise “an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away”. According to the Daily Telegraph, it also says: “Health promotion experts advocate...
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400 Million-Year-Old Reproductive Male Organ ID'd →
Scientists have confirmed the oldest penis-like structure in an ancient fish specimen.
The discovery of the 400 million-year-old reproductive organ is one of the earliest examples of internal fertilization in vertebrate animals. Understanding the anatomy of these ancient fish could reveal further details in the evolution of vertebrates — including humans.
The research is published in...
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Can Google Learn from Microsoft's Mistakes? →
Google’s indication (hardly an announcement) that they’re getting into the OS business comes as no surprise. It’s already got Android. It’s got Web-based apps that are now (finally) out of beta. It’s got the right vision, IMHO, for mobility. They have the potential at the very least to put a thumbtack on Microsoft’s chair, if not actually kick them in the butt.
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