Archive for November, 2009

RSS Roundup for 11/30/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 30th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Department of Defense Buys 2,200 PS3s to Upgrade Supercomputer [Military] (Gizmodo)
Large Hadron Collider breaks energy record, still won’t power a toaster (Engadget)
Thousands of pages of declassified U.S. documents on the 1989 murders of six prominent Jesuit clerics in EL Salvador, indicate the CIA and U.S. State Department had foreknowledge (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Lesson #507 – Spitting (Surviving The World)
CodeSOD: Pretty Basic Validation (The Daily WTF)
The War on Christmas – It’s what happens when people treat religions like they do their sports teams (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Vatican stonewalls Irish investigation of rape-a-thon in Dublin Archdiocese by ignoring requests by investigation commission for reports sent by Archdiocese to Vatican. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
A Stoplight for the Progress Bar Generation [Image Cache] (Gizmodo)
Spectacular Wave Door Is Deceptively Complex [Architecture] (Gizmodo)
Dutch Scientists Grow First Pork Meat In Lab (Popular Science)
Ten Alternatives to Mininova [BitTorrent] (Lifehacker)
20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer (PIC) (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Browsera Simultaneously Tests Your Site In Different Browsers [Web Browsers] (Lifehacker)
Ray Comfort plagiarised entire passages of other people’s work in his ridiculous introduction to Origins. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Danish Island Becomes One of the First Energy-Self-Sufficient Places On Earth (Popular Science)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/29/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 29th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Size doesn’t ma… Oh, ok. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Take a vow of celibacy, have sex with over 100 children. Live a normal life, have sex with less than 10 adults. Who are the immoral people again? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
The Billion-Year Technology Gap: Could One Exist? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Who Needs God When We’ve Got Mammon? The world’s most prosperous (and happiest) countries are also its least religious, new research states. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Ultrathin, algae-based batteries could charge things you never thought possible (Engadget)
Would you believe I got my wife a greencard in 18 hours? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Jesse Ventura talks 9/11, makes Fox News idiot leave stage (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
If you don’t have a 5 year old, this is what you’re missing! (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Here’s a link to NASA’s archive of space images. In future shuttle posts can we post to the original source that includes Hi-Res media and context? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/25/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 25th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Coders look over leaked Climate Center code, feel sorry for the monkey that had to maintain it. Damn I know how this guy felt. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Man Gets 120 Days for Shooting Cyclist in the Head. Judge agrees it “was a case of a stand-up guy having a bad day.” (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Please design a logo for me. With pie charts. For free. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
“Jet Man” Yves Rossy Attempts First Intercontinental Flight, Ditches Into Atlantic (Popular Science)
Perino: ?We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush?s term.? (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Italian Professor of Medicine makes a startling breakthrough while treating his wife. It’s possible he has found a cure for multiple sclerosis (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Superconducting Magnetic Heat Shield Could Protect Spacecraft During Reentry (Popular Science)
Autonomous BB-Shooting Mini Mech Is Too Violent For Its Own Good [Robots] (Gizmodo)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/24/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 24th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Large Hadron Collider reboots, makes first protonic bang! (Engadget)
Heroic Squirrel Saves It’s Baby From Dog [pics] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Chris Matthews intelligently takes down takes down a Catholic bishop on the abortion issue (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Runners, Yeah We’re Different [First Pic Mildly NSFW] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Lesson #502 – Dance Moves (Surviving The World)
Amazon’s #1 review of Palin’s ‘Going Rogue’. 5 stars of wonderfully dripping sarcasm. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
National Geographic Offers Stunning Natural Wallpaper [Wallpaper] (Lifehacker)
Immutable Invoices (The Daily WTF)
Swype vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!! [Smartphones] (Gizmodo)
This Car Will Run at 1,000mph [Cars] (Gizmodo)
Google Chrome OS Benchmarked Against Ubuntu and Moblin, Comes Up Slow [Chrome Os] (Gizmodo)
I asked my Japanese friend (here in US two years now) what he and Japan thought of Obama’s visit to Emperor Akihito. This is what he said (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
iLingual Translation App Speaks Three Languages With Your Mouth [IPhone Apps] (Gizmodo)
Hands-On Look at What’s New in Office 2010 [Screenshot Tour] (Lifehacker)
#148598 (QDB: Latest Approved Quotes)
Magazine publishers said to be ‘very close’ to digital distribution deal (Engadget)
Future Then Video: Braniff Goes Supersonic (Popular Science)
“Poll shows more Americans want full legalization of marijuana. Advocates say the biggest surge came with the election of Barack Obama, the third president to acknowledge smoking marijuana, and the first to regard it with anything like nonchalance.” (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Couple have sex on clock tower in Sydney centre as shoppers look on (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Weak Points. Study them. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Google and TiVo Team Up To Ruin TV’s Day [Advertising] (Gizmodo)
Stairs Dismount Gloriously Tumbles Onto the iPhone Soon [IPhone Apps] (Gizmodo)
My friend Steve was badass as hell back in 5th grade [PIC] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
FOX NEWS: 193% of Republicans Support Palin, Romney and Huckabee (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Daisy Chain Knots Resize or Store Spare Cords Without Clutter [Cable Management] (Lifehacker)
“I will bugger you and face-fuck you” poem written around 70BC. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Godfather of Spam Sentenced to Four Years in Jail [Spam] (Gizmodo)
The Muppets cover Queen in an all-new, original video. If I could think of a better adjective than “epic”, I’d use it, I swear. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
How is this cognitive effect possible? I literally don’t believe my eyes when watching this. (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
iTiVo Downloads Shows to Your Mac for On-the-Go Viewing [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
QUAKE I – Playable in your web browser! (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
The fuck was that [GIF] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/23/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 23rd, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Your Move, Captain Sullenberger [Airplanes] (Gizmodo)
Mount a Magnetic Spice Rack for Easy Access [Kitchen] (Lifehacker)
Amidio’s Touch DJ app stuffs a turntable into your iPhone (video) (Engadget)
OS X’s Spinning Beach Ball Makes Family Guy Cameo [Spinning Beach Ball Of Death] (Gizmodo)
CodeSOD: Starring The Admin (The Daily WTF)
A Safety Primer for Thanksgiving Turkeys [Thanksgiving] (Lifehacker)
Not Just Hot Air (Popular Science)
Paul McCartney Doesn’t Understand the Internet [Music] (Gizmodo)
New Reactor Uses Sunlight to Turn Water and Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel (Popular Science)
one chance in life (YouTube)
How to estimate church attendence (Tall Skinny Kiwi)
Aftermath (6 photographs) (PDN Photo of the Day)
This is what famous un-bearded characters would look like with beards. (A Little Bit On The Awesome Side)
11 Awesomely Creative Billboards (PHOTOS) (Most Popular Entries on HuffingtonPost)
The Sexy Pilgrim (YouTube)
New Apple Ads Get In on the AT&T vs. Verizon Slapfest [IPhone] (Gizmodo)
Unclutter Your Workdays To Free Up Your Weekends [Clutter] (Lifehacker)
Google Puts Coupons on Your Phone so You Can Forget the Scissors [Saving Money] (Lifehacker)
LHC First Particle Beams Collision Doesn’t Obliterate World, Universe [Science] (Gizmodo)
Man Diagnosed ‘Comatose’ For 23 Years Was Actually Conscious All Along (Popular Science)
The iPhone Already Has Multitasking, And It’s Awesome [Btw] (Gizmodo)
One of my co-workers quit today. We found this on his desktop. [PIC] (reddit.com: what’s new online!)
Ostendo now selling CRVD display directly; multiple CRVD display rig blows minds on video (Engadget)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/21/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 21st, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

How-to: run Chrome OS as a virtual machine (Engadget)
Intel Wants Brain Implants in Its Customers’ Heads by 2020 (Popular Science)
Hansa Smart Shower Has Three Options For Your Head and One For Your Crotch [Showers] (Gizmodo)
This Week in the Future, November 16-20, 2009 (Popular Science)
CERN Successfully Brings Large Hadron Collider Back Online (Popular Science)
Creating a Tornado Inside a Soap Bubble [Science] (Gizmodo)
Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary [Guns] (Gizmodo)
Finland unleashes Blobo, the squeezable, all-too-cheerful game controller, on an unsuspecting world (Engadget)
Windows 8 Expected in 2012 According to Roadmap [Windows 8] (Gizmodo)
Spectacular Meteor Lights Up the Utah Skies [Space] (Gizmodo)
Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit [Crime] (Gizmodo)
OK, Now I’m Nervous About the Large Hadron Collider [Blockquote] (Gizmodo)
Earth’s Weather Like You Have Never Seen It Before [Science] (Gizmodo)
3D Scanning, a Webcam’s Latest Trick [Cameras] (Gizmodo)
Apple Denying Support to Smokers? [Apple] (Gizmodo)
Make a Lighted Christmas Ball [Holidays] (Lifehacker)
Use a Spoon to Prevent Milk from Boiling Over [Food Hacks] (Lifehacker)
Tina Fey ? [Pullquote] (Gawker)
What Does It Say When A Comedy Show Does More Fact Checking Than News Programs? (Techdirt)
Meat without animals? Science says yes! (current.com top stories)
College Students Arrested For Refusing To Pay Tip [It's Not Really A Tip, Then, Is It?] (Consumerist)
Oprah: Sarah Palin Admits To Being Naive, Loving Unprotected Sex, and Enjoying Porn (YouTube)
Religious Right Insanity, Evangelical Cowardice: Enough is Enough (Brian McLaren EMC)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/20/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 20th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

I think this summarizes everything. (Minimal)
Which Came First (Apokalips Web Comic)
Good Question! The Eight Best Questions We Got While Raising Venture Capital (TechCrunch)
Visualizing empires decline (3quarksdaily)
Does working at home make you more productive? Yes (with data)! (Hacker News)
KidsEatFor Helps Keep Your Dinner Bill Low [Food] (Lifehacker)
Lock in a Fixed Schedule to Keep Work-Life Balance [Time Management] (Lifehacker)
MIT researchers develop liquid metal battery for the grid and the home (Engadget)
Use a Paring Knife to Sharpen Your Vegetable Peeler [Kitchen] (Lifehacker)
Sometimes, Dreams Come True [IPhone Apps] (Gizmodo)
China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters (Popular Science)
Pistol-Rifle Converter Lets Your Pistol Dream Rifle Dreams [Guns] (Gizmodo)
Use an Over-Under Wrap to Keep Your Headphones Kink-Free [Headphones] (Lifehacker)
New Space Telescope Could Search for Both Exoplanets and Dark Energy (Popular Science)
The Unbearable Paradox of Glenn Beck (The Enterprise Blog)
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (How to of the Day)
Shiny Suds (YouTube)
Baby Otter Sidney playing (YouTube)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/19/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 19th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

http://i.imgur.com/CLvcc.gif (imgur.com)
Nicolas Cage caused his own financial ills, ex-business manager says (CNN.com)
10 Things You Didn’t Know About You (LiveScience.com)
Possibly The Saddest Thing Ever: Rat Stuck In Sidewalk (Gothamist)
http://i.imgur.com/6TaFG.png (imgur.com)
How To Train Your Dragon – HD Movie Trailer (YouTube)
‘Smart’ glasses planned to translate foreign languages (BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition)
http://imagechan.com/images/52f12d2acd0a7040d119f42d0c2e8d41.png (imagechan.com)
HBP Deleted Scene (YouTube)
Couple’s accidental trash becomes their treasure again (CNN.com)
Inmates save deputy’s life – CNN (YouTube)
Kramer’s Entrance (YouTube)
The Future of Snowsports Tech (Popular Science)
Camino 2.0 Adds New Features to Speedy Mac-Centric Browser [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Google’s Chrome OS revealed — with video! (Engadget)
Inductive Charging…Through Wood [DIY] (Gizmodo)
?I?m Going to Tell My Son the Worst Swearword in the World? (Daring Fireball)
Nordstrom Continues To Oppose Christmas Creep [Christmas Creep] (Consumerist)
Psychologists have been watching us on the subway. Here’s what they’ve learned. (Slate Magazine)
Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious (Well)
Skateboarding dog plays video game (YouTube)
Church of Scientology accused of torture and forced abortions (Times Online)
Decoded Corn Genome Promises Higher Yields, Better Biofuels, New Plastics (Popular Science)
Steve Jobs Responds to Passionate App Developer, Curtly [Blockquote] (Gizmodo)
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Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/18/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 18th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Shake Shack iPhone App: Free and Useful (Serious Eats: New York)
The Worst is yet to Come: Unemployed Americans Should Hunker Down for More Job Losses (Nouriel Roubini’s Global EconoMonitor)
Grace Electric Bike Is Part Motorcycle, Part Race Car and Part Fighter Jet [Transportation] (Gizmodo)
Judge How Cooked Your Steak Is Based on Video Transmission [Art] (Gizmodo)
Quantum Physics Visualized [Art] (Gizmodo)
Microsoft compulsively quashes Natal ‘impulse buy’ rumors (Engadget)
NEC’s New TV Remote Uses No Batteries [Gadgets] (Gizmodo)
Application Makes Your iPhone Blow Air [IPhone] (Gizmodo)
Dancepants MP3 Player Makes You Run for Your Music [Concepts] (Gizmodo)
Quick Steps Looks Like Office 2010’s Killer Feature [Office 2010] (Lifehacker)
IBM simulates cat’s brain, humans are next (Engadget)
It Takes 147,456 PowerPC Processors To Out-Think a Single Stupid Cat Brain [Science] (Gizmodo)
Boeing’s Latest Mobile Laser Weapon Tracks and Shoots Down Drone (Popular Science)
The Most Upsetting Video of an Automatic Chicken Plucker You Will See Today [Horrible Things] (Gizmodo)
Do Quick Calculations with Mental Shortcuts [Math] (Lifehacker)
Mesmerizing, Isn’t It? (Popular Science)
New Website Tracks $21 Billion in Stimulus Dollars for Science (Popular Science)
Sumatra 1.0 is a Blazing Fast Replacement for Adobe Reader [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Following Baguette Incident, Large Hadron Collider Set for Restart This Week (Popular Science)
Academia vs. Business (xkcd.com)
Mother Of The Year :: SonnyRadio.com :: Feel Better About Being Alive! (FFFFOUND! / EVERYONE)
Pole dance ruins wedding (YouTube)
Underwater River in Mexico (4 pics + video) (AcidCow.com – videos, pictures, celebs, flash games)
Awesome Medical Gifs by Christine Ericsdotter (Design You Trust. World’s Most Provocative Social Inspiration.)
Birth of New Species Witnessed by Scientists (Wired: Wired Science)
2 year old touched by Michael Jackson’s music (YouTube)
Google Translate Now Talks and Translates in Real-time (Mashable!)
Cat VS Cop: Fight For Your Right! LOL (YouTube)
manualist plays guns n roses – sweet child o’ mine! (YouTube)
Nvidia RealityServer 3.0 (YouTube)
Double knockdown – Cello Renda V Paul Samuels Must See! (YouTube)
Man killed wife ‘during a dream’ (BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition)
Devil’s Tuning Fork (v1.0) (YouTube)

Thanks,
Scott

RSS Roundup for 11/17/09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 17th, 2009 by Scott Weaver – Be the first to comment

Here are my favorite feeds from today!

Translate as You Type (Google Operating System)
The death of the URL (FactoryCity)

Thanks,
Scott