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Archive for September, 2007

30 Sep, 2007

Darth Vader on the harmonica

Posted by: Dave In: Film| Humor

Link to the video.
- Dave

29 Sep, 2007

Outsourcing child care to India

Posted by: Dave In: Film| Humor

From our friends at the Onion Network News:

I had to eat my own fingers.

27 Sep, 2007

Hand soap

Posted by: Dave In: Weird

You can freak out your dinner guests by using this “hand soap” in your guest bathroom.  Watch them pack their bags when they see these tiny baby-hand bars of soap.
Link (from BoingBoing)
Creepy?
-Dave

26 Sep, 2007

WWHD?

Posted by: Dave In: Humor

What would Homer do?
He’d put one of these Jebus badges on his car, of course.
-Dave

26 Sep, 2007

Two great tastes

Posted by: Dave In: Food & Drink| Photography

It seemed like a good idea at the time.   Jesus, what was I thinking?
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Now playing: Mr. Bungle – Sweet Charity
via FoxyTunes

25 Sep, 2007

Amazon sells DRM-free music downloads

Posted by: Dave In: Music| Shopping

So iTunes is about to get a whooping if they don’t do something about their DRM.  Amazon is creeping up behind them with a sack full of nickels.
iTunes just became my second digital music store of choice.  Same price, no DRM.  Amazon, you win.
Amazon’s MP3 service.
-Dave

25 Sep, 2007

Naked singularity sexier than black hole

Posted by: Dave In: Science

From Wired
…a team of Duke University and Cambridge researchers has now outlined a new twist on the theory, in which a fast-spanning black hole might shed some of the natural shields that keep scientists from observing it directly, becoming what they call a “naked” singularity.
Link
-Dave

25 Sep, 2007

Germs get stronger in space

Posted by: Dave In: Science

From the NY Times
It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened.
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how [...]

This is mostly for Nate.
Enjoy.
-Dave
P.S. – Here’s the youtube link if the embed doesn’t work for you.

20 Sep, 2007

The Last American Man

Posted by: Dave In: Books| Outdoors| Philosophy

I started reading The Last American Man, by Elizabeth Gilbert, last week. It’s been a while since I purposefully slowed down my reading and forced myself to savor a book because I liked it so much. The book follows Eustace Conway, a man who walked into the woods as a young man [...]



  • Nathan: Pretty awesome. I wonder how much time and money was spent on that? Was this guy's[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI]video linked on here
  • Jim Thompson: Brilliant!
  • Nathan: It's unpossible! ...and no, that's not a caption. It's like staring at the sun.
  • Nathan: He is in need of an Amish hat.
  • Christi Black: I have one of these little tools and it's very functional... I love it =D
  • Dave: Thanks, John! We're having a relaxing weekend strolling around Taos. I love this part of the country. So peaceful and beautiful.
  • John Uselding: Happy birthday Dave! Have a great time in NM.
  • AwesomeGuy: Kurt Cobain Is The Best Singer In History! OMG! LIKE TOTALLY!
  • Scott: So... I'm supposed to stand somewhere *else* and "masterbate"?
  • TDH: Photoshop by someone who can't spell, no less.

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