Tag: links

Australia could use elephants to control invasive grass

I can’t tell if this is stupid, given Australia’s history of invasive species, or crazy awesome.

This is too funny: http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2011/08/08/110808sh_shouts_simms

This kid had lost his dad in the
crowd, and freaked out until he saw the Flash and Wonder Woman. He went up to
the Flash to ask for help, because he knows him: This is totally adorable.

So, based on an off the cuff pun I made to Gillian a couple weeks ago, I threw this together:
Cavebook

Inside look at new Allstate Mayhem ads: Allstate gears up for fresh round of Mayhem with actor Dean Winters – Chicago Tribune: Yeah, Gill loves these commercials.  “Shaky shaky…”

Periodic Table of Storytelling by =ComputerSherpa on deviantART: Almost as bad as Tvtropes.org

Parting Shot: The Many Definitions of Family as Relates to Batman – ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews: Heh.

Kudzu and the Marriage Amendment: Excellent reading for the law of unintended consequences.

Naming Cats is Easy, Naming Blogs is Hard: Programming Metaphors You Need, Part 1 of Birds: When the act of programming isn’t the reason for it.

Unreality – The Most Badass Alphabet Ever |:

Also the most likely to never get turned into a real book

then and now photos of people aging : theCHIVE:

Really bizarre

The Life and Death of Guitar Hero – Xbox 360 Feature at IGN:

At least I finally got a guitar for my Wii

Fearing the Phase-Out of Incandescent Bulbs – NYTimes.com:

I can’t even begin to count how often I had to explain the new law to customers when I still worked at the hardware store.

Gallery of default anonymity: A work in progress:

Fun little gallery showcasing the ways we’re all anonymous across the net.

The World’s Largest Gummy Bear: A 5 pound gummi bear!:

I kind of regret that I learned of this too late to order for Easter.

Elaborate televised prank on Belgium’s terrible phone company – Boing Boing: At last, sweet revenge on a customer service call center.

Lego Dalek | Flickr – Photo Sharing!:  I wonder if you can buy all the parts for this separately?