The Guardian UK launches Open Platform today which could CHANGE THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT. Or something. Open Platform, according to the website, is the suite of services that make it possible for our partners to build applications with the Guardian. We’ve opened up our platform so that everyone can benefit from our journalism, […]
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Old People Can’t Handle the Twitter
That’s the conclusion I’ve come to from The Oregonian opinion section, which last week ran TWO (2!) editorials by middle aged men ranting about this newfangled, society-eroding Twitter device. I love articles which amount to a middle-aged person shaking their head in bemusement, making jokes straight out of Zits comic strip, as they look over […]
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“The Kluminator”
I’m adding “-inator” to “-palooza” in my growing list of suffixes that are astonishingly still in play. That, said, Heidi Klum has re-imagined herself yet again, this time as a superhero, saving fashion week… designer clothing, or… defending models? I can’t really tell, but it’s a new web series called Spiked Heel, premiering tonight at […]
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Insert Handjob Joke Here
Finally, designers of prosthetic limbs are getting smart, not bothering to try to make them look natural, and instead making them look like superior robot arms. This one, for instance, has a greater range of motion than your boring old natural arm. As pointed out on Gizmodo, “Imagine if this arm had been covered in […]
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Church Computer Literacy With Mrs. Bobby
Are you ashamed by your lack of computer literacy? Do you find it hard to navigate your church website, and find the hospital lists and sermon recordings you need? Now thanks to the people at Sunset Church of Christ, it’s easier than ever to navigate the interweb tubes—especially with Mrs. Bobbie’s easy to understand instructions! […]
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Your Goatee is in SERIOUS DANGER!
As you already know, your goatee IS your identity. After all, how will people know you’re a douchebag, if your goatee isn’t there to scream it to the world? Well, now you can protect your precious goatee throughout eternity with the greatest invention since ketchup flavored potato chips. It’s the GOATEE SAVER, and if you […]
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Internet, Please.
So here’s the deal: I don’t want a land line because I’m not 80 years old. I don’t want cable television because if I got it, I’m pretty sure I’d get sucked into this Hills business with frightening speed and efficiency. (Oh, how I miss you, O.C.) I do, however, want high-speed internet in my […]
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I Like to Call It “Three-Delightful”!
Despite the fact I spend a fairly big portion of my time in them, I’m not really a huge fan of movie theaters. I really like seeing movies on a big screen with good sound, sure, but (A) tickets are too fucking expensive, (B) the blaring, nonstop advertising at chains like Regal Cinemas makes me […]
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Finally.
If only I’d had one of these on that fateful night at Porky’s in 2004… Now the iPod can answer the question: Am iDrunk? A new product called the iBreath turns Apple Inc.’s iPod into an alcohol breathalyzer. The $79 accessory plugs into the base of the iPod and functions like a field sobriety test. […]
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Snip, Snip… No More Internet
Bad news for our readers in Egypt: CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt’s communications ministry says Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea have been cut, causing massive Internet outages. The ministry says three Internet cables running through the Mediterranean were cut Friday morning. Throughout the country the Internet is almost completely down or working sporadically. A reminder […]
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Of Blogs, Books and Burritos
“What a great son, huh?” says Roberta Dyer, the owner of Broadway Books at 1714 NE Broadway. “He didn’t ask me if he could do it, or tell me he was going to,” she continues. “I was surprised, but I had mixed feelings about it, because you know you don’t want it out there that […]
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This Fembot is Totally Frigid, Yo!
Meet “Aiko.” She’s a female android invented by Le Trung that’s fluent in two languages, a whiz at math, able to give directions and perform simple chores, holds a conversation, has every human sense (except for smell), and completely gets up in your grill when you touch her breasts. In other words, THIS IS THE […]