March 2012
16 posts
NCAA Game Band Chant: 'Where's Your Green Card?'...
NCAA Game Band Chant: ‘Where’s Your Green Card?’ Player is From Puerto Rico via Crooks and Liars by Susie Madrak on 3/16/12 Remember when people were conscious enough not to say things like this out loud, knowing that most people would be disgusted? Gee, I wonder what changed? Via Buzzfeed: When Kansas State’s point guard Angel Rodriguez went to the line, a chant of...
Remington 870 vs. Mossberg 500
Remington 870 vs. Mossberg 500 via Vuurwapen Blog by Andrew Tuohy on 3/16/12 In this video, I cover my experiences with the Mossberg 500 and the Remington 870. I also describe how I came to carry and use the Remington 870 from the age of 10. My experiences with the Mossberg are more recent. I’ve been working on this video in my spare time for over a month - I’m not in love with it,...
SWAT Team Raids Occupy Miami Safehouse: This is...
SWAT Team Raids Occupy Miami Safehouse: This is What Democracy Looks Like? via Crooks and Liars by Diane Sweet on 3/15/12 The Tuesday raid was the second on Occupy Miami in the past six weeks. On January 31, Miami-Dade cops evicted protesters from Government Center. This time it was City of Miami police officers that arrived in SWAT vans and emerged with their assault rifles drawn....
DOJ Asks Court To Keep Secret Google / NSA...
DOJ Asks Court To Keep Secret Google / NSA Partnership via Slashdot by timothy on 3/13/12 SonicSpike writes “The Justice Department is defending the government’s refusal to discuss — or even acknowledge the existence of — any cooperative research and development agreement between Google and the National Security Agency. The Washington based advocacy group Electronic Privacy...
PirateBox
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The Day we Stopped Dreaming About Tomorrow [Video]
The Day we Stopped Dreaming About Tomorrow [Video] via Geeks are Sexy Technology News by Geeks are Sexy on 3/11/12 The intention of this project is to stress the importance of advancing the space frontier and is focused on igniting scientific curiosity in the general public. [Scrunchthethird] No related posts. Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must...
Inventing on Principle
via vimeo.com This has to be one of the most important videos I’ve seen. Is this the spark that gets me out of this sleep walking nightmare? What’s your guiding principle? Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Inventor Portrait: Ralph Baer (The Father of Video...
Inventor Portrait: Ralph Baer (The Father of Video Games) via Geeks are Sexy Technology News by Geeks are Sexy on 3/10/12 Ralph Baer is often called the father of video games. His invention, the Magnavox Odyssey, was the first home console system. I photographed and interviewed him this summer as part of my ongoing series on inventors (the book and app for which will be out eventually I...
14-y-o Florida girl buys foreclosed house with...
14-y-o Florida girl buys foreclosed house with money from Craigslist furniture-selling hobby via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 3/9/12 NPR’s Planet Money profiles Willow Tufano, a 14-year-old Florida girl who saved thousands of dollars by harvesting furniture from foreclosed houses and selling it on eBay. She’s just bought half interest in a house that went for $100,000 at the peak...
Right Click Tweaker Adds "Move To", "Encrypt", and...
Right Click Tweaker Adds “Move To”, “Encrypt”, and Lots of Other Useful Features to Windows’ Right-Click Menu [Context Menu] via Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon on 3/9/12 Windows: We’ve shared countless ways to clean up Windows’ context menu, but you can actually add some pretty neat stuff too. Free app Right Click Tweaker adds up to 14 useful features with...
Helmet cam video of scary downhill bike race on...
Helmet cam video of scary downhill bike race on the streets of Valparaiso, Chile via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on 3/9/12 [Video Link] As I watched this, I kept tilting my head up to see what was coming down the road, but it didn’t work. (Thanks, Felipe Li!) Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Your tax dollars at work: Afghan Air Force used as...
Your tax dollars at work: Afghan Air Force used as “flying drug mules” via Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin on 3/8/12 Spencer Ackerman at Danger Room on reports (utterly shocking reports!) that Afghanistan’s military uses its US-bought aircraft to transport drugs throughout the country. At a cost of nearly $2 billion for two years’ worth of building the Afghan Air Force, the U.S....
Monthly Bandwidth Usage
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We Are All Made of Stars
We Are All Made of Stars via The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper by Eli Sanders on 3/6/12 Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, in response to the question: “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Anonymous, Decentralized and Uncensored...
Anonymous, Decentralized and Uncensored File-Sharing Is Booming via Slashdot by Soulskill on 3/4/12 PatPending writes with this excerpt from TorrentFreak: “The RetroShare network allows people to create a private and encrypted file-sharing network. Users add friends by exchanging PGP certificates with people they trust. All the communication is encrypted using OpenSSL and files that are...
Seattle to Create Nation's Largest Public Food...
Seattle to Create Nation’s Largest Public Food Forest via Latest Items from TreeHugger by Stephen Messenger on 2/28/12 Soon, residents of Seattle, Washington will get the chance to grab a bite the old-fashioned way — thanks to a brand new food forest being planted in the heart of their city. Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
February 2012
1 post
Schneier: government, big data pose bigger 'Net...
Schneier: government, big data pose bigger ‘Net threat than criminals via Ars Technica by dan.goodin@arstechnica.com (Dan Goodin) on 2/23/12 As Bruce Schneier spent the past decade watching the growing rash of phishers, malware attacks, and identity theft, a new Internet threat has emerged that poses even greater risks, the security expert said. Unlike the security risks posed by...
July 2011
7 posts
High-Capacity Street Rail Recommended For Ballard,...
High-Capacity Street Rail Recommended For Ballard, U-District, and Queen Anne via The Stranger, Seattle’s Only Newspaper by Cienna Madrid on 7/26/11 Courtesy of SDOT, click to enlarge.Three popular transit corridors connecting Ballard, the University District, and Queen Anne to downtown Seattle have been singled out as good candidates for high-capacity street rail (i.e., we’re...
The Unix revolution—thank you, Uncle Sam?
The Unix revolution—thank you, Uncle Sam? via Ars Technica by matthew.lasar@arstechnica.com (Matthew Lasar) on 7/19/11 This November, the Unix community has another notable anniversary to celebrate: the 40th birthday of the first edition of Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie’s Unix Programmers Manual, released in November 1971. Producing the document was no easy task, because at that...
One City's Radical Offer: Trade in Your Car for a...
One City’s Radical Offer: Trade in Your Car for a Lifetime of Free Public Transit via TreeHugger on 7/12/11Photo credit: Mejor en Tranvia How’s this for a radical plan for relieving congestion in a traffic-choked city? Officials in Murcia, Spain have made anyone who’s tired of suffering through a grinding commute an offer they can’t refuse: Trade in your car for an...
Community Supported Agriculture: What It Is and...
Community Supported Agriculture: What It Is and Why You Should Join [Food] via Lifehacker by Alan Henry on 7/8/11 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups are a great way to support local farmers and gardeners while making sure the freshest seasonal fruits, vegetables, dairy, and in some cases meat wind up in your fridge and on your dinner table. A few years ago, it was difficult to find...
Hacker Exposes Florida's Voting Database — Again
Hacker Exposes Florida’s Voting Database — Again via Slashdot by timothy on 7/8/11 Dangerous_Minds writes “A hacker that goes by the name of Abhaxas exposed parts of the Florida voting database. That apparently didn’t sit well with election officials. Reportedly, officials said that authorities were contacted and that their databases are now more secure than ever. In turn,...
Star Wars Mod: Galactic Warfare Released
Star Wars Mod: Galactic Warfare Released via Evil Avatar - News Items by Emabulator on 7/5/11 blackMonkeys.de has released Star Wars Mod: Galactic Warfare, a modification for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. You can download it from Mod DB. Thanks, PC Gamer. Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
The Ten Most Appalling Emails Found in Anonymous'...
The Ten Most Appalling Emails Found in Anonymous’ Latest Release [Hackers] via Gizmodo by Kelly Hodgkins on 6/30/11 Anonymous hit the Arizona police force hard tonight and released some scathing emails and images from deep within the FOP. More » Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment » ...
June 2011
11 posts
Support Your Local Business – Invest in It
Support Your Local Business – Invest in It via MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice by Vanessa Richardson on 6/28/11 You shop locally, you buy locally, so why don’t you invest locally? Why not invest your assets in your favorite small business just down the street from where you live? Truth is, it’s not as easy as it should be, says Amy Cortese, a veteran business journalist and...
How a drug marketing ruling could limit future...
How a drug marketing ruling could limit future behavioral ad regulations via Ars Technica by timothy.lee@arstechnica.com (Timothy B. Lee) on 6/27/11 Does the First Amendment allow governments to regulate behavioral advertising? That question wasn’t the Supreme Court’s focus in the case of IMS v. Sorrell. But Thursday’s decision striking down a Vermont regulation of...
Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers
Cancer Cluster Possibly Found Among TSA Workers via Slashdot by Soulskill on 6/27/11 OverTheGeicoE writes “TSA employees at Logan International Airport believe they have identified a cancer cluster in their ranks, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and released by the Electronic Privacy Information Center. They have requested dosimetry to counter...
Space #Miami: A Space Age Dream Deferred [Video]
A Space Age Dream Deferred [Video] via Gizmodo by Kwame Opam on 6/27/11 What you’re seeing are the remains of the Aerojet-Dade rocket manufacturing plant, built in 1963, deep in the Everglades. “Space Miami” documents how the people there hoped to put a man on the moon, and how those hopes were dashed. More » ...
Protect Your Computer and Phone from Illegal...
Protect Your Computer and Phone from Illegal Police Searches via EFF.org Updates by rebecca on 6/27/11 San Francisco - Your computer, your phone, and your other digital devices hold vast amounts of personal information about you and your family. Can police officers enter your home to search your laptop? Do you have to give law enforcement officials your encryption keys or passwords? If you are...
Proposing a Model For Locally Imposed Net...
Proposing a Model For Locally Imposed Net Neutrality via Slashdot by timothy on 6/25/11 newscloud writes “Envision Seattle has posted a model legal ordinance (pdf) for communities wishing to enshrine status quo net neutrality as law. The ordinance is co-authored by the legal group that helped Pittsburgh’s city council ban fracking and corporate personhood last November. The concept...
America's military, a bastion of liberal policies...
America’s military, a bastion of liberal policies and tolerance via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 6/22/11 A great Kottke post talks about the unexpectedly lefty-liberal nature of the US military, quoting Nicholas Kristof in the NYT on the military’s generous single-payer healthcare and awesome subsidized daycare; and USMC top NCO Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, quoted in the WSJ on gays...
Software Patent Reform Happening Now
Software Patent Reform Happening Now via Slashdot by timothy on 6/17/11 Jim Hall writes “Many of us in IT recognize that software patents are a bad idea — you can patent just about anything if you put “on a computer” at the end of it. But now we can finally do something about it. Congress is considering the America Invents Act — your Representatives are very interested in...
Explanation Necessary
Explanation Necessary via Something of that Ilk on 6/9/11 Thoughts? Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Florida Homeowner Forecloses On Bank of America
Florida Homeowner Forecloses On Bank of America via Crooks and Liars by scarce on 6/5/11 Click here to view this media via WMFY, Greensboro. Instead of Bank of America foreclosing on some Florida homeowner, the homeowners had sheriff’s deputies foreclose on the bank. It started five months ago when Bank of America filed foreclosure papers on the home of a couple, who didn’t owe a...
Dance Fortress 2 (watch fullscreen hd!)
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May 2011
9 posts
What If Gordon Freeman Had A Body?
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Battlefield 3
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23 Fascinating and Forgotten Monuments from...
I had no idea. 23 Fascinating and Forgotten Monuments from Yugoslavia via TwistedSifter by Sifter on 5/24/11 Podgaric – Photograph by Jan Kempenaers Below you will find an incredible collection of photographs by Jan Kempenaers. All of the images are from his book, simply titled Spomenik. You can find the book for sale through his publisher Roma Publications or on Amazon. Details about these...
The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies
The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies via TheWordsmythe’s YouTube Activity on 5/13/11I liked a YouTube video: Flattr This! http://flattr.com/thing/100544/The-Bechdel-Test-for-Women-in-Movies The Bechdel Test is a simple way to gauge the active presence of female characters in Hollywood films and just how well rounded and complete those roles are. It was … Posted via email ...
The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings
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American oligarch buys the right to hire...
American oligarch buys the right to hire professors at Florida State U via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 5/11/11 Florida State University has sold Charles G. Koch the right to decide who they can hire to fill two economics slots at the public university, for the low sum of $1.5 million. Koch (one of the Koch brothers, the billionaires who funded the Tea Party and the campaigns of anti-union...
Secrets of Colombian Cycling, Part 2: Bocadillo
Thought you might find this interesting. Secrets of Colombian Cycling, Part 2: Bocadillo via Cycling Inquisition by cyclinginquisition@gmail.com (Klaus) on 5/9/11This is part two of an ongoing series into the gastronomic secrets of Colombian cycling. Part 1, about the magic beverage that is aguapanela, can be found here. In Bogotá, there are fifteen armed security guards for every policeman....
Bin Laden Hideout Recreated In Counter-Strike
Where is my Rainbow Six version? Bin Laden Hideout Recreated In Counter-Strike via Slashdot by timothy on 5/8/11 dotarray writes “Osama bin Laden’s final hiding spot in Abbottabad, Pakistan, has been made into a playable map for Counter-Strike: Source. Honestly, we’re a little surprised that it took this long.” Read more of this story at Slashdot. Posted via...
Impressive Timelapse “The City Limits”
Impressive Timelapse “The City Limits” via Photography Bay by Eric Reagan on 5/5/11 Above is a cityscape timelapse video from Dominic Boudreault. He shot it with a Canon 5D Mark II from late 2010 to early 2011 with locations including Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, New York and Chicago. Fullscreen the HD version and turn up the volume. [Vimeo via Fstoppers] Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS...
April 2011
7 posts
Avast Matey! [Cartoon]
Avast Matey! [Cartoon] via Geeks are Sexy Technology News by Geeks are Sexy on 4/29/11 [Source: Virtual Shackles] Related posts: Your Journey Ends Here [Cartoon] Stress Free Tech Support [Cartoon] Obi-Wan never told you about your father… [Cartoon] Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
The Ridiculous Range of "Size 8" in Women's...
The Ridiculous Range of “Size 8” in Women’s Clothing [Infographic] via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 4/28/11 There is almost no reality-based standard by which clothing is sized and labeled. It’s easy to see in guys’ jeans, but as the New York Times shows in an eye-opening graphic, women have it much, much worse. The Times does suggest a ray of hope inside the...
How to Choose a Sweetner
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Crash Bandicoot in the Crysis Engine
Crash Bandicoot in the Crysis Engine via Evil Avatar - News Items by sgtslappy on 4/26/11 I honestly don’t have anything to add but this is pure awesome. Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Decorating Potholes of The City Using Colourful...
Decorating Potholes of The City Using Colourful Fabric via Freshome.com - Interior Design & Architecture Newsletter by Lavinia on 4/26/11 Juliana Santacruz Herrera decided the streets of Paris were too gloomy and needed a little fresh touch. With these in mind she came up with the concept of decorating the potholes of the city using colorful strips of fabric. These were placed randomly in...
The Full 12 Minutes Of Battlefield 3 Footage
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