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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25th Anniversary of the Miami FBI Shootout
25th Anniversary of the Miami FBI Shootout via Trigger Pull Tactical by Trigger Pull Tactical on 4/12/11 Over the years in the various academies and classes I’ve been too, I’ve heard the famous 1986 FBI Miami shootout mentioned a hundred or more times. I would often wonder about the incident, and think how powerful it must have been to be mentioned that many times, so many years...
March 2011
7 posts
Asopao de Pollock
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Public Knowledge Sees AT&T Purchase of T-Mobile As...
Public Knowledge Sees AT&T Purchase of T-Mobile As ‘Unthinkable’ via Public Knowledge - Blogging, Events, and Action Alerts by Art Brodsky on 3/20/11 For Immediate Release: March 20, 2011 Earlier today, AT&T announced its intention to purchase wireless carrier T-Mobile USA for $39 billion.The following statement is attributed to Gigi B. Sohn, president and co-founder...
PTR-91 Rifles in Production and in Action
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The Dramatic Life of Mario [Movie Trailer]
The Dramatic Life of Mario [Movie Trailer] via Geeks are Sexy Technology News by Geeks are Sexy on 3/16/11 Did you know that Mario was a drug addict and that there was a very good reason why Peach ran away from him in the first place? Enjoy Joe Nicolosi’s take on what the original Super Mario movie should have been like. [Via Joystiq] Related posts: New Mario Bros. Movie Trailer [Video] New...
Tax Breaks for the Rich Versus Budget Cuts
Must See Chart: Tax Breaks for the Rich Versus Budget Cuts via GOOD by Liz Dwyer on 3/11/11 Need a stark breakdown of just why it is that attacks on public employees in Wisconsin and beyond are striking such a nerve? Take a look at this chart from the Center for American Progress comparing tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy to budget cuts to 10 social safety net programs. Combine...
Brutally Hilarious Comparison of Castlevania I and...
Brutally Hilarious Comparison of Castlevania I and II via Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski on 3/11/11 Egoraptor has created a video called Sequelitis: Castlevania 1 vs. Castlevania 2 (I really hope that Sequelitis becomes and ongoing series). In it he thoroughly delves into what is wrong and right, yes there was right about Castlevania II, between the first two games of the Castlevania...
Upgrading Through Every Version of Windows
Upgrading Through Every Version of Windows via Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski on 3/4/11 This is a cool video that shows the effects of installing every major upgrade version of Windows, in order, on the same machine. Though they did ignore Windows ME, but didn’t we all? Video after the fold. [Via YouTube] Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must...
February 2011
13 posts
When You Write Your Essays in Programming...
When You Write Your Essays in Programming Languages [Cartoon] via Geeks are Sexy Technology News by Geeks are Sexy on 2/25/11 [Source] Related posts: The Early History of Programming Languages Wizards: Then and Now [Cartoon] Cooler-Than-You Guy: Then and Now [Cartoon] Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Visualizing the wealth of America's super-rich...
Visualizing the wealth of America’s super-rich ruling class via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 2/23/11 A series of 11 infographics from Mother Jones vividly illustrate the widening gap between America’s rich and poor, and how skewed Americans’ views of this inequality are. The myth of the American dream has led plenty of ordinary Americans to believe that they are...
An Update is Available For Your Computer
An Update is Available For Your Computer via Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski on 2/23/11 I really wanted to share this comic, created by Christiann MacAuley of Sticky Comics, with you. Because it is so true… And funny. as well. [Sticky Comics] Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
How to have a happy relationship, explained in one...
February 22, 2011 via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (updated daily) on 2/21/11 POW. Okay, back on normal schedule as of tonight. Oh, and since today’s a chart joke… it’s a good day to announce this. Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
TSA cheat sheet: know your rights!
TSA cheat sheet: know your rights! via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on 2/18/11 The TSA Rights (PDF) bust-card is a handy single-sheet list of all your rights at a TSA checkpoint; on the reverse is an airport-by-airport list of TSA supervisors and their direct numbers, along with leaked excerpts from the TSA standard operating procedure manual. (Thanks, Sai!) Posted via email from I...
Watch Escher's Impossible Perpetual Motion...
Watch Escher’s Impossible Perpetual Motion Waterfall Brought To Life [Video] via Gizmodo by Brian Barrett on 2/16/11 The water runs uphill, drops back down, spins a wheel, and runs right back up hill again. For perspective-bending artist M.C. Escher, that vision this carefully sketched lithograph. More » Posted via...
Total War: Shogun 2 CG Trailer
Total War: Shogun 2 CG Trailer via Evil Avatar - News Items by Emabulator on 2/11/11 Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
WTF, Miami?
I Wish They’d Done This On A Ford “Explorer!” I Wish They’d Done This On A Ford “Explorer!” via That Will Buff Out - Funny Car Photos by Cheezburger Network on 2/7/11 Posted via email from I Have No Pants And I Must Scream | Comment »
Minecraft Predator
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