Monthly Archives: August 2009

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

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As usual, xkcd for the win.

Breaking Sonic News: Opening Date is 8/26

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Breaking News from the Sonic Twitter feed!
There have been a ton of requests for the Peabody, MA opening date. Drumroll please - its next week! August 26th! Only a few more days...

Cinemash

Zune and Mean Magazine put together a project this summer called Cinemash which they call “the exclusive digital series that lets celebrity talent mash up their favorite scenes from classic movies.” What does that mean? People reenacting, for the most part, scenes from other movies. … Read More

Artistic Cycling and Cycle Ball

YouTube – Kunstrad EM 2009 Carla und Henriette Hochdorfer. As I watched this, I could only think of the hours of training and how it could have gone wrong. Then I slapped myself and just enjoyed the awesome performance of the fixed bike acrobat girls. … Read More

Video playlist for Girl Talk’s “Feed the Animals”

I don’t know how this didn’t jump right up to the TOP of my radar when it was first made. A number of people put together video mashups to go along with the tracks from Girl Talk’s Feed The Animals and let me tell you, … Read More

Vortex Smoke Ring Collision

Vortex Smoke Ring Collision is Today’s BIG Thing in Technology – AUG 04, 2009. Very slick! See more funny videos and Technology Videos at Today’s Big Thing.

Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle | Mother Jones

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Interesting problem... The junta that controls Fiji is incapable of providing infrastructure to its own people to drink clean water. It also depends on the good will of the Fiji Water company, to the point of intimidating journalists a...

Eastern Standard Has a Secret

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You even have to call them to get the secret password to use at the door!OH. MY.We must go.Who's in?
On September 23, Eastern Standard will transform into a Prohibition-era speakeasy for one night, complete with period cocktails, food,...

August 16th Sonic Update

After a week’s hiatus, let me tell you, there’s been big action at Peabody Sonic! They had a hiring fair at the hotel next door on Friday and got a nice mention in the Boston Herald’s business section where the franchise owner is shown enjoying … Read More

Bing: On Cherries

So I started using LiveSearch last year due to the awesome background pictures that they put up every day. As I use it though, i’m pleasantly surprised by what I get back. Today’s example: “Calories in a cherry” Bing’s response: and Google’s: In this case, … Read More