July 2010
Woot : BREAKING: Woot To Be Acquired By Amazon,... →
Obviously I'm not a fan of clutches. →
It’s an odd fixation of mine, but nothing in all the world excites me so like seeing a woman with a strap running diagonally between her breasts.
Seatbelts, messenger bags, and purse straps make me weak in the knees.
June 2010
“Then you are scrubbed. This is not an accurate word. You are Silkwooded. You are...”
– I Saw a Lot of Ladyparts and Now I’m Soft.
Toto, I don't think we're in California anymore --...
anthonybergen:
I saw a billboard advertisement featuring Manu Ginobli of the San Antonio Spurs. Public displays of San Antonio Spurs players or the Spurs logo are prohibited by law in California, particularly in the cities of Sacramento and Los Angeles. I guess not everything is better in Texas.
Don’t drive to close to that thing. Ginobli billboards have a tendency to dramatically...
Reese's peanut butter cups = my kryptonite
(via marleymarley)
Green, red, blue, black, gold, or pink?
One should *read* the queries from one's...subpar...
I was subbing for our build master today and in the process of churning out some builds to QA, I had to insert and update some data in our home-brewed CMS. Now, you see, we share our CMS between our QA and production systems. There are reasons both historical and hysterical for this odd state of affairs, but it’s generally a good thing.
Generally.
Right up until yours truly ran an update...
For Cary.
dear tumblr
rachelarogers:
ronbailey:
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inthefade:
Let’s, once again, talk about radar.
That photo of the plate of nectarines has been on radar for about two days. I finally clicked it today because, as someone who loves photographing food, it intrigued me. Unfortunately, I was taken to someone’s tumblr where the picture was posted with any credit given to the photographer.
Guess what?
It...
Party Hat →
“A cat whose back legs were chopped off in a farming accident has been given a...”
– Paws for thought: Oscar the bionic cat
Is that Oscar Goldcat?
Poor girl. Just needs to find herself a real...
Me: Is that (indicating small diamond stud just above where her collarbones meet) really pierced or just tacked on?
Cute Barrista: Pierced. It has a foot on it and the scar tissue grows into it.
Me: Oh. Like a drywall anchor.
“The Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander has installed a police sketch artist...”
– New Museum now features police sketch artist capable of finding lost loves and criminals
I’d do this, but I don’t think the sketch artist would have a book with Cthulhu’s eyes.
“But the news isn’t all good for men. It appears some sperm fails to...”
– The mating game is far more complicated than X and Y
Jeez. First you want us to talk and listen. Now you want our sperm to do the same?
“This is the first evidence that oral micronized progesterone, which is...”
– Progesterone is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen
Karen Finley truly was decades ahead.
“Fructose, the sugar widely used as high-fructose corn syrup in soft drinks and...”
– Fructose sugar makes maturing human fat cells fatter, less insulin-sensitive
“A team of interdisciplinary researchers, led by Swastik Kar, research assistant...”
– New method for mass-producing graphene developed
This is great news on the material science front, but honestly I’m just posting it for that most odd and unfortunate of names, Swastik Kar. Seriously? What the hell were his parents thinking?
WatchInternational trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with lots of previously unseen footage.
“The researchers tested different combinations of three bacteria - two...”
– Battle of the bugs leaves humans as collateral damage
“At three weeks of age, some mice were transferred to a non-germ-free facility...”
– Gut-residing bacteria trigger arthritis in genetically susceptible individuals
“Over-the-counter headache pill paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, reduces...”
– Mind Hacks: Headache pill reduces the pain of social rejection
Tylenol™: Now FDA Approved for Butthurt.
“Early on we listened to matches on the radio, and later saw them on TV. But I...”
– The Paris Review » Blog Archive » Q&A: Katherine Dunn
“Oh, and by the way, once, in 2004, I was in the lobby of AMC and complained to...”
– Kurt Sutter Lashes Against ‘SOA’ Lawsuit & Calls Rupert Murdoch ‘Badass Outlaw’ – Deadline.com
“In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have...”
– Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk
“Women were just as likely to have breast abnormalities picked up by a specially...”
– Specially trained nurse practitioner detected same breast abnormalities as surgeon
Unaired “Big Bang Theory” Pilot On YouTube : Slice... →
“Whether the measure will empower more independent voters — who were already...”
– News Analysis - Calif. Voting Change Could Signal Big Political Shift - NYTimes.com
Yeah, it’s definitely another case of the California voters not knowing what the fuck they’re doing. Then again, if they hadn’t stupidly enacted Prop 13 in the first place, they wouldn’t be...
“The idea began in the Bronx Zoo in 2003, when general curator Pat Thomas decided...”
– Big cats love Calvin Klein cologne
No word on how well it attracts cougars.
John Stamos To Join Fox’s ‘Glee’ – Deadline.com →
From a doctor to a dentist - ER star John Stamos is in negotiations to join red-hot Fox musical dramedy Glee in a heavily recurring role next season.
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Dulce de Leche ice cream
I had a really strong craving for some sweet, caramelly, decadent ice cream this weekend and decided to whip up a batch. Thought some of you might be interested.
Make dulce de leche. I do mine in the pressure cooker which is dead simple and reduces the risk of a hot milk explosion considerably. If you want to try this method, just peel the label off the can, put it in the pressure cooker with...
“Starting from his hometown of Austin, Texas, Luke Robinson and his two Great...”
– ‘2 dogs 2,000 miles’ trek promotes dog DNA for cancer research
“The pheromone that attracts female mice to the odour of a particular male has...”
– Pride, prejudice and the ‘Darcin effect’ 