January 2009
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“Flambéed bear fillet noisettes on skewer à la Peter the Great
(w/ rosti...”
– Menu for Saslik
Yes, you’re seeing it right, bear fillets. This menu is amazing. They also have reindeer.
via twitter/warrenellis
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iPhone Browser lets you pull music off your iPhone →
For Windows, at least. Senuti can do the same for your Mac.
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WatchVery cool little timelapse of a nighttime plane trip. Cities as little squiggly glow worms…
via livejamie
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Hey CBC, why are you running a story about a... →
I mean, how hard is it to embed a video? Not hard. Look, I’ll do it right now:
Bang! That’s what I wanted to see when I read your headline, and instead I had to read the page until I saw a tiny link in your sidebar.
The internet is a fast-moving place for serious go-getters. We ain’t got time to read! You’re fighting for eyeball time as it is, why make things difficult for us?...
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WatchMost machinima are kind of dumb. This one’s also dumb, but with really high production values!
via Geeknights
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WatchHEY GUYS HONK IF YOU’RE CANADIAN!
via BoingBoing
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“I’m happy to report that almost everyone who works in the business loves...”
– Ben Kuchera
It used to be that Blizzard was pretty insulated from the companies that owned it. They were free to mostly do their own thing: make awesome games. I’m not so sure about that anymore.
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WatchMeaghan Smith’s song makes me want to wear a suit and drink martinis and talk about the war effort. She’s cute too, and Canadian!
via Meaghan Smith
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Hubdub →
Bet fake moneys on real news. Sounds kind of silly, but may be worth watching…
via del.icio.us
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WatchWingsuits are off the hook.
via BoingBoing
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WatchIt figures. I make a post saying that there can’t be anything else to add to Star Wars and two days later, this video comes along: Star Wars As Told By Someone Who Has Only Seen Bits Of The Movies.
I should just not say anything, ever.
via BoingBoing
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Hype Machine's Zeitgeist 2008 →
Holy craps. Every album is streamable. Free music. I am going to dig in for sures.
via Waxy
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The Seven Best Capers of 2008 →
Wired has published their list of best robberies of the year. Some of them are quite ingenious, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they showed up in movies five or ten years from now.
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That's no kidney stone: Mom welcomes surprise new...
An eastern Newfoundland woman who thought she was suffering from the pains of a kidney stone says she was shocked to learn she was pregnant — and about to deliver.
Port de Grave resident Juanita Stead went to a nearby hospital on New Year’s Eve, after back pains worsened while she was at a party. She said her brother-in-law, an ambulance attendant, insisted she go to hospital.
After an...
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“Now, who should one credit on this song? The Irish, certainly. Sam Kennedy, who...”
– Pete Seeger, on the origins of the song Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, which I have just heard a cover of over at Cover Lay Down Some of the best music is like a worn coat. Passed from one to another, stitched in some places, patched in others, and altogether quite comfortable.
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I would like to note that I’ve never heard...
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WatchMyep, going through New Year’s backlog this time. This one is a fascinating talk about countries and their longevity (or lack thereof). Takeaway quote: “There is not a single US President that has died under the same flag he was born under. Not one. Ever.”
via BoingBoing
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“The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061,...”
– Isaac Asimov
The Last Question is the bomb. via MAKE
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