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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Darth Vader vs, Batman
Could it get much more epic than this? Batman wielding a fricken' lightsaber... my mind is blown.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
55 Random Thoughts of Generation Y'ers
1. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
2. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
4. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
5. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
6. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
7. The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.
8. Do you remember when you were a kid playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
9. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
10. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the fck was going on when I first saw it.
11. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
12. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
13. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
14. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
15. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
16. A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
17. Was learning cursive really necessary?
18. Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
19. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
20. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
21. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
22. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
23. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)...ummm...Goonies"
24. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
25. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
26. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
27. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
28. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
29. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
30. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
31. Bad decisions make good stories
32. Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
33. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
34. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
35. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
36. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
37. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
38. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to fall after leaning your chair back a little too far.
39. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
40. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
41. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
42. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
43. When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
44. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
45. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
46. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
47. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
48. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
49. I think that if, years down the road when I'm trying to have a kid, I find out that I'm sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
50. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
51. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...
52. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
53. I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
54. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than with Kay.
55. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.
via bangitout.com
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Burger King's New Restaurant Design
via adage.com
Burger King is attempting to encourage an "intimate" dining experience. Add some candles to my Whopper meal, than we'll talk.
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100-Year-Old BIke beats Tour de France Bike
via xo.typepad.com
The magic happens at about three minutes in
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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Ralph Lauren is really going hard on their models these days...
This is truly some of the worst Photoshopping I've ever seen in my life. Couldn't they at least have reduced her head size, just a tad?
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World's Tallest Horse (Photo)
via telegraph.co.uk
Measuring 20.2 hands tall, this is one big pony. That's equal to like... at least five Verne Troyer's.
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Putting your brain on a PC
I know many of you will be wondering just how large the Kilimanjaro of information might be. Well, Bell seems to estimate it at some 350GB.
But it's another of his estimates which makes my body feel reluctant to welcome my breakfast. You see, Bell believes that by 2020 the whole of our lives will be online and searchable.
via news.cnet.com
My life's work would feature lots and lots of repetition. And an up and down motion or two.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Viagra spam brings bulging returns of more than $4,000/day
Pharmaceutical spam can generate more than $4,000 per day in sales, confirming that spam continues to thrive because of those gullible few who click through and ruin it for the rest of us.
via arstechnica.com
Who the hell are these people clicking the damn ads?! Put down the mouse you impotent prick.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Apple Offering Environmental Details on New Site
via apple.com
Apple has launched a website specifically designed to keep you posted on what Apple is doing to keep their gadgets eco-friendly.
You've gotta hand it to them. They're trying.
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Now with a URL! Welcome to Anjrued.com
I have no car. Nope, that's my fiancee's deal. In my town, having no car translates to having no life. Anjrued.com will likely be my sanctuary from boredom. Not to mention the place I'll post everything that doesn't fit on Gearfuse. Expect a zeitgeist of humor, horror, design and interesting snippets of news. So welcome. Come one, come all. Hope you enjoy. Got a funny image or interesting article you want to see appear on Anjrued.com? Pop an e-mail over to anjrued123@gmail.com. I'd love to see what you've got! Send me anything and everything! Want me to review your site, service, product or book that doesn't fit on Gearfuse? Please pop me an e-mail.
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Woman gets pregnant — while pregnant
Arkansas couple Todd and Julia Grovenburg found out that they were having a baby and then discovered they were having two bundles of joy — but the babies aren't twins. An ultrasound revealed that a male fetus was conceived a full two-and-a-half weeks after the woman became pregnant with a baby girl, according to reports from local media. The Grovenburgs' obstetrician confirmed the case to Arkansas television station KFSM-TV.The pregnancy is believed to be a case of a rare condition known as superfetation, or conceiving while pregnant.
The pregnancy may sound weird, but it is possible, according to NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman.
Here's how it happens — egg and sperm, implant. Of course, that's your first pregnancy. But if you ovulate more than one time a month — and women do — and a sperm happens to meet that egg and they, too, implant, guess what, you get a second fetus," Snyderman said during MSNBC's “Dr. Nancy” Thursday. "You just have to hope it happens within that early window."Due dates for the babies are the end of 2009 and early 2010, reports say.
via msnbc.msn.com
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
In this interview I discuss Gearfuse, blogging, spotting and working with trends and what makes me tick
In this interview, Andrew Dobrow, editor of Gearfuse, refers to his writing as “Loud, vulgar, and excited.” There’s no better way to describe the way in which Andrew writes about gadgets.
While the name Gearfuse may suggest it is a blog about technology, the site is more of a collection of all things entertainment. Andrew Dobrow talked with us about the role trend spotting plays in his work with Gearfuse.
12 Questions with Andrew Dobrow
1. How did you get involved with Gearfuse and what motivates you to continue?
It’s funny actually. I first got involved with Gearfuse in mid-2007 when I saw an ad for available writing positions. I don’t remember where the ad was now, but that doesn’t matter much in the story. The interesting part is that, initially, I was denied a spot on the Gearfuse staff. But as bloggers started to drop like flies, the Gearfuse publisher, Steve Rufer, e-mailed me and offered me the position. The rest is history.
Since late 2007, Steve and I created what is now Gearfuse. The site has changed considerably from its inception as I fell into my writing groove. It was my first real blogging position, so I had to find my voice. And boy, did I find it. Loud, vulgar and excited.
I’m constantly motivated by the progression of the industry. The increased involvement of our readers is one of the only incentives I need, though it’s really a thrill to see all of the numbers go up as time goes on. It just takes time.
2. How significant are the topics of cool hunting and trend spotting to Gearfuse?
Spotting trends before they’re trends I think is the key. You have to have a feel for the overall zeitgeist of your Internet audience. What sort of stuff does your audience dig? I’m lucky enough to share common interests with my audience, so I pretty much post up what ever I think is awesome and upcoming.
And the key to finding unique and potential trend items? A hell of a lot of research. Follow any site you can, even if they only deliver something valuable once a month. It’s worth it in the long run to have a clogged RSS reader. You gotta put in the hours though. Interesting stuff doesn’t typically just jump out at you.
3. How do you define a trend?
To define a trend, all you have to do is surf the web. Trends are frequently-discussed and often-posted items of zeitgeisty goodness. I mean, you can take all of the theories you have, such as something occurring a certain amount of times before it’s actually a trend, but what does it matter? A trend is a trend whenever people realize the trend is actually a trend.
The point is, whether something is a trend or not bears little meaning on the item’s future. What can you do with the trend to make it trendier? What can you add to put the item over the edge of trendom?
4. How do you define cool?
Creativity is cool. Innovation is cool. The ability to set aside constraints to produce is really, really cool. You have to think about ways to say something that hasn’t been said before. Tired cliches are not cool. An open-mind and open eyes, now that’s cool.
Anything that inspires me is cool.
5. Do you need a culture of innovation to create something that is cool?
I think you need to create your own culture of innovation. Don’t be so concerned about what the other guy is doing. Do your own thing. If someone else is doing something similar, than why would an audience come to you rather than the other guy? Feel free, be innovative. Coolness comes automatically.
6. What is the best way to create an infectious idea, product or service?
Stop thinking and actually do it. I know that sounds easy, but people have great ideas all of the time and do absolutely nothing about them. The key to being infectious is taking the risk. Doing what needs to be done. Spreading the word about the awesomeness about your product. Having full faith in your own awesomeness.
7. What is the key to innovation?
Again, you have to deny that cultural restraints exist. Be vulgar if you want to be vulgar. Be ultra-saccharine if you feel like being sweet. Innovation doesn’t always have an audience. Don’t confuse innovation and trending. When the two coincide, you’re extremely lucky.
8. What is the most important trend you see in your industry?
I’m seeing a lot of aggregation—sites like Trend Hunter and Buzzfeed, which take the hottest of the hot and place them all in one place. In a way, these trend and buzz sites are keeping us bloggers on our toes. There’s no more sitting back on our laurels. We have to actively seek buzzyness. If not, you wind up late, and a trend is only a trend long enough to be called a trend once. After that, forget about it, the trend is tired.
9. What are your ambitions for Gearfuse?
With my unbound confidence, the sky is always the limit. In fact, forget the sky, there are no limits. If you believe in what you do and you enjoy your work enough to put in the hours, nothing can hold you back. Gearfuse will only gain in viewers and gain in citations.
10. How do you reset yourself to be creative? Do you have any rituals?
I don’t really have time to set aside for creativity because my life and job are based in constant creativity. Blogging is a super-fast industry and you need to have fast ideas and speedy research skills. I’ll sometimes get myself pumped up by reading some of my favorite bloggers, but for me, the creativity starts to flow right when I open up the flood gates.
Of course, I get writer’s block from time to time and there are days where I don’t feel like doing much of anything. But work through it. As Nike has been known to say, Just Do It.
11. Professionally, what do you want to be doing in 10 years?
I’d like to be doing pretty much what I’m doing now, I suppose. Maybe expand my horizons a bit, do some more reviewing. Hopefully I’ll have people interested in me reviewing their creations. I wouldn’t mind getting paid a bit more, but who wouldn’t?
12. What are your most important hobbies?
Reading is the number one key to anyone interested in writing. Read as much as possible on as many topics as you can stand. I read everything from books on physics to cultural manifestos to beach fiction, and every bit helps. Learn how to enjoy the hunt. Learn how to love researching and read, read, read.
References: gearfuseFiled In: Business, Interviews
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
I've Got The Shakes
As a recovering smoker (almost a year out now, quit cold turkey), I made the fatal mistake of having a lone cigarette. It was a stressful time and my will power didn't hold up.That one cigarette was enough to revitalize the intense cravings I had been relatively free of for months. I'm feigning now like I didn't even feign when I originally quit. I'm antsy, I'm discontent. Nicotine is a hell of a drug. Other than that one smoke I'm yet to have another one, but I sincerely fear that my will power won't hold up like it has in the past... and it scares the shit out of me.My fiancee has promised me homelessness if I take up the habit again, and you think that would be enough, but the cravings and urges are such that homelessness seems sort of okay as long as I can take my drags in peace. It's a tough road. It's just as hard as everyone says it is. Prepare to be tested.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
The Most Annoying Person On Television Today Is…
via pophangover.com
Totally. I've been under the imperssion that I was the only one who cringed every time this commercial came on. Fuck you Flo. I'm switching to Geico.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
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Heidi Montag's Very White Ass
via celebuzz.com
As much as she's photographed on the beach, girl could use a tan. Is she inside except when she's being photographed? Does she have access to an unreleased SPF 3000?
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Monday, August 24, 2009
WTF Family Photos
I didn't even know three bacon suits existed. Are these things mass produced?
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Anticipating Facebook 3.0
Am I the only one checking the App Store every hour for the Facebook 3.0? We know it's been sent for approval, so it's only a matter of time before we see it clear the hurdles of Apple. As a pretty loyal Facebook user, I'm pretty damn excited.
If it's comprehensive enough, I might even consider canceling my MySpace account, which I hardly use as it is. Maybe once a month I check MySpace for friend requests, but it's mostly dead to me.What I'm really looking forward to is both the new UI, which seems a lot more usuable, and the ability to both like and comment statuses without having to jump through hoops.Posted via email from Anjrued
The Change in Our Voice
On Gearfuse, I wrote about the differences our vocal inflections have gone through from the early 20th century. Listening to old-time radio and watching vintage movies, you can hear for yourself the difference that a century can have on our national, even universal voice.
Old-time radio DJs had a certain vocal bravado which was exclusive to the news and media men of the day. Radio men had a distinctive vocal accent which disappeared as the century progressed into the 50s and even more so, the 60s. What happened in this time frame to change the voice of a nation? I think it has something to do with an evolution of standards. When radio and TV were a relatively new medium, there was a consensus about the standard radio and TV / movie voices. As time progressed, so did the evolution of the audio and visual medium. Boundaries were pushed, even if the boundaries began as being a slightly different voice among the crowd of carbon copy media men. Media voices became more natural, as did the voices of actors and actresses. The decrease of formality in the media voice can almost literally follow the timeline of the regression of American formality. No more constant suit and dress wardrobes. No more formal greetings among those not involved in business. The voice of the media is the voice of our culture. Or at least it has been since the dawn of radio. And I think that's pretty significant.Posted via email from Anjrued
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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-40 C = -40 F
If you convert -40 degrees from Celsius to Fahrenheit, the answer is -40 degrees. And vice versa.
I should have known that, but I didn't. Now I do.
via j-walkblog.com
Why didn't I know this? As a self-proclaimed trivia nerd, I'm utterly ashamed.
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
How Long Does Bill Murray Spend in Groundhog Day?
According to Harold Ramis, on the Groundhog Day DVD commentary, Bill Murray spent 10 years trapped in his own little corner of hell... But this seems like an arbitrary number. We can do better than that.
via wolfgnards.com
Wolf Gnards boils the exact time down to about 8 years, 8 months and 16 days. But who's counting?
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Chain of Command
It was built in 1995 as a Builder's Square. When it opened, the little Ace Hardware down the street and a local garden center next door went out of business. Only two years after it opened, the blue and gold markings of Builder's Square were replaced by the green "HQ" of Home Quarters Warehouse. It stayed that way for a couple of years more. Then an even larger store opened a few blocks away, this time with the orange blaze of Home Depot. Within months, the green HQ store was closed. Now the orange store has been flanked by an even bigger, newer store, bearing the blue markings of Lowe's. The orange store is starting to look a little shabby. Ace to Builder's Square to HQ to Home Depot, and maybe now to Lowe's. Surely there's someone with another logo -- purple or yellow or maybe chartreuse -- lurking on the horizon.
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Bob Dylan mistaken for hobo, 40 years after Woodstock - Boing Boing
via boingboing.net
Bob Dylan was detained by police after being mistaken as a hobo while checking out a house in New Jersey.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
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Bye Bye Vibe
Vibe magazine has announced its closing, effective immediately. The death of print continues.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Not a revolutionary
via youtube.com
She was not a revolutionary. She was not a rebel. She was simply watching the protests from the side of the road with her father. A Basij soldier shot her in the heart. She was not moving and there was nothing in his way to stop him. It was simply a needless death.
The Iranian Civil War has begun and it will not end until there is revolution. The reformists Iranians do not take death lightly.
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Not a reolutionary: Iranian woman killed in protests
via youtube.com
She was not a revolutionary. She was not a rebel. She was simply watching the protests from the side of the road with her father. A Basij soldier shot her in the heart. She was not moving and there was nothing in his way to stop him. It was simply a needless death.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Whatever happened to Technorati?
I remember a time when Technorati was the number one authority on blog ranking. No doubt, it was one of my daily essentials. I still check it daily, but it's only working about half the time. Whatever they've been doing with the movement of their "colos" has taken quite a toll on the site.
Sometimes my blog isn't found, sometimes I'm warned about the escape of the Technorati monster (which is no doubt, running rampant, munching on other sites colos). I just want to be able to rely on you again, Technorati. I don't want to remove you from my daily link check, but you're leaving me little choice.
Can one of you, humble readers, please develop a reliable blog ranking and authority engine? Please?
Sometimes my blog isn't found, sometimes I'm warned about the escape of the Technorati monster (which is no doubt, running rampant, munching on other sites colos). I just want to be able to rely on you again, Technorati. I don't want to remove you from my daily link check, but you're leaving me little choice.
Can one of you, humble readers, please develop a reliable blog ranking and authority engine? Please?
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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