December 2007
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[slideshow] Building a climbing wall at the top of... →
When Christy and I lived in Somerville, just outside of Boston, our house had this great big open area on the third floor over the stairs. I just couldn’t stop imagining an indoor climbing wall in this space; considering that in Boston you can only climb outdoors half the year, once winter came, I … By: ewilhelm
November 2007
“Get your facts first and then you can distort them as much as you wish.”
– Samuel Clemens 1835 - 1910
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Rejected iPod Engravings →
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Bush's Grandfather Helped Hitler's Rise to Power... →
Prescott Bush, President George W. Bush’s grandfather, helped to finance Hitler’s war machine. Bush worked with the Brown Brothers Harriman bank to help Nazi Industrialist Fritz Thyssen secure loans and political support from Wall Street Bankers. Prescott Bush also helped the German-American Bund’s Nazi “Business Plot” to overthrow FDR with fascist
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Funky Niblets by Charlie Hunter Trio →
Funky Niblets Charlie Hunter Trio Album: Charlie Hunter Trio Station: Not your normal station Favorite Created on: November 29, 2007
Such Great Heights (Remix by John Tejada) by The... →
Such Great Heights (Remix by John Tejada) The Postal Service Album: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight EP Favorite Created on: November 29, 2007
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First Details of Manned Mars Mission From NASA →
— aatw
New York Manhole Covers, Forged Barefoot in India →
Also VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation. I actually look for these. — willw — aatw
How to Get Rich by Blogging →
Alex Iskold writes on Read/WriteWeb that there’s no money in the long tail of the blogosphere. What he means is: if you’re trying to make decent money by selling advertising on your niche blog (i.e., your blog that caters to the needs of a few in the long tail) you’re going to have a hard time of it.
But you can earn money because of your blog instead of with it. Blogging can be the centerpiece...
More spice than fire: White Chili →
This looks really good. Someone come make it for me?
Girlspeak to English Dictionary →
Celtic Astrology →
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Man arrested for shooting traffic camera →
I’m not a gun person, but I’ve wanted to do this more than a few times. There is nothing more frustrating than getting a ticket in the mail that includes a photo of your vehicle, caught in the act. Oh, wait. Seeing the flash of the camera as you hit that, ever-so-dangerous, 16 mph over the speed limit mark… yeah, that’s probably more frustrating than getting the stupid...
Amazing Math trick with paper, scissors, and tape →
Here’s something fun, not too heavy on the Math unless you want it to be, and quite remarkable to those who haven’t seen this before. You’re going to create a Moebius strip, and variations on it, and surprise yourself and others when you see what you get when you cut the Moebius strip in various ways. A Moebius strip is a strip of paper that you tape together at both ends, but before you do, you...
Ain't It Funky Now! by Grant Green →
Ain’t It Funky Now! Grant Green Album: Ain’t It Funky Now! Station: Not your normal station Favorite Created on: November 27, 2007
Like Like Dope by Karl Denson →
Like Like Dope Karl Denson Album: Dance Lesson #2 Station: Not your normal station Favorite Created on: November 27, 2007
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We're tops in vanity plates →
* Virginia, that is. I live in Maryland and work in Northern Virginia, so I see a bunch of vanity plates in traffic and parking lots, every day.
Virginia has the highest percentage of personalized, or vanity, license plates in the country, a first-of-its-kind survey shows.
“One meets one’s destiny often in the road one takes to avoid it.”
– French proverb
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Evidence of a parallel universe →
Data from NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) showed evidence of a huge void in the universe spanning one billion light years. Scientists say this void may be the evidence of another universe beyond our own.
Saving the Earth at 8 mpg →
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“…it all comes at you at once. hunger. bad breath. weak limbs. confusion....”
– Jacob Bijani’s friend Peter
Steelcase →
I need this.
Camera Phone Pictures For Keeps →
(by yours truly)
Unlocking the Benefits of Garlic →
“Garlic has long been touted as a health booster, but it’s never been clear why the herb might be good for you. Now new research is beginning to unlock the secrets of the odoriferous bulb.”
IMG_4412 →
jdong posted a photo:
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Trainhoppers →
Part of a photo essay on modern-day rail riders. Via The Poverty Jetset.
“There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the...”
– Lionel Trilling
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How to Sleep in Airports →
Digital Tampering in the Media, Politics and Law →