Month: December 2010
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Better Off Ted – Season 1
Need a TV series to watch over the holiday? Better Off Ted- a surreal absurdist workplace comedy- is now available on Netflix. Both seasons. Hits stride about halfway thru season 1. If you don't find every joke a hit just gaze in wonder at the amazing bone structure of Jay Harrington and Portia de Rossi […]
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Sad Trombone
I think I saw Kevin Rose on the train this morning. I resisted the urge to sidle up next to him and say http://www.sadtrombone.com/ – I can't image working at Digg right now. It's sorta walking dead. Sad Trombone
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What does #! in URLs stand for?
I kinda got the gist of why Facebook and Twitter are refreshing pages with the #! schema (so users don't have to wait for a whole new page to be displayed). Here's a more thorough technical description. What does #! in URLs stand for?
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5 Ridiculous Things You Probably Believe About Islam
"So- why all this Founding Father/Muslim love? Probably because Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah of Morocco was the first world figure to recognize the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain in 1777.f" 5 Ridiculous Things You Probably Believe About Islam In the same way that not all Christians are Young Earth Creationists- […]
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The most reliable (and unreliable) blogging services on the Web
The most reliable (and unreliable) blogging services on the Web Blogging services have been around for a long time- with pioneers like Blogger paving the way for WordPress.com and more recent arrivals like Tumblr and Posterous. There are millions upon millions of blogs out there- many of them residing on these services.
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A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An Atheist – Speakeasy – WSJ
"Forgiveness is probably the greatest virtue there is. But that's exactly what it is –
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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day : Panettone
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day : Panettone Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day and Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day: The revolution continues. Join authors Zoe Francois and Jeff Hertzberg for tips- techniques- recipes- questions and answers from their best selling no-knead bread baking cookbooks.
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Teddy Bear Shaman (4e Racial Trait Variant) – Dungeons & Dragons wiki
"Teddy Bear Racial Power – Cute Enchanment – You use your inner cuteness to make surrounding enemies go half asleep" Teddy Bear Shaman (4e Racial Trait Variant) – Dungeons & Dragons wiki
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Land Girls and Lumber Jills
The WLA and WTC were formed in 1917 to help meet growing demands for home production during the long struggle of World War. Women of the Land Army- or 'Land Girls' as they became known- took on all types of agricultural work. From sowing to harvesting- calving to shearing- this was hard physical work that […]
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Top 10 Cocktail Blogs : Food & Drink : Life : Blogs.com
Top 10 Cocktail Blogs : Food & Drink : Life : Blogs.com James Mulcahy is a freelance writer and the editor of the drinking blog NYBarfly. His writing on food and spirits has appeared in Huffington Post- New York Press- Metromix- The Onion- British Airways High Life- and many other publications. He prefers a classic […]