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CommandShift3 - It's like Hot or Not for web design

Seeded on Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:02 AM EST (commandshift3.com)

CommandShift3 is like Hot or Not. Except, instead of clicking on hot babes, you click on hot websites.

technology, hot-or-not, web-design, design, css

Dickheads of the Year

Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:14 AM EST (Rolling Stone)

My picks for the biggest @!$%#s of 2007 by Bill Maher. Michael Vick Stop saying what he did is a cultural thing, just one of those things black folks are known for, like jazz. He's not one of the Scottsboro boys, he electrocuted dogs. Erik Prince

us-news, end-of-year-lists, dickheads, bill-mayer

How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take in a Fight?

Seeded on Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:56 AM EST (howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com)

This short survey will tell you approximately how many five year old children you could fight at once. Results are based on physical prowess, training, swarm-combatting experience, and the flexibility of your moral compass.

odd-news, five-year-olds, fight, survey, humor

The Final Whisper in Lost in Translation Revealed?

Seeded on Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:49 PM EST (slashfilm.com)

When Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation, one of the big topics of conversation revolved around what Bill Murray's character whispered in Scarlett Johansson's ear at the conclusion of the film.

entertainment, lost-in-translation, film, movies, bill-murray, scarlett-johansson, sofia-coppola

Wind Energy Could Power All of Britain's Homes by 2020

Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:59 AM EST (TreeHugger)

The Brown government is set to unveil an ambitious proposal to build 7,000 new wind turbines off Britain's coast by 2020, effectively producing enough electricity - 33 gigawatts - to power all of the country's homes.

politics, wind-energy, uk, alternative-energy, wind-power

Stonehenge: The Incredibly Simple Secret of How It Was Built

Seeded on Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:42 AM EST (snarfd: The Eclectic Compendium)

So it' s not even the European Bronze Age yet. You and your Druid friends are kickin' over a big pottery crock of mead, and someone trots out the plans for an absolutely magnificent henge over in Salisbury. Very special.

stonehenge, how-to, mystery, secret, science

Don't sound stupid, stop saying like (pic)

Seeded on Sat Dec 8, 2007 5:10 PM EST (squarefree.com)

Is it, like, because I, like, say 'like', like, so much?

odd-news, humor, bizarre, picture

Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich excluded from CBS series on the candidates

Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 10:47 AM EST (CBS News)

This week the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric will begin a new political series that poses the same 10 questions to each of the leading candidates in a series of one-on-one, in-depth interviews.

politics, ron-paul, paul-kucinich, cbs, election, candidates

Consumer Wins 2.7 Mil Lawsuit Against Equifax For Screwing Up Her Credit

Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 8:44 PM EST (Consumerist)

Angela P. Williams tried for more than a decade to clear up her credit report after Equifax confused her records with those of a person with bad credit but a similar name.

credit, equifax, lawsuit, consumer, us-news

Ryan Holle lent his Chevrolet Metro to a friend. That decision sent him to jail for life.

Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 11:03 AM EST (The New York Times)

Early in the morning of March 10, 2003, after a raucous party that lasted into the small hours, a groggy and hungover 20-year-old named Ryan Holle lent his Chevrolet Metro to a friend. That decision, prosecutors later said, was tantamount to murder.

us-news, law, justice, murder, accomplice

Evidence shows Beer is turning Guys into Girls

Seeded on Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:49 PM EST (tonyrogers.com)

You have to hope that this study is flawed, but the evidence seems irrefutable.

beer, humor, women, men, alchohol, estrogen, odd-news

Why do people — gay or straight — need the state's permission to marry?

Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:24 PM EST (The New York Times)

Why do people — gay or straight — need the state's permission to marry? For most of Western history, they didn't, because marriage was a private contract between two families.

politics, state, marriage, gay, gay-marriage

The World`s 10 Most Famous Uncracked Codes

Seeded on Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:45 PM EST (historycus.blogspot.com)

An interesting list of the ten most famous ciphers and writing systems that are still unsolved. Maybe you can help to solve it?

science, codes, mysteries, cipher, unsolved

Quick Test: Whats Your Real Age?

Seeded on Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:50 AM EST (plabox.info)

The longevity and vitality of your life is relative to your lifestyle, activities and health, not just your date of birth. Complete this exam to calculate your real age.

health, real-age, life-expectancy

You'll never be this good at games

Seeded on Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:49 PM EST (GamesRadar)

It's sad to think, but there simply are some people out there who put your own gaming skills to shame. They're impossibly good, unthinkably quick and mindbogglingly crafty.

technology, gaming, games, video-games

Driver Tased For Being Argumentative

Seeded on Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:21 AM EST (infowars.net)

A man was tased and arrested on a Utah highway after being stopped by an officer and refusing to sign a speeding ticket because he did not understand what offence he had committed or why he had been pulled over.

us-news, taser, police, tased, rights, law, traffic-cop

What If Gmail Had Been Designed by Microsoft?

Seeded on Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:04 PM EST (blogoscoped.com)

Today I want to ponder the question: what if Microsoft, not Google, had created Gmail? What would be the differences in that web mail client for users today? What if we apply some of the same design rules that brought us Hotmail, for instance?

technology, hotmail, gmail, google, microsoft, design, web, email

Warren Buffett to Congress: Keep Taxing the Mega-Rich

Seeded on Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:16 PM EST (AlterNet.org)

Billionaire Warren Buffett testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday in defense of the federal estate tax, the nation's only tax on inherited wealth.

business, grassley, inequality, estate-tax, buffet, tax, economics, taxation

So, Girl....the secret to weight loss

Seeded on Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:07 AM EST (thisisby.us)

I was sitting outside at work a couple days ago smoking a cigarette in between the lunch and dinner rush when a short, mocha eyed brunette named Nancy came out and sat beside me. She lit up her own smoke, inhaled deeply and looked me square in the eye.

health, weight-loss, diet, weight, food, anorexia, bulimia

Obama Would Make Comcast's Interference with BitTorrent Illegal

Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:38 PM EST (Wired News)

Barack Obama would make actions such as cable company Comcast's interference with certain kinds of Internet traffic illegal under his administration, an aide said on Thursday.

technology, obama, comcast, bittorrent, traffic-shaping, internet, net-neutrality, election-2008

Girls get extra school help while boys get Ritalin

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:59 PM EST (USA Today)

In classrooms nationwide, girls are pulling ahead of boys academically. Recent federal testing data show that what starts out as a modest gap in elementary-level reading scores turns into a yawning divide by high school.

us-news, ritalin, frankllin-high-school, gender-gap

Interview with Sarah Carmen: "I have 200 orgasms every day..."

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:16 PM EST ()

Pretty Sarah Carmen is a 200-a-day orgasm girl who gets good, good, GOOD vibrations from almost anything.

odd-news, uk, orgasm, orgasm-girl, sarah-carmen, permanent-sexual-arousal-syndrome, psas, sex

Nokia perfects the clicky tactile touchscreen - iPhone gnashes teeth, swears revenge

Seeded on Wed Nov 7, 2007 3:43 PM EST ()

It's taken them 10 years but Nokia boffins have finally perfected a 'touch feedback' touchscreen.

technology, nokia, iphone, touchscreen, tactile-touchscreen, haptikos, touch-feedback-screen, tactile

Qwest Can't Get Wireless Working Because Macs Are "Practically An Obsolete System"

Seeded on Tue Nov 6, 2007 11:20 AM EST (Consumerist)

When I received the modem and start up disc, none of the codes would work for my computer, nor my housemates. I called Qwest and was told that it was because I had a MacBook.

technology, apple, mac, qwest, modem, consumerist, macs, customer-service-horror-stories