75 Degrees South
I think I’ll just “experience” Antarctica through this blog instead of actually visiting. -51.2C seems a tad chilly.
Midwinter’s Day started early for me as tradition dictates that the Winter Station Commander cooks everyone breakfast in bed on Midwinter’s morning. Requests varied, from smoked salmon, scrambled eggs and a glass of fresh orange [...]
dETROITfUNK
Impressive photo essay of the fire that destroyed the Studebaker building.
Other photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbantiki/sets/482924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bewareofdog/sets/483562/
http://detroitarts.blogspot.com/2005/06/piquette-fire.html
Last night we lost a precious part of Detroits Automotive history. The City of Detroit owned Studebaker Plant and the connected Piquette Market were lost in a 5 alarm fire.
The Studebaker company occupied this facility from 1910 to 1932.
wtf sticker
Somehow I’m guessing I shouldn’t put one of these on the van before my move to Texas.
Welcome to ‘Whatdoesthatmean?’ – WhatDoesThatMean
The Random Page link can be interesting.
From WhatDoesThatMean
This site is a free lexicon of English idioms, words, and catch phrases from around the world. This is also a ‘user built’ site – in addition to searching for a definition, you can add your own. Indeed, we encourage you to do so!
Bowtie Press
Now just teach your cat to read…
Feline mannerisms can be an enigma, but they don’t have to be! Through astrological hints and clues, find the motives behind your cat’s unconventional conduct.
dong resin’s joint >> How Hyperspace Works >> June 20, 2005
Humorous account of how hyperspace works.
Being a genius, I get a lot of people asking me how Hyperspace, that thing in Star Wars where a spaceship travels across vast interstellar distances in the mere blink of an eye, works. The technology itself is all still [...]
Latest News and Financial Information | Reuters.com
Google, Gmail, now Gmoney?
Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) this year plans to offer an electronic-payment service that could help the Internet-search company diversify its revenue and may heighten competition with eBay Inc.’s (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) PayPal unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Flickr to Add Print to Photo Service
Don’t think Flickr is portable enough? Then just print off the important bits to drag to the techno-wasteland known as the in-laws.
Flickr is gearing up to launch a new print-on-demand service, internetnews.com has learned.
Flickr will partner with Qoop to offer a service that lets users select photos and [...]
Top News Article | Reuters.com
Must be one VERY slow news day when this is on top of the news sites.
Vacationing former first lady Nancy Reagan was bruised in a fall in a London hotel room on Thursday but resumed her visit of Britain after a brief checkup at a hospital, her Los Angeles-based spokesman said.
Music thing: Learn to play guitar like a superdork
Looks more like slapping than tapping, and I’m not convinced it sounds all the good.
VIDEO WEEK: Exactly 18 seconds into this [2.5mb WMV] guitar tapping tutorial video from metalmethod.com, this hairy dude, who is called Michael Angelo Batio, completely spazzes out in a way that puts Jim [...]
