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Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Programming, Video, Reality-FreeYou would think that the highest-rated Comedy Central show of all-time would either be an episode of South Park or one of the nightly news satire programs, The Daily Show or The Colbert Report. It's actually none of those. The…
Posted 1hr 10mins ago by TV Squad.
All right, all you guessing experts - here’s this week’s collaboration What is it? blog: can you guess what this strange object is (and don’t say trumpet, cuz it’s not!) Place your guess in the comment section - no prize this week so you’re playing for bragging rights only.…
Posted 1hr 58mins ago by Neatorama.
Etherpad, a collaborative-minded text editor forged by a group of ex-Google employees, focuses on making documents live and easy to collaborate on. That means that, at this point, the interface is pretty much straight text on numbered lines, but two or more people can work on a document in real time…
Posted 2hrs 17mins ago by Lifehacker.
It looks as a the kind of knuckle brass, just the holes are slicely different and some strange markings.
Posted 2hrs 32mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
The Japanese really know how to have fun. Check out their version of the classic tug of war game.
Posted 6hrs 42mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
The Unique Dream Houses
Posted 7hrs 8mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
I’m sure many of you are aware that Detroit automakers are lobbying the government (and the public in their website GM Facts and Fiction) for a $25 billion bailout loan package. The CEOs of the Big Three automakers, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler went before the House of Representative ……
Posted 7hrs 18mins ago by Neatorama.
Healthy Locke! Beardless Jack! Kate in pumps! Invisible Jin!
Posted 7hrs 47mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
Woodland Scene (2006)
Castle on the Hill (2007)
Belgian artist Magdalena Bors’ artworks depict a fairy tale scene woven directly out of common household things. Check out her website for more: Link - via Notcot
Posted 7hrs 53mins ago by Neatorama.
1001 rules for my unborn son is a fantastic tumblr blog where you will find hundreds (so far) of words of wisdom about life. For example: 270. Stand up to bullies. You’ll only have to do it once.269. If you’ve made your point, stop talking.268. Watch your language at the ballgame. Sometimes,…
Posted 7hrs 53mins ago by Neatorama.
Bald? That’s not a problem with this "flair hair" visor from Kotula’s: We all have "bad hair" days; some of us have "no hair" days. When you need to cover your dome, you’ll want something that does the job, something that adds a little fun, a little flair;…
Posted 7hrs 54mins ago by Neatorama.
Japanese publishing company Jiyu Kokuminsha released its annual list of 60 most popular Japanese words and phrases of 2008 - and thanks to Pink Tentacle blog, we can all read about them in English For example: 9. Hime-den: This abbreviation of hime-denwa (lit. “princess phone”) describes…
Posted 7hrs 54mins ago by Neatorama.
At the grand old age of 90, Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the Galapagos Islands, suddenly got interested in the opposite sex: A Pinta Island tortoise, George had showed little interest in sex during 36 years in captivity. At 90, George is in his sexual prime and his low libido even raised tabloid-like…
Posted 7hrs 56mins ago by Neatorama.
James Bond’s gadgets had captivated moviegoers for a looong time! Here’s a 1966 article from Popular Science detailing some of the gadgets featured in 007’s Thunderball: Because their success has spawned so many imitators, the Bond producers now have to reach for some pretty spectacular…
Posted 7hrs 56mins ago by Neatorama.
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Pushing Daisies, Reality-Free(S02E06) "You can't sugarcoat that turd." -- The Great Herrmann to NedMagic and the macabre, a recipe for a perfect Pushing Daisies episode. This one also had the virtue of Fred Willard doing a terrific guest star turn as "The Great Herrmann."…
Posted 9hrs 2mins ago by TV Squad.
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Milan Simon Tuttle is five years old and has been playing basketball for a year and a half. She’s short, skilled, and adorable! -Thanks, Laura!
Posted 9hrs 7mins ago by Neatorama.
Scientists thought the pygmy tarsier was extinct, since the last live sighting was over 80 years ago. Eight years ago, one was accidently trapped and killed in Indonesia. But recently, scientists have caught three live pygmy tarsiers and observed a fourth in the Lore Lindu National Park on the Indonesian…
Posted 9hrs 9mins ago by Neatorama.
(Vimeo link) Take a look at the G-speak spatial operating environment by Oblong. Some of the SOE’s core ideas are already familiar from the film Minority Report, whose characters performed forensic analysis using massive, gesturally driven displays. The similarity is no coincidence: one of Oblong’s…
Posted 9hrs 14mins ago by Neatorama.
Professor John Hart of the University of Michigan created nanoscale likenesses of president-elect Barack Obama that are each smaller than a grain of sand! The “nanobamas” were made to raise awareness of nanotechnology. Each one contains about 150 million carbon nanotubes stacked vertically…
Posted 9hrs 16mins ago by Neatorama.
Season 5 Episode 2 - Show Your Craft
Tom Colicchio takes it home to his very first restaurant tonight as the chefs are asked to serve more than just judges – although the customers' opinions may make them long for the tried-and-true.
Posted 10hrs 11mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
Are chocolate chips better than Viagra? According to Journal of Nutrition's latest September and October issues, chocolate has some pretty exciting
Posted 11hrs 15mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
If your manager tracks your time based on when you log in and out of your machine at work, then are you missing out on pay for the time you're waiting for your machine to boot up and shut down? That's what a series of lawsuits by employees from the likes of AT&T, UnitedHealth and Cigna demand. Add those…
Posted 11hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
This is absolutely adorable, it’s a great way to share your love with the world…or at least enjoy a good snowfall together.
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Posted 12hrs 25mins ago by Neatorama.
Happy Anniversary to Calvin and Hobbes! It was November 18, 1985 (I know, I’m a day late), that the precocious little boy and his sage stuffed tiger/real tiger first hit comic pages across America. So, I thought I’d hit you guys with a little C&H trivia… I know, it’s not…
Posted 12hrs 30mins ago by Neatorama.
My vote for tough guy of the century would have to go to KFC.
Posted 12hrs 35mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
It's hump day and I was looking for a quick, fun project to try out. So I figured I try something easy I found over at the Make Magazine blog earlier this week—a set of speakers made from paper cups and a pair of earbud headphones originally created by artist Dmitry Zagga (in no small amount of…
Posted 12hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
"Steve Ballmer is trying to distance himself from this crime, but he and his company seem to have granted Intel billions of dollars at the expense of consumers (and maybe OEMs). This was done knowingly and deliberately"
Posted 13hrs 40mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
I've been streaming Netflix Watch Instantly videos to my Xbox 360 for months now using Windows Media Center and a free program called vmcNetflix, but now that the New Xbox Experience released this morning also supports Netflix streaming, users have two different options for streaming movies to their…
Posted 13hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Thanks to you, CreateDebate has been officially nominated in Mashable’s 2008 Open Web Awards in the Politics category! You can read the official announcement here. Now it’s time to help us win the award by voting for us! You can vote for one company in each category per day until midnight…
Posted 13hrs 56mins ago by The CreateDebate Blog.
If you feel shoppping for clothes is a chore and an expensive waste of time, think about using a personal shopper. Get rid of the mistaken idea you may have that personal shoppers are people employed by rich celebrities to dress them (those are called "stylists"). Most large department stores offer…
Posted 14hrs 17mins ago by Lifehacker.
Windows only: If you are looking for ways to merge a bunch of MP3 files into one larger file, and don't like the command line solution I wrote about earlier this week, try Merge MP3. The application is tiny, the interface familiar, and it will allow you to drag-and-drop MP3 files onto a playlist, change…
Posted 14hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Michael Minelli wants you to know he’s not a douchebag, or at least, he doesn’t think so. That’s why he’s suing the author and publisher of the book “Hot Chicks With Douchebags” for including him. The libel lawsuit should be interesting, as the lawyers will have to…
Posted 15hrs 5mins ago by Neatorama.
In its third reincarnation since its debute in 1996 and redesign in 1998, web site Kvetch now harnesses the time-wasting powers of Twitter to call a farshtinken tokhis leker a schmuck behind their back. Users have to follow the service's account on Twitter in order to send it direct messages, which…
Posted 15hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Casting, Reality-FreeShowtime is looking for call girls.The cable network is developing a new documentary series (Link NSFW) about the world's oldest profession. They're looking for call girls to live in a Hollywood mansion and have cameras film their every, um, move.…
Posted 16hrs 1min ago by TV Squad.
by Mike Krumboltz The buzz surrounding "Twilight" can not be overstated. Searches on the vampire flick are through the roof. Meanwhile, related lookups for the film's stars continue to soar, and queries for the movie's hunky main character are flexing their blood-stained muscles. Here's a roundup…
Posted 16hrs 37mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Google's beloved web-based email client has always been ripe for third-party design customization (we've always been partial to the Gmail Redesigned skin in Better Gmail, for example), but now Gmail is officially riding the interface customization train by offering 30-some new themes to spice up your…
Posted 16hrs 39mins ago by Lifehacker.
How did these two soldiers in the battle against Mexican drug lords and illegal immigration make the journey from defending our borders to defending and subsequently losing their freedom?
Posted 16hrs 43mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
If you're a power searcher, or other people think you are, and you're getting tired of constant requests for answers to questions that a quick Google search would provide, try Let me google that for you. Enter a search term, click the Google Search button, and a link appears that you can copy, paste…
Posted 16hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free At 8, ABC has a new Pushing Daisies, then new episodes of Private Practice and Dirty Sexy Money. CBS has a new Old Christine, followed by new episodes of Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY. NBC…
Posted 17hrs 14mins ago by TV Squad.
Google Sync for BlackBerry updated today, adding support for bi-directional contact sync between your BlackBerry and your Gmail contacts (in addition to the existing calendar sync, which I believe still only supports one-way sync UPDATE: Nope, it's two-way, too!). While you're doing your Google sync…
Posted 17hrs 17mins ago by Lifehacker.
Mac OS X only: Free, open-source application Vocito puts Google's one-phone-number-to-rule-them-all application GrandCentral on your desktop, integrating directly with your Address Book contacts. The most obvious way to place a call once you launch Vocito and enter your GrandCentral login is to click…
Posted 17hrs 27mins ago by Lifehacker.
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Posted 17hrs 40mins ago by Mixx: Popular.
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Video, Reality-FreeFans might remember the original TV show Cupid, which starred Jeremy Piven long before Entourage made him a household name and he won a bunch of Emmy awards. It was about a seemingly ordinary guy who might just have been the magical guy who gets lovers…
Posted 18hrs 6mins ago by TV Squad.
Previously mentioned people search engine Pipl has updated with a slightly tweaked look and better, more organized results. In a quick comparison between recently featured 123people and Pipl, the results at Pipl thoroughly outdid 123people on accuracy when I searched for myself, including much more…
Posted 18hrs 17mins ago by Lifehacker.
Windows tip: Whether you use them or not, many applications install superfluous entries to your Windows right-click context menu resulting in a cluttered mess. The How-To Geek weblog details how to clean up your messy Windows context menu using a variety of methods, from manual registry hacks to using…
Posted 18hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Zune Insider reports that Microsoft has updated the Zune firmware to 3.1, adding three new free games (Checkers, Sudoku, and Space Battle) and improving the Zune Social feature with better looks and a "like minded listeners" feature that shows you how your taste compares to your friends. Aside from…
Posted 19hrs 6mins ago by Lifehacker.
by Vera H-C Chan Add another gloomy outlook to America's short-term future: The online appetite for poking fun at President-elect Barack Obama has fallen more than 61% in the past week. The precipitous drop follows an all-time Search high for "obama jokes" in the days immediately after the election.…
Posted 19hrs 8mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, TV Squad Lists, Reality-FreeI think that in the most grossly general way, TV shows can be separated into three groups: the shows that get a ton of viewers and everyone knows about (American Idol, Two and a Half Men, Lost, etc), shows that don't get quite as many viewers…
Posted 19hrs 12mins ago by TV Squad.
by Claudine Zap Get your daily dollop of Buzz. Lean Cuisine (+3,037%). Dieters, take note: Some of the frozen meals have been recalled because they may contain pieces of plastic. When is Black Friday 2008 (+1,257%). Officially, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. But many Black Friday deals…
Posted 19hrs 13mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
The new Xbox Live Dashboard for Xbox 360s—known simply as 'NXE' (the New Xbox Experience)—is live, so fire up your Xbox and get downloading. The update only took a few minutes on my system, is followed by a bombastic welcome video, and is full of all kinds of promise, including support for…
Posted 19hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Now that Twilight is out and every teenage girls in the whole United States have seen the movie, would someone tell me if this house is indeed in the movie? The chances of me seeing this movie is pretty slim It’s my neighbor’s house who rented it out for a movie shoot (rumored to be Twilight):…
Posted 20hrs 34mins ago by Neatorama.
Windows only: Previously mentioned free Microsoft Outlook plug-in Xobni is a must-have for anyone looking to get more from Outlook, and today the plug-in gets even better. That's because Xobni now integrates Facebook, Yahoo Mail, Skype, and Hoover company profiles directly in the Xobni sidebar (you…
Posted 20hrs 34mins ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-FreeEverybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton has signed with ABC to star in a pilot for a new sitcom.The series, titled The Middle, centers on a family in the Midwest, and Heaton will play the mom. I know, that's a really…
Posted 20hrs 34mins ago by TV Squad.
Today is World Toilet Day! The World Toilet Organization invites you to become informed and get involved to promote global water issues and sanitation. 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper toilets. The international charity WaterAid has ways you can help, and some fun stuff like potty games…
Posted 20hrs 43mins ago by Neatorama.
by Claudine Zap Forget about the bridge to nowhere. President-elect Barack Obama is building bridges to everywhere. From the democratic rivals he bested, to his vanquished Republican competitor, John McCain, to the Clinton administration, which Obama often critiqued during the campaign. What gives?…
Posted 20hrs 48mins ago by Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Filed under: Smallville, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free Not watching Smallville this season? I hear you. Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor is history, the great John Glover is no longer chewing the scenery, and the last few seasons seemed to stretch the "Young Man of Steel" concept about as far as it could…
Posted 21hrs 23mins ago by TV Squad.
One clever/obsessive Linux theme crafter has released a XpGnome script that adds custom icons, controls, backgrounds, colors, and makes many other tweaks to make a GNOME desktop look almost exactly like Windows XP. The drawback is that there's no easy uninstall/undo, so creating a dummy account to try…
Posted 21hrs 32mins ago by Lifehacker.
Windows Vista only: Ultimate Windows Tweaker makes no bones about its source of inspiration—the uber-specific, XP-customizing Microsoft tool TweakUI—and does pretty well by it. There's more than 130 changes to make from this stand-alone, no-install utility, including some seriously helpful…
Posted 22hrs 2mins ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: Industry, Reality-FreeUsually known for their violent soap opera on television and pay-per-view, World Wrestling Entertainment has quietly launched their own social networking site called WWE Universe.The article mentions that they already have 200,000 members without spending any money…
Posted 22hrs 5mins ago by TV Squad.
Filed under: OpEd, House, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free (S05E08) What is Foreman's role in House's little kingdom? From the deep recesses of my dusty brain I recall a conversation he had with Cuddy that his job was to be some sort of monitor to make sure House didn't, you know, rip the lungs out of…
Posted 22hrs 42mins ago by TV Squad.
Claiming to be tired of seeing poor-quality "rip-offs" of their ridiculously acclaimed TV series and films, the Monty Python troupe has created an official YouTube channel to post free, high-quality clips from their vaults, with only Amazon merchandise links for advertising. Their official, tongue-in-cheek…
Posted 22hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: Video, Stargate, Casting, Reality-FreeDo you know what a dilithium crystal is? Ever use the term "cosplay" when discussing your weekend plans? Own more than two non-Star Wars action figures? If you answered "Affirmative!" to any of these questions, then you'll be staying home this Friday…
Posted 23hrs 15mins ago by TV Squad.
Mint.com, our readers' favorite personal finance tool, now offers users instant balances on all their registered accounts via SMS. Text "bal" or "balance" to "MyMint" (696468), and you'll get a text detailing your finances the last time Mint took a look. Quicken Online already had a nearly identical…
Posted 23hrs 17mins ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: News, Programming, OpEdI'm almost afraid to watch the news anymore. Let's face it - there's awful, horrible, tragic news everywhere, and most of the time, that's what the networks focus on. Are they TRYING to get us all depressed? Because it's working! But I might start watching ABC News…
Posted 23hrs 44mins ago by TV Squad.
Windows only: Zapr is a new file-sharing application that promises to make remote file sharing extremely simple. Users download the Zapr application, set up a free account, and can immediately begin sharing files with friends. Only the person doing the sharing needs to have the application installed,…
Posted 23hrs 47mins ago by Lifehacker.
PJM at Old Picture of the Day dropped out of the rat race and became a high school teacher. I can remember my first day of class, I had one class made up of a particularly tough group of students. These students did not have a history of academic success, and struggled in a number of areas, and with…
Posted 1 day ago by Neatorama.
Filed under: Daytime, Emmys, Reality-FreeThere's a real problem brewing for the Daytime Emmys. The annual broadcast which has been switching off from year to year between ABC and CBS, may not make it to prime time because CBS has decided to skip its turn...and ABC is not ready to step up and take on…
Posted 1 day ago by TV Squad.
Thanks to some sweet, sweet discount serendipity, $25 gift cards to restaurants around the country from Restaurant.com can be had through tomorrow, for $1.50 using a coupon code and a FatWallet link code. It's pretty much the same offer as we previously posted, just a bit cheaper and, well, back again.…
Posted 1 day ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Reality-Free, Star Trek: Original SeriesI went to see Quantum of Solace over the weekend anxious to see the second Daniel Craig iteration as James Bond, and had the chance to see the big screen full trailer for J.J. Abrams' re-imagining of Star Trek. Of the latter,…
Posted 1 day ago by TV Squad.
iPhone/iPod touch only: With Mocha VNC Lite, iPhone and iPod touch users already have a tool for connecting remotely to their desktops, but what about those who like to get things done over a command line? Free iPhone app TouchTerm provides SSH-encrypted terminal access to any Linux, OS X, or even Windows…
Posted 1 day ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Fringe(S01E08) Maybe I'm just in a weird mood, but tonight's episode was heartbreaking. Seeing Walter go back into the mental facility and have to spend the night wondering if he'd be stuck in there again -- it just made my heart ache for him. I didn't…
Posted 1 day 1hr ago by TV Squad.
The Tech-Recipes blog points out a Windows Vista feature that's great for anyone who wants to monitor how they're computer's running at a glance without installing a dedicated background app. Launch the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), choose a panel like Performance or Networking, and double-click…
Posted 1 day 1hr ago by Lifehacker.
Filed under: Interviews, Dirty Sexy Money, Reality-FreeBlair Underwood is extremely sexy. Admit it: male or female, gay or straight, no matter what your "type" is, there's just something about him. Playing the mysterious Simon Elder on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money -- not to mention past screen-steamers like…
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by TV Squad.
Both YouMail and MessageSling have long offered free services that let nearly any cell phone user listen to and manage their voicemail online, in the style of the iPhone's "visual voicemail." The stakes were raised this month when both also announced new transcription services, allowing you to read…
Posted 1 day 2hrs ago by Lifehacker.
Legomaniacs, you can do more than just build things from Legos! Display your passion in your home with furnishings made from Lego bricks, home products from the Lego company, and products that have that familiar (if not company-sanctioned) shape. See a roundup of these products at mental_floss. Shown…
Posted 1 day 3hrs ago by Neatorama.
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John Cleese, Eric Idle, and the rest of the Monty Python gang have decided to fight back against the unauthorized uploading of their material to YouTube. Link -via Metafilter
Posted 1 day 3hrs ago by Neatorama.
Over the years, you’ve seen James Bond use amazing gadgets you wish you could have yourself. Walyou has a rundown of 15 such spy gadgets that exist in the real world! As someone said in the comments, even if you have absolutely no reason to spy on anyone, you’ll want to own these. My personal…
Posted 1 day 3hrs ago by Neatorama.
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Bicycle + Guitar Hero = Bike Hero. This took some work! Kevin says he went through many takes before getting it right. The music is Prisoner of Society by The Living End. -Thanks, David Ross!
Posted 1 day 3hrs ago by Neatorama.
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google. I don’t know about 1750, since photography began around 1826, but the LIFE archives are…
Posted 1 day 3hrs ago by Neatorama.
Filed under: OpEd, The Shield, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free(S07E12) "How much memory does that thing got?" - Vic One down and one to go. Victor Samuel Mackey. Hard to believe, that after seven seasons, we didn't even know Vic's full name. If you think about it, there's a lot we don't know about him…
Posted 1 day 7hrs ago by TV Squad.
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Mentalist(S01E07) After reading the premise for tonight's The Mentalist, I can't tell you how forward I was looking to seeing Jane at a seance. How could that not be fun? Yeah, well, it was just OK, since he rigged it and all. But we got more from this…
Posted 1 day 8hrs ago by TV Squad.
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews(S07E19) The big question coming into the results show this week, obviously, was who would make it through to the finals. That, on its own, was probably enough to get most of the crowd to tune in. The powers that be could have just banked…
Posted 1 day 9hrs ago by TV Squad.
