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(S08E07) I'm going to whine a lot about this episode, so that's just a little warning to anyone absolutely loving this season of '24.' But first, let's talk about the great scene where Renee goes ballistic, stabs Vladimir, then accidentally stabs Jack. Then Jack takes the knife out and hurls it at the…
3hrs 12mins ago From TV Squad.
[YouTube Clip] – via reddit Old Spice has recently released a series of Manmercials, nonsensically funny 30-second ads for its new body wash, with the following messages: "We’re not saying this body wash will make your man smell into a romantic millionaire jet fighter pilot, but we…
3hrs 43mins ago From Neatorama.
(S01E04) I am so excited for the return of the infamous bong lamp, but wow, does it cause some major trouble. Last week, we saw Lux sell Baze's pride and joy to help cover his bar rent. Two weeks ago, the offending lamp was also one of the reasons Baze was denied full custody of Lux. This week, it's…
4hrs 51mins ago From TV Squad.
(S04E19) Volume Five came to a climactic end, and as with past volumes, it was both exciting and a little bit of a letdown. But also in keeping with tradition, it left the door open for exciting possibilities in Volume Six, teased at the end of the episode, despite a fifth season not being a certainty…
4hrs 58mins ago From TV Squad.
(S03E07) This was the last 'Chuck' until after the Winter Olympics, so it was important that we made some progress with the intersect -- natch -- and also the Hannah and Sarah situations. Ever since she flew into Chuck Bartowski's life, Hannah has seemed too good to be true. Is she really? And what…
5hrs 41mins ago From TV Squad.
(S06E14) "You can do it." - Cuddy I get the reason for making an episode like '5 to 9.' Long running show that's popular. Established characters and story structure. The desire for David Shore, Katie Jacobs, and the rest of the 'House' crew to try something different is to be expected. However, that…
5hrs 53mins ago From TV Squad.
(S05E15) I've noticed that the last few episodes of 'HIMYM' have largely taken place in the "home booth" at MacLaren's. I know it's the 21st century version of the couch at Central Perk, but the world of 'Mother' is a lot bigger than that these days. And, besides, Cobie Smulders and Alyson Hannigan…
7hrs 3mins ago From TV Squad.
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Although Carrie Underwood did a fine job singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl, this offering by Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star game will never be topped.
7hrs 36mins ago From Neatorama.
Edgar Parker opened his dental practice in 1892 and found business was not that great. So he took his practice on the road and became “the P.T. Barnum of dentistry.” Dentistry as entertainment? Working in the 1890s during the height of ‘humbugs,’ ‘dime museums’, and rational amusements,…
8hrs 19mins ago From Neatorama.
Three years ago, Gail blogged about a bra implanted inside human breast tissue to take the place of an external bra. Plastic surgeons have greatly developed this idea since that time. So far, 600 women have undergone the surgery: Conceived by South African plastic surgeons and currently being performed…
9hrs 20mins ago From Neatorama.
Tom Warner documents the powerful beauty of lightning with an array of optical and electromagnetic sensors. He often uses a Vision Research ‘Phantom’ high-speed camera.
9hrs 49mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
(Video Link) The Impossible Lamp is a work of craft and film by Jeeves Basu. It begins with a large wax candle sitting atop a clear plastic lampshade. Basu and his team had the difficult task of melting the wax so that it would drip over the mold, but cooling it before it could drip off. This time-lapse…
10hrs 14mins ago From Neatorama.
(S01E01) Networks usually give the post-Super Bowl time slot to household series or to series they really believe in and want to offer a ratings booster. This year, CBS decided to give the post-Super Bowl time slot to the new reality documentary series 'Undercover Boss.' The series follows high-level…
10hrs 36mins ago From TV Squad.
by Claudine Zap Ah, Valentine's Day. Best celebrated elementary-school style with Sweethearts: the Necco heart-shaped candies with the sweet sayings — like "be mine." Or at least, that's how it was, back in 2009. The candy company has decided that the sugary treats needed an upgrade. If you scoop…
10hrs 40mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
German photographer Josef Schulz traveled across the U.S., taking pictures of highway signs. He then photoshopped out the text, leaving only the shapes and colors. The series is called “Sign Out.” Can you guess what company the sign represents? More at the link. Link via Fast Company
10hrs 50mins ago From Neatorama.
Cartoonist Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal is back with another explanation of how the world works. In today’s episode, he argues that the personality, lifestyle, and biological features of an octopus make it far awesomer than your mom. You’ll just have to read it if you want to understand…
10hrs 57mins ago From Neatorama.
Jorge Garcia, the dude who plays Hurley on 'Lost', has launched a new weekly podcast about the show's final season, lovingly titled "Geronimo Jack's Beard." You can download the first episode now, which features Jorge and co-host Beth Shady discussing the script for last week's premiere 'LA X Parts…
11hrs 4mins ago From TV Squad.
Readers offer their best tips for making effective sink mats, rearranging your Windows taskbar for quick program switching, and writing important information on dried food containers. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads…
11hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
As the title says, the Goth Geek God himself, Neil Gaiman, has penned an episode of the British iconic program 'Doctor Who'. Gaiman has already written for television (including an episode of 'Babylon 5' and his British TV series 'Neverwhere') but this represents the first time he has written for a…
11hrs 33mins ago From TV Squad.
Who says that old people can’t dance? Here’s The Awesome Threesome performing at Leisure World (a retirement community) in Florida.
Check ‘em bust a move (without busting a hip, thankfully) to Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean: Link [embedded YouTube]
11hrs 48mins ago From Neatorama.
It’s not unusual to have a pet rodent, but Melanie Typaldos’ pet Caplin Rous is no ordinary rodent. See, Caplin is a Capybara, the world’s largest rodent: The second part of his name, which Typaldos pronounces like "rose," stands for "Rodent of Unusual Size" (a…
11hrs 49mins ago From Neatorama.
I, for one, welcome our new hexapod overlord … to a dance off! Here’s a video clip of the best dance compilation from the 4th Hexapod Championship in Hagenberg, Austria.
They’ll eat the humans after building an appetite dancing: Link [embedded YouTube]
11hrs 50mins ago From Neatorama.
Rich CEOs are different from you and I – not only do they have more money, their brains are wired differently. That’s the conclusion of an online "color test": Ask CEOs to pick their favorite color and what they select will often be very different than what most people would pick.…
11hrs 51mins ago From Neatorama.
Forget James Bond! The best action scene ever filmed is from the 1985 Tollywood movie Alluda Mazaaka…!, starring the "Megastar" Chiranjeevi and directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana. You’ll soon see why Chiranjeevi is deserving of the title "Megastar": … it is quite…
11hrs 52mins ago From Neatorama.
If you're one of the fortunate few who make it big in the television biz, shouldn't you take the opportunity to use that cushy cushion you have built for yourself and take a big risk on something exciting and new? Not if you're one of these big television producers. Big shots like Shawn Ryan, David…
12hrs 6mins ago From TV Squad.
A 1080p streaming upgrade is on its way for Netflix users later this year, Adobe is promising faster Flash for Macs, and boredom can kill you. ANI 'Boredom can kill you' According to a study at University College London, extremely bored people are 37% more likely to have died a year after their boredom…
12hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
Windows/Mac/Linux (with Adobe Air): TweetDeck—the most popular Twitter client among Lifehacker readers—just released an update to version 0.33, bringing with it more support for viewing media inline without opening a page in your browser (including YouTube videos and Flickr images) and a…
12hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
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12hrs 37mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
The family reality show that would never say die just died. TLC has officially canceled the long-running 'American Chopper', which has been on the air since 2003 when it first found footing on the Discovery Channel. The show's final episode will air on Thursday. Say what you will about the series running…
12hrs 37mins ago From TV Squad.
YouTube link. This is a true color movie, not a “colorized” one. This wonderful film was made in 1927 by Claude Friese-Greene. Colour film from the 1920s is exceptionally rare, and this is a very powerful example… The Cenotaph sequence from around 3:37 to 3:54 is very poignant. This…
12hrs 54mins ago From Neatorama.
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow. 'Studio One' is one of those shows I wasn't sure they'd ever release on DVD. Sure, it's an important, classic shows, but I wondered if they'd bother releasing them and if some of the tapes were erased or in horrible condition. There was a big 'Studio One'…
13hrs 2mins ago From TV Squad.
The Web Worker Daily blog reminds us that today is National Clean Out Your Computer Day. Want to do some serious PC cleaning but not sure where to start? We've got your back, so let's get with the purging.Photo by karindalziel. Clean Out Your Inbox One of the first places you'll probably find bogged…
13hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
Last week we asked you how much you would pay for an e-book, and just shy of 10,000 votes later, it looks like most of you (70%) aren't interested in paying any more than $10 for an e-book. The basic voting breakdown, from top to bottom, looks like this: 45% would pay $5 to $10 25% would pay $1 to $5…
13hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
Bashing 'Heroes' has become a sport, much like bashing 'Saturday Night Live' became a sport several years ago. "It's not as good as it was" and "it sucks" are the phrases you hear most often when former fans (or fans that are still watching the show but always on the edge of leaving) talk about it.…
13hrs 37mins ago From TV Squad.
Jon Stewart on the power of sensationalistic headlines.
13hrs 40mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
On last week's 'Parks and Recreation' we saw Ron Swanson prove to Leslie how much of a tolerance he has for alcohol: he finished building a small harp in his woodshop while downing a bunch of whiskey. Power tools, precise measurements, minute tuning, the whole works. He even showed her photographic…
14hrs 4mins ago From TV Squad.
When you bop between your work and home computers all the time, it's tough keeping your favorite music at your fingertips ("Which computer has my Once More, With Feeling soundtrack on it?"). AudioBox lets you listen to your music from anywhere.(Click the image above for a closer look.) AudioBox is a…
14hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
Since we saw that rather stunning Letterman/Leno/Oprah ad on The Super Bowl last night, I thought it might be interesting to post this audio from Dave's 1969 radio show at Ball State University (WAGO). He's young here (it was 41 years ago!), but you can already see his style of humor in place. Not sure…
14hrs 24mins ago From TV Squad.
The objects above are remarkably ornate baby rattles/ teething toys, as crafted by a master silversmith. They are attributed to Nicholas Roosevelt, an 18th-century American craftsman, and are now part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This rare and precious gold toy, with its elaborate…
14hrs 31mins ago From Neatorama.
Windows: If you like your software open-source, you'll definitely want to check out UltraDefrag, a snappy open-source Windows disk defragmenter.UltraDefrag is available as a portable application and in a GUI and ultra lightweight command-line only version—the lightweight version is designated…
14hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
On the heels of the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl win, "Dancing with the Stars" champ Donny Osmond video blogs from "The Insider" set about his big win.
14hrs 39mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
The February 8th episode of 'Chuck' will be the last until after the Olympics, so here's a bit a news that should keep all 'Chuck' devotees panting for the return. Christopher Lloyd will be guesting on 'Chuck' in the spring. He's playing a psychiatrist/therapist/shrink who Chuck consults with when the…
14hrs 42mins ago From TV Squad.
by Mike Krumboltz There are troublemakers and then there are troublemakers. The first group rolls through stop signs. The second type spends their spare time planning to overthrow the government. Should you fall into the second category and happen to live in South Carolina, you'll find you'll have to…
14hrs 58mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Navigating to the directory where Firefox stores your profile has always been a bit of a pain, but the recent release of Firefox 3.6 makes finding that folder—and from there backing up your bookmarks, extensions, or entire profile—a breeze.That's because Firefox 3.6 added a helpful new about…
15hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
A week ago we asked readers to tell us how they're using Google Wave in their daily lives, and despite a bit of "ha! no one's using Wave!" snarking on the Twitter, we got lots of interesting responses. Unsurprisingly, most Wavers use it as a real-time wiki, but some take advantage of features unique…
15hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
I don't know how much crossover there is when it comes to Barry Manilow fans and Ozzy Osbourne fans. But I guess it's possible to love "Copacabana" and "Crazy Train." The other night Jimmy Kimmel had both singers on his show, so there were fans of each in the audience. Jimmy tried to figure out which…
15hrs 40mins ago From TV Squad.
Maybe it's just me, but in every promotion for NBC's upcoming family dramedy 'Parenthood,' the images of Lauren Graham has a 'Gilmore Girls' vibe. Will Lauren be able to convincingly play a new character, divorced mom Sarah Braverman, and erase the nostalgic shadow cast by her performance as single…
16hrs 2mins ago From TV Squad.
by Mike Krumboltz Remember those quizzes you had on the state capitals back in junior high? Oh, the pressure! The temptation to write "Pierre, Olympia, Dover, Albany" on the inside of your hand was overwhelming, wasn't it? But you resisted. Maybe Sarah Palin should have done the same. The former vice…
16hrs 4mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
You'll find no shortage of self-storage facilities in most US locales but it's tricky figuring out which one is the best value and has the best amenities. StorageFront lets you sort and compare storage facilities.StorageFront searches thousands of listings—nearly 4,000 listings for the state of…
16hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
Mac OS X: Last week Apple pushed out a minor update to the iPhone OS, and, naturally, the update re-jailed any jailbroken devices. Yet again, the iPhone dev-team is back with a new version of PwnageTool that's compatible with the latest update.Take note that the dev-team's official stance on the iPhone…
16hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
I had a Stretch Armstrong toy when I was a kid. Like most boys I tried to find some way to break it. Sure, the ads said you could stretch and stretch and stretch the guy, but could you really stretch him really far and not snap off an arm or a leg? If I remember correctly he was pretty resilient. We'll…
16hrs 37mins ago From TV Squad.
Google may unveil a new social feature to Gmail as early as this week, according to the Wall Street Journal. The feature would closely mimic status updates like those popularized by Facebook and Twitter, and while Google hasn't confirmed anything at this point, we'd guess such a feature would also tightly…
16hrs 38mins ago From Lifehacker.
Just because you can trade some ETFs now without paying any commissions, are you really getting a sweet deal?
16hrs 44mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Last week, when Annie posted about the series HBO is developing the comedy 'Tilda,' about the life of "a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style," the first person I thought of was Nikki Finke, who writes the blog Deadline Hollywood. In fact, pretty much everyone who works…
17hrs 4mins ago From TV Squad.
If you dumped all your glassware into a sink full of water last night and went to bed after the big game, you might find some of the glasses nested tightly together this morning. Here's how to get them unstuck without breakage.Photo by evelynishere. DIY Life's Diane Rixon recommends first drizzling…
17hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Bourbon Street cam (Searches increased by +3,137%). If you can't be in New Orleans to celebrate the Super Bowl victory in person, you can always watch from afar. Kim Kardashian (+761%). The reality star said that watching her running back…
17hrs 10mins ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
James Stowe has a neat collection of Star Wars cards for Valentine’s Day, which is this Sunday. There are six cards, one for each episode.
Link (Previously on Neatorama: A Very Wrong Star Wars Valentine)
17hrs 17mins ago From Neatorama.
Google Chrome: If you've recently moved from Firefox to Chrome, you probably miss the way that Firefox orders tabs. This small Google Chrome extension switches the tab ordering in Chrome to mimic how Firefox handles new tabs.The default behavior for Chrome is to group tabs together—new tabs open…
17hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
We are often told we must learn from history, and that we should learn from the experiences of others, but how often do we learn about forms of government from scientific experiments? MIT economist Benjamin Olken got the chance to run a field study on direct democracy in three Indonesian districts:…
18hrs 9mins ago From Neatorama.
A moonbow is a rainbow that appears in moonlight. Light from the moon must be refracted through a mist of water in order for us to see the effect. Photographer Wally Pacholka captured this effect at the edge of Haleakala crater on the island of Maui. The large “star” in the picture is Mars.…
18hrs 11mins ago From Neatorama.
Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will test your familiarity with city nicknames. If you’re lucky, your city will be one of the ten! If you’re unlucky, you’ll score 30% like I did. Link
18hrs 13mins ago From Neatorama.
The Moa was the only wingless bird that ever existed. The moa were hunted to extinction by 1500 by the Maori in New Zealand. They were the only species of birds with no wings. But wait, you say, what about kiwis, emus, and ostriches? Well, these flightless birds, a group of birds called ratites, actually…
18hrs 29mins ago From Neatorama.
Most of us remember Windows System Restore as a lame-duck feature from Windows XP; when it seemed we might benefit from using it, it never quite worked how we expected. That's no longer the case.Windows System Restore is an awesome system recovery tool, and it's included with Windows for free. It's…
18hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
We've been showered in tablet talk in the wake of the Apple iPad announcement, and while we have our problems with it (and so did you), we're still left wondering: Are you interested in some form of tablet computing?While we completely understand your hesitation to jump headfirst into an iPad purchase…
19hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
British artist Rob Smith has some lovely wood carvings in his deviantART gallery. One of the most striking is this table that looks like it’s melting. It’s made of recycled oak and took him four weeks to make.
Link via DudeCraft | Gallery
19hrs 13mins ago From Neatorama.
What you put online, will be read.
19hrs 34mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Many people working on getting in shape find that they frequently crave food in between meals. If you're trying to cut down on your in-between snacking, these simple deterrents can help.Photo by Phillie Casablanca. Over at the how-to guide site wikiHow they've put together a guide to decreasing your…
19hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
Who's gonna be putting on the Spidey suit next? Who knows maybe these guys are in with a chance...
19hrs 39mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Windows/Mac/Linux (Java): Data Crow doesn't just catalog your movies with IMDB look-ups, organize your MP3s and CDs with discographies, or handle pictures. It handles all three, plus contacts, software, books, and much more, and runs on any system.Data Crow is huge, and can be very intimidating on first…
20hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
Professor Frink has enriched our tv-watching lives with some of the greatest inventions we will never get to experience in real life, including the language known as “Hoyvin Glayvin.” The following is a tribute to these inventions, inventions he crea
20hrs 21mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
The US division of the Boy Scouts turns 100 today. The movement began in Britain under the leadership of General Robert Baden-Powell. An American publisher, William Boyce, met a Boy Scout in London and was so impressed that he decided to bring scouting to the United States. It grew rapidly during World…
20hrs 27mins ago From Neatorama.
Vitamin D, the Windows/Mac remote webcam monitoring software that we liked for customizable accuracy, and which one reader used to nab proof of a derelict dog walker, has hit a 1.0 release and announced its pricing. There's still a free version that does most of what the (soon-to-expire) beta does,…
20hrs 56mins ago From Lifehacker.
Nearly everyone has heard the glory of compound interest sung—how if we all saved from our first day in the workforce until our last we'd have an enormous nest egg. Get that egg faster by investing your labor, too.Photo by wili_hybrid. Over at the aptly named Early Retirement Blog, they argue…
21hrs 36mins ago From Lifehacker.
Saint Valentine’s Day is coming, soon millions of will be giving and receiving gifts to show how big are their love. This tutorial aims to guide you through the process of creating a unique St. Valentine’s Day themed pattern inside Adobe Illustrator.
21hrs 40mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
``When we opened, I went to all of the office buildings nearby with coupons for 25 percent off a deli sandwich on a particular day of the week,'' Hirschfeld said. ``That got a lot of people in the door. I want to get people talking about Super Deli online
21hrs 41mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
First it was Reddit's Bacon Soap, and now it is Facebook's VitaminWater: Connect! Are social media venues seeking to gain attention and loyalty and expand their target audience?
21hrs 48mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Barrend Massow Hemmes designer has come up with a brilliant idea and has showcased its Red, loud and shiny Bull concept motorcycle which must be appreciated.
22hrs 5mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
Windows 7 does a pretty good job of detecting applications made for older Windows versions and offering a compatibility fix. If you've got an app that just won't run, though, take a dive into the Compatibility Mode's deeper settings for a solution.Mysticgeek writes at the How-To Geek's home away from…
22hrs 6mins ago From Lifehacker.
Here's a useful piece of advice if you're planning on hiding out after committing a crime: it's probably not a good idea to try and seek refuge in a police station.
22hrs 8mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
By the time an email missive makes the rounds and comes back to the manager, it can be a cluttered, confusing mess. The Wall Street Journal recommends a few solutions for cutting down and cleaning up an email with a succinct reply.Hard-to-follow email is one of Google Wave's best use cases, but unless…
22hrs 26mins ago From Lifehacker.
Using its vast compendium of voice and translation data, Google appears to be working toward a semi-real-time, or "speech-to-speech," translation technology for future phone models, according to The Times UK. Google's head of translation services is quoted as saying that speech-to-speech requires "high-accuracy…
23hrs 26mins ago From Lifehacker.
Yeah, we know. Although experts have been congratulating Apple on how competitive the iPad prices are, when you actually have to part with 500 bucks or more (if
23hrs 49mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
The trainer nuzzled with the animal at Dalian Forest Zoo, in Dalian, Liaoning province, where the troupe are putting in practice ahead of the celebrations, which start on February 14.
23hrs 55mins ago From Mixx: Popular.
You're pinging somebody over email right now, but they'll probably need a reminder or follow-up in two days. CC twodays@followupthen.com, and if that person hasn't responded yet, they'll be automatically re-pinged 48 hours from now. It's a neat service, and it's free.That's the main way FollowUpThen…
1 day ago From Lifehacker.
Twelve butchers used the meat of 30 pigs, 40 kilos of paprika, 50 kilos of salt, two kilos of pepper and five kilos of garlic to make a sausage 2026 metres long...
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Remember the I Love xkcd animated music video (inspired by the Discovery Channel promo I Love the World, drawn by animator Noam Raby and sung by Olga Nunes) posted previously on Neatorama? Well, Olga Nunes and Elaine Doyle have teamed up to create the real life version of the song, titled We Love xkcd…
1 day 3hrs ago From Neatorama.
Just a quick update from the Neatorama Shop - items back in stock: Food Face | More Dishware, Etc. Fuzz Crime Scene Scarf | More Accessories Rosie the Bookend Murder Ink Gin & Titonic Ice Tray | More Cool Ice Trays Borrow My Pen | More Office Supplies Your purchase helps support the blog! Thank…
1 day 4hrs ago From Neatorama.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton will star in "The Thing," Universal's latest take on the shape-shifting alien who terrorizes a group of people in a remote facility...
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Michael R. Barrick created a graphic last summer using the Vancouver Olympics mascots and the internet cartoon character Pedobear. The image shows up in a Google image search for the mascots, so it was only a matter of time before someone used it without knowing that Pedobear is not an Olympic mascot.…
1 day 7hrs ago From Neatorama.
The following twenty-five must-have Kindle e-books and subscriptions for sports fans provides the best that Amazon has to offer in football, baseball, soccer, sports culture and sports marketing.
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by Mike Krumboltz Watching the Super Bowl ads is as much a tradition as the game itself. During this year's contest, a few interesting trends emerged. There were commercials focusing on what it means to "be a man" as well as a couple of ads with too many tighty-whiteys (don't worry, we'll explain).…
1 day 7hrs ago From Yahoo! Buzz Log.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees was named Super Bowl XLIV MVP after New Orleans won its first-ever championship with an 31-17 win over the Colts. Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions. He finished 32 of 39 for 288 yards and two touchdowns...
1 day 8hrs ago From Mixx: Popular.
You can get a swine flu vaccination at Walgreens. To advertise that fact, they put stickers on other products, but do they say “vaccine”? No, the stickers just say “H1N1 Available Here”, which won’t make much sense once you get these products home. Link -via J-Walk Blog…
1 day 9hrs ago From Neatorama.
Go get your protective tin foil hat, because you’re going to need it. German scientists have been trying to understand why their equipment that measures gravitational waves has been picking up a particular sound. One possible answer that they’ve come up with is that the entire universe is…
1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
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I can’t speak Russian, but I’ve read that this Russian-language commercial is about a man trying to report a claim to his insurance company. The employees vanish into their equipment the moment that the customer walks in the door.
via reddit
1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
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In this instructional video, a safety expert at a drainage site stresses the importance of having a sturdy harness, properly attached. He demonstrates how a rope line connecting him to the guardrail will prevent an accident. You can guess what happened next.
via reddit
1 day 10hrs ago From Neatorama.
Once you get beyond the basics of a comfortable computer chair and a computer that runs the apps you need, a significant part of office design revolves around style. Today's featured workspace is a small office with plenty of style.Lifehacker reader Kokonut Justin took what could have been a boring…
1 day 12hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Is it possible to block posts on Facebook about game updates?What's a good way to batch download images?What's the best way to go about putting together a personal website for fun, resume hosting, and displaying my potential work—with virtually no web experience?Anyone know a good, free program…
1 day 13hrs ago From Lifehacker.
The secret to happiness doesn’t come from thinking happy thoughts … it comes from thinking happy thoughts fast. Here’s what researchers at Princeton and Harvard universities found: Results suggested that thinking fast made participants feel more elated, creative and, to a lesser degree,…
1 day 14hrs ago From Neatorama.
Have a hankering for some tasty homemade ice cream but don't have the patience? The DIY folks at Make detail how to make serious ice cream in 15 minutes with a little help from our old friend, dry ice.We've featured a couple of shortcut recipes for making ice cream or sorbet on-the-quick, but most of…
1 day 14hrs ago From Lifehacker.
I love these kinds of interactive generators, and this one’s pretty cool. For the above panel, fill in what you’d like each word balloon to say. Link via Buzzfeed (where there’s a bunch of funny examples).
1 day 14hrs ago From Neatorama.
Good news, Indiana Jones wannabes: Wired's How-To Wiki offers a quick, five-step instructional guide for grabbing an item with a whip—so let's get cracking.It's a pretty simple step-by-step process, though remember—simple doesn't necessarily mean easy, and that whip of yours can do some…
1 day 15hrs ago From Lifehacker.
BitTorrent tracker Demonoid secured a close second to The Pirate Bay in our recent comparison of the five best public BitTorrent trackers, but the catch with Demonoid is that—although it's a great public tracker—it's only semi-public, meaning that the best Demonoid experience comes with…
1 day 16hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Podcasts offer a fantastic way to catch up news, listen to radio shows, and get great media delivered right to your computer (they're like newsreaders for media). Check out these five popular podcast managers and let the entertainment come to you.Last week we asked you to share your favorite tool for…
1 day 19hrs ago From Lifehacker.
Ed. note: If you don't use a full-fledged media box but wished you could have a remote to control Windows' built-in media center (à la the Apple Remote with Front Row), here's a tweak that'll let other remotes control Windows Media Center.Reader hjuliao discovered an easy tweak to make Windows accept…
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uTorrent 2.0 Brings Performance Updates, Bandwidth Control, UDP Support, and More (Windows)uTorrent is far and away the most popular BitTorrent client among Windows users, and they've recently pushed out a shiny new 2.0 release, bringing with it bug fixes, performance improvements, UDP support, automatic…
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Photographing things that happen in a split second—like a drop of water hitting a puddle—is difficult enough, but when the subject of the photo is in motion, like a flitting honey bee, it requires laser-triggered precision.The photo above was captured by a Belgian photographer that has fused…
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Windows/Mac/Linux: Brewtarget is a free, open-source application designed to help homebrew enthusiasts create and organize their beer recipes. From the project homepage: I was fed up with the lack of good open source beer software, so I thought I would make a small application that would do all the…
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Dropping off your bottles to be recycled is great and all, but with this DIY solution you'll be able to recycle them in-house into decorative cups and organizers.Over at the design and DIY blog Curbly, user Plastolux admired the interesting colors of the various wine bottles that passed through his…
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Hardware enthusiast Dave Hacks read about the Viper SmartStart system, capable of remote starting your car from anywhere, all for $500. He loved the idea, but not the price, so he rolled up his sleeves and made his own on the cheap.After looking into the system, I soon stumbled onto the fact that the…
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Windows 7 has a lot of neat new features (such as Aero Peek) that help you see what's behind a window, but reader Verygoodyear shares a very simple, one-key solution for any Windows version that, surprisingly, is new to us.When moving a window in Windows, if you move the window, keep your finger held…
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Sometimes the most interesting stuff in an unfamiliar city is hiding in plain sight. With the right location-aware and map-friendly web tools, you can find the best cheap eats, picture-worthy sights, and much more. Start with this list of in-the-know apps.Photo by epicharmus. We've previously taken…
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Chrome: If you've ever wanted to see what people are saying about a web page you're visiting beyond the site's own comments, Chrome extension Twitter Reactions will show you the most recent tweets that are talking about the page.The idea isn't unlike other universal commenting systems, like Google Sidewiki—but…
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by Mike Krumboltz Few things inspire Web searches quite like cute or mysterious animals. This week we had both. Off the coast of California, hundreds of giant squids stormed the beaches, much to the delight of fisherman. And on the East Coast, a couple of adorable pandas boarded a flight bound for their…
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Readers offer their best tips for viewing full Dropbox directories online, putting leftover paint back in the can, and ramping up your professionalism at work. Don't like the gallery layout? Click here to view everything on one page. About the Tips Box: Every day we receive boatloads of great reader…
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by Vera H-C Chan Our picks from the day's hottest searches. How to Adopt Haiti Orphans (+1,550). Searches—especially from Iowa, Louisiana and Kentucky—show many are willing to go through the process, after the January earthquake increased the orphan population from 380,00 to perhaps a million. Giant…
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by Mike Krumboltz Another week, another pair of sacrificial lambs for "Avatar" to trounce. This week, two flicks aim for box-office glory, and they couldn't be more different. One is an over-the-top action adventure starring a shorn John Travolta. The other, a weepy love story from the author of "The…
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by Vera H-C Chan With investment banks viewed about as kindly as leech colonies these days, it's important for the poor beleaguered wealthy banker to have a cause. And in Australia, a campaign is advocating for a man's right to be a discreet pervert in the workplace.Here's the awkward back story: An…
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by Mike Krumboltz Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much these days. But folks from both sides of the aisle were able to share a few laughs at this morning's National Prayer Breakfast. Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah stood up to lead the assembled leaders in a prayer. To his side sat the…
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by Vera H-C Chan Our picks from the day's hottest searches. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (breakout). The Super Bowl ad about the Universal Orlando park gets a Web preview. Coconut Water (+4,224%). The latest rediscovered elixir gets even bigger, especially after a Madonna investment. Architectural…
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by Mike Krumboltz Political ads are never subtle. And that's by design. After all, there's no time to be delicate when there's an election on the line. Still, even by the lofty standards of past campaign ads designed to terrify voters (Willie Horton, anyone?), the recent spot for senatorial hopeful…
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by Vera H-C Chan Not in the mood? Blame your pasty complexion. A new study says hiding from the sun like a bridge troll may keep the libido at bay. Curious researchers from the Medical University of Graz, Austria, decided to follow some 2,299 men and measure their male sex hormone levels. They found…
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by Mike Krumboltz Sega has been out of the videogame hardware business ever since they pulled the plug on the Dreamcast console back in 2002. Now, it appears they're re-entering the fray. Well, kind of. Look up classic Dreamcast games. According to gaming blog Joystiq, Sega will release something called…
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by Vera H-C Chan Our picks from the day's hottest searches.Illinois Primary (+634). A hot contest for Obama's old Senate seat has emerged between Democrat Alexi Giannoulias (+361%) and Republican Mark Kirk (+229%)Car Crazy Desks (+401%). At last, a way to preserve your first car forever, and not annoy…
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Came across this cool video today that perfectly reflects the goal behind our push to get teachers using CreateDebate in the Classroom. Are you a teacher interested in using a web-based virtual learning environment to increase participation, promote critical thinking, and improve the vocabulary and…
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Love and Debate, a great new movie by Virgil Films, is a coming of age story about a Jewish Latina girl, Jordan (played by Gina Phillips) who finds her way through the trials and tribulations faced by teenagers. Jordan, who grows up in a Jewish household, where the customary role of a woman is to get…
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Today we launched CreateDebate in the Classroom, which is a culmination of months of hard work put in by the CreateDebate team. Now, teachers can leverage all of the features and functionality of CreateDebate in a private setting specifically designed for a classroom. We have worked with several…
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Watched a very funny VH1 show last night that deserves a shout out. The Greate Debate is a “Best Week Ever” type show where a motley crew of pop culture comedians crack rapid fire one-liners about intense pop culture debates…and hilarity ensues. You really have to watch the video to…
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Congratulations to the winners of both CreateDebate Spring Fever contests. The winner of the “Tell Your Friends” contest will receive a $20 gift certificate to Clutch Tees and the winners of the “Earth Day” contest have won six great books from Hachette Book Group. Tell Your…
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Now that the weather is starting to warm up and everyone is gearing up for Spring, it’s time to make sure you’ve got some sweet gear to rock when you emerge from your winter slumber. To help you out, CreateDebate has partnered with ClutchTees.com to give away a $20 gift certificate for…
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There has been much discussion on CreateDebate about the use / abuse of downvotes on the site and certain participants getting “mass” downvoted, causing their efficiency score to drop dramatically. In order to combat this problem and provide greater transparency around voting, we have…
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Congratulations to the winners of each of the three contests that CreateDebate ran as part of our Mental Stimulus Package in February. This month, we gave away ninety-five books from Hachette Book Group and a $20 gift certificate to Clutch Tees. Love Is In the Air Contest Results Contest Winner…
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While lawmakers are figuring out how they can take more of taxpayer’s money to give to Wall St. executives, CreateDebate wants to give YOU something free. That’s why we’re officially bailing out our awesome debaters via CreateDebate’s Mental Stimulus Package. We will be running…
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We just launched a new version of CreateDebate that will let you personalize your debates more than ever! Go ahead and create a new debate. The new interface makes it easy to insert pictures, add videos from YouTube or Google Video, add unlimited hyperlinks, format your text, and so much more! The…
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