October 2007
26 posts
Mark Twain And An Angel Named Satan
Released in 1985, The Adventures of Mark Twain is the creation of Will Vinton, best known for The California Raisins. The movie is a series of vignettes based on Twain’s stories and his life. The overarching plot of the film is that Twain, disgusted with people and society, boards a riverboat-airship in order to collide with Haley’s Comet and end his own life. He is joined on his terminal...
Brohemian Rhapsody
(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)
Rumormonger: Microsoft to make big changes at...
Microsoft is rumored to have completed a deal to acquire a stake in Facebook and expand its current advertising deal. And Facebook Director or Brandee Barker even confirmed the news, if inadvertently. And now, we’re already hearing rumors of how exactly Microsoft plans to stir things up on the social network’s website.
Here’s what we’ve gathered so far:
Facebook will...
ImJasonH: Pretty charts! http://tinyurl.com/36mvtm (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
ImJasonH: Carving pumpkins. Drinking pumpkin beer. Fall has arrived. (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
Hannibal Buress, the next Mitch Hedburg [via Scott...
(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)
ImJasonH: Got my copy of Leopard for $10 shipped. Thank you, blurry “up-to-date upgrade” boundaries! (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
ImJasonH: Just (finally) got my FriendFeed invite, though now I’m not so sure I want to use it… (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
ImJasonH: @dolapo just got Web2.0wned (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
ImJasonH: Colbert shouldn’t even joke about running for president, he’ll probably get a good chunk of votes. Colbert/Nader ‘08? (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
It Only Tuesday
WASHINGTON, DC—Tuesday’s arrival stunned a nation still recovering from Monday’s nightmarish slog, leaving some to wonder if the week was ever going to end. (via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)
ImJasonH: Do you know what is delicious? Cream of wheat is delicious. And not just because it’s a vehicle for brown sugar. (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
Special Report on Death - New Scientist
Special Report on Death - New Scientist Some of the things I learned: Lethal injection may be painful, most hanging victims choked (only a few hangings successfully ended in a quick broken neck), two-thirds of drowning victims are good swimmers (but struggling to breathe, they don’t call for help), and there is an annual International Symposium on the Definition of Death. (via Jason...
Exploits of a Mom
(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)
ImJasonH: Just sold my old laptop on Facebook Marketplace (free listing, no shipping). Maybe it’s not worthless after all. Better than eBay, anyway. (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
It feels surreal and homey to see the cast of "The...
(via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)
WatchYou know what, I’m going to keep posting YouTube playlists until someone tells me to stop, how’s that for democracy.
This one’s Ricky Gervais (from UK’s “The Office” and “Extras”) interviewing Christopher Guest (from This Is Spinal Tap, Best in Show and every other funny movie you’ve seen).
If you can’t tell, I’m on a British...
WatchJason’s YouTube playlist extravanganza continues with this BBC special on UK comedian/writer/director/Harry Potter narrator/Renaissance man Stephen Fry.
The Most Dangerous Elephant, Ever
The elephant—a symbol of the Republican Party dating back to Thomas Nast’s cartoon in Harper’s Weekly in 1874—has long been thought to be both “strong and dignified.” While these words have not always described the Grand Old Party itself, they do well apply to the old and familiar elephant symbol, with its simple red and blue graphic forms and three patriotic stars. The new Republican...
ImJasonH: @vkxmai @blookins http://tinyurl.com/9thoq (via Twitter / ImJasonH)
Video of Wal-Mart's spreading across USA like germ...
The WSJ has an article abut the trouble Wal-Mart is facing, because competitors are offering Wal-Mart’s low prices along with better quality merchandise, better service, and more convenience.
The most interesting part, however, was this video showing the way Wal-Mart has spread across the country like a microbe culture in a petri dish.
Today, though, Wal-Mart’s influence over...
STOP STOP IT JESUS CHRIST STOP IT THE MOONWALK...
STOP STOP IT JESUS CHRIST STOP IT THE MOONWALK GOES BACKWARDS THERE IS NO HOPPING INVOLVED NONE BRAD ANDERSON WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU WHAT ARE THE DOGCATCHERS EVEN TALKING ABOUT AND WHY IS THEIR TRUCK FLOATING MARMADUKE LOOKS SO HORRIFYING JESUS FUCK STOP IT I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS EVERYTHING YOU CREATE IS CANCER AND MADNESS HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE (via Jason...
WatchLook Around You, an educational TV parody recently featured on BoingBoing (http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/01/educational-tv-parod.html)
I made a playlist so you can watch all the videos at once.
American Shatters World Stone-Skipping Record
An American man has been named the new official world stone-skimming champion after casting a stone that skipped on water an astonishing 51 times.
Russell Byars, a 43-year-old engineer from Pennsylvania, shattered the previous world record of 40 skims on July 19 - but it took officials from the prestigious Guinness Book of Records until this weekend to declare him the new record holder.
Even...
That Full House Episode Where They Meet The Beach...
WASHINGTON, DC —Officials have advised all Americans to remain indoors, huddle close with their loved ones, and stay completely silent unless it’s a commercial. (via Jason H’s shared items in Google Reader)