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- My favourite headline of the week: "The majestic petulance of John Roberts" http://daro.me/j 1 hr ago
- On hold for 1 hour to speak to sleepy tech support guy, at which point the problem had fixed itself simply through the passing of time. 2 hrs ago
- The term 'senator' ought to be reserved for lawmakers who are willing to work in togas and sandals. 6 hrs ago
- Shocking Fact: One in five South Africans lives with HIV. In other news, Nothing good ever happens in, for, around or because of Africa. 6 hrs ago
- I once saved a burning building full of children. The children all died, but I saved the building. 18 hrs ago
- Seeing a 'student driver' sticker on the back of a semi truck Is unnerving. Just hope I don't get stuck behind him trying to parallel park. 1 day ago
- I think at car dealerships, mullets are a sign of seniority. 1 day ago
- My 755th tweet: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. 1 day ago
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Power to the web
There is something strangely inspiring about these Google videos — although ads would be a better description. The reason they don’t seem like ads is that most people already use Google search, YouTube, Gmail, Blogger, or any other combination of Google services so frequently that an advertisement for those services makes no sense. No one [...]
Another great headline
Xinhua, the semi-official Chinese news agency, is proving to be a gold mine for great headlines.
Top FAILS of 2009
This isn’t a totally original idea, but below are the top FAILs of 2009. I think I like the photo failures better than the videos (especially #2 and #10).
Poor translations
Xinhua is the official news agency of the Chinese government. But that doesn't mean they can't stink at translations. Observe:
What’s wrong with Discovery Channel?
What ever happened to the Discovery Channel? It used to be an ocean of sanity among the madness of cable television. But after years of cultivating an image as a science and education based channel, Discovery is abusing the trust people have invested in the brand by promoting the most vile, unscientific, ridiculous programming imaginable: [...]
Afghan Women’s Magazine