February 2008
9 posts
8 Signs You May be Drunk [w/PICS] →
There is nothing easier than spotting a drunk. It doesn’t matter who they are or where they’re from, they all have the same characteristics. Here are the 8 sure signs you’re a drunk.
The 5 Ballsiest Con Artists Of All Time →
Yeah, they’ve screwed over thousands of innocent people. But some of them had balls the size of hot air balloons and for that, we must salute them.
7 Lies You'll Hear From Salesmen At Electronics... →
Future Shop is a Canadian consumer electronics retail chain. Charlie used to work there, and has now passed along the 7 most common lies he heard salesmen use on unsuspecting customers. Whether you have a Future Shop in your area or not, you’ll find these lies familiar. (We ran into a lot of them back when The Wiz was still in NYC, in fact.)
Indiana Jones IV Trailer! →
YesYesYesYesYes! YES! Indy says: “It’s not as easy as it used to be” Yeah, but damnit it looks good. Specially that scene in the military depot (probably Area 51) from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The 10 Most Miserable Cities in America →
We looked at the 150 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., which meant a minimum population of 371,000. We ranked the cities on unemployment, personal tax rates, commute times, weather, crime and the number and proximity of toxic “Superfund” sites. We added their ranks together to establish what we call the Misery Measure.
Tattoos Might Be the Best Way to Deliver a Cancer... →
If you’ve ever considered getting a tattoo, it’s probably for aesthetic purposes. That’s all well and good, but in the near future getting a tattoo might be the best way to deliver vaccines, so if you go in for a new ink job you could also protect yourself from any number of diseases, including some cancers.
Wal-Mart Covering Up →
It seems the retail giant known as “Wal-Mart” will soon be making another step in it’s ongoing endeavors to censor its own stock. Stores will soon begin displaying “M” rated games in a black sleeve that obscures 3/4 of the game’s cover, much like adult magazines in many news shops.
Flash on iPhone: It's coming →
“Well, we’ve just got word from a reliable source that Flash support is on it’s way to the iPhone, and it should be coming very, very soon. Speculating a bit further on our own, we are guessing that it would be pretty convenient for Flash support to be introduced alongside the iPhone SDK, wouldn’t you say?”
eJamming: Skype for Musicians →
eJamming makes software that enables people to practice music together 1000 miles apart. The idea is to let musicians practice together even when they can’t get together physically, or to let students and teachers work together remotely.