MemeWars08.24.10

I have a lot of pictures to post from vacation in Maine, I'll have them sorted soon, stay tuned!

From one of my favorite movies:

Can you guess which one?

Don't want to miss this:

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MemeWars08.23.10 Back-from-Vacation Edition

 Mashable: How to create your own Q-Codes! Neat-oh! (Click Here)

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MemeWars08.06.10: Vacation edition!

This is very sad: (excuse the tastelessly-written title)

Extinction spreads like a fungus among North America's bats

I like this LifeHack and will use it.

This is kinda cute!

Froyo?

MWaahaahahahaaaah!

"Descwibe what Mawcewwus Wawwus wooks wike!" Thanks Xeni! Hee, Hee, Hee!

That is all.

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Happy Anniversary!! Coast Guard Celebrates 220th Anniversary

Coast Guard Celebrates 220th Anniversary

August 04, 2010

U.S. Coast Guard

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Coast Guard celebrates 220 years of service to America today.

From its genesis as the Revenue Marine, the Coast Guard has evolved to become the world’s premier multi-mission, maritime service, conducting operations around the globe to execute its 11 missions.

“Coast Guardsmen are agile, adaptable and multi-missioned,” said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. “Born as revenue cuttermen, lighthouse keepers, steamboat inspectors and surfmen, we have expanded to meet the maritime needs of our nation. As Coast Guard men and women, we share a bond of pride in our rich heritage and a common purpose to uphold our honorable traditions.”

via military.com

Semper Paratus! I'm proud to have served and never floated. Imagine that!
(Always Ready!)

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MemeWars08.05.10

From "New Credit Card Tricks" in none other than the Wall Street Journal (good-gawd!):

Pulpy Goodness:

Great video here:

Spider eats a lightning bug in a thunderstorm

I'm probably going to buy this.

From CNET/Crave: (reference)

The Android Era: From G1 to Froyo (and beyond)

Check this out!

... and this too.

They're censoring DIGG? So what.

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MemeWars08.04.10

Photo: XKDC

Read about what this guy reads everyday! Wow!

And I can't wait to read the rest of this!

http://anthologize.org/

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MemeWars08.03.10

ROBOTS IN SPACE!

R2 and the STS-133 Crew
The STS-133 mission is targeted to lift off in November. 

Space historians will note that R2 will thus become the first "humanoid robot" to reach orbit,
as well as the first American-built robot to get to the space station.
This story originally appeared on CBSNews.com

Logitech has a new product that is adding to the vidding of America.

both “silly” and “troubling"

Ghostly photography and very well done!

What American’s Love & Hate About The U.S.A

Watch for possible 'Northern Lights' at our lower latitudes because of this!

How to Avoid the Prying Eyes

Can't wait to watch this!

For my phone.

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MemeWars08.02.10

Behold the roots of a new Fascism (...same as the old Fascism):

This really makes me squirm in my seat.

Defense Dept. insiders monitoring us all.

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MemeWars07.29.10

Our blood and treasury has been wasted. Shame on Bush. SHAME ON BUSH "the DECIDER"

BTW: Where is George? Anybody seen or heard from George W. Bush??? 

This looks so bizarro-baby!

The future is HERE. (watch at your own risk)

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MemeWars07.28.10

Why it matters that we're close to discovering the Higgs Boson particle

I wonder if they have stock of the superlative Zebra F-301?

This is wrong on several levels.

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MemeWars07.27.10

via Gizmodo - thanks Brian Barrett

This MUST be on my Christmas gift list, FOR ME!

How's this for tech-porn: 

The $1,699 model is a 27-incher with a 2,560 x 1,440 LED-backlit display,
3.20GHz Core i3 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, ATI's Radeon HD 5670 (512MB),
a 1TB hard drive and available CTO options that include a 3.6GHz Core i5,
2TB HDD, 256GB SSD and up to 16GB of RAM.
 ~ via Engadget - thanks Darren

Here's a list of magazine articles for you...

That is all.

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MemeWars07.26.10

...and now, a word from our sponsor: WORD

This could be interesting!

Wow, look into the past HERE and in color! Really great old photos, but in full color.

This here is a piece of work: great job!

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MemeWars07.23.10

RIP 

Journalism Legend Daniel Schorr Dies At 93

I know I will use this more to improve the quality of my writing.

Here's a great interactive infographic that shows what it costs to get sick. A pixel is worth a thousand words.

WoW! Nothing is moving below in the illustration!

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MemeWars07.22.10

This may be useful in the car.

Quick guide to inventory items I may have missed:

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MemeWars07.21.10

This article about the Origins of the Illuminati is credible.

The world is becoming quite complex to consider: this requires a lot of brain cycles.

Someone was thinking ahead when they decided to do this!

I believe this will be the next camera I get. I don't like the fact that most new point & shoot cameras have done away with the viewfinder (thus the 'point-and-shoot' moniker) but the flexibility of the 3" lcd screen on this beauty should work.

This confirms that I will be dropping cable tv soon.

I'm not sure what this is, but it sounds cool, check it out.

This is Facebook's official blog.

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MemeWars07.19.10

This is all I can take today. Too much. Really. Then I watched this!!!

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MemeWars07.16.10

This is cool:

... and back to the future (I missed doing this yesterday, oops!) ...

MemeWars07.08.10

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for Ben&Mom:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/business/economy/07generation.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/perfect-citizen-confidential-nsa-surveillance-program-revealed/

http://code.google.com/p/moonblink/wiki/Tricorder

http://www.gtop100.com/out.php?id=50141

http://www.otcpicks.com/2279-Penny-Stock-Technical-Indicators.htm

http://entrepreneur.venturebeat.com/2010/07/08/everything-i-learned-in-business-i-learned-from-these-3-charts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29

http://theprodesigner.com/newsletter-designs/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100708/bs_yblog_upshot/buffett-recounts-the-best-advice-hes-ever-received

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MemeWars07.15.10

This is a great initiative by Google to help communities plan future infrastructure improvements with their broadband needs in mind. Take some time to share the info with community leaders, local highway departments etc.

(courtesy: Ars Technica)

Working for Bose Corporation puts me in touch with much geekiness on a regular basis. But this article on Ars Technica tweaks my antennae! (all three of 'em!)

This is just in case.

One for the Road.

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How we subsidize fossil fuels...

How we subsidize fossil fuels

Maggie Koerth-Baker at 6:24 PM Wed

This is a little old, but I ran across it on Jon Taplin's blog recently and I think it does a good job of making an important point—fossil fuel, as an industry, isn't self supporting. No matter where we get our energy from, we're propping up production with tax dollars.

Couple things to keep in mind with this graph:

Not all fossil fuel subsidies are evil. (Frankly, I think we can drop the fossil fuels part and say "not all subsidies are evil", but I digress.) The Environmental Law Institute—who compiled the research and created this graphic—points out a great example: The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. That's calculated under subsidies to fossil fuels. It's by no means a big part of fossil fuel subsidies, but it's there.

This accounting doesn't include all spending. For instance, there are programs that, arguably, spend money as a direct result of the fossil fuel industry, but that aren't technically subsidies. The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, say, or, more controversially, money spent on military campaigns at least partially influenced by a desire to stabilize/defend/friendly-fy oil-producing countries.

Read the full paper this graph is based on. See the full graph with footnotes.

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MemeWars07.14.10

The Arm! This is a great design for an articulating arm I've been wanting to install as a coffee table in my living room! I would build it from nice reclaimed wood and metal parts but I've not had a good example to draw from for the design: Now I do!

Here's a Heads-up out to Zack with This idea: What about Smart-couture like This?

I'm not sure how accurate this would be, but it could be useful for any amateur writers out there (like me!)

I know I'm in trouble after reading this: must get off my ass!

And then I see this and this and return to the couch.

POTD 

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and back to the Future... previous post of things that I find interesting, perhaps you will too:

MemeWars07.09.10

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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1033503

http://jezebel.com/5582562/clueless-secretary-makes-for-hilarious-office-email-thread

http://www.epicwinapp.com/

http://slodive.com/inspiration/mind-blowing-digital-works-of-designer-kratos/

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/07/09/octokiss.html

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