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Zombies! Turn Back Now!

What if you were driving to work and where you would normally expect to find traffic adversaries, you saw warnings of an impending zombie attack? Well, it happened in Austin this week. Hackers changed public safety messages on Monday to warn of “zombies ahead.” Some thought it was funny, others remind us that hacking construction [...]

Will Unfriend for Food

Here’s an article from the NY Times about the almighty Facebook and “unfriending”:
Friends, Until I Delete You
Did anyone know about this Burger King promotion?

Apparently, deleting 10 Facebook friends scored you a free burger. What sort of bizarre marketing meeting went in that direction? Beefy rewards for potentially hurting a friend’s feelings? Does this mean to [...]

Top 10 Utterly Ridiculous Photos of President Bush

I originally compiled this list about two years ago, but in the spirit of bidding President Bush adieu, I thought it could be fun to revisit. Shall we?
10.
The aftermath of the infamous pretzel choking incident.

9.
When even the babies called it a day.

8.
Angry Bush.
Granted, freeze frames can be rough, but why did this face ever [...]

My Life Would Suck Without You?

Oh no no, Kelly, our lives would suck without you!  Ahahaha! We all win, no? PS for a blip in time, the “suck” was replaced with “s*ck” on iTunes. Risky business there, Clarkson!
Here’s a sneak peak at the songstress’ new video.
Now, I realize that this is essentially an update of “Since You’ve Been Gone,” but [...]

You’re Not Alone

I’m not alone, he says. While I like the style of this video, I certainly can’t relate to having 120 DAYS of vacation time billed up. Really? I had to fight for my 4 days when I left my last job.  This guy apparently enjoyed his job so much that he just didn’t take days [...]

My “Green Guy”

I think my mom has secret worries about me getting married and having children. And when I say “secret” I mean obvious concerns, most notably when she tells me that she hopes to have grandchildren at an age where she “can still pick them up,” for example.
When I lived in Texas and had to fly [...]

The Real Dead Zones

‘Dead Zones’ Expand in the World’s Oceans
Creepier than those kids in the Verizon ads…

I’m glad someone’s checkin’ on the bees…

So, if you haven’t heard, honey bees are disappearing. If bugs freak you out, you may think this is good news, but it’s actually detrimental. Humans may be able to accomplish a lot of things, but agriculture as we know it would suffer tremendously without the bee.

Researchers focus on bring the bees back – The [...]

Page Turner: Steven Johnson’s “Invention of Air” | Newsweek

Chris Brown and Jordan Sparks begged the question in 2008, but it seems that Steven Johnson was all over it back in the day.

Tell me, how are we supposed to breathe with no air?

A Founding Father Long Forgotten