January 2011
WatchHearing This Voicemail—and Knowing That It Went to the Wrong Person—Will Make You Cry
Get ready to cry because this will be the saddest thing you see/hear today.
Just doing my bit to get this to go viral and hopefully somebody find this Samtantha.
Why 3D Will Never Ever Work →
The biggest problem with 3D, though, is the “convergence/focus” issue. A couple of the other issues — darkness and “smallness” — are at least theoretically solvable. But the deeper problem is that the audience must focus their eyes at the plane of the screen — say it is 80 feet away. This is constant no matter what.
But their eyes must converge at perhaps 10 feet away,...
The Feast 50: NY Restaurants →
From every borough, thefeast.com curates their 50 New York restaurants you don’t want to miss.
I’ve only been to 11 of them so far. Need to turn the foodie game up. But too bad I’m on a diet… :(
Cut Copy - Where I’m Going
(via makracosm)
Five Emotions Invented By The Internet →
The state of being ‘installed’ at a computer or laptop for an extended period of time without purpose, characterized by a blurry, formless anxiety undercut with something hard like desperation. During this time the individual will have several windows open, generally several browser ‘tabs,’ a Microsoft Word document in some state of incompletion, the individual’s own Facebook page as well as that...
50 Meals to Eat in 50 States Before the Apocalypse →
Eater provides its definitive list on the best meals in each of our great 50 states. (via doobybrain)
Beastie Boys vs. Daft Punk - Intergalactic Rock
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Anne Hathaway will be Catwoman, Tom Hardy is Bane... →
danhacker:
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” She will be starring alongside Christian Bale, who returns in the title role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Christopher Nolan stated, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we...
This cracks me up for some reason
Can’t stop looking at it… [via]
This cracks me up for some reason
Can’t stop looking at it… [via]
Today you... tomorrow me →
Great story about the kindness of strangers. Click the link for the source and also a great(?) tamale recipe!
Just about every time I see someone I stop. I kind of got out of the habit in the last couple of years, moved to a big city and all that, my girlfriend wasn’t too stoked on the practice. Then some shit happened to me that changed me and I am back to offering rides habitually. If...
WatchThe Flaming C on Young Justice
thedailywhat:
Custom Conan Superhero of the Day: Conan O’Brien recently teamed up with noted DC animator Bruce Timm (of Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League fame) to create his very own superhero, “The Flaming C,” who went on to make his worldwide debut as a Superman stand-in on an episode of Young Justice.
I could definitely see this being really big.
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WatchHumans Can Only Walk In Circles and We Don’t Know Why
If you walk, drive or sail blindfolded, in the middle of the fog or at night, with no stars in sight, you will not be able to keep a straight line. No matter how hard you try, you will end going in circles because, for some mysterious reason, humans have a tendency to lean to one side more than the other. Some people speculate that this...