July 2011
73 posts
WatchA delightful tribute to School House Rock wrapped inside of an angry rant over the ongoing efforts to destroy the Dodd-Frank banking reform law. (via The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Official Website | Current Events, Pop Culture, Comedy and Fake News)
A President's Job is Hard... →
You’re the most powerful man in the world but everyone wants a piece of you. You start out able to do no wrong but public opinion turns and you can’t seem to do anything right. Before—2008:
The Rain on Saturn Falls Mainly From Space
Conservation.
by Seumas (6865)
This needs to be addressed, immediately. If the rain is coming from it's moon, then what will happen to all the whales?
Re: Conservation.
by Nidi62 (1525137)
I believe the Japanese space program can probably help with that.
Re: Conservation.
by Pete Venkman (1659965)
I wish I had mod points for that.
“Democrats don’t think free markets work in the atmosphere, Republicans...”
– http://politics.slashdot.org/story/11/07/25/0517258/A-Congressman-and-an-Astronaut-Propose-a-New-Plan-For-NASA?utm_source=headlines&utm_medium=email
Mundane Morning, Why Flash Matters
It was a typical morning. I got up, I had some coffee, and I grabbed my phone to go over my email and Twitter. I noticed a link by a band I’ve been following and tapped on it. The link took me to their website which had a small playlist with their two new songs. The songs played in embedded Youtube videos.
It was all utterly boring and banal. And by that I’m referring to my morning...
Watch(via Jedi Bear - CollegeHumor Video)
Palm Pre Makes Yahoo's List of Phones Doomed to be... →
The most interesting thing about this piece is that it lays the blame for the Pre’s demise squarely at HP’s feet. And I think they’re right. Palm was putting out a new update every month,…
“The first top-to-bottom audit of the Federal Reserve uncovered eye-popping new...”
– http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753-62060dcbb3c3
Google Acquires G.co Domain but...
ok, but ko (Score: 3)
by lfourrier (209630) Alter Relationship on 09: 29 AM July 19th, 2011
try
https: //g.co/ g.co use an invalid security certificate Certificate valide only for : *.google.com , google.com , *.atggl.com , *.youtube.com , youtube.com , *.ytimg.com , *.google.com.br , *.google.co.in , *.google.es , *.google.co.uk , *.google.ca , *.google.fr , *.google.pt , *.google.it , *.google.de , *.google.cl , *.google.pl , *.google.nl , *.google.com.au , *.google.co.jp , *.google.hu , *.google.com.mx , *.google.com.ar , *.google.com.co , *.google.com.vn , *.google.com.tr , *.android.com , *.googlecommerce.com (error code : ssl_error_bad_cert_domain)
Re: ok, but ko (Score:2)
by flimflammer (956759) Alter Relationship on 09: 56 AM July 19th, 2011 (#36811722)
It's hilarious getting such a serious and scary dialog in Google Chrome while attempting to visit that address.
Incredible images taken by amateur astronomer... →
“The antipathy toward Hawass in Egypt may be difficult to grasp in the West,...”
– The Fall of Zahi Hawass | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine
New "Last Dinosaur" Find Backs Asteroid Extinction
Nonsense! (Score: 5, Funny)
by Anonymous Coward on 03: 29 PM July 13th, 2011 (#36753838)
They were killed by all of the cavemen for food. At least that's what my science teacher told me.
- A Student from Kansas
Re: Nonsense! (Score:5, Funny)
by CajunArson (465943) Alter Relationship on 03: 41 PM July 13th, 2011 (#36754020) Journal
You religious wingnut! Everyone knows the Dinosaurs went extinct because climate change caused by the the Bush Tax Cuts and Big Oil!
- A Student from San Francisco
"T-mobile to offer first caller ID for mobile... →
“When attending a gay wedding after being cured at Dr. Marcus Bachmann’s...”
– Stephen Colbert
WatchAs The A.V. Club discovered, there’s an upside to having much of your perception of Baltimore come from The Wire: The city is a lot nicer than you’d expect.
(via Video: Pop Pilgrims: Baltimore: The Wire locations, part one)
