February 2012
Ranger zaps off-leash dog walker with shock weapon →
Jeebus Christ, when did they start allowing park rangers to carry TASERS? This is kind of terrifying.
“We are a group of friends who have started this website for are dogs to find...”
– Candy Romeo :: FIRST DOG MATRIMONIAL WEBSITE IN INDIA
Norwegian alarm system monitors length of office... →
“It is the latest example of lavatory rules in Norwegian companies. Last year the country’s workplace ombudsman said one firm was reported for making women workers wear a red bracelet when they were having their period to justify more frequent trips to the loo.”
Project Unbreakable →
“Grace uses photography to help heal those who were sexually abused by asking them to write a quote from their attacker on a poster and photographing them holding the poster.”
“In addition to that $35,800 a-head dinner we told you about yesterday, a rally...”
– Obama Plans (Somewhat More Affordable) Rally in Addition to Big-Ticket Fundraiser In SF: News: SFAppeal
Can I pay extra for a ticket that doesn’t force me to listen to Chris Cornell?
January 2012
First Listen: Heartless Bastards, 'Arrow' : NPR →
Listen to Arrow in its entirety on NPR woooooooo!
“Eat it, Lizzy Grant. We got you. We cracked the code. Consider youself...”
– Lana Del Rey, ‘Born to Die’ (Interscope) | SPIN.com
“The one incident I won’t ever forget however, was when a young girl (I...”
– John Scalzi introduces his 13-year-old daughter to an LP - Boing Boing
The video is clearly fake, but this comment was funny.
Tyler Clementi’s Suicide and Dharun Ravi’s Trial :... →
A weird and sad look into the lives of modern teenagers growing up in the online era.
“Terry plans to air graphic anti-abortion spots—tweaked to qualify as campaign...”
– Randall Terry: graphic anti-abortion ads during Super Bowl
“To put it into concrete terms, they estimate that calcification rates of reef...”
– Ocean acidification already well beyond natural variability
More terrifying news!
“Nada Surf has been playing intelligent and catchy guitar-based rock music for...”
– Nada Surf - “Waiting For Something” (MP3 download) - Boing Boing
“A dose of ultrasound to the testicles can stop the production of sperm,...”
– BBC News - Testicular zap ‘may stop sperm’
“When Hanes displayed hers, an officer shook his head. “That’s not an...”
– Six Reporters Arrested During Occupy Oakland Mass Arrest: SFist
“Shelters could euthanize an animal after just 72 hours, regardless of whether...”
– SFGate: Gov. Brown’s plan on shelter law stirs backlash
“But the sexual politics of Born to Die are troubling too: You’d be hard...”
– Lana Del Rey: Born to Die | Album Reviews | Pitchfork
a hitherto unknown segment of existence: What you... →
hithertodotnet:
Twitter made an important announcement this week regarding their ability to filter content across jurisdictions. The ensuing conspiracy theories and hand-wringing in certain corners of the internet were depressingly predictable, and as I tweeted this morning:
If you’re upset by twitter’s…
MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS”
Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988
CLUE 2:
Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993
CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics”
Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
“Researchers also noted age differences; those ages 60 to 64 had the highest...”
– HPV study finds human papilloma virus carried in mouths - latimes.com
WARNING: SEX WITH THE ELDERLY IS DANGEROUS
“Also, the indispensible Jawbreaker history website http://loosecharm.org/ has...”
– Jawbreaker to reunite, maybe « Mission Mission
JESUS CHRIST WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD
How Lost really ended. - Imgur →
