Asides

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• The Magic Factory Game

  
  A Gonzo Journal — Authority: 135
  The Magic Factory Game -> there goes this morning’s productivity Copyright © 2009 Cowboy Caleb - http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com - .
  5 hours ago

• 11 dead in Saudi flooding

  
  Blogger Indonesia A. Fatih Syuhud Weblog — Authority: 134
  I’ve been to Saudi Arabia several times, seven times to be exact, for Hajj (and as pilgrims guide). During which I barely seen any rainpour in the country. No wonder this downpours is really news worthy even to foreign media. For the hajjis this really a problem for them. Wish them luck and are able to sort this ...
  6 hours ago

• Flood in Mekkah Saudi Arabia during Hajj 2009/2010

  
  Blogger Indonesia A. Fatih Syuhud Weblog — Authority: 134
  Photo: AP Flood in Jakarta is common and coming as regular as rainy months. But flood in Makkah, Saudi Arabia? That’s a happenings and worrying as well. To make it worst, it happens during the boxing-day of Hajj rites. Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with ...
  6 hours ago

• Do People Really Discuss This Shite? Yes, Apparently So.

  
  A Gonzo Journal — Authority: 135
  Do People Really Discuss This Shite? Yes, Apparently So. A couple of thousand years passed between the time the One ring was lost and later found by a hobbit. After 2,500 years, why did people of Middle Earth still fight with swords instead of laser pistols? Copyright © 2009 Cowboy Caleb - ...
  8 hours ago

• Please design a logo for me. With pie charts.

  
  A Gonzo Journal — Authority: 135
  Please design a logo for me. With pie charts. For Free! Copyright © 2009 Cowboy Caleb - http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com - .
  8 hours ago

• All Harrow High Schools now have sixth form centres

  
  Labour Matters — Authority: 436
  Harrow West MP Gareth Thomas was delighted to open Nower Hill High School’s impressive new sixth form centre last week. Every Harrow High School now has a sixth form, and brand new sixth form centres are opening up to drive standards even higher. Gareth campaigned for sixth forms in schools and helped to secure ...
  9 hours ago

• Naughty Dog adds free DLC for Uncharted 2

  
  Los Havros — Authority: 112
  T his coming weekend, Naughty Dog will be adding a few treats for gamers in Uncharted 2: new, free multiplayer map ‘ The Fort ‘, in-game player card, and leaderboards.  Just for the weekend itself, there’s likely to be Double XP according to TheSixthAxis .  Might be enough to peel me away from Assassin’s ...
  10 hours ago

• Opera Mobile says using their browser saves $9.4 billion worth of data charges a year

  
  mobilesyrup.com — Authority: 668
  Opera Mobile has released their monthly “State of the Web” and it shows some dramatic statistics and results.According to CEO Jon S. von Tetzchner he says that using their mobile browser “the amount of data we send to phones increased; this means the total cost savings also jumped – over a billion dollars to ...
  10 hours ago

• Yanks sign outfielder Jon Weber to a minor league deal

  
  River Avenue Blues — Authority: 633
  Via Ken Davidoff , the Yanks have signed outfielder Jon Weber to a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training . Weber, 31 in January, hit .302-.382-.497 with Triple-A Durham last year, mostly playing rightfield. The poor guy has been stuck in the minors since 1999 (and in Triple-A since 2004), but ...
  10 hours ago

• 2nd Place Spot News, Region 6, February 2009

  
  Josh D. Weiss Photography — Authority: 126
  I just found out that I won Second Place for Spot News in Region 6 of the NPPA for February of 2009.  They’ve been ridiculously slow at getting that month up, which is why I just found out. You can see the entry on the NPPA website by clicking here .
  12 hours ago

• An Aside | Synopsis for ‘Shadowrise’ by Tad Williams

  
  A Dribble of Ink — Authority: 576
  As shadows threaten to consume the kingdom of Southmarch, Barrick Eddon, heir to March throne, battles his way across the sinister Shadowlands. He must journey through this dangerous, inhuman realm to fulfil a pact – as this may be all that can prevent the atrocities of a full-scale war with the Twilight people of ...
  14 hours ago

• The French Are Having An Identity Crisis?

  
  The Marmot's Hole — Authority: 565
  Apparently so  (Time Magazine link).  Due to a lot of immigration from the Middle East and former French colonies in Africa, many French people are asking themselves what are the things that make them distinctly French?  The BBC goes a bit further with an article tying this up with overall European identity . ...
  15 hours ago

• Northbound Cortlandt St. platform reopens today

  
  Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog — Authority: 560
  At 2 p.m. this afternoon, MTA officials and New York politicians were gather at Cortlandt St. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the northbound Cortland St. platform. For the first time since August 2005, Queens-bound R/W trains on the BMT Broadway line will stop at the Cortlandt St. station. ...
  15 hours ago

• Sending too much mail

  
  Word to the Wise — Authority: 526
  Not having policies restricting the amount of mail any customer or recipient receives may lead to higher spam complaint rates and blocking warns the DMA Email Marketing Council. HT: Box of Meat
  16 hours ago

• Frites N Meats Delivers; Downtown Forum Now Active

  
  Midtown Lunch — Authority: 611
  No Downtown Lunch post this week, but we did get this bit of news from the Frites N Meats Truck.  They’re now offering delivery.  Also of note for Downtown Lunchers… you have your own “Downtown Eating” and “Downtown Connections” sections in the forums.  Enjoy!
  17 hours ago

• eBay app now available in BlackBerry App World

  
  mobilesyrup.com — Authority: 668
  It was only a couple weeks ago that we first saw the eBay for BlackBerry app being demonstrated… today this free app can be downloaded in the BlackBerry App World.It’s still a beta release but the claim to fame with this app is that can follow your items without being strapped to your computer. Features ...
  18 hours ago

• (NSFW): Taiwan AV Actress Talks About The Japan Pron Industry

  
  A Gonzo Journal — Authority: 135
  (NSFW): Taiwan AV Actress Talks About The Japan Pron Industry This interview sheds some light on the Japanese AV industry from a Taiwanese AV idol, Hinano Mizuki’s point of view. Copyright © 2009 Cowboy Caleb - http://cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com - .
  18 hours ago

• HB Burger & Heartland Brewery Burger Aren’t the Same

  
  Midtown Lunch — Authority: 611
  Nick Solares is upset to discover that his positive quotes about HB Burger are being used to sell an inferior burger at Heartland Brewery. The beef tastes the same, but it’s not as juicy and the roll is completely different.
  19 hours ago

• Vestax Spin review tomorrow! Sorry, my host was down.

  
  Key Of Grey — Authority: 129
  November 24th, 2009 – I know that I said I’d have the full Vestax Spin review ready today, but unfortunately the provider that hosts my site, Dreamhost, was down last night until just now. Programming will resume tomorrow with the review. Sorry for the inconvenience!
  1 day ago

• Supersymmetry & What the LHC Is Looking For

  
  memoirs on a rainy day — Authority: 144
  Great article over at the New Scientist, giving a digest of the things that the LHC is looking for . Posted in asides, science, technology Tagged: asides, CERN, large hadron collider, particle physics, physics, supersymmetry
  1 day ago

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