Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Roundup: Flying Fish Edition

By Mr. D | Published: November 30, 2009
An eerily beautiful view of flying fish. (YouTube 4:30) Victora Belanger photographs her hamster enjoying a teeny subway in Edie’s Big Adventure (Flickr. Via BoingBoing) A streetcar renaissance is coming to America. See the map. (Infrastructurist) What if Star Trek’s “replicator”, a machine that can assemble anything from bins of atoms, became real? (GOOD Magazine)
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Improv Everywhere’s Latest Mission: Where’s Rob?

By Mr. D | Published: November 30, 2009
Improv Everywhere is a comedic performance art group based in New York city. For their latest misson, Agent Lathan pretended to get lost during a Knicks game. Throughout the second half he kept appearing further and further away from his assigned seat with a confused look on his face. Of course, the Knicks fans went [...]
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Today’s quote

By Mr. D | Published: November 30, 2009
He who has a -why- for living will pass through almost any -how-. — Freidrich Nietzsche, German philosopher
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Portugal. The Man – People Say

By Mr. D | Published: November 30, 2009
Portugal. The Man performs People Say from their The Santanic Satanist album. From Wikipedia: Portugal. The Man is an American rock band from Wasilla, Alaska and based in Portland, Oregon. Musically, their style is varied. It’s rooted in indie, but their songs also contain elements of soul, blues, and folk music. Portugal. The Man’s official website. Lyrics here.
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Today’s quote

By Mr. D | Published: November 28, 2009
I have no doubt that in reality the future will be vastly more surprising than anything I can imagine. Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. - J. B. S. Haldane, British geneticist and evolutionary biologist
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Orianthi – According to You

By Mr. D | Published: November 27, 2009
Orianthi plays According to You. You can find According to You on her Believe album. Orianthi Panagaris (born January 22, 1985), commonly known as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist. Orianthi is best known for being Michael Jackson’s guitarist for his comeback concert series, This Is It. In addition to playing with Jackson, Orianthi also played for Steve [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving

By Mr. D | Published: November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving might be the best holiday of the year. I’m thankful for my wife Robin, daughters Colleen and Sarah, our extended family, and of course our beagle, Dylan. Compared to most of the world, we are definitely blessed. The illustration above is courtesy of the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collection. Until 1962, the annual football [...]
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Thankgiving Day Quiz

By Mr. D | Published: November 26, 2009
What year did two states celebrate two official dates for Thanksgiving in the U.S.? What are the states? You can find the answer here.
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Apocalyptica – Nothing Else Matters

By Mr. D | Published: November 25, 2009
Apocalyptica covers Nothing Else Matters by Metallica. You can find Nothing Else Matters on their Inquisition Symphony album. Apocalyptica is a Finnish metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists and, since 2003, a drummer. They are famous for playing Metallica with four cellos. Watch Metallica’s original version on [...]
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Meet Sydney, a baby otter

By Mr. D | Published: November 21, 2009
Watch Sidney the baby otter playing. Sidney is not a pet. A professional animal caretaker working at a marine park created the video. Otters do not make good pets. Personally owning them is illegal.
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