Posts tagged awesome

That awesome moment when you’re peeling a Clementine and get the entire peel off in one piece.

That awesome moment when you’re peeling a Clementine and get the entire peel off in one piece.

Sweater Vest: noun \ˈswe-tər-ˌvest\

shawniespensieveofsweatervests:

1. A sleeveless knitted garment worn like a vest.

2. A sleeveless pullover or buttoned sweater.

3. A sleeveless sweater, commonly knit in Argyle.

4. An article of clothing that is capable of getting you gigantic amounts of knowledge.

5. An article of clothing that is capable of getting you gigantic amounts of ass.

6.

Just to clear up any misconceptions you may have had.

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The Internet Problem: when an abundance of choice becomes an issue

by Cory Doctorow

My internet problem is the one so many of us struggle with: how do you choose when the constraints of geography, income and circumstance disappear? What goes in a playlist when all the music ever recorded is one click away? Which experts’ thought processes should you tap into when tens of millions of them are on Twitter? How do you choose a book from the millions that you can discover with a Google Books search?

Another great article by one of my internet heroes.

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Whoa. This is an old Soviet-era Russian tank-plane. Click the picture to see more pictures of it. It is pretty amazing. Says BoingBoing about this, “f you fed a hyperactive 12 year old lad a diet of old Astounding Stories covers and put him in the most boring math class of all time for 28 straight hours with a collection of fine pens and a binder full of doodling paper, he just might produce one of these. “

Whoa. This is an old Soviet-era Russian tank-plane. Click the picture to see more pictures of it. It is pretty amazing.

Says BoingBoing about this, “f you fed a hyperactive 12 year old lad a diet of old Astounding Stories covers and put him in the most boring math class of all time for 28 straight hours with a collection of fine pens and a binder full of doodling paper, he just might produce one of these. “

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One more Legoland picture — Einstein. Very, very cool. The picture I didn’t get was of the kid who looked up his nose.

One more Legoland picture — Einstein. Very, very cool. The picture I didn’t get was of the kid who looked up his nose.

Oh man. Bright orange Star Trek cupcakes. If I could eat gluten, these would be mine. Alas.

Oh man. Bright orange Star Trek cupcakes. If I could eat gluten, these would be mine. Alas.