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Month: December 2019

  • Image representing post: Handshake Lessons for Sarah

    Handshake Lessons for Sarah

    Dan's sister Sarah has the worst handshake ever. Let's try to fix that.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (7 words)

    • Video
    • posted 28 December, 2019
  • At the sign with my GPSr.

    Found TC4W8P Love a Cotswold Croc

    Dan finally logs a Terracache he's visited many times before while taking the kids to the local crocodile zoo.

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    • posted 27 December, 2019
  • Image representing post: When you're in the club and you're hungry... (Misheard Lyrics… Round Two!)

    When you're in the club and you're hungry... (Misheard Lyrics… Round Two!)

    Bec Hill's hearing food in her music again. Funny.

    Read more (150 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 26 December, 2019
  • Image representing post: Making It Boring

    Making It Boring

    Jeremy Wagner proposes that the Web should be made more boring to make it usable by more people, more of the time, and faster. With Dan's comments.

    Read more (220 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 26 December, 2019
  • "Hacker" Dan Q

    Evolving Computer Words: "Hacker"

    Of all evolving computer words, "hacker" is perhaps the most-loaded and controversial. Dan explores how it's changed and whether it can ever return to its original meaning.

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1751 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 23 December, 2019
  • Comic: carollers sing "We wish you a Merry Christmas" three times, the genie from Disney's Aladdin looks on in shock.

    Three Wishes

    How many times can you wish somebody a Merry Christmas before you've used up all your wishes?

    Read more - about 0 minutes (0 words)

    • Note
    • posted 23 December, 2019
  • Tacobot 3000

    TacoBot 3000 (Part 3 of the Raining Tacos saga)

    Parry Gripp's latest video contains the catchiest song about tacos or robots that you'll ever hear.

    Read more (31 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 1 December, 2019
  • Philosophy Tube - Men. Abuse. Trauma.

    Men. Abuse. Trauma. | Philosophy Tube

    Dan watches "Men. Abuse. Trauma." on Philosophy Tube and doesn't quite get flashbacks.

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    • Repost
    • 3 comments
    • posted 1 December, 2019

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