Category: Personal
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Baby Burping Robot
Useless Duck Company (YouTube)
At the moment at which he described the machine's success, I completely lost it. -
We Watched the Toy Story Porn Parody So You Don't Have To [NSFW]
A wise man once said "To Infinity and Beyond", Unfortunately there's no way of knowing who that man was or in what context it was meant to be understood, so let us instead turn our attention to the Toy Story porn parody - Sex Toy Story The XXX Parody Part 1.
It says Part 1, but … -
When to use CSS vs. JavaScript
CSS before JS #
My general rule of thumb is…
If something I want to do with JavaScript can be done with CSS instead, use CSS.
CSS parses and renders faster.
For things like animations, it more easily hooks into the browser’s refresh rate cycle to provide silky smooth animations (this can be done in … -
Is it just me, or is this some fantastic fucking casting. For the first time perhaps ever, I feel confident that a remake of an already-good film has the potential to be awesome. -
@RespectableLaw on North Sentinel Island
There's been a lot of talk about the missionary killed by the natives of North Sentinel Island. They're probably so aggressive because of this weirdo, Maurice Vidal Portman. So here's a big thread about this creep and some facts from my decade-long obsession with the island.
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Love is a Gift
Phil Beastall (YouTube)
I'm not cryin, you're crying. Shut up. It's just really dusty in here. And I think somebody must have been cutting onions. -
What Kind of Person Steals Their Co-workers' Lunch?
For the past month or two, my place of work (this very website) has been plagued by a relatively harmless but deeply mystifying figure: the phantom lunch thief. What’s happened since has followed a trajectory sure to be familiar to anyone who’s ever worked in an office with more than, say, 30 employees: a … -
When I watched @Sir_RidleyScott's #BrainDead (@BrainDeadCBS) in 2016, it was a dark comedy about alien brain parasites driving US political extremism.
When I watched it in 2018 it was a plausible explanation.
When I watch it in 2020 I'm worried it will be a documentary. -
Hey @aqldotcom: why must my password for your enterprise telecommunications platform be no longer than 12 characters? Are you worried my #passwordistoostrong? CC @pwtoostrong -
This teacher had to tell her deaf students that people can hear farts. Their reaction was hilarious.
Anna Trupiano is a first-grade teacher at a school that serves deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students from birth through eighth grade.
In addition to teaching the usual subjects, Trupiano is charged with helping her students thrive in a society that doesn’t do enough to cater to the needs of the hard-of-hearing.
Recently, Trupiano had to teach her … -
Puzzle Montage Art by Tim Klein
Jigsaw puzzle companies tend to use the same cut patterns for multiple puzzles. This makes the pieces interchangeable, and I sometimes find that I can combine portions from two or more puzzles to make a surreal picture that the publisher never imagined. I take great pleasure in “discovering” such bizarre images lying latent, sometimes for … -
How My Stupid Bloody Name Finally Paid For Itself
For 11½ years, Dan's name's caused him trouble. But this month, for the first time, it earned him money.
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The Simple Joy of "No Phones Allowed"
A few nights ago I saw Jack White in concert. It was a wonderful night, and a big part of that was due to a new rule he has imposed on all his tour dates: no phones.
When you arrive, you have to put your phone into a neoprene pouch, supplied by a company called Yondr, … -
"Ribbon", by Eric Chien
Eric Chien (YouTube)
Possibly the most-spectacular and well-delivered magic routine I've ever seen. I've watched it about a dozen times so far, and loved it every single one of them. -
Found GC1TYZW Gordano services Motorway Mayhem M5 J19
This checkin to GC1TYZW Gordano services Motorway Mayhem M5 J19 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Stopped on the way back from Penzance to Oxford after a weekend in geocaching and geocaching-like activities, including introducing my partner's brother to the sport while putting him through an adventure weekend I called …