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Category Archives: Amusing
Random Wikipedia factoid of the day
Beer was prohibited in Iceland until 1989. This was too crazy a fact for me to just trust Wikipedia on. Sure enough: Beer was illegal in Iceland until 1989. Yes, this is not a misprint. Iceland, like the USA, underwent … Continue reading
Best analysis of a PhD I’ve ever read
Found over at Jamie Lawrence’s blog. I found myself nodding the whole way through. I remember hearing that, on average, 1.6 people will read your PhD thesis. I’m pretty sure that includes yourself, your spouse, your supervisor, your second supervisor … Continue reading
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Random Wikipedia link of the day
Half plus seven rule.
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Bubble 2.0
Annoying parodies aside, this is pretty spot-on. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6IQ_FOCE6I]
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Amusing links
As shared in my reader sidebar, but I thought these were particularly amusing: Pulp Fiction as Shakespeare Polish Postcard Prank ABC runs the Lincoln-Douglas debates …and for the Silicon Valley folks, Valleywag vs Arrington
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Random Wikipedia Link of the Day – Donkey Kong Jr… MATH
Sometimes I worry about Wikipedia. I really do. After all, they’ll delete the entry on Trovix, but they’ll let something like this survive, nay, flourish. I present for your perusal, this. The game features one player and two player modes. … Continue reading
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Amusing links
1001 uses for Jello in 1973. Does the Gold Kit really work? Photoshop disasters blog. Detroit vs Mountain View.
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Isn’t Twitter a company that sells car parts?
Amusing video (sadly only for a small group of people). [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKbv3FNW00]
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Youtube comments versus Metafilter comments
As a follow-up to my post the other day, I found a great mashup highlighting the differences between the two. What I was served up just then. Youtube: who ever said he was fat, better watch their ass!!! nice song! … Continue reading
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Amusing Youtube video of the day
Someone likes Apple a little too much. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjS89zUxtgM]
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