Does your Chevy van take too long to slow down? Why use one of those normal auto-parts stores when you can buy a shmancy new brake rotor over the glorious Internet…from…Amazon.
Really.
I found this while searching for Express Card Slot devices (slot was the key word for these slotted rotors), but it turns out Amazon [...]
I couldn’t help noticing, as I typed my last entry, that the word “schlock” wasn’t picked up by the Firefox spell checker. I was surprised as I’d always thought this was a nonsense word - but as is often the case, I was totally wrong.
Here’s what Webster has to say:
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Those of you who know me well know that I despise 99% of modern radio stations. I hate that Clear Channel and Cox own nearly every radio station in Richmond (or elsewhere), and largely the same set of schlock rock plays on 102.1 and 101.1 FM.
In fact, I really only listened to NPR when [...]
For your own good, please go to the website for This American Life and listen to this week’s episode. Particularly the segment on Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble that starts after the introduction. Holy CRAP, it’s hilarious.
Here I am trying to squeeze in at least one post for the weekend before I hit the hay.
So Valerie’s sister, Elizabeth (or Margaret depending on who’s asking), has driven us around Tallahassee all weekend long, and over the course of these few short days we’ve seen this ridiculous sight:
Now I can’t find a decent [...]
The rebels can’t hide from the Empire…not even in the SoCal desert…
The original is pretty sweet, too, and the notes offer an explanation.
(via The Sneeze)
After today my posting may get a little light…
Early tomorrow morning I’m heading down to Florida for the third time this year (!!!), this time because my sister-in-law is graj-muh-laden from FSU. She has WiFi at her joint where Val and I are staying, but I don’t know how much time I’ll be spending [...]
According to Engadget, UPS has been using software to reduce the number of left turns in a driver’s route. This is part of the shipping company’s general plan to boost efficiency. Quirky, but effective.
Nicole Pasulka interviews Didier Massard at The Morning News about his hand-crafted scenes which he then lights and photographs. These are absolutely remarkable, and you can see plenty more at his website.
Noctilucent clouds occur when ice crystals are high enough in the atmosphere to be visible in both day-lit and dark parts of the earth. The sun reflects off the clouds and causes an apparent glow to observers where the sun is mostly set. Check it:
The BBC has an article describing the NASA spacecraft, [...]