These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/09/08 … please enjoy:
Colorful new names for eight crayons | The Morning Call
Gone is wild watermelon. Now it will be called awesome. That’s just one of the name changes of eight colors in the Crayola 64 box that was announced earlier today at the Toys R Us in Times Square in New York City.
Olympic Torch Inflicts Environmental Toll | ABC News
Angry protesters, riot police, mass demonstrations, arrests for disorderly conduct, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for the Olympic-torch relay. By the time this pyro parade is over, it will have produced about 11 million pounds of carbon emissions.
Devo censorship? Lyric changes by MTV and Disney | Destinyland
It’s no accident. They have a page listing every track on all of Devo’s albums ? and each of the 11 times “Jocko Homo” was included in a new compilation, MTV changed its name to “Jocko H***”, and that’s not all.
The Dangers of Being a Television News Reporter | Gawker
Here is a compilation video that was made of everything tragic that could possibly happen to a television news reporter. Some of these clips have become internet classics, and some you may have never seen before.
“Red Light Of Death” Xbox Owner Wants Same Extended Warranty As “Red Ring Of Death” Sufferers | Consumerist
Though Microsoft bowed to a gamer backlash and gave 3-year warranty protection for the widespread Xbox hardware failure known as “The Red Ring of Death,” it seems another debilitating malfunction, “The Red Light of Death,” hasn’t been included.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/04/08 … please enjoy:
Edwards would not accept VP nomination | MSNBC
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said on Thursday he would not accept the nomination for U.S. vice president as he did four years ago. Declines to say whether he would endorse Clinton or Obama. Good for him!
Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt | ThinkGeek
Looks like we're the fools here. The Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt was originally an April Fool's Prank… but due to overwhelming positive response and hundreds of e-mails screaming to "make the damn shirt already" we're putting this item in to production
The Peril of Obama | The Atlantic
The glamour of Obama may be hard to resist, but could it get the country into trouble if he wins the presidency? At the risk of bitter disillusionment, perhaps Obama hopes to do for the country what his father?s image did for him: provide a noble lie t
Server room during a rain shower | Google Video
Server room floods during a storm. Sends shivers down my spine!
Ross Ching: Eclectic 2.0 | Rossching.com
This is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. The entire movie was shot using a digital SLR still camera and pieced together using Quicktime Pro and Final cut Pro. Since it was shot on a still camera, all the raw footage is 1080p HD.
Outsourced Comcast Tech Goes Vigilante On Xbox Cheaters | dslreports.com
A Convergsys support technician outsourced by Comcast may have gone a little overboard in a quest for videogame vengeance. After getting packet flooded by some fellow gamers on the Xbox Live! service, the rep decided to use Comcast support systems to wage
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 03/29/08 … please enjoy:
The web-cam-stop-motion-thing | Piterwilson.com
Turn your Webcam into stop-motion animated gifs!
WrestleMania’s lead-in: ‘Nipplegate’ | OrlandoSentinel.com
Anyone who’s ever seen a pro wrestler knows their bodies don’t look like most folks’, but the wrestlers shown on a sign in Orlando look even more unusual. They’re missing nipples.
Yep. John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton and even Big Show. All nipple-less.
Sign Language: Marilyn Manson’s “New Shit” | YouTube
Wait till the song begins to form an opinion… instant classic.
How to Speak Hip | Skeyelab Music
How to speak hip, you dig?
Man killed while beating would-be robber | Baltimore Sun
Facing the barrel of a sawed-off shotgun, Roland Scott fought back. He pulled out a fake handgun and stole the gun away from his attacker. Then things get odd, starting with Scott making the attacker strip naked, ending with his accidental death.
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