baby's first cubicle
My daughter loves playing "office", a game that generally involves the employment of some kind of robot to improve productivity and profitability. While I'm sure she would have played with this when she was a bit younger, I have to agree with Gizmodo's assessment that this toy (basically a toddler version of the corporate drone workstation) is a pretty depressing concept.
in gene we trust
Well hey, if you're gonna deface U.S. currency, it may as well be worth a deuce. This Gene Simmons dollar and a bunch of others (Batman, Ronald McDonald and more) behind the "via" link below the image. Rockin'.
you had me at 'personal robots'
Killer highlight reel of 1983's most awe-inspiring new gadgets: from portable cassette decks and palm-sized TVs to betamax recorders and (wait for it) personal robots "literally with minds of their own." Where do I get in line for one of those?
Bonus points for perms and special effects.
the many species of geek
I see myself falling into a few of these - thankfully NOT 'dewey decimal system' though.
bohemian muppetry
Sure, all the social media nerds (I mean "experts") are spreading this video around on Twitter, but it's still pretty good. This weekend, my daughter watched her first Muppet movie (not THE Muppet Movie but Muppet Treasure Island) so this reminds me of her. I'll have to show it to her over Thanksgiving weekend.
youtube's greatest hits
Even though this clip seems to be missing a handful of the actual Top 100 clips on YouTube (if you go by views), it's still a pretty ambitious mash-up of a lot of the most popular.
Might make a nice presentation intro one day.
comic sans is no laughing matter
Comic Sans is almost universally regarded as the worst font ever. Love this mock decision tree to help you decide when to use it in your documents.
damn right your dad played d&d
Funny spoof of those annoying "Damn Right Your Dad Drank It" Canadian Club ads - and erm, yeah, I played D&D in junior high. Never dressed up like an orc though (OK - once, maybe twice, but I swear that was it.)
the anti-twitter
It's not Twitter, it's the anti-twitter (or an "homage to Twitter" if you'd rather look at it that way.) Woofer is a macroblogging service that mimics Twitter's spare interface but asks users to post messages that adhere to a 1,400-character minimum.
Funny parody from Join the Company (http://www.jointhecompany.com).
boredom destroys hotshit monsters
"Talking Sticks" - fun art built with wooden blocks by writer Douglas Coupland (yeah, the guy who coined the term "Generation X" before marketers turned it us into a target audience.)
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