Step 1: Grab any pair of new or old earbud headphones. Step 2: Put them in your pocket for five minutes Result: They're tangled and knotted as hell! Is there a physics explanation for this?
march 2009
included for the numerous links in the comments, including a physics thesis on the phenomenon and a video explaining the life-changing figure-eight wrapping trick that ensures this never happens again.
article
awesome
march 2009
How to Stop Junk Mail in Its Tracks ∞ Get Rich Slowly
february 2009
self-explanatory. if only stopping junk e-mail were this easy.
article
reference
list
february 2009
Questions for Dambisa Moyo - The Anti-Bono - Interview - NYTimes.com
february 2009
this lady wants to halt all aid to africa in five years. dick move, or gentle push to kickstart a new revolution for a continent centered around short-term thinking? either way, well-justified argument with a large possibility of handing bono his ass on a product (red) plate. watch for the book.
article
february 2009
Beardhead.com - Beard Caps and Mustaches You Wear
february 2009
company tagline: "weird out with your beard out!"
humor
awesome
shopping
february 2009
THE IRON by Henry Rollins
february 2009
see? now this actually makes me want to start lifting. screw men's health and protein shakes.
health
awesome
february 2009
Punk Rock Fun Time Activity Book | ECW Press
february 2009
"Help Siouxsie Sioux apply her makeup. Draw Henry Rollins’ tattoos. Color in the members of Green Day. Part history lesson and part activity time, the Punk Rock Fun Time Activity Book will be more fun than a night at CBGB."
music
awesome
february 2009
One Velociraptor per Child (OVPC)
february 2009
"a low-cost, connected velociraptor for the world's children's survival"
humor
awesome
february 2009
Giz Explains: Why More Megapixels Isn't Always More Better
february 2009
fairly quick read on the "megapixel myth". must-read if you're thinking about purchasing a new camera.
photography
article
february 2009
Final Builds Site - Internet Explorer Collection
february 2009
amazingly comprehensive installer that contains every version of internet explorer in standalone packages so they can run side-by-side. a treat for hardcore web developers who need to ensure that their markup stands up against every iteration of the absolute shittiest web browser in history. also includes the developer toolbar, which helps with very basic css/script debugging, but isn't nearly as comprehensive as firebug for firefox or webkit/safari's web inspector.
webdesign
microsoft
software
february 2009
Atmospheric Black Metal Kitchen: Heavy Metal Laundry Tips
february 2009
how to ensure that, when you are writing epic black metal lyrics with black ink on black paper about trudging through the blackest night with your black sword and black hair, that your clothes will also reflect your abysmal blackness. (also, mom taught me that soaking a black shirt in vinegar after purchasing will prevent fading)
humor
awesome
february 2009
Microsoft: Security Bulletin Search
january 2009
planning on building a new slipstreamed windows install cd? this page allows you to download security bulletins straight from the source, based on a timeline from when you need them. also lets you know if certain patches have been replaced by better ones.
microsoft
software
january 2009
Why You Don't Need Fancy Fitness Gadgets and Gym Memberships
january 2009
great article on how to attempt a new year's (or other type of) resolution to finally get in shape without spending large amounts of money on gym memberships or crazy-looking machines.
health
january 2009
The Essential Guide to Internet & Software for First-Time Computer Users
december 2008
while directed at windows users, this is pretty much what i'd do to a brand-new computer from the get-go - with a few exceptions - written in a very polite way to a new user.
list
software
december 2008
Copy of RIAA's new enforcement notice to ISPs
december 2008
just so you know what it looks like when you get one, kids.
article
music
december 2008
Developer Job Interview Questions and Answers
december 2008
keeping this one in the pocket for when i separate. and so should you, if this is your gig.
list
education
reference
december 2008
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory
december 2008
why a very deeply-hidden setting in windows is probably slowing down your machine (tl;dr: set your page file to your commit charge peak minus amount of installed ram).
article
reference
Microsoft
troubleshoot
december 2008
ProcessLibrary.com - The online resource for process information!
december 2008
i'm a huge nerd, and yet, i had no idea this existed. for those of you who ask google about seemingly rogue windows processes, you may want to start asking here instead.
reference
free
utilities
december 2008
100 Useful Tips and Tools to Research the Deep Web
december 2008
sometimes google just isn't enough. use these to find those really elusive questions.
reference
list
december 2008
PG Porn: Nailing Your Wife
october 2008
"for people who love everything about porn, except the sex." really.
humor
awesome
october 2008
Buddhism And The Zen Of Punk Rock : NPR Music
october 2008
believe it or not, being one with yourself is, quite possibly, one of the most punk rock things you can do. good references to books on the subject, too.
music
books
october 2008
PolitiFact
september 2008
i hate politics. this site fact-checks major statements made by presidential and vice-presidential candidates and determines how true they are. bonus points for the "flip-o-meter" - tracks how completely they've flip-flopped on prior platforms.
reference
news
september 2008
Penny Arcade Expo=Wunderbar! | Felicia Day
september 2008
so i'm not necessarily a felicia day fanboy by any means, but videos of her getting "bad horsed" and singing "still alive" with jonathan coulton make this a pretty awesome post.
humor
music
fun
september 2008
A Fistful Of Password Busting Tools for Your Travels
september 2008
a few password crackers for the budding, young it security professional.
hacking
utilities
software
september 2008
FM 100 Hue Test
september 2008
not really a game, per se, but a neat test to see how well you can differentiate between color hues.
webdesign
graphics
fun
september 2008
NIN Dazzles With Lasers, LEDs and Stealth Screens
september 2008
wired.com's in-depth analysis of nin's lights in the sky tour. the tech that made this show left me completely awestruck, and it's cool to see behind the curtain.
article
music
september 2008
If it works like a word, just use it
september 2008
lexiconographer's (see?) take on the mighty morphin' characteristics of the english language, and why we should welcome made-up words.
article
reference
education
september 2008
Here's how to tune in to both Muslims and the Deep South
september 2008
some insight onto why heavy metal is huge in the cradle of civilization and how country abandoned its class distinction.
article
music
september 2008
Amorphia Apparel
september 2008
hosts of the "wear science" and "teach the controversy" lines of fairly excellent t-shirts.
humor
fun
shopping
september 2008
live.sysinternals.com
september 2008
all the sysinternals freeware utilities for direct download in one spot - run directly from any windows machine connected to the 'net.
free
list
Microsoft
utilities
software
september 2008
Flickr: Balakov's Photostream
august 2008
lots of lego, star wars, and lego+star wars photos. recently featured in wired, where they pick their ten favorite "classic photos" re-done with legos.
photography
august 2008
Feedbooks: Food for the mind
august 2008
yet another badass free e-book site. go forth and absorb, kids.
reference
free
books
august 2008
Relationship Episode Guide to the X-Files
july 2008
so you're one of /those/ people that really just wanted mulder and scully to make out? comprehensive list of the times they were even remotely close in an intimate sense. admittedly, a really fucked up (but hilarious) way to refresh the series' backstory.
humor
reference
july 2008
StumbleAudio
july 2008
find new music based on stuff you already dig. lots of unsigned artists, but good quality stuff and a much simpler interface than last.fm.
free
music
web2.0
july 2008
Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Maps
july 2008
including the top of the white house and multiple military installations...
article
list
july 2008
Eat This, Not That - The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution From Men's Health
june 2008
cool site that complements the book - essentially, a place to get healthier options for when you eat out, go to the supermarket, or even to the bar. they list guinness as a healthy beer choice...got my vote!
health
june 2008
music from your favorite tv shows - heardontv.com
june 2008
community-driven site that keeps tabs on songs from tv shows. hooked me up with a couple excellent tracks already.
music
reference
june 2008
ManyBooks.net
june 2008
free ebooks by people who write books. direct downloads for mobipocket reader, which is my ebook reader of choice, too!
free
books
june 2008
Electronic Musician interviews Metalocalypse co-creator, Brendon Small
may 2008
this is an older article, mainly posting it so i don't freakin' lose the url again.
awesome
music
article
may 2008
Free World Maps
april 2008
licensed through creative commons; maps of almost anything you could imagine, in gif, pdf, and eps formats. found this for a friend.
education
free
graphics
reference
april 2008
Big Huge Thesaurus
april 2008
very simple thesaurus with rhyming matches and some other cool writer's block remedies.
free
reference
april 2008
Burning a cross platform CD using Toast
april 2008
for those of you not in the stone age (i.e. using toast 8/9), make sure to burn the custom hybrid as a session in addition to specifying "cd-rom/xa" in the iso section, otherwise you won't be able to add audio tracks.
reference
article
apple
april 2008
SIGN BUILDER 2.0 - INDUSTRIAL SIGNAGE
march 2008
wanna try/abuse it without having to give up your e-mail address?
user: dssignage@mailinator.com
pass: L7G6BF
awesome
free
fun
graphics
humor
utilities
user: dssignage@mailinator.com
pass: L7G6BF
march 2008
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