Shift Happens -- Did You Know?

This is a thought provoking video, if you have 7 minutes of your time to spare to have your brain tickled.

Put Your Life Into Perspective, Part 2

I found this animated gif on Techdo. Watch closely, it adds in planets/stars every 5 seconds or so.

Facebook-like Auto-Growing Textarea Script

You may or may not have noticed Facebook's new (months old) implementation of an auto-growing textarea. I could not find anything that replicated what they did very well. So, using jQuery, I have created my own implementation which is pretty solid. It grows and …

50 Things Learned in 50 Years Life Experience

Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune is turning 50 and has decided to compile a list of 50 things that he has learned in his 50 years of experience.

24 Things I've Learned in 24 Years

I was reading a list by Eric Zorn titled "50 things I've learned in 50 years" and I was inspired to write my own list as a comparison between two different generations. Also, just to do a self-check and see if I have learned anything valuable in the past 24 years.

The …

Bet You Never Knew How Flexible This Word Was: Strike

You can see a huge list of definitions here provided by Google.

Let's see if you can think of any other ways to use the word that I have missed:

• Lightning never strikes twice.


• Strike a pose.


• Strike your opponent.


• The WGA has been on strike for a while now.


• This …

Amazing Sidewalk Chalk Art, Optical Illusions

These are some of the most impressive sidewalk perspective pieces I've seen. Given the pictures are taken from the best angle, if you were to walk by, you might momentarily believe that there is a hole there or that there are people there.

Feast your eyes!

The Most Luxurious Way To Fly, Singapore Airlines A380

Some of you are like me and fly economy. Some of you are like me in 5 years and fly business. Some of you are like me in 20 years and fly first class. This plane not only has a first class cabin, but you can have a room with two beds and rose petals spread about with …

The Best Error Message Ever, Grave Warning

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Amsterdam Gets Clever With Its Global Warming Warnings

I found this image on Wooster Collective, and I must say it's quite a treat.

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Top 7 World's Most Expensive Bottles of Alcohol

I bet you've wondered at some point in your life -- what is the most that someone has paid for a serving of alcohol? If not -- then you are not qualified to read this post. I recently visited Monaco, where the Monegasque live a lavish lifestyle -- so lavish that even …

Chris Rock at Madison Square Garden 12/31/2007

Chris Rock took up the daunting task of entertaining people to the maximum on the brink of the year 2008. Rumor has it, the set lived up to its goal.

The Digg Effect vs Reddit Effect

I've recently had the joy of experiencing both the front page of Reddit and the front page of Digg within hours of each other.

Facebook and Myspace are in a Photo Finish Tie

It's been a long time coming.

orly? yarly. The Scarf

I just came across this wonderful custom made scarf that I could find myself wearing. Having such a wonderful item of clothing could help me avoid conversations by simply flashing one end of the scarf followed by the other end, effectively pwning anyone in a debate or …

Footage of Stunning New Species Discovered in the Deep Sea

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$200 To Drive Someone Insane With Post Cards

Check out this ebay listing, another one to put down on the list of great ebay auctions.

Description

You are bidding on a rare chance to traumatize a treasured friend or relative with baffling, mind-numbing, mystery correspondence from abroad.

Here is the …

Top 20 Coolest Guitar Riffs

I have to agree with most of the choices in this video. This is a great little compilation and tribute to some of the greatest musicians of our time. Enjoy!

Never Fly Swiss Air

I don't normally express personal gripes here, but this is something I want to share because I don't want anyone else to go through this.

Originally, I was booked to fly to France on December 12th. My grandfather became ill and I needed to fly sooner. Swiss Air no …