Posted on : 22-Oct-2009 | By : dre elmore | In : daily headlines
Moon and Planets in the Morning
We like the Moon. (nasa)
OCTOBER 22 AND JUNE 28 is INTERnational caps lock day!!!
Who cares, right?
Town cancels rabbit-throwing competition
About 400 people live in Waiau in the South Island. This weekend the town will hold its annual pig hunt. In previous years a ‘rabbit throw’ has been organised for the local children, who compete to see how far they can hurl a dead bunny. But the event is now off, after New Zealand’s equivalent of the RSPCA got wind of it. (abc)
Woman recants story of West Virginia abuse
A 22-year-old woman whose claims that she was abused in a trailer in rural West Virginia in 2007 helped send six people to prison now says she made up the story, her lawyer said Wednesday. (cnn)
Why the world will NOT end in 2012: Nasa scientist debunks conspiracy theories
fears that the world is due to end in December 2012 is just a myth fueled by internet rumour, according to a leading Nasa scientist. (dailymail)
Google Announces Search Deal With Twitter
While we’re still digesting the news of Bing adding Twitter to its search engine, Google has some news of their own: they’re about to do the same exact thing. (mashable)
Guess Who Else Is Coming to Dinner? Twitter-Microsoft Bing Deal Confirmed, but so Is Facebook-Bing.
In a stunning one-two punch, Microsoft will announce separate nonexclusive deals today with both Facebook and Twitter to integrate their real-time feeds of status updates into the Bing search service. (kara)
Japan Welcomes Windows 7 with Seven Layer Whopper Burger
Even compared to its wacky Windows 7 parties, Microsoft’s promo with Burger King Japan is pretty out there. The Windows 7 Whopper costs ¥777 ($8.50), and is 5-inches tall. (gizmodo)
Reddit is quickly becoming /b/
I’ve been noticing this for a couple of weeks, now. (reddit)
Why the Internet Is So Distracting (And What You Can Do About It)
When we search for anything online, we typically have to sift through pages of information, some relevant but most not. And often, we’ll start out by searching for one thing and then bump into something even more intriguing and veer off in that direction. (harvardbusiness)
Two-horned Narwhales
Oh Yeah. (wikipedia)
Safety Dance
You can dance, you can dance, everyone look at their hands. (youtube)
Lincoln in Escape From L.A.
Oldie, but a goodie.
