7 historical figures who were absurdly hard to kill
www.cracked.com
The folks at Cracked have compiled a list of seven guys who put up a hell of a fight before they were kicked off the planet. My favotie? The pirate Blackbeard, who decided to attack his naval pursuers rather than flee. If you must go, go with a bang.
50 stunning examples of reflective photography
www.smashingmagazine.com
Next time you’re taking that great photo, reflect for a minute on what might be reflected!
Hard drive data recovery guide
www.popularmechanics.com
Great article on software and basic strategy to recover data from a damaged or semi-damaged hard drive.
How to meet girls in World of Warcraft
www.asylum.com
Felicia Day, an unknown but apparently cute actress in a web-sitcom about WoW gamers, offers some advice on how to actually pick up chicks while playing the addictive online game. This is funny stuff, but here’s my advice to WoW gamers who want to meet some chicks: Stop playing WoW. Seriously.
Michigan ranked #8 in recruiting
www.freep.com
Despite the worst season ever, Michigan football has picked up two more four-star recruits, and is ranked #8 in national recruiting polls. So far, at least, it seems that the epic disaster of 2008 has not impacted Michigan’s ability to recruit nationally. Does this mean next year will be better? Not necessarily; Michigan was ranked #7 in recruiting last year. Cross your fingers, folks.
Why churches fear gay marriage
www.salon.com
Richard Rodriguez (the celebrated gay Mexican author, not the Michigan football coach) has offered an interesting take on why religious institutions are so vehemently opposed to gay marriage. His theory is that gay marriage is threatening to the traditional religious view of “family”, which is, in fact, a male-dominated view. I.e., when a religious zealot says the word “family”, what he actually means is “male-dominated family”. Interesting.
Mass media hypocritically hostile to Big Three bailout request
www.firedoglake.com
As if I needed another reason to despise Wolf Blitzer and his ilk of zero-brained, no-talent journalists, here’s an interesting commentary comparing the mass media’s (CNN, FOXNews, MSNBC, etc.) reaction to the Bush/Paulson bailout proposal and the Big Three bailout proposal. Bush/Paulson requested $700 billion with no strings attached, and the media was more or less fine with it. Detroit requested $25 billion and was perfectly happy to compromise, but the media has jumped all over them. WTF.
Alien-like squid filmed at deep-sea drilling site
news.nationalgeographic.com
A deep-water camera anchored to the bottom of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has caught rare footage of a squid with elbows hovering above the ocean floor. Aside from being completely fucking terrifying, this video is further proof that (1) we know pretty much jack shit about the world around us, and (2) do not go in the water.
Prison inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex
news.yahoo.com
Co-ed prison inmates in Indiana have been charged with “escaping” into the ceilings of their cells in order to travel to other prison cells for the purpose of having sex. This true story sounds so much like a really bad movie, but it’s brilliant, if you think about it. These folks figured out a way to escape from prison, but decided to stay anyway for the decent hook-ups. I love it.
