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A Mathematical Approach To Help Reduce Urinal Protocol Vulnerability
xkcd takes a mathematical approach to help reduce Urinal Protocol Vulnerability and prevent awkwardness while peeing in public restrooms. When a guy goes into the…
Balsa Man 2009, A Tiny Version of Burning Man
Balsa Man 2009, a tiny version of Burning Man complete with 3′ tall balsa sculpture, takes place this Saturday, September 5th in San Francisco (same…
Ikea Heights, An Online Video Series Secretly Shot Inside The Burbank Ikea Store
Ikea Heights is a online video series directed by David Seger on Channel 101 that is shot entirely inside the Burbank Ikea without the store’s…
boco, A Tech, Music & Food Conference in Boulder
Andrew Hyde is organizing boco, a new conference focusing on tech, music and food, that takes place on October 2nd in at locations around Boulder,…
9-9-09, A Day Without Cats On The Internet
Urlesque is proposing that on 9-9-2009 we all take a break from posting about cats on the internet. Instead they suggest that you blog about…
w00tstock, Three Hours of Geeks and Music With Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton & Paul and Storm
poster by Len Peralta w00tstock, three hours of geeks and music featuring Adam Savage, Wil Wheaton and Paul and Storm, takes place October 19th and…
My Hands Are Bananas
The 2006 music video for “My Hands Are Bananas”, produced by Little Baby Films. This dark German techno tells the tale of a young man…
The Internet Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first packet switched computer network which was established between two Interface Message Processors (IMP) located at Leonard Kleinrock’s…
Livestream of Burning Man 2009
screengrab of the man at dusk on Tuesday Video is currently live streaming from Burning Man on Ustream straight from Black Rock City. Here are…
Ben & Jerry’s Renames Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby in Honor of Gay Marriage in Vermont
In partnership with Freedom to Marry, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream has renamed its “Chubby Hubby” flavor to “Hubby Hubby” in support of gay marriage…