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In other words, I greatly enjoy the things I find on Bad Banana because it helps give me new ideas. It’s great fuel for lateral thinking and oblique approaches to creativity.
Bad Banana Is A Nice Place For Inspiration
March 23rd, 2009The Perfect Toilet For Drug Dealers
March 9th, 2009Apparently, this toilet flushes anything. The bag of carrots, chess pieces, and magnetic letters serve to offer the same visual euphemisms as does blue water in maxipad commercials. Yet, there’s still something disturbing about watching all this go down the crapper. Where does it all go?
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Mullah embraces iPhone? Shah, right!
March 4th, 2009
the Apple iPhone is probably much more fun than waterboarding
Is corporate hegemony the answer to the war on terror? Check this from the AP:
Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef is a former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan. He spent almost four years in Guantanamo. He wears a black turban, has a thick beard — and is never without his Apple iPhone.
So, that’s interesting, but what really caught my eye was this quote straight from Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef:
“I’m using the Internet with it. Sometimes I use it for the GPS to find locations.”
<cheek><tongue>Uhhhh, really? Because when I look at the picture, all I see is an iPhone version 1 … no GPS there, buddy. Come on Mr. Taliban, if “the country’s embrace of technology could help break the cycle of 30 years of relentless warfare,” why aren’t you rocking the full power of that extra face sensor? I mean, don’t the Afghan people need a better example of harnessing the raw power of twice-the-speed-at-half-the-cost awesomeness that is the iPhone 2? Or do you really like spending extra money because your old Sennheiser HD 280 Pros just won’t fit in that damn jack?
Well, I guess it is a start. Do yourself a favor, though, don’t waste your money; just buy a converter, because nobody buys that overpriced Monster Beats load of bull, even if does have Dre’s name on it. </tongue></cheek>
Oh, You Smarmy Sex Pigeon
February 25th, 2009When you’re tired of judging for yourself and you’d rather have someone else do it for you, just turn to Sexpigeon. Here is a man with an eye for strange detail and a tongue for licorice-whip-smart commentary.
All you need to step up your esteem is right here.
Chessboxing … Who Knew!
February 2nd, 2009I didn’t know this existed until today … but deep down, I knew it needed to be. Watch:
What Is A Facebook Friend Worth?
January 29th, 2009This is an alternately funny, sad, and curious read about advertising, facebook, and the vagaries & vicissitudes of “friendship.”
NYTimes: Friends, Until I Delete You
Is YouTube The Next Google? NYTimes Says “Maybe”
January 20th, 2009In the New York Times today:
YouTube, conceived as a video hosting and sharing site, has become a bona fide search tool. Searches on it in the United States recently edged out those on Yahoo, which had long been the No. 2 search engine, behind Google.
There’s a lot more to the story, so read about YouTube’s ascendancy here…
Horses Make Healthier People
January 19th, 2009After a nice evening at the National Western Stock Show and the Pro Rodeo (I love those barrel racers), I found this article from Discovery particularly interesting:
A study in the latest issue of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found that riding on horseback not only eases back pain, but it also improves the rider’s confidence and emotional well being while reducing stress.
The findings add to the growing body of research that horseback riding and related equine assistance therapy programs for disabled and injured individuals benefit human participants. … [read more]
You can read the whole article here: Horses Offering Healthiest Inauguration Seats