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Read this clip and try not to say WTF!!

Fri, 30 May 2008 01:49:04 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: I mean, are you kidding me!? Rachel Ray and Dunkin Donuts were offering "symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism" because she was wearing a black and white scarf. After this one, it's going to take a whole to shock me

Honestly, i just tagged this clip dunkin donuts, rachel ray and terrorism - WTF indeed!!

Clip Source: money.cnn.com

BOSTON (AP) -- Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that a fringed black-and-white scarf that the celebrity chef wore in the ad offers symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.

Tags: dunkin donuts, rachel ray, terrorism, wtf

Mathematical proof that girls are evil

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:09:22 GMT

clipped by: adamc
clipper's remarks: I knew it! I knew it!

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Girls require time and money:

"Time is money":

So girls are money squared:

"Money is the root of all evil":

So girls are evil:

Tags: girls, evil, proof, math, mathematics, funny

Maybe this guy should give Clipmarks a try!

Sat, 24 May 2008 15:36:17 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: I read this sentence and thought, "hmm, i know a place just like that."

Clip Source: www.webomatica.com

All I want to do is share crap with people, comment on stuff, and feel like part of a community, and maybe meet some new eccentrics - as fast and efficiently as possible.

Tags: web 2.0, clipmarks, friendfeed, social web

A Morality Test

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:13:55 GMT

clipped by: Malhablada

Clip Source: www.peskylittlepagan.com

From an e-mail...

This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.

The test features an unlikely, fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, and spontaneous.

Please scroll down slowly and give due consideration to each line.

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THE SITUATION

You are in New Orleans, There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. You are a photo journalist working for a major newspaper and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster.

You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, and disappearing under the water.

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THE TEST

Suddenly you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It's the President, George W. Bush. At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take him under forever. You have two options- you can save the life of the President, or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most famous men.

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THE QUESTION

Here's the question, and please give an honest answer.......

Would you select high contrast colour film, or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?

Tags: humor, politics

A Brief History of Time - by Stephen Hawking (Full & updated book)

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:04:33 GMT

clipped by: Djiezes

Clip Source: www.physics.metu.edu.tr

Chapter 1 - Our Picture of the Universe

Chapter 2 - Space and Time

Chapter 3 - The Expanding Universe

Chapter 4 - The Uncertainty Principle

Chapter 5 - Elementary Particles and the Forces of Nature

Chapter 6 - Black Holes

Chapter 7 - Black Holes Ain't So Black

Chapter 8 - The Origin and Fate of the Universe

Chapter 9 - The Arrow of Time

Chapter 10 - Wormholes and Time Travel

Chapter 11 - The Unification of Physics

Chapter 12 - Conclusion

Glossary

Acknowledgments & About The Author

Tags: stephen hawking, hawking, time, physics, science, book, ebook, full, free, html, space, universe, black holes, wormholes

Error Messages on Computer Screens in Japan

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:02:49 GMT

clipped by: sohil
clipper's remarks: I wonder if Vista will adopt this.

Clip Source: www.utdallas.edu

Error Messages From Japan:

Here are 16 actual error messages seen on the computer screens in Japan, where they are written in Haiku.
Aren't these better than, "your computer has performed an illegal operation"?
.......................................................
The Web site you seek cannot be located, but countless more exist.
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Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return.
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Program aborting: Close all that you have worked on. You ask far too much.
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Windows NT crashed. I am the Blue Screen of Death. No one hears your screams.
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Yesterday it worked. Today it is not working. Windows is like that.
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Your file was so big. It might be very useful. But now it is gone.
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Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.
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A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone.
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Three things are certain: Death, taxes and lost data. Guess which has occurred.
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You step in the stream, but the water has moved on. This page is not here.
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Out of memory. We wish to hold the whole sky, but we never will.
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Having been erased, The document you're seeking must now be retyped.
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Serious error. All shortcuts have disappeared. Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

Tags: internet, web, interesting, japan, funny, fun, humor

A Freaking Hilarious Photo LOL!

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:31:20 GMT

clipped by: orangysb
clipper's remarks: i laughed so bad when i saw this on digg

Clip Source: pics.livejournal.com

Tags: funny, humor, photo

What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:54:24 GMT

clipped by: mingkymomo

Clip Source: healthbolt.net

What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?

In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get it’s hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dialate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
>60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
>60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
>60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.

Tags: coke, drink, sugar, effect, soda, health, caffeine, science, fact, interest, interesting, cocacola, pepsi

Ben Steiin - Hate Monger

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:20:10 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: Sometimes the worst case scenario occurs. Here's an example of just that. If you're not aware, Stein's movie, Expelled, conflates evolution with Nazi's and death camps. Of course, by doing so he demonstrates his utter lack of understanding of both subjects but this doesn't seem to matter to him one way or the other. Pretty despicable.

Clip Source: richarddawkins.net

Ben Stein's lying propaganda

On 18th April, the day Ben Stein's infamous film was released, Michael Shermer received the following letter from a Jew

Now I truly understand who you atheists and darwinists really are! You people believe that it was okay for my great-grandparents to die in the Holocaust! How disgusting.

Shermer wrote to Mr J to check whether his letter was indeed prompted by the Ben Stein film, and he received this reply:

Yes I have. You know, I respect you as a human being and you have done great work exposing psychics and frauds, but this is a very touchy issue that affects me and family emotionally. Our family business was affected because of Auschwitz because now, our family has nothing. It is gone. Things began to make sense once I saw the movie and I am just appalled. I have learned a lot from Ben Stein, a Jewish brother, who has opened my eyes up a bit.

Tags: creationism, science, ignorance, propaganda

Awesome Google Guide! Very Helpful

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:56:38 GMT

clipped by: sphinx000514

Clip Source: filesfly.com

Tags: amazing, cool, internet, links, technology, web

How the mighty Google shall look in 2084

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:32:31 GMT

clipped by: sohil
clipper's remarks: Interesting

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Tags: google, funny, fun, humor, science fiction, software, internet, web 2.0, web, technology

The Ultimate Rejection Letter

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:13:27 GMT

clipped by: haraya

Clip Source: www.chaosmatrix.org

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA  34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16.  After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me
an assistant professor position in your department. 

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters.  With such a varied and promising field
of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals. 

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in
rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at
this time.  Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor
in your department this August.  I look forward to seeing you then. 

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen

Tags: rejection, letter, humor, funny, wit, application, jobs, people, joke, entertainment

The world's real shape(s): see these images...

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:52:59 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: so informative, a fresh thinking.. excerpts

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

How the world really shapes up

Rather than defining each country by size, these computer-generated modified maps - or cartograms - redraw the globe with each country's size proportionate to its strengths, or weaknesses, in a whole series of categories.

For instance, when it comes to military spending, the U.S. appears bloated, but Africa is huge when HIV prevalence is mapped.

The cartograms were produced in a unique collaboration between the universities of Michigan in the U.S. and Sheffield. Here are images and more details on some of the most fascinating...

Alcohol Consumption (2001)

HIV Prevalence

House Prices

Military Spending

War and death

Toy Imports

Toy Exports

Wealth of Nations (1500)

Wealth of Nations (2002)

Tags: world, countries, divisions, cartograms.

Beautiful interview with Michio Kaku

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:38:34 GMT

clipped by: Torley
clipper's remarks: I admire this man!

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

There is a contradiction in Professor Michio Kaku's appearance, as if he had been drawn by a composite artist, based on the memories of an unreliable witness. It is to do with the smoothness of his skin being at odds with the silver hair that flows down to his shoulders. The latter reflects his age, 61; the former suggests he is a teenager.

That answer would have been true to form. Prof Kaku has a gift for communicating complex scientific ideas in a way that lay people can understand. He argues, moreover, that good physics should be simple, so simple that it can be understood as an image. I'll let him explain. 'A good physicist is driven by a childlike fascination and imagination. If we find ourselves getting jaded or bored we have to try to recapture that childishness. Einstein used to do that. He could be quite childish. He wanted to get access to that feeling of wonderment.

Celebrities Without Makeup

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:16:49 GMT

clipped by: Scattered_Fusion

Clip Source: seehere.blogspot.com

Tags: celebrity, entertainment, photos, pics