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For those that laugh at inappropriate times...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:40:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: From a Belgium TV Show in the 80's, Boomerang

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Tags: awkward, boomerang, funny, hilarious, laughing, tv, uncomfortable, video

Connecticut congress plays solitaire during debate

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:55:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Sometimes a picture just speaks for itself.

Clip Source: blogs.courant.com

House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, far right, speaks while colleagues play solitaire on their computers as the House convenes to vote on a new budget for the fiscal year in the Capitol on Monday [AP Photo/Jessica Hill]

Tags: bored, connecticut, government, politicians, tax dollars, politics

The 5 Most Important Numbers in History

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:59:14 GMT

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Clip Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Programme 1: Zero
What's 2 minus 2? The answer is obvious, right? But not if you wore a tunic, no socks and lived in Ancient Greece. For strange as it sounds, 'nothing' had to be invented, and then it took thousands of years to catch on.

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Programme 2: Pi
At its simplest, Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. At its most complex, it is an irrational number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two whole numbers and has a random decimal string of infinite length.

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Programme 3: The Golden Ratio
Divide any number in the Fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55) by the one before it and the answer is always close to 1.618 the Golden Ratio.

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Programme 4: The Imaginary 'i'
The imaginary number takes mathematics to another dimension. It was discovered in sixteenth century Italy at a time when being a mathematician was akin to being a modern day rock star. The puzzle of the day was: "If the square root of +1 is both +1 and -1, then what is the square root of -1?"

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Programme 5: Infinity
Given the old maxim about an infinite number of monkeys and typewriters, one can assume that said simian digits will type up the following line from Hamlet an infinite number of times:
"I could confine myself to a nutshell and declare myself king of infinity".

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5 Numbers Quiz:
What number are you?
So you've read about five of the greatest numbers in the history of the world ever. But which number are you? Play our number game to reveal secrets about your inner self that you never dreamed of.

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Don't miss series 2:
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Tags: math, numbers, history, geek

Robert DeNiro: "I'm a Good Source of Riboflavin"

Tue, 20 May 2008 05:16:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Elmo and Robert DeNiro on Sesame Street. Yes, the things you learn to appreciate and enjoy as a parent.

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Tags: funny, innocent, elmo, deniro, sesame street, cabbage, dog, actor, riboflavin

Empire State Building struck by lightning

Fri, 18 May 2007 03:08:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Seriously. Photo taken during yesterday's storm.

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Tags: new york, nyc, empire state, lightening, storm, weather

Where did Joe go??

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:15:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The hits just keep on coming.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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Tags: politics, mccain, gaffe, joe the plumber

The most unbelievable gaffe of the campaign

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:37:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: McCain addresses supporters in Western PA.

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Tags: politics, election, mccain, agree, disagree, patriotic, god-loving

Let's be honest...

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:36:01 GMT

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Clip Source: talkingpointsmemo.com

Let's state outright a few obvious points. Bringing the presidential candidates and their press entourages back to Capitol Hill won't speed or improve the process of coming up with a good bailout deal. It will politicize it. That's so transparently obvious that it barely requires stating. And of course that is the point.

Tags: mccain, crisis, politics

Republican's Hookers and Blow Party

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:44:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ABC News highlights parties at the GOP convention despite McCain's request to suspend non-crucial activities while hurricane Gustav ensued.

Clip Source: gawker.com

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Tags: republican, politics, gop, corruption, lobbyists

MySpace CSS class definitions and more

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:34:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This should prove most useful to some.

Clip Source: www.bluesfear.com

MySpace CSS (neatified):

Tags: myspace, css, style sheets, tips, tricks, code, font

RIP George Carlin

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:29:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very sad, he was a true legend of comedy.

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

OBAMA CLINCHES!

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:44:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: According to AP, Obama clinches democratic nomination with a flood of superdelegates today.

Clip Source: www.breitbart.com

Campaigning on an insistent call for change, Obama outlasted former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in a historic race that sparked record turnout in primary after primary, yet exposed deep racial divisions within the party.

The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private commitments. It also included a minimum number of delegates Obama was guaranteed even if he lost the final two primaries in South Dakota and Montana later in the day.

The 46-year-old first term senator will face Sen. John McCain of Arizona in the fall campaign to become the 44th president.

Tags: obama, politics, finally, relief

America's Next Fronteir: The Entrepreneurial Society

Mon, 19 May 2008 16:11:33 GMT

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Clip Source: online.wsj.com

The most compelling statistic of all? Half of all new college graduates now believe that self-employment is more secure than a full-time job. Today, 80% of the colleges and universities in the U.S. now offer courses on entrepreneurship;

Without noticing it, we have once again discovered, and then raced off to settle, a new frontier. Not land, not innovation, but ourselves and a growing control over our own lives and careers.

The economy will be much more volatile and much more competitive. In the continuous fervor to create new institutions, it will become increasingly difficult to sustain old ones. New political parties, new social groupings, thousands of new manias and movements and millions of new companies will pop up over the next few decades. Large corporations that don't figure out how to combine permanence with perpetual change will be swept away.

Tags: technology, economy, united states

Very First Guest on David Letterman: Bill Murray

Mon, 19 May 2008 03:23:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A pretty awkward interview, but tv history nonetheless. [via gawker]

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Tags: david letterman, bill murray, tv, television, nostalgia

Watch what really made O'Reilly go nuts...

Sat, 17 May 2008 18:52:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: O'Reilly vs. his producer. The latest from BarelyPolitical.com

Clip Source: www.barelypolitical.com

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Tags: bill o'reilly, insanity, humor, comedy