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Dramatic Hamster!

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:39:53 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Dun Dun DUNNNNNN!

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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10 Videos That Made YouTube Famous

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:37:12 GMT

clipped by: haraya

Clip Source: bofftravel.blogspot.com

I've shamelessly lifted this from Forbes magazine - it's their list of top 10 videos that made YouTube famous. Each video is an exemplar in some way and representative of what YouTube can offer (asides from mind-numbing banality).

SNL - Lazy Sunday

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Hillary 1984

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OK Go - Here It Goes Again

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Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend

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Guitar

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Evolution Of Dance

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Pokemon Theme Music Video

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Lonelygirl15 - First Blog/Dorkiness Prevails

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Stephen Colbert - 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

To view, click here.

Free Hugs Campaign

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To read the Forbes article, click here.

Tags: videos, youtube, web, internet, list, people, entertainment

How to make pesto like an Italian grandmother: Recipe

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:36:58 GMT

clipped by: gingembre
clipper's remarks: A treat for pesto lovers--and who isn't?

The cook notes that "chopping all the ingredients by hand and not blending them is key because this prevents the ingredients from becoming a completely homogenized emulsion or paste. When you dress a pasta with a pesto that has been hand chopped the miniscule flecks of basil will separate from the olive oil in places, you get definition between ingredients, and bright flavors pop in a way they don't when they've been blended into one".

I've never used a mezzaluna, but reading this account of pesto-making has inspired me to get one!

Clip Source: www.101cookbooks.com

1 large bunch of basil, leaves only, washed and dried
3 medium cloves of garlic
one small handful of raw pine nuts
roughly 3/4 cup Parmesan, loosely packed and FRESHLY GRATED
A few tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil

Start chopping the garlic along with about 1/3 of the basil leaves. Once this is loosely chopped add more basil, chop some more, add the rest of the basil, chop some more. I scrape and chop, gather and chop. At this point the basil and garlic should be a very fine mince. Add about half the pine nuts, chop. Add the rest of the pine nuts, chop. Add half of the Parmesan, chop. Add the rest of the Parmesan, and chop. In the end you want a chop so fine that you can press all the ingredients into a basil "cake" - see the photo up above. Transfer the pesto "cake" to a small bowl (not much bigger than the cake). Cover with a bit of olive oil, it doesn't take much, just a few tablespoons.

Just before serving give the pesto a quick stir to incorporate some of the oil into the basil.

Tags: recipe, pesto, italy, food, cooking

Women in Art

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:23:58 GMT

clipped by: sidegik

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Tags: art

Seven blunders of the world

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:26:21 GMT

clipped by: pokkets

Clip Source: www.doctorhugo.org

"Seven Blunders of the World"

1. Wealth without work

2.

Pleasure without conscience

3. Knowledge without character

4. Commerce without morality

5. Science without humanity

6. Worship without sacrifice

7. Politics without principle

—Mahatma Gandhi

|| Museums of the Mind ||

Tags: proverb, philosophy, gandhi, thought, mind, humanity, world

25 Best Movies You've Never Seen

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:46:51 GMT

clipped by: meerkat

Clip Source: www.bspcn.com

20. Idiocracy
Why did Fox dump this 2006 Mike Judge comedy in fewer than 150 theaters last September? Is it because it’s not clever? Um, no. Is it because it’s not funny? Wrong again. Is it because it’s such a dead-on take on our push-button, pro-wrestling-loving world that the studio feared either nobody would get it or, worse, somebody would get it? We may have a winner! Luke Wilson stars as a regular Joe who wakes up in the year 2505 as the smartest person on Earth on account of everyone else is such a dumbass. Come for the premise, stay for the new-age Carl’s Jr. slogan, “F— you, I’m eating.”

Tags: movies, entertainment, list

The Most Frivolous Person in the Western World

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:46:20 GMT

clipped by: meerkat

Clip Source: www.eonline.com

"It's really bizarre that the most frivolous person in the western world in the most frivolous case in which she didn't know she has a license to drive might end up creating precedent that could affect thousands of prisoners and where they're housed and how they're housed for years to come," said Stan Goldman, professor of criminal law at Loyola University Law School.

"The judge attempted to impose control over the sentence," said Jody Armour, professor of law at the University of Southern California. "The sheriff doesn't have discretion to do anything willy-nilly, but once the custody of an inmate has been given over to his department, the sheriff is given a lot of latitude. But with one huge exception."

Armour said that Sauer's sentencing order explicitly forbade Baca from putting her in home confinement. "The judge was trying to limit the discretion of the sheriff, and the sheriff was saying this is our domain," Armour said.

Tags: paris hilton, law

Be a Warrior, 71 things you can do

Sun, 13 May 2007 23:52:34 GMT

clipped by: Newfman
clipper's remarks: See link for complete list

Clip Source: warriorism.info

In the following, I list 71 things that you can do to be more successful. You choose to do them or not. If you choose not to do these things, then you have no right to complain about your problems; your problems are your fault!

Stop watching television.

Stop eating fast food.

Stop eating pizza and fried foods.

Stop driving places that you could easily walk to.

Read at least 1 book a month.

Take classes in what interests you or your vocation.

Work enough to support yourself, and if needed get a new job or second job to make enough to support yourself. Never stick with a job that doesn't pay enough to support yourself no matter how much you work.

Pay off your debts and don't go in debt. You can pay off your debts if you avoid needless expenses, such as cable, overpriced clothes, impractical decorations, unhealthy snacks, jewelry, etcetera.

Don't buy a car on finance, and don't buy an expensive car if a cheaper one that works is available.

Drink alcohol less or quit.

Do drugs less or quit.

Tags: self

Top 50 Fun Sites

Fri, 11 May 2007 11:53:29 GMT

clipped by: alanocu
clipper's remarks: for my rainy weekend here in Boston

Clip Source: alanocu.backpackit.com

50 Fun Websites

Dumbentia (The Parody Place)

http://www.dumbentia.com/

The Darwin Awards

http://www.DarwinAwards.com/

PinStruck

http://www.pinstruck.com/

Wacky Uses

http://www.wackyuses.com/

IMood

http://www.imood.com/

Nexon Online Gaming

http://www.nexon.net/

Battle Mail

http://www.battlemail.com/

Dumb Boss

http://www.dumbboss.com/

Joseph Wu’S Origami Page

http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca/

ISketch

http://www.isketch.net/

My Stars Live

http://www.mystarslive.com/

Yesterdayland

http://www.yesterdayland.com/

Adflip

http://www.adflip.com/

The Atari Historical Society

http://www.atari-history.com/

Just a Tip

http://www.justatip.com/

Exploding Dog

http://www.explodingdog.com/

Pseudo dictionary

http://www.pseudodictionary.com/

FindSounds

http://www.findsounds.com/

Miserable Melodies

http://www.miserablemelodies.com/

Oxymoron List

http://www.oxymoronlist.com/

The Phobia List

http://www.phobialist.com/

Open Source Poetry

http://opensourcepoetry.org/

Headline Haikus

http://www.headlinehaikus.com/

Tags: websites, fun, timewaster

100 reviewed places to watch free movies online

Tue, 01 May 2007 15:49:25 GMT

clipped by: rko2007
clipper's remarks: A nice collections

Clip Source: www.solomonrothman.com

100 reviewed places to watch free movies online

Here is a list of 100 places to watch movies and other video content online for free. They include file sharing and bittorrent sites, video distribution sites, individual movies of notability, directories, archives and guides to more sites where you can watch for free. If you have some good ones to add, please leave the url and description in the comments.

I’ve organized this list by categories of content, listed by what I consider most valuable to humans than alphabetically. Instead of offering a blank list, I’ve included a brief summary / review of what you can expect to find at each site.

Choose a category or scroll through entire list:

Mainstream Video Sharing Sites

Video Contests with Original Content

TV Networks

Entertainment Networks with editor approved or exclusive video content

Directories, Organizations and Search tools for finding video creators and free content

Niche Video Sharing Sites

Tags: free, movies, videos, online, tv, films

10 Commandments for a Simpler Life

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:13:41 GMT

clipped by: golden-slumbers

Clip Source: ririanproject.com

I. You shall find work that is fun.

II. You shall laugh on a daily basis.

III. You shall sell the box sitting in your living room.

IV. You shall break your addiction to the news and go on a “news fast.”

V. You shall get in the habit of taking daily “silence breaks.”

VI. You shall clean up your act.

VII. You shall turn off your technology.

VIII. You shall be spontaneous.

IX. You shall set a bedtime and stick to it.

X. You shall learn what is “enough.”

Tags: tips, self-help, personal development

Easy bar trick to amaze friends

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:58:13 GMT

clipped by: ontoforever
clipper's remarks: If anyone wants to try this and tell me how it goes, that would be great.

Clip Source: video.stumbleupon.com

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Tags: bar, trick, magic, cool, wow, neat, interesting

30 Days : An Aethist Among Christians

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:58:00 GMT

clipped by: laceym

Clip Source: video.google.com

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Tags: 30 days, atheism, religion

The Boy With The Incredible Brain

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:54:40 GMT

clipped by: taksmaster

Clip Source: video.google.com

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This is the breathtaking story of Daniel Tammet. A twenty-something with extraordinary mental abilities, Daniel is one of the world’s few ... all » savants. He can do calculations to 100 decimal places in his head, and learn a language in a week. This documentary follows Daniel as he travels to America to meet the scientists who are convinced he may hold the key to unlocking similar abilities in everyone. He also meets the world’s most famous savant, the man who inspired Dustin Hoffman’s character in the Oscar winning film ‘Rain Man’. (2005) «

Tags: pi, savant, autism, neuroscience

Fun/Interesting Stuff for Writers (lots of links!)

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:16:25 GMT

clipped by: RiverRed

Clip Source: inkthinker.blogspot.com

Tags: writing