Archive for August, 2007

In German, it’s Döner

In German, it’s Döner

And come to think of it, I guess in some ways Germans are more like Canadians than Americans.

Craziest Captchas on the Web

Craziest Captchas on the Web

If you can’t read all of these, you are obviously a spam-bot.

Google Mistakes Own Blog for Spam, Deletes it – Yahoo! News

Google Mistakes Own Blog for Spam, Deletes it – Yahoo! News

I’d say "of course Yahoo! would report on this" but it’s really a PC World story… It’s still funny, though.

An E-flat, a G-flat, and a B-flat

An E-flat, a G-flat, and a B-flat

Karaoke showdown

Two karaoke-inspired TV game shows enter, one leaves. FOX and NBC have introduced rather similar shows this summer, but there are clear differences, so let’s have a look and choose a winner, Don’t Forget the Lyrics (DFTL) or The Singing Bee (TSB).

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The Frugality Cheat Sheet

The Frugality Cheat Sheet

"147 Tiny Tips to Live Healthier, Happier, Greener and Better": Some of this is good advice, but actually following it is the hard part.

United Countries of Baseball

United Countries of Baseball

A map of the US divided into various countries by baseball teams. Cardinals Nation needs to stretch into Iowa more…

Filming German history | The good German | Economist.com

Filming German history | The good German | Economist.com

"Some German politicians have protested against the casting of Mr Cruise. And the defence ministry refused to allow filming at the Bendler Block, where Stauffenberg and others were executed, on the ground that the actor is a follower of Scientology…"

Activision Reports Sluggish Sales For Sousaphone Hero

Activision Reports Sluggish Sales For Sousaphone Hero

Dog Walk #004: Lucy, Penny, Jason, and… Deb!

Deb joins us for a very special episode of the Dog Walk!

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