December 2009
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car vs. Zipcar
Marco wrote up a great Enterprise vs. Zipcar comparison. He’s at least 90% right — legacy rental car companies are just as backwards as legacy airlines. And Zipcar is doing a ton of innovative things (I can’t wait to try their iPhone app that can lock/unlock the car remotely). That said, I have a few quibbles…
marco:
Enterprise: Minimum 1-day rental, but since...
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“I sort of wish I could Teach for America, and play Dirty Projectors in a class...”
– hro
leoncrawl:
Sorry that last thing reminded me of a question that’s been on my mind: why are there so many Mollys on the internet?
Excellent question
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“A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a...”
– Regret The Error - Best Corrections of 2009
Cocktail Cost Calculator →
I love Rob Cockerham.
Watchassortedgoodness:
Sesame Street presents “30 Rocks”… liz lemon haha. man i love sesame street
I’m trying to watch all of 30 Rock over break. Currently just getting into season 2.
The Major Works of Counterintuitive Thought From... →
(via nickdeplume)
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Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 2009 →
Last.fm’s list of most commonly deleted tracks. Unsurprisingly, GaGa + Britney top the list of most embarrassing, enjoyable tunes.
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“We asked 93 students if they liked the taste of the toilet seat in a...”
– A “write your own test review” question, penned by two of my 8th graders. I love middle school humor.
Sudanese 14-Year-Old Has Midlife Crisis →
dailymeh:
According to Sudanese psychologist Jibal al-Muglad, Malakai’s behavior is not unusual. “Many middle-aged Sudanese males, usually around the age of 14 or so, start reverting to the behavior of their youth,” al-Muglad says. “Largely, this is done to counter oncoming signs of middle age, such as increased height or a cracking voice. Much of this behavior is harmless, but other...
The Best Hip-Hop Memes - When Rap Humor Goes Viral →
mollybierman:
hiphophumor:
Hip-hop and Internet culture have tons of stuff in common. Stuff you might not have thought about, like both adopt technology early and easily, and both spread virally through word of mouth, moving from one central location and out further, around the entire globe. Both cultures love to smoke drugs, talk like idiots (see “for shizzle my nizzle” and “ROTFLMAO”) and...
The Gambler Who Blew $127 Million →
givemesomethingtoread:
During a year-long gambling binge at the Caesars Palace and Rio casinos in 2007, Terrance Watanabe managed to lose nearly $127 million.
And my friend Katie is working on defending him!
“I am bit embarrassed to admit this, but the answer is Lady Gaga. Her music...”
– Professor Gregory Mankiw, on what he’s been listening to. You and me both, Mankiw. You and me both. (via lenachen) (via pablog)
Mankiw also rocks out to Vampire Weekend + Jason Mraz in his car (see FM Cribs).
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“James bifurcated corn,
Although I don’t really give a shit.”
– MANAGEABLE TONGUE TWISTERS
“It’s not like I’m a slut
Or that I really like to fuck
I just want...”
– Her Space Holiday - Japenese Gum (dntel remix)
NYT: Sherlock Holmes + Asberger's →
See also: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Dream Recipes - Foods That Increase Dreaming →
pablog:
sarahspy:
(via, via)
Also, salvia.
Secrets of the Phallus: Why Is the Penis Shaped... →
givemesomethingtoread:
Evolutionary psychologists decipher the “Rosetta stone” of human sexuality
(Thanks, Tristan!)
Automatic reblog for articles that talk about things I studied in college (as, in the author’s terms, an evolutionary “reverse engineer”).
westley.c →
dailymeh:
Quines and Y combinators, go home. This is a whole new level of meta:
This is Brian Westley’s submission to the 1989 The International Obfuscated C Code Contest. The code compiles in its original form, but also if you reverse it, rot13 it, or both. In all cases, it does the same thing, with four different algorithms: depending on the number of command line arguments you feed to the...
thehiso:
FINALLY. The song one of my best...
A Hint →
mrgan:
Often I’d look around wondering: which one of you is it? Is it you, Cuban guy with amazing horsetail hair? The sulking high school kid who doesn’t engage in banter, relishing his angst eight unsocial hours a day? You, lady whose other job is phone sex - no, you’d be the last to be it. How about frighteningly obese Brooklyn accent over there? Are you still here, or have...
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www.myspace.com/levarmotherfuckingburton →
Good band? Who gives a shit. With a URL this golden, you’re all set.
(see also: fuckyeahlevarburton)
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