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Let’s see what we have today.  First up, Earth is so pretty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8puJMUDpk

Another reminder, the far-right doesn’t want you to vote, they want to remove your democracy, because it makes it easier for them to win.  Keep that in mind.

A new trailer for Neverwinter.  I’m very excited.  Also, how often do you hear a woman narrator?  Pretty cool.

So, a giant rubber duck went through London:

The karma Wi-Fi hotstop.  When you share, you get more data free.  Pretty cool, although I wish it was more than 100MB of free data.  But still, I love the idea.

And if you didn’t see it, you can purchase Pittsburgh Dad DVDs.

That’s it for now, have a great one!



Alright, let’s see what we have today.  First up, check out this amazingly scary decorative plate:

Next up, check out this cool short movie about the Pixar lamp.

Scientists are working on making strides to make phones that can be charged by shaking (or even voice).

And finally, you would think that the Republicans would have gotten some sense after the last election.  Now the right-wing members of the House (to be fair, the Republicans in the Senate passed it without any issue) are refusing to pass the Violence Against Women act…because it’s “too supportive of immigrants, the LGBT community and Native Americans.”

So yeah, they certainly couldn’t support those communities.  According to the far right, immigrants are just here to steal resources, the LGBT community is icky and going to hell, and well, I’m not sure why they don’t like Native Americans, it seems very strange and out or right field.

And on another note, why is this something that has to be reapproved?  I think we can all agree that we should be concerned about domestic violence and we can cut through the bullshit of having to reapprove it every year (or however frequently it needs to be).

So, please, please, please, just remember.  Unless you’re a straight, white, male millionaire, the Republican party doesn’t care about you.  But I do, however feel, that you can support conservative principles, but the Republican party, in its current form, doesn’t care about you.

That’s it for now, I’ll be back soon, have a great one!



Alright, let’s see what we have today.  First up, from Jimmy Fallon and The Roots:

Staples is looking to provide 3D printing in stores, pretty awesome!

HuffPo reports on the gene that predicts what time of day you’ll die.  Creepy.

Want a tour of the ISS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doN4t5NKW

And finally, some politics.  The far-right is convinced that immigrants are socialists and just want to steal your wealth:

The GOP will authorize wars without paying for them, but they won’t spend a dime to help those affected by Sandy unless they get tax and program cuts.

Florida, like Pennsylvania, admits that voter suppression is the goal of voter ID laws.

And here’s a look at the diversity of the 113th congress.  Holy crap, people born in the 1980’s are being elected (click for bigger):

That’s it for now, have a great one!

 



Alright, another update today, a lot of videos, but let’s see what all we have.

First up, make your own Twinkies (or go to Canada, you know, either one):

Sweet burn from JCPenny:

Mika’s new single (Stardust is better, but this is good):

She didn’t win, but the best campaign slogan ever:

To get into the Christmas spirit:

This is so true:

And finally, the movies of 2012:

That’s it for now, have a great one!



Alright, lots more to post today, and I’ll be back with more as I finish catching up with everything from November, but let’s see what I have.

First up, the 2012 election in one photo

Fun and snarky (and not real by the way):

So this exists.  Read the reviews, it’s worth it.

Fun ad for Durex.  Well done, and strange to watch in slow motion.

The most memorable AR campaigns of the last year.

The trailer for Decay, when the Higgs Boson creates Zombies:

See, it’s not just me talking about fonts.  Don’t use these ones.  Please.

Have you been following along the “adventures” of John McAffe?  Seriously, it’s all kinds of crazy.

I can’t wait to try this out:

A roundup of some of the best Tumblrs of the year.

That’s it for now, but I’ll be back again soon.  Have a great one!



First up, the main character looks really familiar, and I could look him up in IMDB, but I haven’t yet:

And second:



Alright, I’m back, have a couple bigger updates to get caught up after my month of writing a novel, so here we go.

First up, an awesome ad from Germany:

Slog shows off the Book Vending machine.

Waaaallllmmmmaaarrrrttttt cccccaaaarrrrreeeessss:

Need an emergency compliment, for yourself or someone else?  Click here.

The Whiskey Advent Calendar.  I don’t have anything to add to that, actually.

Awesome stunt by Best Buy on Black Friday:

I love Pantone, but even I think this is a little much.  But when you have to match colors, I guess you might as well go all out.

Anderson Cooper gets in an awesome burn on Twitter.  So fantastic and gratifying to read.

Let’s assume that this is in celebration of Movember:

And for some politics, guess what percentage of the popular vote Romney got.  No really, go ahead and guess.  You’ll never guess what percentage he got. AHAHAHAHA.

The Good Men Project breaks down what the electoral college map would have looked like had only white males voted, and MaddowBlog breaks down some other really cool maps as well the result of the gerrymandering that went on after the last census.

And if someone complains that the Democrats don’t care about the deficit, just show them this link.



Alright, another roundup of some of the coolest ads I’ve seen lately, let’s see what we’ve got:



Hey all, quick update for everyone before I head back to my novel (left than 9K to go!)

First up, my friend Patrick put together an awesome video around DC:

Sooooooo, this is strange.  And what happens when there isn’t a separation of Church and State.  Also, it’s kind of ridiculous the CoE still won’t allow women bishops.  As we’ve said before, the penis is not a direct link to Jesus.

NPH has an awesome new show coming to Nerdist:

And if you’ve watched Crash Course World History (or even if you didn’t), here’s their second blooper reel:

That’s it for now, have a great one!



Quick update for everyone before once again I dive back into my novel.

First up, Jesse Tyler Ferguson shows us how to tie a bowtie (this is normal the first time, after it’s much easier, if you need help, just ask me):

The male ego is very fragile.  Perfect for marketers to take advantage of.

Fun discussion of code words.  So many at summer camp, we used Santa Claws and Mr. Diamond for bears and snakes.

And of course, Ermylerd, Gersberms:

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