November 2007
28 posts
CEO of Wells Fargo "Housing in Worst Shape Since... →
Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf said the current real estate conditions are the worst he has experienced during his 30-year career. He then punctuated his gloomy assessment by harking back to the deepest downturn of the 20th century. “We have not seen a nationwide decline in housing like this since the Great Depression,” he said.
Native LucasArts Games Emulation Makes iPhone... →
After a long wait, here is the application that makes the iPhone absolutely perfect: ScummVM, the emulation engine that allows you to play LucasArts and Sierra graphic adventures, is now fully working in the iPhone. After trying it I can tell you that, if there’s a platform designed to play these kind of games, that’s the iPhone
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Stop Dressing Your Daughter Like a Prostitute →
The princess had just graduated to a size seven when everything went to hell. We headed for our favorite department store, ready to take that leap into the world of 7–16. Bye-bye, 4–6X, I thought to myself with a tug of sadness. My baby was growing up. And apparently into a prostitute.
DimeToSave | Articles for Saving Money! →
Final Proof That Wal-Mart is Pure Evil →
Lowly stock clerk is hit by 18-wheeler on her day off. Brain-damaged and in a nursing home, stock clerk’s family sue the trucking company and is awarded $800K (net about $450K). Walmart now says it’s their money under the terms of the employment agreement!
Digg - Digg The Candidates →
[VIDEO] Chuck Norris Stars in Mike Huckabee TV Ad →
All you need is the “Chuck Norris Approved” logo and you have one kickass TV ad. When you have Chuck Norris jokes, advanced, well fleshed-out policy positions are optional.
Neat Photos Lining Up U.S. Currency with D.C.... →
A clever series of shots lining up currency with the D.C. buildings depicted on them. We suspect this is one of those things that seems simple, but in practice is a lot more difficult than it looks to get everything in focus and lined up perfectly.
Analysis of Web 2.0 Design Trends – Part 1: Clean,... →
A look at one of the many web 2.0 design and layout trends. There are several sections of the website which are all divided by different colors and layout. Each segment serves a specific purpose, with the amount of “real” information increasing as you move further down the page, and the amount of “marketing” information decreasing as you move down
The Top Entrepreneurs Under 25 Changing the Face... →
The goal was to find businesses that demonstrate potential for growth and establish the talent of the savvy young people behind them, possibly identifying the next Mark Zuckerberg (of Facebook fame).
2,500 Marvel Comics Come Online Today →
“I’m guessing there’s more than a few comic book nerds lurking amongst the many readers here, so I’m going to go out on a limb and admit to being a semi-regular frequenter of Marvel.com.”
Bank intern busted by Facebook [PICS] →
Kevin Colvin told his boss at the bank where he was interning that he had a “family emergency.” Turns out the “emergency” was a Halloween party back home. His boss found a photo of Colvin dressed up as a fairy princess on Facebook and sent it to the whole office. Busted! The email exchange is now going around the Web.
Hilarious Apple Ad. Enough Said. →
Makes fun of windows users for downgrading back to XP from Vista.
Smashing Magazine - 40+ Excellent Freefonts For... →
The importance of typography in design can’t be overestimated. The accuracy, precision and balance of geometric forms can give letters the elegance and sharpness they deserve and help to convey the message in a more convenient way.
11 Year Old Girl Kills Herself Because of Poverty →
A girl aged 11 hanged herself in a Philippines shanty after leaving a letter and diary depicting a life in rampant poverty, newspapers here reported Thursday.The case put a human face to poverty blighting the nation, where nearly 14 percent of the 87 million population live on less than a dollar a day.
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Bon Vonage...
After being a Vonage user since May 2005 I have cancelled their service. The router or my ISP has been bugging out on me lately and I can only have one computer up at a time and voice quality has gone down so the other end of the line says. I called before about requesting a new router and they said no so today I decided to cancelled after Qwest offered me 3 free months of local phone service...
Meditation for Beginners: 20 Practical Tips for... →
Although a great number of people try meditation at some point in their lives, a small percentage actually stick with it for the long-term. This is unfortunate, and a possible reason is that many beginners do not begin with a mindset needed to make the practice sustainable.
Inside look at Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD... →
In response to a recent art leak, Capcom has decided to show how simple 2d sprites become full-fledged HD video game characters.
Apple Tablet PC is real, says Asus →
From CNet, confirmed by Asus (Apple’s manufacturer): an Apple Tablet PC is in the works.
Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in 'Halo 3' →
A lot of teenage kids out there play dozens of hours of multiplayer Halo a week. They thus become insanely good at the game: They can kill me with a single head shot from halfway across a map. I can’t do those things. So after a few weeks of this ritual humiliation, I got sick of it. And I devised a simple technique for revenge…
1UP Review: Super Mario Galaxy - 9.5! →
It is an exceptional game by any standard, Mario or otherwise. It doesn’t invent new kinds of gameplay, but it represents something that is perhaps equally important: A rethinking of how 3D platformers should work.
Tumblr Reaches version 3.0 →
Davidville has released the newest version of tumblr, a popular tumblog platform.
Everex launches $198 Ubuntu Linux gPC at Wal-Mart →
Now, here’s an Ubuntu Linux desktop that anyone can afford, and you know what? It hardware doesn’t sound too shabby at all.
