the cupboard under the stairs

all technology ultimately becomes a fashion item

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:54:59 +0800

“Greg Papadopoulos, one of the brightest people I’ve ever known, once made a very interesting statement - all technology ultimately becomes a fashion item. It was true for timekeeping, and it’s definitely true of computing and telecommunications. To that law, I’d like to add a simple corollary: the technology industry only gets more interesting. It’s been true my entire life.” — Jonathan Schwartz’s blog, (former CEO, Sun Microsystems, Inc.)

Best jobs in America infographic

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:54:41 +0800

Best jobs in America infographic

Most adulterous professions - via Boing Boing

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:09:00 +0800

Most adulterous professions - via Boing Boing:

A survey of the 1.9 million accounts on AshleyMadison.com, a dating site for people looking to cheat on their spouses, rounds up the most common occupations among the would-be infidelitous:

For Women:
1. Teachers
2. Stay-at-home Moms
3. Nurses
4. Administrative Assistants
5. Real Estate Agents

For Men:
1. Physicians
2. Police Officers
3. Lawyers
4. Real Estate Agents
5. Engineers

whoisgigo: Sheldon turning into Gollum The Big Bang Theory...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:30:35 +0800

whoisgigo:

Sheldon turning into Gollum

The Big Bang Theory S03E17 The Precious Fragmentation

Lol!

OMG

Where does your dairy come from? Look it up on this website - via Boing Boing

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:40:00 +0800

Where does your dairy come from? Look it up on this website - via Boing Boing:

At whereismymilkfrom.com, you can enter the code from a carton of (cow’s) milk and find out where that dairy product came from. I know, I know, “Duh, a cow!” — but like, what farm. I only drink veggie milks myself now (almond, soy, coconut, rice) but this seems like a helpful tool for others. When I read the copy on the website like “Just go get the milk out of your fridge!” I hear Dr. Steve Brule’s voice, and the word “dummy!” at the end.

Note: people from the philippines, don’t even try. it doesn’t work for us.

How Pandora Avoided the Junkyard, and Found Success - NYTimes.com

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:23:00 +0800

How Pandora Avoided the Junkyard, and Found Success - NYTimes.com:

bmac:

Great piece, looks like they’re going to make it. Pandora may become as ubiquitously available as AM/FM, but its user block simply cannot be equal. They’re living in a world of iPods and Sirius/XM, not to mention other websites like Slacker - the competition is just to great to be the only way people listen to music.

Note: This service is not available in the Philipines (which sucks) unless you try some hacks (VPN, etc.) Pandora is based on the Music Genome Project:

The Music Genome Project, created in January 2000, is an effort founded by Will Glaser, Jon Kraft, and Tim Westergren to “capture the essence of music at the fundamental level” usingalmost 400 attributes to describe songs and a simple mathematical algorithm to organize them. The company Savage Beast Technologies was formed to run the project.

A given song is represented by a vector (a list of attributes) containing approximately 150 “genes” (analogous to trait-determining genes for organisms in the field of genetics). Each gene corresponds to a characteristic of the music, for example, gender of lead vocalist, level of distortion on the electric guitar, type of background vocals, etc. Rock and pop songs have 150 genes, rap songs have 350, and jazz songs have approximately 400. Other genres of music, such as world and classical music, have 300–500 genes. The system depends on a sufficient number of genes to render useful results. Each gene is assigned a number between 1 and 5, in half-integer increments. (more here)

please disseminate

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:17:59 +0800

please disseminate

I shall complete the official boyfriend application form. wait lang.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:58:14 +0800

proofmathisbeautiful: anthropomorphism: (via lungcrackles)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:38:27 +0800

proofmathisbeautiful:

anthropomorphism:

(via lungcrackles)

Tim Urban and Brent Corrigan! right? ><

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:37:00 +0800

tim and either/both corrigan or/and everett. lol.

somethingintellectual: teatime-with-nikki:(via...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:26:46 +0800

somethingintellectual:

teatime-with-nikki:(via forget-me-not)

yeah

technodium: RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Benta yung itsura ng...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:32:08 +0800

technodium:

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

Benta yung itsura ng strawberry!

What popular health supplements are "worth it"?

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:07:00 +0800

Interactive Infographic: This image is a “balloon race”. The higher a bubble, the greater the evidence for its effectiveness. But the supplements are only effective for the conditions listed inside the bubble.

Dr. NakaMats: Patently Strange: The World's Most Prolific Inventor

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:56:05 +0800

Dr. NakaMats: Patently Strange: The World's Most Prolific Inventor:

The mastermind behind over a world-record breaking 3,000 patents, Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松義郎) began inventing at the age of five, and is responsible for a universe of genius gadgets you probably use every day, like the “PyonPyon” spring shoes, the karaoke machine, CinemaScope, the “Cerebrex” armchair, the sauce pump, the taxicab meter, and a hydrogen-powered engine. And if you’ve ever happened to use a digital watch, a floppy disk, a CD or DVD, you’ve also got him to thank.

Scrotum Modeling A little video for 3D modelers in the pursuit...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:31:41 +0800

Scrotum Modeling

A little video for 3D modelers in the pursuit of anatomical realism in their CG testicles.

Vatican hit by gay sex scandal

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:26:27 +0800

Vatican hit by gay sex scandal:

Vatican chorister sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for papal gentleman-in-waiting

Human-flesh Search Engines in China - NYTimes.com

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:06:52 +0800

Human-flesh Search Engines in China - NYTimes.com:

Human-flesh search engines — renrou sousuo yinqing — have become a Chinese phenomenon: they are a form of online vigilante justice in which Internet users hunt down and punish people who have attracted their wrath. The goal is to get the targets of a search fired from their jobs, shamed in front of their neighbors, run out of town. It’s crowd-sourced detective work, pursued online — with offline results.

twohungrydudes: Submitted by jdsalinger Häagen-Dazs...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:46:23 +0800

twohungrydudes:

Submitted by jdsalinger

Häagen-Dazs Fondue

Thanks, @twohungrydudes!

I took this years ago when my boss, her son JC, GEN and I went to SG.

johncody: think4yourself: robot-heart-politics: sazerac: Rebl...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:14:12 +0800

johncody:

think4yourself:

robot-heart-politics:

sazerac:

Reblogging for the gays.

Congratulations!!! :)

w00t w00t!!!!!!!!!!

amen.

raph-a-hell: theeverdramatic: iwantreeses: thebitchslapper: H...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:36:59 +0800

raph-a-hell:

theeverdramatic:

iwantreeses:

thebitchslapper:

HAHA. FTW!

Baka nagt-twister sila.

muntik ng maging bastos ah.

THIS.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL KA JAPHET

dirty