The Linkage for Feb. 27th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Feb. 14th to Feb. 27th:
Rockies using wolves in the outfield
Tags: baseball rockies colorado nature funny stadiums
The Coors Field staff is using three plastic wolves to keep geese from pooping on their newly installed turf.
Aussie artist applies his paint down under
Tags: weird art australia funny
A cheeky artist who uses his, uh, “didgeridoo” as a brush has entered a racy self-portrait for Australia’s top art prize. To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee, “Now THAT’S a paint brush.”
Inside George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch
Tags: star_wars
A look inside the Holy Land of Geekdom. It’s pretty swank. The story itself isn’t overly fascinating, but the photo gallery is worth a peek.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas silent for two years
Tags: government supremecourt
Two years and 142 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up during oral arguments. He’s one silent dude.
.asia domains up for grabs
Tags: technology net_issues
The recent proliferation in top level domains is starting to become a joke – all it’s really ended up doing is creating more expense for businesses interested in protecting their online identities and enabling cybersquatters.
Moose marooned at Vail condo
Tags: colorado animals funny
What do you do when a moose lands on your patio? “You yell at them a little bit, and they will generally move along,” according to wildlife experts.
Facebook ‘sees decline in users’ in UK
Tags: facebook technology uk
Facebook lost nearly a half million users in January. Why? Because the site designed to facilitate communications and networking is too widespread – kids want exclusivity and niches, not rubbing elbows with the masses.
The evolution of car logos
Tags: business history automobile
Would you like to look at a lot of old car company emblems?
Stolen paintings found in Zurich
Tags: art switzerland
Two paintings stolen in one of the world’s largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, Swiss police have confirmed.
Toshiba drops out of next gen DVD war
Tags: technology business
Holy crap! Sony actually won a format war!
Hunter Pence fights glass door, loses
Tags: astros funny baseball hunter_pence
Instead of just admitting that he was probably drunk and doing something stupid, Astros OF Hunter Pence is trying to make us believe that he walks with such incredible force as to shatter glass doors at normal speeds.
U.S. to shoot spy satellite out of the sky
Tags: space government
Remember that satellite that may or may not be a problem? Apparently it is or is not enough of one to merit shooting it down before the Russians, Chinese or some curious high schoolers can get their hands on it.
Ivory Coast women shooting up for ‘big-bottom’ craze
Tags: music society health weird ivory_coast
A national dance craze in Ivory Coast has created a troubling situation: Ivorian women are injecting themselves with dubious substances to increase the size of their bums.
Useless Junk: Hand-crank powered MP3 player
Tags: technology stupid useless_junk
Now the arm-numbing inconvenience of emergency radios has been ported for use with your digital music files! For any one who listens to music for more than five minutes a day, it’s worth killing the Earth and just using batteries.
Reveille VII headed for retirement
Tags: tamu reveille
Just the fact that this article mentions the possibility of getting something other than a female collie to be the new Rev will produce mass riots here in Aggieland. My car has probably already been torched by the angry hordes.
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