September 2009
57 posts
Artwiculate Turns Word-of-the-Day Vocabulary... →
The long-standing popularity of “word of the day” web sites and emails has been merged with Twitter to create Artwiculate, a Twitter-based word game that might passively expand your vocabulary…
2 billion App Store downloads -- why no one can... →
We’ve done two billion app downloads in just over a year — a billion of them in the last quarter alone. Does anyone really think they can stop us? No way. Absolutely no way.
We just put…
Mainstream Press "Cringes" At Win7... →
lurking_giant writes “Well, Microsoft has done it again with the YouTube Windows 7 launch party video that is turning the stomachs of even the mainstream press with it’s clueless and campy marketing…
Amazing POV Avalanche Footage →
Well……Skiing in an avalanche is still safer than having sex with Tila Tequila.
Hot Chick →
This is definitely a win, but it’s always appropriate to throw in a hot chick wearing a funny shirt.
Her only FAIL is being a Florida Gators fan.
Spotted: Ultimate Apple Fanboy Visits The... →
People always send in tips about Steve Jobs‘ Mercedes being spotted (usually parked at some weird angle or in the handicap spot) at Apple HQ in Cupertino, CA. But today we have an even…
Lance Armstrong's Wet (Literally) Dream:... →
And you thought Dahon would unveil their bicycle-powered USB-connector charger and then just sit on its laurels, eh? WRONG. Why stop with just recharging your iPhone when you can …
Toilet Overflowing →
It Took A Year, But Fitness Gadget Fitbit Will... →
Fitness gadget Fitbit was a hit at last year’s TechCrunch50, where it created a ton of buzz and was a runner-up for the top prize. Of course, we all know that it takes hardware…
Yoga Teacher Training →
Dick Armey Is Fighting To Keep His Government... →
This week’s Bill Moyers’ Journal takes a look at former Texas congressman Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks, its role in formenting the Tea Party movement, and Armey’s role in opposing just about anything…
Comic for September 21, 2009 →
George W. Bush Chuckles To Self Upon Thinking... →
DALLAS—”Huh,” uttered the amused former world leader, reflecting upon how for eight years he controlled the executive branch of the most powerful nation on earth and acted as commander in chief of…
Google Is Searching For Beautiful Minds, But So... →
It used to be that M.I.T was filled with code-breakers. Part of the movie A Beautiful Mind takes place there and in real life it’s always had close ties with the military and intelligence…
FWIW, Jesus didn't always tell the truth,... →
Remember when Pilate is like, So is it true you’re going around saying you’re God, and Jesus is like, I dunno, dude, if you say so, right? I mean you’re the one who said it. And then Pilate…
Improve Your Fitness Through Group Training... →
As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. Turns out this crowd mentality is especially helpful if you’re trying to meet a fitness goal. Photo by BL1961. The New York Times relays the…
What A Long, Strange Trip It Has Been →
The year-long ordeal is over. The Violet Proto-Drake, with its coveted 310% flight speed, is mine. To reach this milestone, I: Prepared in last year’s Brewfest (yes, including the now…
Borg lapdog says you should choose Windows 7 over... →
I’ve heard people say Win7 doesn’t suck as much as Vista. But to say it’s better than Snow Leopard? Really? Not just on par, but better? Man oh man. I mean I know the Borg is on a…
Let's be honest -- things drifted a bit when I... →
So yeah, Snow Leopard had some issues. The iPod team spent a year and rolled out a Nano with a camera. Now people are bitching about the new iPhone operating system 3.1 update which…
The More Fan Fiction You Write →
Livejournal accounts Connection with reality Sexual attraction to Sonic the hedgehog Bea Arthur, Super Saiyan 4 Gojita hook-ups written about Bea Arthur going Super Saiyan 4
250 Years Before 'The Goonies' →
A pirate ship lies trapped inside a giant cave off the coast of Astoria, Oregon. One-Eyed Willie and his first mate Derek sit at a table covered with treasure. They’re surrounded by…
Rihanna definitely has nipple rings →
It’s a dreary day where I’m at, so I thought I’d brighten things up by making it a Nipple Morning here on The Superficial. Starting off the festivities is Rihanna in New York yesterday whose pierced…
How To Fix A Leak Fail →
Kanye West is a Meme now! →
Kanye West has been on the site a lot the past two days, and he has now hit meme status. I was sent these 2 pictures tonight (I did not produce these). Use the contact form for any you make, and…
SLC Punk →
R Sep. 15th, 2009 - Sep. 22nd, 2009 Rent in iTunes
Released 1999 - What’s it like being the only punk rockers in the biggest Mormon community in the world? Stevo (Matthew Lillard) and…
Inappropriate Witticisms →
When I was in my mid-twenties I attended a singles mixer in San Francisco, held outdoors on a pier. It was a frightening place for a shy person. One very Dilbert-looking fellow (literally), in a…
Colbert Blasts Kanye with Autotune (Video) →
Stephen defends the honor of his soulmate, Taylor Swift.
The Difference Between Passion and Paranoia →
I have been taken to task in the past for railing against those whose rants against President Obama have crossed the line of reason and entered the dangerous world of paranoia. I include in this…
A Lot Of People Hate Megan Fox. Not Just You. →
In an open letter to Michael Bay’s official website, three anonymous crew members who worked on both Transformer movies rip Megan Fox a new ass. Not the one I want to rip. It has been removed from…
President Obama strongly supports Public Option in... →
DOWNLOADS: (923) PLAYS: (2166) I know there’s some debate over whether the president fully supports the public option and we know that the gang…
Blogger sued by Evony for defamation, libel →
Serve me now, my lord! Blogger Bruce Everiss, author of the website BruceOnGames.com, has been sued by Evony LLC, the company behind the notorious online webgame Evony, formerly …
Turn a 55-Gallon Drum into a Barbecue [DIY] →
Your BBQ and grilling exploits don’t require a premium barbecue—in fact with a little scavenging you can be sporting a spacious grill for very little cash outlay. Follow this simple tutorial…
South Carolina’s Joe Wilson Faces The Wrath Of The... →
It seems just about everyone on the web is talking about Joe Wilson, the Republican Congressman from South Carolina (yes, our favorite state) who accosted President Obama during his speech…
Pigeon transmits data faster than leading South... →
Here’s a sure-fire way to get noticed: take an overly trite expression and apply it literally to your complaint. Case in point: Unlimited IT, so exasperated by South Africa’s leading…
Improved JotNot Turns Your iPhone Into A Document... →
Need a digitized version of a document, but you don’t have a flatbed scanner handy? If you’ve got an iPhone, you’re in luck: the latest version of MobiTech 3000’s JotNot is here…
Sega's Dreamcast turns 10, inspires us to find... →
In at least a few time zones, today is 09/09/09. Aside from being the same day that Apple holds a keynote on the left coast, Leica launches something and The Beatles: Rock Band…
Stunningly Awful Demos: Five Things Not To Do in a... →
from: http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/stunningly-awful-demos-five-things-not-to-do-in-a-demo-guy-kawasaki
Five things to avoid in a demo. (And I know I have been…
The Political Psychology of American Politics →
Megan McArdle has previously postulated Jane’s Law.
Jane’s Law: The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the party out of power are insane.
I think it’s a…
Soccer Fail →
Five million students going back to school are... →
(Cross-posted on the Google Students Blog) It’s always tough to bid farewell to summer and hit the books again, but for a few million students this back-to-school season, things are looking…
Career Choice Fail →
Thieves Clear Out NJ Apple Store In 31 Seconds →
theodp writes “An amazing surveillance tape of a burglary in progress at a New Jersey Apple Store shows five perps in masks smashing the plate-glass doors at 2:05 a.m., signaling to the security…
Apple approves officially-licensed Commodore 64... →
Well, it’s almost certainly not a signal that Apple is opening the door to emulators of all sorts on the iPhone, but the newly (and finally) approved Commodore 64 emulator is still a…
Snow Leopard Ruby Development Environment... →
I’m probably a bit late to the party with this article, but I’m a bit of a chicken so I thought I’d wait for the dust to settle a bit before installing Snow Leopard on the MacBook Pro I use for Ruby…
Franken Talks Down Angry Mob!!! →
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I got to witness something really special the other day. About a dozen tea party activists had staked out Sen. Al Franken’s booth at the Minnesota…
Can We Have Buckley Back? →
Over the last few days, Jon Henke has laid out the case for the Right more strongly disavowing outfits like WorldNetDaily that actively peddle Birther nonsense. To the extent the mainstream…
Circle of death →
Lost His Load Fail →
Your family vacation, McDonalds, and the MMO genre →
Keen has a well written post about his return to WoW and what the game is all about now. Read it made me realize the difference between some people in the real world, one that also seems to…
The fear of impact in the MMO genre. →
The MMO genre is a funny place. On the one hand, it promises to let you play with thousands of other players and share adventures together, while on the other it sets you up to be a hero doing…