dianaschnuth

‘”I can’t do that song because I can’t remember it,” [Edwyn Collins] replies in faltering speech as he sits at the front of the stage looking physically frail but obviously emotionally overwhelmed.’

“Hypermiling includes pumping up tires to the maximum rating on their sidewalls… using engine oil of a low viscosity, and the controversial practice of drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag.”

Zeldman makes a valid and intriguing point about the nature of personal sites then vs. now. Reminds me of “Di’s Un-egotistical Homepage” from the late 90s, and makes me want to add more static, self-hosted sections to my current personal site.

My English comp class discussed this very topic back when I was a college freshman in 1994. Good to see that something is actually coming of this.

Dubya = EPIC FAIL.

“AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts.”

When I first read this headline, I immediately thought of my Uncle Donnie, who used to work carnivals in Florida. It took me another few moments to remember that Uncle Donnie died over a year ago.

‘Claiming that he is “literally being starved to death,” the 6′, 308-pound Laswell Friday filed a lawsuit charging that his civil rights have been violated by jailers.’

Although I don’t necessarily condone the behavior described in the prank letter, I still think this prank was ingenious, and they seemed to pull it off well. Better idea than putting the principal’s VW bug on the roof of the school.

If you must smoke, maybe you should just roll your own…

‘On his way to the police station, Buck took out his cell phone and sent a message to his friends and contacts using the micro-blogging site Twitter. The message only had one word. “Arrested.”‘

“The shooter will not likely face a murder charge stemming from the deaths of the twins, Rinehart reported. That charge typically doesn’t come into play until a fetus is 7 months.”

‘Motorists would be fined $60 for displaying the novelty items, which are known by brand names like “Truck Nutz” and resemble the south end of a bull moving north.’

‘The Florida Legislature is considering a specialty plate with a design that includes a Christian cross, a stained-glass window and the words “I Believe.”‘

“The high-frequency sound … can be heard by most people in their teens and early 20s who still have sensitive hair cells in their inner ears.”

‘Adam Sternbergh’s long investigative New York Magazine piece, “You Walk Wrong,” makes a compelling case for shoes as inherently damaging to your feet and spine.’ – via BoingBoing

“[T]he number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age.”