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http://www.xkcd.com/821/ (www.xkcd.com)

It took me about 10 seconds of looking at the "1957: Eisenhower...." comic before I got it. Then it was HILARIOUS. Randall Munroe, you mother f*cker.

#1296, posted at 2010-11-19 03:45:39 in Cognitive Surplus

http://www.tuckermax.com (www.tuckermax.com)

no images here that are nsfw, but the story content is borderline nsfw.

HILARIOUS, by the way. especially sushi pants.

#1269, posted at 2010-11-16 16:36:35 in Cognitive Surplus

Things that I think are funny, or, were funny, and I should have gotten over them a while ago:

(jessfink.com)

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#1205, posted at 2010-11-03 03:35:42 in Cognitive Surplus

This is for you, Josh:

#1167, posted at 2010-10-30 16:29:11 in Cognitive Surplus

For anyone who likes listening to "This American Life"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?sthttp://www.npr.org/...?storyId=130644070 (www.npr.org))

Katy and I are actually going to see Mike Birbiglia this Friday. I trust this will be hilarious.

#1070, posted at 2010-10-19 17:20:42 in Cognitive Surplus

I am excited for this week's installment of movie night. I put a lot of thought into this one!

#1065, posted at 2010-10-19 01:36:10 in Cognitive Surplus

gran turismo 5 is so close i can taste it. don't you dare blow this release date as well!!!

#953, posted at 2010-10-05 14:14:41 in Cognitive Surplus

I am finding myself liking various whiskeys more and more. I'll always have and love my Islay scotches, but recently I've been trying various single barrel Kentucky bourbons. Crown is always a good fallback, especially their special reserve.

Erik, we need to splurge and treat ourselves with the super fancy crown sometime.

Also, due to various events in my life recently, I find myself drinking whiskey more often. I need to do something about that.

#922, posted at 2010-10-04 04:24:46 in Cognitive Surplus
#914, posted at 2010-10-03 18:27:10 in Cognitive Surplus

In a few years, I want to see a movie like "The Social Network," but about Markus Persson (creator of Minecraft). And I want to it be a rags-to-riches-to-lines-of-coke-off-a-stripper's-stomach story about a small time programmer who makes it big but let's things go out of control.

#911, posted at 2010-10-02 23:38:46 in Cognitive Surplus

i really want to play tremulous. next time we have a LAN?

#864, posted at 2010-10-01 03:37:24 in Cognitive Surplus

5 Second Films in "Late for Work": http://5secondfilms...tch/late_for_work/ (5secondfilms.com)

#715, posted at 2010-09-24 03:00:08 in Cognitive Surplus

Not a bad way to spend a Sunday. 29 miles, 2 hours and ~30 minutes.

(picasaweb.google.com)
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#606, posted at 2010-09-19 20:24:49 in Cognitive Surplus

It's just a trailer, but man: this would be an awesome movie.

http://kotaku.com/5...-2-movie-like-this (kotaku.com)

#603, posted at 2010-09-19 13:24:20 in Cognitive Surplus

Between having a relationship of nearly three years end on me, while simultaneously dealing with UF dragging their feet on my residency reclassification petition (see: financial future hanging in the balance)...life has been very...interesting.

Needless to say, that slowly spreading warm feeling that comes from the first drink of hard liquor is still amazingly pleasant. Yay for bourbon after two weeks of viciously strange times.

#601, posted at 2010-09-17 20:31:12 in Cognitive Surplus
Halo: Reach: FINISHED THE FIGHT
#578, posted at 2010-09-16 14:14:07 in Cognitive Surplus

"It was just one of those sexy-ass Sunday nights..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3wTXYoCCg (www.youtube.com)

#534, posted at 2010-09-13 00:32:46 in Cognitive Surplus

Recently re-stumbled across ZeFrank. Sort of an "internet celebrity," he held a weekday-ly show (called "the show") for a year between 2006 and 2007. I didn't come across it until a year or two later, but I was still pretty impressed with the guy's philosophy towards the use of the Internet.

One of my favorite videos he put together: http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/07/post_4.html (www.zefrank.com)

#528, posted at 2010-09-11 21:53:15 in Cognitive Surplus

Portal 2 trailer featuring cooperative gameplay: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65508 (www.shacknews.com)

Hell yes.

#523, posted at 2010-09-10 14:59:56 in Cognitive Surplus

So I've discovered the most amazing invention ever: wireless tethering. Who needs a hardline internet connection anymore? I just transmit a wireless internet signal from my cell phone, meaning I have broadband internet speeds wherever I have 3G coverage, which is regularly faster than my landline speeds (and also more reliable, ironically). And I can go anywhere with my laptop and have wireless internet. Amazing!

#378, posted at 2010-09-03 00:46:14 in Cognitive Surplus

Breadboards and Arduino (www.arduino.cc) microcontrollers are a lot of fun.

#252, posted at 2010-08-25 13:09:58 in Cognitive Surplus

I think this fits here: http://www.cracked.com/blog/marriage-anyone-it-took-me-http://www.cracked...me-a-minister/  (www.cracked.com)m)a funny article, though with angry undertones. Also I just enjoy cracked.

#209, posted at 2010-08-19 23:49:08 in Cognitive Surplus

Coming home to a backed up sewer is not a optimal scenario.

#83, posted at 2010-08-09 02:05:33 in Cognitive Surplus

I'm not usually one for either sandbox or casual gaming, but I've been enjoying Minecraft (minecraft.net) quite a bit lately. Anybody else played with this?

#39, posted at 2010-08-05 14:39:23 in Cognitive Surplus
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