Scientists gave some common spiders different drugs and watched how it affected their web construction. The results are not surprising, but the video is. Please watch this now. [thanks jay.]

Literally everything. iPhone. – 3.5″ 320×480 multi-touch touchscreen interface – OS X – Quad-band GSM, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth – 4 and 8GB – 2MP Camera – iTunes – Video – Widgets – Coverflow – Safari full web browsing – iMap email from Yahoo – Google Maps – 11.6mm thick Stock is up 8.5% and that’s [...]

I haven’t written in weeks. Sorry about that. I was in NYC living like a rock star for 2 weeks, literally. Christmas and New Years were great. Thanks to everyone that made them that way. Specifically Christmas Day was incredible – 15 people over for dinner at my parents house where Chef Alex (of Giorgione) [...]

I’ve been too tired and lazy to write anything of substance. Mostly I’ve been recovering from jetlag and sleeping early/often. I have been consuming a lot of media though. Bittorrent has been working overtime and I have been catching up on some movies and TV. The only movie I was able to see in NY [...]

Bad translation is funny enough on its own, but on the packaging for kids’ toys, it’s hilarious. Enjoy this short critique of The Children’s Railway…from HELL. At least the instructions are good. See below… Too funny. [via digg.]

Lasonic unveiled their modern day Ghetto Blaster at CES this week, and it is about fucking time. I have been wondering where the old skool boombox went, and why it went away. This is too cool, and I want one. [from gizmodo.]

Great set of illustrations on scraps of cardboard. I LOVE these.

I’m not sure doing “the robot” has ever been THIS cool. Color coordinated, synchronized, innovative, and wicked robotting is sure worth a look. Enjoy. [via kottke.]

I saw an interesting girl in the cafeteria today and I have been writing song lyrics about her in my head ever since. I am not a poet, not a songwriter, and have utterly no musical ability. But I am going to appeal to the masses and ask for help now that I have run [...]

Some of you might already now about this site, but this guy always makes me laugh out loud. Hope you like it.

The trailer for Danny Boyle’s new thriller, Sunshine, looks incredible. With his track record, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave, 28 Days Later, I have very high expectations for this sci-fi genre switch. One of the stars is the ever-fascinating Cillian Murphy from 28 Days Later, and Batman Begins. He is just plain creepy and fantastic. The story [...]

Just spent the last 4 hours watching the last 4 episodes of Season 4 of The Wire. That brings me fully up-to-date and I can now officially say I have seen every single episode. I can also officially say that this is one of the best shows ever on TV. Seriously. This show is fantastic. [...]

Yeah, they did it again. Dubai is now blocking Flickr again, and I have no recourse. It seriously depresses me. This past weekend I went hiking and snorkeling, sightseeing, and souk-shopping in Muscat, Oman. I took 357 picts with my new Canon 30D. But you won’t see any of them except this one, because Flickr [...]

Mark Behn is a talented animator that worked on the movie Robots. He has also just become one of my favorite illustrators after I saw his gallery online. He also has a blog. Amazing work. [via drawn.]

Toyota is producing a limited availability (only 3200 produced) special TRD edition FJ Cruiser for about $30,000 before dealer gauging, and I want one badly. Good luck navigating the mess of Flash and popups. It’s in the Baja 1000 section. The reviews of the normal FJ are pretty fantastic, and the TRD is basically a [...]

Don’t know what led to this, but it is the exact reason why they should never let me have kids. I call this genius use for good ol’ duct tape, “the babysitter.” [from my old friend jlo.]

Bernard Derriman’s rabbit animation and song, Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me, is absolutely fantastic. Excellent animation, catchy tune, hilarious subject. This is worth a watch. [via notcot.]

I won’t ruin this by telling you what it is in advance. Only 2 or 3 of you will care. Those same 2 or 3 people will start making phone calls to ensure that they have the right quality of weed lined up for the day of this movie’s release. I had no idea this [...]

Hot Chicks with Douchebags. I shit you not. Real site. Best site ever. Simple premise: pictures of hot chicks standing next to complete and utter douchebags. Why didn’t I think of this!!??? This bulgey ball of douche is like a blended energy drink of scrote. The “Douche Fruit Blend.” It’s on the menu at Jamba [...]

Last night was Top Gear’s season premiere on BBC. The last 12 minute segment was their interview with Richard Hammond, and the footage of his record breaking jet car speed run of 314MPH along with the other record breaking, and nearly neck-breaking, crash at 288MPH. This is an incredibly great segment. Jeremy Clarkson handles situation [...]

When I get my dry-cleaning/washing done, the place where I send it, Champion Cleaners, overdoes it a bit. First of all, they pick up and deliver the damn clothes. It can’t get any better than that. But, the only options for t-shirts is “folded” or “hung” and, for Dubai, it is not cheap. There is [...]

A dear old friend of mine has an adorable 5 year old nephew in kindergarten in New Jersey. She invited me to participate in a little event the school has organized to celebrate the kids’ 100th day in school. They have invited 100 friends to write emails from different parts of the world. I was [...]

Don’t want to say too much. Too cute. Too funny. [from kathlene.]