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GLASGOW DIAMONDS RAP MASTER COPY

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:54:32 -0800

Holy crap. Bizarre video, noteworthy for featuring a team of American Football players parading around George Square without a single stabbing incident. I imagine the short-lived introduction to this sport in Glasgow was one of the few things Rangers and Celtic fans could agree upon: "American Football" is utter shite.

**EDIT**

A Wikipedia search for Glasgow Diamonds reveals an equally funny - but more Glaswegian - take on the team history.

The decade of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple - Nov. 5, 2009

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:35:35 -0800

Steve Jobs named CEO of the Decade. Love him or hate him (and most will do both, equally), there's no denying that he is a true visionary.

http://strangeoc.freedomblogging.com/files/2008/11/alligator-2-girl.jpg

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:17:38 -0800

Most dangerous fuel-tank access EVER.

http://www.birdnerdgifts.com/

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:16:04 -0800

The baby-snatcher formerly known as BumApples resents those who thumb-up their own sites, but what can I say - I'm shameless. Given that my very StumbleUpon existence was founded upon the intention of promoting my other web store, I think six years' worth of restraint is cause for some spam-happy celebration.

On that note, get yer bird-themed gift items here!

Disgruntled Star Editor Takes Constructive Revenge - Torontoist

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:37:47 -0800

The Toronto Star is making some cutbacks, and one of their wilier editors makes a case for continued employment.

StumbleUpon - The Art of Alienating Users

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:14:20 -0800

An interesting development: An argument against the SU upgrades quotes me at length, but is written for, and commented upon by, SEO types. When the author complains of quality Stumblers leaving the system, is she referring to the ones I miss, or the SEO quasi-spammers who were the topic of a previous complaint I made about SU's declining quality? On the list of reasons I'm losing interest in this community, I would argue that the departure of my favourite Stumblers outranks the usability changes, though in some cases the latter is responsible for the former.

And just as a further mind-fuck, I seem to be alone in finding the latest SU iteration as an improvement over the v3 I lambasted in the post quoted by this article.

Outrage over wall blocking free U2 Berlin concert - Yahoo! News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:58:46 -0800

U2 puts on a show at the site of the Berlin Wall, then erects a huge fence preventing those without tickets from watching. The irony is lost on no one but Bono.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bear kills militants in Kashmir

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:33:09 -0800

Along the same lines as weed-controlling goats", this could be an organic alternative to the conventional weapons that leave uranium sickness and phosphorus burns in their wake. Plus, just as the goats eliminate only weeds and other unfriendly garden dwellers, the bears are likely to concentrate on "baddies". After all, you don't find many innocent bystanders lurking in caves.

Glue on my saddle

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:59 -0800

Turns out the irrepressible PixelPig (one of my all-time fave Stumblers, dontcha know) is a second-generation goof. Love it, not least because I can actually reuse my no-longer-ephemeral "bridled silliness" tag!

VIDEO: Tour of my RV | Life Outside The Box | Tynan

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:01:17 -0700

A web developer who lives in a 20' RV. If I thought I could find a safe place to put a kitty litter pan, I would happily try this arrangement on for size.