January 2007 Archives

Questions about life finally answered. (video) eBay makes a weak call and bans virtual goods. (but not SL) You may not have suspected: Bush used to be a skilled debater. What happened? Just as you suspected: President Bush is a Fucking Moron. Eugene vegan creates decadence in chocolate. Fast Love. (video) Curt's Coffee Theory: Good coffee tastes good even when cold. Passed Out "Wookies" Eagle lugging deer head causes blackout. Let's Paint,Exercise, & Blend Drinks TV! (video) The reason he bought the grocery store is he wants to help the town. (video) Bill Gates on Daily Show. (video) (boring) Virginia is pushing for historical horse racing to fund projects. Popularity of Web brands signals power shift. "I think we all will remember Barbaro as one of the best 3-year-olds we've seen." Danish scientists: Some coffee okay for pregnant women. Robert Greenwald is targeting John McCain. JAPAN SALES ONLY. BikePortland now has Job Listings. New video from Barr (video). Gervais Meets… Larry David, Christopher Guest. (video) Get (not as cool, but still cool) iPhone-style Visual Voicemail via email or Mac/PC widget for free. Eliminate extra exclamation points!!! Greatest Hits of Optical Illusions as a music video. (video) The great toothpaste debate. Microwaving wet sponges = good. Microwaving dry sponges = bad. Former Portland Timbers star guilty of scamming old people. Look sharp when you take your first ride on the tram! Embarassing for Portland... Munich is the home of the world's first airport microbrewery. This multi-touch display puts the iPhone to shame. (video) Is your street working? Says who? Can caffeine cure baldness? Lester Borchardt, the creator of Cheerios, died at 99. Microsoft gets in touble for paying blogger to edit Wikipedia. "Per sotto, per farli combaciare." Chauffeured luxury cars being used to take children to nursery school. LA transit head gets shit for driving a hummer. Not sure if anyone is still looking for a job, but Primatech Paper is hiring. Your excess breast milk could go a long way. Jesus Cruise Too horrible for words. Timbaland stealing songs from Finnish dude story gets picked up by mainstream media. (Previous UHX discussion) When cargo ships go wrong. Colbert vs. O'Reilly vs. O'Reilly vs. Colbert. People are really excited about Danny Boyle's (28 Days Later) new sci-fi, genre destroying movie "Sunshine." (video of trailer) Banksy Banks In. Enjoy the new sport of car sledding, as pioneered on SW Salmon St above the MAC club in Portland. (video) When is cleaning the sidewalks a crime? When you’re doing it to create art. "I lost 9 pounds using the Nintendo Wii!" How can I recycle this? Time to get nerdy: Sasser vs. Gruber podcast. "There is nothing better than the feel of Coke on the back of your throat in the morning." Seventh-grader Kevin Cox and the deer had a 7-minute encounter. Lost looks to the end. (also a bunch of teasers for the rest of this season) Wii injuries take a darker turn. Wow! George Clooney is making Diamond Age into a mini-series. Will it blend? (videos) Trade or sell your cell phone contract without the termination fee! Hello June! Buy a twenty-dollar bottle of water (for no good reason). Little chance of clone-derived food in the near future. :( http://clearification.com Canada calls shenanigans on US corn subsidies. House votes to increase minimum wage by $2.10! The sad story of Cowboy Lang. Yale's all-male a cappella singing group, Baker's Dozen, attacked at party after singing. Now we are finally talking: Meth Coffee! Take that, Cocaine Energy Drink. Beckham will play for MLS. Tips to solve your crushing inability to write proper thank you note. The City of Portland wants to help you get discounted bike lights. Matthew Stadler says the suburbs increasingly embody urban values. Milk cancels health benefit of drinking tea. Apple reinvents the phone. Buy a twenty-dollar bottle of water (for charity). Mutual Admirers, Portland and Vancouver. Cherish the BBC. Behavioral psychology's unexpected lesson for urban design. Steve Novick calls Sen. Smith an opportunist fleeing a sinking ship. Back on December 7th, senator Gordon H. Smith (R) made an incendiary speech that "marked a stunning break with the president". (nytimes) How I Bought My House With Very Little Of My Own Money. Portland Food and Drink is doing a survey on the best of 2006. Jona's Secret Revealed! How to beat the crane machine! (video) Oxfam and Starbucks are fighting on YouTube. (video) NBA stars offer Hannukah greetings. [video] 6.8 pounds: The carbon footprint of a burger. Localcut's list of Portland's best venues. YACHT is putting up daily tour videos again! HOORAY! Pilots saw UFO at O'Hare airport. FAA playing the hush hush game.