Spramp Hodgepodge 8

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• Martha Stewart to stop publishing Blueprint magazine, Reuters via Yahoo! (December 10, 2007)
• Universal Music Group in Web deal with Imeem, Reuters via Yahoo! (December 10, 2007)
• A rare December named storm for the Atlantic: Olga, Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog (December 10, 2007)
• Talking Jesus Action Figure Sells Out At Walmart [Trends], Consumerist (December 10, 2007)
• Design: A Strong Showing in Miami, Business Week (December 10, 2007)
• Host Your Domain with Free Apps [Feature], Lifehacker (December 10, 2007)
• YouTube Shares the Wealth With Everyone. Apply Now, TechCrunch (December 10, 2007)
• Googling The GooglePlex: With More Solar Googlables To Come, Treehugger (December 10, 2007)
• Who should Apple buy?, Art Technica (December 7, 2007)
  

Spramp Hodgepodge 7: But Is It Art?

The $57 Million Guennol Lionness (Source: Sotheby's)

I'm in an artsy sorta-mood ... Here are a few things that caught my eye today. Of course, it's art ...

• Tiny Sculpture Brings $57 Million, AP (December 5, 2007)
• If the Copy Is an Artwork, Then What’s the Original?, New York Times (December 6, 2007)
• Edit your photos! On Flickr!, Flickr Blog (December 4, 2007)
• Art Basel Miami: Let the Fairs Begin!, Art Fag City (December 5, 2007)
• Simulations of Ailing Artists’ Eyes Yield New Insights on Style, New York Times (December 4, 2007)

Spramp Hodgepodge 6

My New Balance on Moola.com

Yesterday was a slow day for interesting news. I think the highlight for me (asides seeing the bare chest of Ben Cohen) was surpassing the $80 mark on Moola.com. Should I cash out? I briefly went over $85, which would have put me on the money leader board 100, but got greedy. Oh well. Not bad for having only about $20 a week ago. Anywho. Check it out if already haven't - no purchase necessary, although your time could get seriously compromised. Invites are still available:
http://www.moola.com:80/moopubs/b2b/exc/join.jsp?sid=4d5449744e7a63794e44413d-2

Ok - to the hodgepodge...

• School Shooting in Finland, Pharyngula (November 7, 2007)
• To the Big Rock on the Corner of 15th and Aloha, Capitol Hill Seattle (November 6, 2007)
  
• Want To Rent A Pet For $39.95 A Weekend Day Plus $49.95 A Month, Plus $150 Initiation Fee... [New And Exciting Products], The Consumerist (November 6, 2007)
• Multiply Big In The Philippines, Lands Ad Deal, TechCrunch (November 7, 2007)
  

Spramp Hodgepodge 5

"Under" (Source: jcb, 2007)

Once I stopped playing Moola.com this afternoon, I had won $40. Woot woot! And then I was off to dinner with Dr. Paul at the oddly-located upscale-chain restaurant, Palomino. We had a swell time - happy early B-day Doc! I am now officially full but hankering for some decaf coffee. I'm wiped, and yet I have a stack of essays to grade staring at me in the face. What to do? What to do? I think I shall do decaf before I do anything that requires me to think. Enjoy the hodgepodge!

• India Surgery on Many-Limbed Girl, BBC News (November 6, 2007)
• Malaysian Police Raid Gay Sex Party at Gym, Arrest 37 Men, Towleroad (November 6, 2007)
• Get More From Credit Card Rewards [Credit Cards], Lifehacker (November 6, 2007)
• Top 10 Least On-Time Airports, The Consumerist (November 5, 2007)
• Apple Tablet Is Real, On Its Way, CrunchGear (November 6, 2007)
• PayPal is Rude in the Lunch Line, New York Times (November 6, 2007)
• Architect Gehry Sued by MIT, AP (November 6, 2007)
• Anderson Cooper And Jeff Corwin Insanely Homoerotic In HD—But Not In New York [Eco-porn], Gawker (November 5, 2007)
• Rebel, Disgraced, Tries to Pull Off Rebound, New York Times (November 7, 2006)
• NBC Universal's Green Week on TV, Treehugger (November 6, 2007)
  

Spramp Hodgepodge 3

Originally uploaded by Burn-A-Bee

I am puckered out. Teaching days wipe me out, even worse now that the sun disappears a third of the way into my class. My students were great today - I think they like me a lot (not that I should care ... should I?). Ugh, why am I talking about work. On a brighter note: My partner-in-crime just bought his tickets to come and visit over the Turkey break. Woot, woot! He bakes a killer turkey. Chooker-roos!

• In Portland, Cultivating a Culture of Two Wheels, New York Times (November 5, 2007)
• Donors Bid Millions NOT to Rename School, AP (November 4, 2007)
• Yahoo Launches Kickstart, A New Social Network Around College Students And Alumni, TechCrunch (November 4, 2007)
• Ugly Shoes: A Brief History, New York Magazine (November 4, 2007)
• Ten Ways to Defeat Brain Drain [Mind Hacks], Lifehacker (November 4, 2007)
• Twitter Is For Twits, Gawker (November 5, 2007)
• Gadgets That Changed the World, CrunchGear (November 5, 2007)
• Now (Almost) Open: CB2 Gets Signage On Broadway, Racked (November 5, 2007)
• Gisele Bundchen Dumps the Dollar, Demands Payment in Euros, BloggingStocks (November 5, 2007)
• New Face On Speedo Sundays, Made In Brazil (November 4, 2007) [Semi-NSFW ... Nummy!]

Spramp Hodgepodge 2

Self-Archipelago
Originally uploaded by jc / b

Are Sundays usually this slow? I was aiming for 10 items, but fell short. Enjoy the hodgepodge - lots of interesting things today.

• Yours for the Peeping, New York Times (November 4, 2007)
• New eBay Site Helps Finance Poor, BBC News (October 24, 2007)
• Quack Attack: U of Oregon Fights "Unduly Burdensome" RIAA Subpoenas, Ars Technica (November 2, 2007)
• Prof Replaces Term papers with Wikipedia Contributions, Suffering Ensues, Ars Technica (October 30, 2007)
• The Interior Of Muji Soho, Revealed!, Racked (October 30, 2007)
• What Sex Scandals Say About Politics, Seattle Times (November 4, 2007)
• What will Google announce tomorrow?, Crunch Gear (November 4, 2007)

Spramp Hodgepodge 1

Originally uploaded by Burn-A-Bee

In no particular order, 10 news- and blog-worthy things that caught my attention today. It's a little bit geeky, somewhat artsy, and big gay and fun. Enjoy the hodgepodge...

• What's So Special About Left-Handers?, Seattle Times (November 3, 2007)
• Las Vegas Goes All Out to Attract Gay Travelers, Wall Street Journal (November 2, 2007)
• Imperium: Google's March Towards Becoming America's Biggest Company, TechCrunch (November 1, 2007)
• Consolidate Your Phones with GrandCentral [Screenshot Tour], Lifehacker (November 1, 2007)
• Ireland to Introduce Civil Partnership Legislation, Towleroad (November 1, 2007)
• 25 Best Web Sites, Kiplinger (November 2007)
• Pilots Fell Asleep on Overnight Flight, Rick Seaney (November 2, 2007)
• Invention of the Year: iPhone, Ars Technica (November 1, 2007)
• Sotheby's Surprising Sizzle, Business Week (November 12, 2007)
• An Explosion of Color, in Black and White, New York Magazine (November 1, 2007)
  

Image is courtesy of Burn-a-Bee - check out his photo set "Macros of a Dying Plant," from which I chose the image.