Garfield Minus Garfield
Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb.
Fitting that I haven’t words to describe this site. It’s real.
Posted: January 21st, 2010
at 1:47pm by Black Ock
Categories: contemporary,blogs
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Lingo Log
Language Log calls the above "an ursine crash blossom." I read the crash blossom description, and I submit that most of the instances I’ve seen since the coining of this ursine term have been way worse than the original. The original should have been understood in context [ that’s what the editor was thinking -Ed.]. That said, they’d have a field day with our archives.
It’s a fun place to spend some time.
Posted: January 21st, 2010
at 1:32pm by Black Ock
Categories: who got that vocab?!
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Ramon Sampson: Insane Drumming

January 11th, 2010 - Ramon Sampson Named America’s Best Undiscovered Drummer in World’s Largest Drum Competition
Guitar Center today announced Ramon Sampson as the winner of Guitar Center’s Drum-Off, the search for the nation’s top undiscovered drummer. Performing in front of a capacity crowd this past Friday, January 8th at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, 19-year-old Ramon Sampson from Cordova, Tennessee beat out four other Drum-Off finalists from all across the country, winning a prize package worth more than $40,000 and earning the title of Guitar Center’s Drum-Off Champion. Ramon was chosen by a panel of judges that featured some of today’s most respected and distinguished drummers including the legendary Peter Erskine (Steely Dan), Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), Drew Hester (Foo Fighters / Joe Walsh), Thomas Lang, Jason Sutter (Chris Cornell), Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp / Sessions Legend), John Tempesta (The Cult), Tony Royster Jr. (Jay-Z), Nisan Stewart (Jamie Foxx / 50 Cent) and Ray Luzier (Korn).
.:more via->Guitar Center’s Drum Off 2009
Posted: January 21st, 2010
at 12:26pm by orangemenace
Categories: myninjaplease,youtube,music,fo' real?,9th dan,"ninja"
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Vote Architect for Barbie
AMNP - on why voting for Barbie’s next profession is important.
Posted: January 20th, 2010
at 6:54pm by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: architecture
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History’s Five Dumbest Apple Tablet Rumors
Days away from the supposed launch of the Apple tablet, we know almost nothing about it. While we can’t say for sure which rumors are true, we can definitely say which, over the past decade, were just plain dumb.
Millennial Women Want It All
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Most young women believe they will achieve a balance between a rewarding career and a fulfilling personal life, despite the economic upheaval and a legacy of corporate culture that favors men, a survey shows.
ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
The U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy) invites you to the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington DC, March 1-3.
Bringing together all the nation’s key players in energy innovation: Research and Technology Leaders, Venture Capital Investors, Technology Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations, Policymakers, and Government Agencies.
Posted: January 19th, 2010
at 4:42pm by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: green,business,politricks,development,events
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Human Rights in the 21st Century
Noam Chomsky at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights LSE discussing human rights in the 21st Century (mp3).