Archive for August, 2007
links for 2007-08-16
I built a 535 ft. Slip ‘n Slide - The Something Awful Forums
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Posted: August 16th, 2007 under Links.
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links for 2007-08-15
xkcd - Compiling
(tags: daily comic)
Jonathan Riches v Michael Vick Lawsuit (PDF)
A federal prison inmate sues Mike Vick, accusing him of stealing his dogs and his identity. A hilarious read.
(tags: daily)
Fifteen true freshmen who will produce this season
(tags: daily Football college)
Posted: August 15th, 2007 under Links.
Comments: 1
Photoshop 101: Fade to Black
I’m posting this here for my own sake, because every time I get the inclination to make a new banner for the site, I can never remember how to do it. The trick is figuring out how to use Photoshop to make the image I want fade into the black background. I usually spend an hour in Photoshop [...]
Posted: August 14th, 2007 under Tech.
Comments: 8
links for 2007-08-14
A meteor landed in my backyard.
Very cool pictures of the meteor and the crater it left behind
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Map of Philly Beer Bars
Most of the great beer spots are on this map, including a few you might not have heard of
(tags: daily beer)
Andrew Bird Live Video || Schedule Two
Some fantastic high quality video of Andrew Bird [...]
Posted: August 14th, 2007 under Links.
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Phillies Wives Faceoff
This is a tough one. In one corner, you have Cole Hamels’ wife Heidi, former Survivor: The Amazon contestant, who appeared in Playboy. However, she is batshit crazy… you almost feel bad for Cole (almost). She wants to adopt multiple children from Africa and then use their names to buy African land… which supposedly will [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2007 under Sports.
Comments: 45
Red Ring of Death
Finally, a whole 22 days after my Xbox 360 powered on to show the dreaded “Red Ring of Death”, which renders it into nothing more than a $400 paperweight, I get this e-mail from Microsoft Support:
Your Xbox Service Request
Good news, your Xbox console has been shipped! You can expect to receive it in 3-5 business days.
Finally! You’d think [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2007 under Games.
Comments: 1