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Google Voice spiting out hip hop lyrics?

August 28th, 2010
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My wife accidentally dialed me while taking the girls across the street to play. Here’s the Google< Voice transcript. It is pretty close to being great hip hop lyrics. I can see it going well with the music from Soulja Boy. Word up!

All the phone here at of some of the before the 4th, alright. I’m going 5 right now, hey gimme the all, hey. 5th this evening. I’m getting if you’ve hello, the positions. Yes, bye date. Please. Hope you had with Sanford something out bye bye hey. Hey, what the plan, alright, I’ll, call go. Ohh, Ohh yeah I don’t know, ohh okay. Love you girl hey. Please get what you’re gonna be. Hey, Yes. What you gonna be fun. Alright, it’s for. I don’t know what I have somewhere. I’m gonna put in there bye. Hello. Hello.

First person to make this into a rap song gets a prize!

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Scientist Says He’s Found The Secret To Breeding Nicer Chickens

April 28th, 2010
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Scientist Says He’s Found The Secret To Breeding Nicer Chickens – The Consumerist

Classic example of the food industry finding the wrong (and overly complex) answer to an easy question.

The factory farm/food industry asks: “How can we make these intensely packed in chickens not peck each other’s eyes out and kill each other?”

Their answer is to defy nature by selectively breeding “kinder” chickens, where as the simpler answer would be: “Maybe we shouldn’t pack them in so tightly.”

It’s highly honorable (sarcasm) that Perdue thinks this is the right way for chickens to live “longer and happier lives” too. How nice of them.

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The Passion of David Bazan

April 28th, 2010
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The Passion of David Bazan

Bazan has been quiet for the last few years, battling his faith and even alcoholism. Now he is back and set to release a solo album on Barsuk. As an agnostic. Fascinating article that touches heavily on his battle with faith – one that I can very much relate to as a former Catholic (and long time altar boy.)

(via Instapaper)

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April 27th, 2010
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All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues (by gideonslife)

Amazing LOST posters for every episode of Seasons 1 thru 4. Great stuff.

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April 27th, 2010
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via mightytaco.com

Note the Vegetarian Taco and Vegetarian Burrito (ingredients: cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.)  How does Mighty Taco make those ingredients worse for you than any other standard option? Hope it’s a typo.

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April 22nd, 2010
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How To Make a Free iPad Stand Using Its Own Packaging Material - eco friendly for Earth day. (via Laughing Squid)

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March 31st, 2010
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LOST: The Animated Series (h/t Khoi Vinh)

Illustrator Michael B. Myers takes on the LOST characters in a Saturday morning cartoon style.

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The Birdman Phenomenon (via TheBIRDMANSTUDIOS) A film by the Film Club at my wife&#8217;s school (Pembroke HS). Nice work!

March 20th, 2010
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March 12th, 2010
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FCC comes through with a Consumer Broadband Test app for iPhone, Android and the home — Engadget

Results from Sprint Network near my work (4 bars):

Download: 1.56 Mbps
Upload: 0.16 Mbps
Latency: 194 ms

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Battlestar Galactica Meets the Beastie Boys For Sabotage Perfected – Gizmodo

March 11th, 2010
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