I post this out of a sense of duty.

A little while ago, I was commenting on how the Simpsons have become so obviously self-referential as to be patronizing. It seemed like every new episode was filled with over the top references to past shows, and they had lost all sense of subtlety. Although I stand by that statement, the person I was talking to reminded me that I might not felt that way if I hadn't spent significant portions of my college career watching every episode from the first 15 seasons religiously. Oh well.

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It's my cat in a box

I don't usually post kitten videos, but I loved watching this cat jump out of the box.

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Where have all the Samuri's Gone?

At least that's what the Japanese Paula Jones would be singing. Seriously, though, why aren't there more of these people? This stuff is legendary.

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Dog Wins Most Creative Peeing Style Award

I'm surprised about two things: how long he was able to walk like that, and how long he was able to continue peeing. That thing must have half it's body weight in piss.

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Big Impact on Water through Little Steps

Thanks to documentaries such as "Flow," I'm now scared shitless about the world's water supply. I didn't used to think of myself as a big water waster, but now I feel even more like crap.

Biggify here: Link

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Why You Should live in San Francisco

Great article about my city, which made it to #3 on best cities to live in.

San Francisco is a cityscape of irresistible drama. Steep hills and skyscrapers overlook a gorgeous bay that changes color with the sky. That drama filters into every aspect of the city’s life, from its topsy-turvy power politics to its go-hard recreation (3,480 acres of parks including three golf courses) and go-harder nightlife (including 2,870 bars). Since the days of the Barbary Coast, San Francisco has boasted one of the great bar and dining cultures, and is home to some of the best restaurants in North America, claiming one restaurant for every 279 people.

The louche life notwithstanding, San Francisco was the healthiest city in the U.S. in 2008, at least according to USA Today. Just outside the city lay miles of vineyards producing some of the world's great wines. The city abounds with classic men’s stores including local favorites Cable Car Clothiers and The Hound. San Francisco is a creativesector powerhouse, with LucasArts located right in the city’s famed Presidio. The city’s boy-to-girl ratio (male: 51%; female: 49%) doesn’t seem promising at first, but remember this is San Francisco, so you can shave a good 8% to 10% off the competition right there. Be advised that women here are the cream of the brain trust -- San Francisco was named one of the top 10 smartest cities by Forbes last year -- so the kind of “hey baby” come-on that works in L.A. or Miami Beach ain’t gonna work here.

This year promises a bumper crop of cool events in the city that invented both the Irish Coffee and Burning Man. The centerpiece will be the three-day Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, which debuted in ’08, and is set to rock the socks off of Coachella.

BEST LINE IN THE ARTICLE

Things are looking sunny for the foggy city; and by the way, when in San Francisco, do yourself a favor and don’t ever call it “‘Frisco” or worse, “San Fran.” It’s always “San Francisco,” pronounced more like “Sanfren-cisco” than “San FRAN-cisco.”

Funny side note. If you vote, you'll notice about 90% of people would not live in this city. I say screw 'em, that's SF is the top 10% of the country.

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New Math... way better than Old Math

the math you don't learn in school. See all of them.

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The Beauty of Molten Iron - Neatorama

I want to throw molten iron.

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