QuantumTom the (nearly) daily mutterings of a so-cal [consumer of food & media] + [gearhead] + techie

21Feb/100

Man Bulldozes House Before Bank Can Foreclose

9Feb/100

Hack the Planet. Literally.

With Darpa’s ‘Transparent Earth,’ Underground Doesn’t Mean Out of Sight

This year, military science has more of an “all-encompassing” goal for global mastery. As part of its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Pentagon extreme research agency Darpa is launching the “Transparent Earth” project. They’ll invest $4 million into the creation of real-time, 3-D maps that display “the physical, chemical and dynamic properties of the earth down to 5 kilometer depth.”

via With Darpa’s ‘Transparent Earth,’ Underground Doesn’t Mean Out of Sight | Danger Room | Wired.com.

9Feb/100

How to store & organize cats – The Daily Tail – Dog Stories & Cat Stories

Um, yeah.

How to store & organize cats - The Daily Tail – Dog Stories & Cat Stories.

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30Jan/100

Chinese 8.6 Quake or Weapons Test?

We don't know what happened yesterday, but two seismic monitoring stations  some 1300 miles apart  both reported an 8.6 earthquake in China. Maybe it was a weapons test.

via Did An 8.6 Quake Hit China?.

29Jan/100

I LOL’d for Like 30 Seconds

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29Jan/100

Pee Wee’s iPad

Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman
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29Jan/100

Remote tribe discovered worshipping iPad • The Register

Anthropologists claim to have contacted a remote Papua New Guinea tribe which worships a crude effigy of an Apple iPad crafted from the bark of a sacred tree.

via Remote tribe discovered worshipping iPad • The Register.

29Jan/100

Sometimes Rufus wished that people would take a bath with their clothes ON.

via Sometimes Rufus wished - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?.

29Jan/100

Yo Dawg, We Heard You Like Volcano Islands …

... so we put a volcano island on your volcano island so you could sacrifice virgins while you drive.

Taal Volcano is a complex volcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is situated between the towns of Talisay and San Nicolas in Batangas. It consists of an island in Lake Taal, which is situated within a caldera formed by an earlier, very powerful eruption. It is located about 50 km (31 Miles) from the capital, Manila. It is one of the active volcanos in the Philippines, all part of the Pacific ring of fire.

via Taal Volcano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

27Jan/100

Chuck Norris Finds You

  1. Go to Google
  2. Enter Chuck Norris as the search box
  3. Click the "I'm feeling lucky button"
  4. ??????
  5. Profit