Today’s WTF: Tips for staying safe online

According to the City of Boston website, these are the necessary precautions for staying safe online. WTF?? [Link: City of Boston.gov]

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Stand-up comedy by Twitter

So some comedians decided to try holding an online stand-up comedy night. The results? Well, you can read a transcript of the evening yourself. [Link: Twitter Comedy]

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Total Eclipse of the Heart – The Literal Video

Hot on the heels (well, lukewarm) of A-ha’s Take on Me literal translation video comes this Total Eclipse of the Heart literal translation video. Personally, even without the literal translation this is one creepy as hell video. If anyone has any metaphorical translation for me, I’d like to hear it! Incidentally, according to Tom Reynolds, [...]

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Did you know that your Xbox360 can blog about you?

I’ve recently joined the ranks of the Xbox 360 owners, and I’ve discovered that my console actually has a voice of its own. Yes, it blogs about what and how I’ve been playing. Go check out what my Xbox 360 has been saying about me: Feeyaad’s Xbox 360 Blog. According to the console: …and Feeyaad [...]

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Disney’s “The Internet”

Well, not really, but it IS sung to Beauty and The Beast’s “Bonjour” (or whatever the first track in that movie is). And almost all of it is true, don’t you think?

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All your memes are belong to us

Do you know the Internet? The meme-y side of the ‘net? Greg Rutter has compiled a list of 99 things that you should have seen on the net by now. If you haven’t, then get cracking! How many of these can you say you’ve experienced so far? I think I can proudly (or not) say [...]

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FWIW, TLA FTW … How well do you know your Internet acronyms?

So how well do you think you know your Internet acronyms? Take this little test to find out! I scored a paltry 24 out of 30. Can you do better? [Link: Sporcle - Can you name the common chat room acronyms?]

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On the subject of words…

I read this Wikipedia article, and I’m not sure I understood more than half the words in the first paragraph. Herewith: Diga Leka is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Diga Leka is bordered on the south by an exclave of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, [...]

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Got no work? Try achieving Perfect Balance

I realize that I haven’t posted a fun Flash game in a while, so here’s one that will keep you occupied for quite some time. Perfect Balance has you trying to achieve just that by stacking various shapes in various configurations. It’s not as easy as you’d imagine, and there appear to be multiple solutions [...]

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What personality type is a blog?

According to the Typealizer analysis, Utter Insanity authors are classified as ENTP – Visionaries: The charming and trend savvy type. They are especially attuned to the big picture and anticipate trends. They often have sophisticated language skills and come across as witty and social. At the end of theday, however, they are pragmatic decision makers [...]

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