Making fry bread
is a very sticky business.
“Jet Boy Jet Girl” by Elton Motello
Not every dirty song is about straight sex.
Thank you, John Waters, for letting me know this song exists.
The Berg: The biggest artificial mountain in the world
German architect Jakob Tigges has projected a new and visionary landmark in Berlin. He plans to build a mountain of 1,000 meters high called “The Berg”, which would become a never-before-seen tourist destination in the German capital city. Seen at Plataforma Arquitectura. More images and description after the break. The objective is to create a natural habitat for the mountain’s wildlife and at the same time, become a recreation space for everyone in the city. “The Berg” would take the place of the Tempelhof Airport, a space currently under discussion. Surprisingly, there’s a big group supporting “The Berg” and people are pressing to get the approval and financing of the project.
Who thinks this will end in the destruction of half of Berlin? Again.
Protip
I learned this tonight, and it can usefully be applied to more areas of life than just mechanics: A mechanic’s job is to tell you what’s wrong with your car, and then fix it, but a hardware store clerk’s job is to sell you parts. If you go to a mechanic, they’ll charge you a high price to find and fix the problem, along with the price of the part. If you go to an auto store, they’ll tell you what’s wrong for free, and just sell you the part.
It’s one of three pieces of advice that I’ll regularly consider.
A significant part of my life philosophy is to see if I can realistically fix something myself. So while I’m not a “gearhead” I’ve replaced air sensors, brake switches and (at least attempted to) replace half axles.
One day, your spouse will hate you for this.
I saw Sen. Ben Nelson in the corridor talking to a group of folks. I took the opportunity to holler "Public option, Ben!"
You’re welcome, America.
Could you please kidnap his wife, and hold her hostage until he votes for cloture? kthanx.
Let’s have a minute’s silence for all those Americans who are currently sitting in traffic on the way to the gym to ride a stationary bicycle.
Why the fuck does this keep happening to me?
GOOGLE, ANSWER ME!!!
If it does it EVERY TIME you try to go there, you might check to see if some smartass has been messing with your “hosts” file. Usually when you type in a URL, your computer connects to something called a “DNS server” which looks up what the numerical IP address is that corresponds to the address you typed in, and then you actually connect to the site that corresponds to that numerical IP address.
However, there’s something called a “hosts” file that sits on your computer and will override the whole process of connecting to the DNS server to look up the IP address. So one explanation of what’s happening to you is that a jokester opened up your hosts file and entered the IP address for the Washington Post under an entry for nytimes.com.
This wikipedia page tells where to find this file on different operating systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
If you haven’t done so already, I would look for the file, open it up, and if you see a line related to nytimes.com, just delete the line.
It’s not every time, but it is the second time in a week. Goes on for several hours. And I can’t live without the Times. *shakes*
Why the fuck does this keep happening to me?
GOOGLE, ANSWER ME!!!
The bad news: A 13-month-old baby at the AGAPE Child Development Center was found last Friday with a ball of crack cocaine in his mouth. The good news: It was wrapped up in plastic.
O_o
STOP IT!!!!
I WANT MY TIMES!!!
PLEEEEASE?!?!
I'm generally not a fan of you.
