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Candy Sushi| When it comes to appetizers, children are the first to pounce, by cons when it comes to sushi and fish thought the faces were not long enough to do their appearances ... A mom found the solution his children: sushi sweet! More later in the article...3 Vote(s)Kage Baker obit by David Hartwell| Science fiction editor David Hartwell has written a sweet and moving obituary for writer Kage Baker, who lost her struggle with cancer on Jan 31. Two years ago, I had a plan to get together with Kage Baker. After several years of knowing her only through phone calls and the occasional meeting at a cBrittany Brees, Drew Brees' Wife (PICTURES, INFO)| Brittany Brees is Drew Brees wife. She and her husband created the Brees Dream Foundation in 2003 'to help advance cancer research, care for cancer patients, and help rebuild schools, parks, playgrounds, and athletic fields in New Orleans, San Diego, and Purdue communities.'  She and Drew Brees metSteve Phillips’ Today Show Appearance: “I’m working my tail off to sa| Steve Phillips went on the Today Show to talk about his 45-day stint in sex rehab. Phillips, a television pro, dominated the interview and wouldn’t let Matt Lauer pin him down on any dirty sex rehab specifics. It was a masterful job by Phillips. Among the highlights: * Phillips has been &#8220
Clean Up Long Email Threads with Clear Language [Email Overload]| By the time an email missive makes the rounds and comes back to the manager, it can be a cluttered, confusing mess. The Wall Street Journal recommends a few solutions for cutting down and cleaning up an email with a succinct reply.Hard-to-follow email is one of Google Waves best use cases, but unlesHow the Soda Tax Died| You may remember the idea of taxing sodas to help pay for health care reform. I thought it was a pretty good idea. You know who didnt, though? Purveyors of soda. And they sure sent a lot of lobbyists to Washington. We dont hear much about that soda tax anymore.  Via Matt Yglesias.Sweater Fail – Graffiti Win| epic fail pictures - sweater fail, sweater, douchebag, graffiti, advertisement, billboardGeneration Love Organic Tees| Generation Love, a collaboration between two friends determined to create a range of fashion-forward tees while doing 'the right thing,' joins the new wave of design with a conscience. The resulting collection of eco-friendly clothing also taps the current casually glam look for an effortlessly hipVerizon Has Blocked Access To 4chan, But What Are They Gonna Do About It? [| Last year AT&T blocked access to 4chan for about a day, due to a DDoS attack against the site. Id love to hear Verizons reasons on why theyve blocked the site now, and how theyre going avoid the inevitable shitstorm. Writing on the 4chan Status blog last night, founder Moot confirmed the site was doDogs and sleds| Dogsleds are in the news lately, as several races have recently taken place around the Northern Hemisphere, and as transportation choices for both a meeting of the G-7 and the start of the 2010 U.S. census. Mushers brought representatives to Iqaluit, a small village in Nunavut Territory, chosen to hSillof's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen custom action figures| Recent posts at Toycutter, my custom toy blog, include:1.  Sillofs League of Extraordinary Gentlemen custom action figures. 2.  Silver Samurai and Black Knight Stikfas.3.  Zombie Bride Munny.4.  Predator Dunny.*Buy build-a-figures at eBay.SJPeePee Gives Back To Her Gays!!| Fabulous!! The sophisticated and ferosh Carrie Bradshaw, otherwise known as Sarah Jessica Parker, paid respects to the 75% of her Sex and the City audience when she had her gays backs at the 9th Annual Human Rights Campaign Gala at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel Saturday night!! We have to admit though,
My ears are still ringing| We had a few party favors left over from Letas birthday party, and yes, that right there is a kazoo. I included that specifically in the goodie bag because I am INHERENTLY EVIIIIIIILL! And hoo! Have I paid for it already. Im gonna take that thing and run it over with the car if Leta even looks at itMelting Table| British artist Rob Smith has some lovely wood carvings in his deviantART gallery.  One of the most striking is this table that looks like it’s melting.  It’s made of recycled oak and took him four weeks to make. Link via DudeCraft | GallerySocial Music Player TuneWiki Raises $7M From Motorola Ventures, Others| Social music player TuneWiki has raised an undisclosed amount of additional funding in a Series B round led by Motorola Ventures and joined by Intellect Capital Ventures, HillsVen Capital, Novel TMT and prior investor Benchmark Israel.  TuneWiki says it will use the investment to expand its productEnvoys go to North Korea for nuclear talks push      (Reuters)| Reuters - A senior Chinese official was in North Korea on Monday and a top U.N. political envoy was slated to arrive a day later in a new push to have the reclusive state return to stalled nuclear disarmament talks.Perspectives| This is a follow-up to last week’s post about the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ recent acquisition of a series of snapshots from the infamous Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes trial.  During the trial of John Thomas Scopes, professional photographers understandably focused on the celebritiSony develops 11Gbps short-range wireless intra-connection| Before you get too excited about the bandwidth number, you should know that Sonys latest wireless innovation works at a range of up to 14 millimeters. So no, it wont be replacing your WiFi antenna anytime soon, but it may well be showing up in your next television set or other bit of Sony-branded ga5 Outrageous Alarm Clocks| These days, my alarm clock is my 2 ½ year old son. But I remember the days of beeps, radios and snooze buttons like it was, well, 10 minutes ago. But here are five crazy ways to wake up that I never imagined until I went researching stuff for a post you’ll see later this [...]Toner-, ink- and paperless printer (video)| A Japanese company called Sanwa Newtec has developed a printer that works without toners, ink or (copy) paper. ThePrePeat RP-3100 is rather based on a line thermal head and special paper thats made of PET plastic and can be reused over and over again.  In other words, if you have a sheet that you doShip disguised as island| This camouflaged Dutch ship successfully disguised itself as a small tropical island and avoided the Japanese Navy after the Battle of the Java Sea. HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was stationed in the Dutch East Indies when WW II began. After the destruction of the Allied Fleet by the Japanese during the BSaints Win Super Bowl, Earn Customary Awful Championship Hat| Is it mandatory that each year the Super Bowl winner must be forced to wear the ugliest championship hat possible? Last year’s hats for Pittsburgh were inexplicably Seahawks-themed, while this year’s winning masterpiece has a mini-story that wraps around the side. [ED. Jump contains BourGoogle Working on Speech-to-Speech Phone Translation [Google]| Using its vast compendium of voice and translation data, Google appears to be working toward a semi-real-time, or 'speech-to-speech,' translation technology for future phone models, according to The Times UK. Googles head of translation services is quoted as saying that speech-to-speech requires 'hiRoadside Signs Become Pieces of Art| The artist Josef Schulzs new series 'Sign Out' features a collection of American roadside signs, but with the text digitally removed, creating a fascinating amalgamation of art and branding. As they write on Cool Hunting: The Polish artist digitally manipulated his images, meticulously stripping theGoogle Working On Speech-To-Speech Translation Phone, AKA, Your Own Persona| Google already runs a successful online translator, Google Translate, but theyve got far-loftier ideas than simply converting the written word. They want to translate languages spoken over the phone, according to their head of translation services. Speaking to The Times, Franz Och, Googles head of tSarah Palin reading notes written on her hand?| Oh my.  Sarah Palin was apparently caught referring to notes written on her hand during a q&a session?  My first thought was, this cant be true, it must be a smear.  So I checked to see what the mainstream Palin supporters are saying.  Theyre supporting her, mocking people for thinking this is a bigTaylor Lautner To Star In Stretch Armstrong Movie!| Settling into his position as Hollywoods golden boy, Taylor Lautner has signed on to star in an upcoming action blockbuster! As the beloved bendable childhood figurine, Stretch Armstrong! The Twilight star will be portraying the Silly Putty-like action hero in the upcoming 3D flick which is set to hSunday tradition| Somewhere in the chaos of the last seven months Jon convinced Leta to try a cinnamon roll. Weve tried in vain before, but this time I guess she was feeling more cooperative. Or, you know, LIKE A REGULAR SIX-YEAR-OLD. So weve made a family tradition of eating them on Sunday mornings, and she looks fo
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