Found on the Web

Just Can’t Look Away

bbrown — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:51:43 +0000

Where We Do What We Do: photos of people’s office spaces.

You Don’t Say

bbrown — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:41:50 +0000

List of Common Misconceptions: I don’t believe it is complete, but it’s a good smattering of things everyone thinks they know.

Let Your T-Shirt Do the Talking

bbrown — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:08:51 +0000

“Rub My Belly & Be Destroyed”: this is a common sentiment among all the pregnant women I’ve known. {via}

Look at That Clown

bbrown — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:53:39 +0000

Clown Shoes: only $200! They’re certainly nice looking. {via}

What a Big Boy!

bbrown — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:20:27 +0000

“A two-year-old smoking”: I’d think it was staged were it not for the other pictures in the sequence . {via}

Hand Holding

bbrown — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:34:05 +0000

Let Me Google That For You: a pedant’s dream. I predict that this will be big on the forums. {via}

So Pretty

bbrown — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:16:49 +0000

Thats My Face: this is going to be huge within the stalker community.

Beat Factory

bbrown — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:25:37 +0000

JS-909: addictive little drum-kit-like thingy.

View From Above

bbrown — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:11:52 +0000

50 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography: it’s like scenes from a model train world.

Save It For the Toilet

bbrown — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:18:58 +0000

“Could This Damage Your Car?”: I’m glad I read this because “flushing,” on the face of it, sounds like a good idea.

Listen Up

bbrown — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:41:28 +0000

“All Apologies”: what an ass. I’ve encountered scolds who think they need to explain how you should behave, but I’ve never seen anything written by one.

Way More Than Two Dollars

bbrown — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:45:04 +0000

Better Off Dead Camaro: details one man’s quest to own a car from a forgettable 80s movie. {via}

No, You Put Your Weed There

bbrown — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:05:29 +0000

“Vicar hospitalised with potato up his bum”: I thought that only happened in the Appalachian Emergency Room. {via}

Ducking Out

bbrown — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:55:01 +0000

Fake Calls iPhone Application: this is an awesome idea and it looks exactly like the real thing.

SELECT MAX(weight) FROM dbo.YoMama

bbrown — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:37:21 +0000

SQL Putdowns on Twitter: “Your momma is so nasty the only relationship she knows is one to many” Oh snap! {via}

Better Than a Refrigerator

bbrown — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:53:34 +0000

“WiFi thermostat puts power and cooling at your fingertips”: this is a great idea. I especially like the idea of this device enabling agency in deciding what temperature to maintain.

Austere Yet Elegant

bbrown — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:01:28 +0000

35 Stunning Black and White Logos: these are gorgeous! {via}

Do the Daily

bbrown — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:06:52 +0000

NaBloPoMo: I have a hard time supporting anything with PoMo in the title, but I do like blogging every day. (I’m just not very good at it.) Side note: NaNoReMo is belatedly looking for a No to Re this Mo.

Just Browsin’

bbrown — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:04:03 +0000

Amazon Windowshop: sure, it’s a little Apple derivative but it’s a great idea and I bet it makes Amazon a killing.

Not a Chute, a Tube

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:26:02 +0000

How to Make a Poop Tube: linked from the how to live in your car guide. The idea of a portable defecation unit in tubular form intrigues me.

Low-Rent Digs

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:22:56 +0000

How to Live in Your Car: I’ll keep this one handy in case the economy truly does come crashing down.

Watch Them Dogs

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:43:38 +0000

Shiba Inu Puppy Cam: awwww. {via}

Follow Your Nose

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:48:47 +0000

Cereal Mascot Therapy Session: fast-paced hilarity from the College Humor people.

Thundercats Ho!

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:45:30 +0000

Superhero Fashion Emergency: it’s the tights, most definitely.

Shiny Robot Worries A Lot

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:42:38 +0000

Star Wars According to a Three-Year Old: kids are so much fun. This is exactly how my girls talk. It’s adorable.

He’s Going to Blow

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:34:46 +0000

Brohemian Rhapsody: Queen’s song re-imagined as a frat-boy kegger. I cracked up several times.

Uhh, Have We Met?

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:27:52 +0000

Awkward Rap: well-produced rap about life’s little discomfiting times. I’m finally going back through College Humor’s Original Videos section and there are some real gems there.

The End of Scrappy

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:16:29 +0000

CSI: Scooby Doo: zoinks!

No Match

bbrown — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:10:01 +0000

The Dark Knight Meets Superman: “while you were talking there, I went ahead and stopped crime. Like all of it.” {via}

Les Wimps

bbrown — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:31:48 +0000

“France to halt games when anthem is booed”: “We cannot tolerate our Marseillaise being jeered.” Oh those surrender monkeys, so quick to offend. {via}

Down in Front

bbrown — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:25:12 +0000

We Are Scheduled: check out the slideshow at the bottom. It’s one of those week-by-week views of pregnant belly growth except she’s carrying five babies. Congratulations and all, but how can your back support that!?!

PTSD in the Classroom

bbrown — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:44:24 +0000

Troops to Teachers: allows soldiers to transition from active combat duty to urban combat duty without the hassle of certification. Uh huh, does this sound like a bad idea to anyone else besides me?

Next, A Bulldozer on the Roof?

bbrown — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:48:00 +0000

Hackers Delight: pictures from MIT’s rich history of pranks.

Mutual Fund of Omaha

bbrown — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:42:30 +0000

“Buy American”: op-ed from Warren Buffett about why now is the perfect time to be buying up stocks. Money quote (pun intended): “Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn’t. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that pays virtually nothing and is certain to depreciate in value. Indeed, the policies that government will follow in its efforts to alleviate the current crisis will probably prove inflationary and therefore accelerate declines in the real value of cash accounts.”

The Pose

bbrown — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:36:24 +0000

Evolution: let’s say that I disagree with the sentiment, but it’s artfully executed propaganda.

Mr. Sarcasm

bbrown — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:14:38 +0000

John McCain at the Al Smith Dinner: and McCain also cracks wise.

Barack Steve Obama

bbrown — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:06:37 +0000

Obama Roasts McCain at Al Smith Dinner: Obama makes with the funny.

The Library of Wonders

bbrown — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:08:34 +0000

Head Over Heels - Literal Version: I could watch these things all day. {via}

All for Banzuke

bbrown — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:33:21 +0000

Unbeatable Banzuke: the craziest Japanese athletic game show I’ve ever seen. There’s plenty of video of it on YouTube. It makes me wish I had G4 still.

Ship’s A-Ground

bbrown — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:23:26 +0000

Whiner Jerkins All Hands 10/13/08: funny VC Powerpoint parody.

Pooch Perspective

bbrown — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:37:40 +0000

Upside Down Dogs: dogs smile when upside down.

Palinocracy

bbrown — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:42:27 +0000

Palin as President: click around, you betcha. {via}

Get It While It Lasts

bbrown — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:06:39 +0000

Where is Your Username registered: nice service. I went ahead and registered my username at a couple of places where it was available. {via}

Viral Play

bbrown — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:41:33 +0000

Suicide Kittens: moderately enjoyable. Meh.

Frosting Powered

bbrown — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:03:15 +0000

Cupcake Car: yeah, still not helping me to get people. {via}

Around and Around It Goes

bbrown — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:59:53 +0000

Leek Spin: yeah, I don’t get people. I really don’t.

Behold the Repeating Menu

bbrown — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:08:54 +0000

You Fell Asleep Watching a DVD: must’ve been a labor of love. Otherwise, I have no idea why someone would have made this (or registered the domain). {via}

A Snowman in October?!

bbrown — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:06:12 +0000

Unicode Snowman for You: one character at 4000% font size. Nice.

Why the Long Face?

bbrown — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:58:22 +0000

Sad Guys on Trading Floors: another niche blog.

Pipe Wrench Fight

bbrown — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:34:31 +0000

Take on Me - Literal Video Version: hilarious. {via}

Screen Me

bbrown — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:18:07 +0000

“Airport ‘X-ray art’ courts TSA trouble”: in other words, how to miss a flight without even trying. {via}

Unreally Real

bbrown — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:09:19 +0000

Beached: it’s tilt-shifted, time-lapsed video. I have no idea how it’s done but damn if I can’t get enough of it. Check out his Bathtub III and Bathtub II also. {via}

I Hate Birds

bbrown — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:20:10 +0000

Pictured: The moment a grey heron catches a baby rabbit by the ears, drowns it, then swallows the thing whole: nature is badass.

Parody Slash Fun

bbrown — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:29:03 +0000

Dexter Gets His Own Newsstand: I’ve seem the Wired one in person. This is a very clever campaign.

Mixed Bag

bbrown — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:06:42 +0000

The No Votes: Arizona was the only state where every Representative, Democrat or Republican, voted no.

Like Stumping Fish in a Barrel

bbrown — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:05:40 +0000

Couric Stumps Palin with Supreme Court Question: Personally, I would have come back all smart-assed with “Y’know, Katie, I’ve never been fond of Plessy. SCOTUS really screwed the pooch on those.” I definitely think there’s something to this “gotcha journalism” charge. But I can name eleven decisions off the top of my head, after the jump, to varying degrees of judicial precision.

Marbury v. Madison
Lochner v. New York
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizoan
Pacifica
Roe v. Wade
Dred Scott
Northern Pacific
That one that struck down the NRA
Kelo

After reviewing this list, I of course slapped my forehead repeatedly.

The Stars At Night are Small and Dim

bbrown — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:46:20 +0000

5 Friends: continuing on the creepy theme… {via}

Hail the Obama Youth!

bbrown — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:35:28 +0000

Sing for Change: I’m not sure whether its the vapidity of the lyrics, the fervent cheering of the adults at the conclusion, or the children as pawns but this video gives me the willies. {via}

Rock The Shirt

bbrown — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:20:35 +0000

Electronic Drum Kit Shirt: $29.99 seems like a great deal for this shirt. Be sure to watch the demo. {via}

Back in the Day

bbrown — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:17:50 +0000

Google Circa 2001: they’ve restored the index that was present back then. I’m glad that I’ve moved up from result #7 to result #4 for my name. {via}

She Got Into Percocet In a Big Way Too

bbrown — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:47:04 +0000

“Cindy McCain takes the wheel in her own race”: uhhh, wha? She’s into drifting, so much so that she and her son placed 2nd in an amateur competition. Speechless. {via}

Go to Professor Britannica’s Class, Please

bbrown — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:24:29 +0000

Professor Wikipedia: what if Wikipedia had a prominent role in higher education?

Vote Hockey Mom

bbrown — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:19:24 +0000

Head of Skate: CollegeHumor made a trailer for the Disney movie that Matt Damon referred to.

Monologuing

bbrown — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:15:01 +0000

6 Baffling Mistakes Every Movie Criminal Makes: Cracked has some really good list entries. Favorite quote: “Cool criminal genius Hans Gruber wants to commit a robbery. He comes up with a simple plan that involves committing several dozen counts of kidnapping, several acts of murder, firing missiles at police cars and blowing up an entire skyscraper.”

Across the Ponds

bbrown — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:31:41 +0000

Bloody Hell: heh.

Ride the Pony

bbrown — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:28:40 +0000

Diesel XXX SFW: this is a porn video made SFW by animation replacing the underlying actions. There’s nothing shown, but the implication is quite NSFW. Absolutely hilarious!

Square Pegs

bbrown — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:09:05 +0000

“Ah, thit.”: described by the missus as “the funniest one she’s seen and that’s not saying a lot.”

Is Their a Question in the House?

bbrown — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:04:45 +0000

Google Moderator: sort of like Stack Overflow but for anything and not really.

He Looks So Hoppy

bbrown — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:47:04 +0000

Dog on Tramp: not exactly what I was expecting but still fun. {via}

Breast is Best

bbrown — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:25:09 +0000

“PETA Urges Ben & Jerry’s To Use Human Milk”: they’re becoming a caricature of themselves. Yay!

The Friendliest Whipmasters

bbrown — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:18:00 +0000

U.S. Economic Freedom Index 2008: interesting look at which of the states are freest. It’s all relative, of course, since they’re all still under D.C.’s yoke. {via}

What Says “I Don’t Like America”

bbrown — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:37:45 +0000

America the Gift Shop: a little too hostile to America, but well executed concept. {via}

Go After Her!

bbrown — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:35:14 +0000

Oktapodi: well-done animated short along the lines of Finding Nemo but with octopi. {via}

Not So Hallmark

bbrown — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:18:29 +0000

Wrong Cards: offbeat e-cards for every occasion. Kind of funny.

Good Question

bbrown — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:52:46 +0000

How can anyone live like this?: holy crap. Holy, holy crap. *retch*

DIE SPAMMERS DIE

bbrown — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:04:52 +0000

Do spammers get spam?: they don’t like it any better than we do. It’d be a shame if they got more instead of less. {via}

No Robinson Crusoe

bbrown — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:35:35 +0000

Private Islands Magazine: this desert boy wouldn’t say no to private island living. I think.

One Big Ol’ Time Lapse Video Link Dump

bbrown — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:27:48 +0000

The Gradual Made Visible: I don’t normally promote my other sites (what are you talking about ?!) but I just finished this nice collection of time-lapse videos of people that you may want to check out.

Mamma Mia!

bbrown — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:00:12 +0000

Riccardo Patrese Drives Wife Crazy: I don’t know what words she’s using but I know what she’s saying. {via}

YAR

bbrown — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:40:04 +0000

Google Pirate: joins Klingon, Swedish Chef, hacker, and Elmer Fudd translations.

Approximately 33%

bbrown — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:06:32 +0000

Old-School Pie Chart: yum!

Peeping Tom

bbrown — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:22:29 +0000

A House By the Park: interesting blog about one man’s journey to building a custom home. The transparency and openness is neat.

Always Twirling

bbrown — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:18:53 +0000

Citizen Kang: this reminds me so much of the current election (well, maybe every election). Money quote: “It makes no difference which one of us you vote for. Either way, your planet is doomed. DOOMED!”

Free Video is Always Good

bbrown — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:03:43 +0000

IMDB Video: IMDB finally offers full-length video of movies and TV shows. Okay, so it’s kind of Hulu like.

Watch Out

bbrown — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:37:51 +0000

Suspicious Vans: I’d say this one wins top prize. Related: “Van Man” {via}

I CAN HAZ FAME

bbrown — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:02:39 +0000

ROFLrazzi: celebrity captioned photos in the style of LOLcats.

One Less Sasquatch

bbrown — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:49:32 +0000

Palin Bags a Bigfoot: I think it might be Photoshopped though. (Side note: didn’t WWN stop publication?)

Origami With Ads

bbrown — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:55:44 +0000

Netflix Origami: an interesting use of that annoying leftover flap.

Mundane to the Insane

bbrown — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:41:44 +0000

Sunday Afternoon: a rap about errands and chores. I knew I recognized this guy: he’s the same gent behind Every Day Normal Guy Rap Song. Great work!

Not Your Average Rapper

bbrown — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:36:35 +0000

Stay At Home Dad: he gets high on baby hugs.

There’s Gotta Be a Better Way

bbrown — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:10:35 +0000

Jar Glove: finally a decent skewering of ridiculous infomercial product dramatizations. It’s about time.

Short But So Sweet

bbrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:25:12 +0000

Guy Skis Down Tube Escalator: HOLY CRAP! I CAN BARELY WATCH THIS! {via}

Please Don’t Biff

bbrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:28:05 +0000

Claremont HD: HOLY CRAP! I CAN BARELY WATCH THIS. {via}

Sophomore Efforts

bbrown — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:25:26 +0000

EepyBird’s Sticky Note Experiment: enh, not as cool as the Diet Coke/Mentos work. But that’s not surprising. {via}

Freaking Looters

bbrown — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:04:43 +0000

“Hey, Where Did All My Stuff Go?”: it’s hard being a mummified pharaoh.

Exercise Restraint in Popping

bbrown — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:04:49 +0000

Bubble Calendar: I like the idea but $29.95 is too much for this hombre. {via}

Nice Problem to Have

bbrown — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:35:03 +0000

The Internet Overdose Song: moderately amusing.

Stock Photo Search Gone Wrong

bbrown — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:08:20 +0000

The Real Walter Reed: the building behind McCain during his acceptance speech was Walter Reed Middle School not Walter Reed Medical Center. It’s really hard to believe that such a mistake could occur.

Tina Fey and Some Guy

bbrown — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:02:43 +0000

John McCain and Tina Fey on Cover of Life: cool, they look great together. Heh. Oh wait, Tina Fey makes any pairing right. {via}

My, Memory Ain’t What It Used to Be

bbrown — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:33:08 +0000

Flickr Memory Game: Ze Frank’s little Flash app that uses your photographs in a game of memory.