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This was a great year for all things photography, with posts to help you behind the camera, in front of it, when you're shooting, and when you're editing. Here's a look back at our most popular photography tips, tricks, and hacks of 2011. More »

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Kitteh Komic ob teh Day: Sleeping With Cats

2011-12-02T16:08:00.001-08:00

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Kitteh Komic ob teh Day: Sleeping With Cats

via Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? by Cheezburger Network on 11/29/11

Git ur own bed, kittehz! Dey mayk kewl TARDIS wunz 4 u nao!

LoL by: Unknown

Via: Cat Versus Human

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How to Make Waking Up Comfortable and Pleasurable (Instead of Punishing) [Fi...

2011-11-23T08:56:00.001-08:00

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How to Make Waking Up Comfortable and Pleasurable (Instead of Punishing) [First World Solutions]

via Lifehacker by Melanie Pinola on 11/22/11

This is no way to start the morning, though it's probably the most common way: Hit snooze over and over until you're aggravated enough to get up or play mean tricks on yourself, like placing the alarm clock across the room or shredding money if you don't get up. But instead of punishment, what if you made it more pleasurable to get out of bed, even as the weather's getting colder? Consider these (often automated) alternatives. More »

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Make Salad in a Jar for an Easy Grab-and-Go Lunch That Stays Fresh for Days ...

2011-11-08T18:40:00.001-08:00

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Make Salad in a Jar for an Easy Grab-and-Go Lunch That Stays Fresh for Days [Food]

via Lifehacker by Melanie Pinola on 11/8/11

Here's an ingenious way to make sure you eat salad everyday: Make jars of salad on Sunday night that you can just grab to bring to work. If you layer the ingredients correctly, the salad stays fresh for up to four days. More »

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These "Unkillable" Plants Really Will Survive Your Constant Neglect [Plants]

2011-11-02T14:54:00.001-07:00

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These "Unkillable" Plants Really Will Survive Your Constant Neglect [Plants]

via Lifehacker by Melanie Pinola on 11/2/11

I am a plant killer. I've sadly thrown out scores of withered houseplants and almost resigned myself to a life surrounded by fake plastic plants. In one last attempt for live greenery, though, I put several "hard to kill" plants to the ultimate test: I brought them into my home for a few months. Here are the plants that survived and the ones that didn't. More »

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The Rising Value of a Science Degree

2011-11-01T17:06:00.001-07:00

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The Rising Value of a Science Degree

via Economix by By MOTOKO RICH on 10/20/11

Demand for science, technology, engineering and math skills is spreading far beyond fields like computing and lab research, a study finds.

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My favourite comment ever posted on Reddit

2011-11-01T16:47:00.001-07:00

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My favourite comment ever posted on Reddit

via reddit pictures with pictures on 10/24/11

submitted by Yarik32 to funny
[link] [454 comments] [a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net]

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Pizza

2011-10-27T11:55:00.001-07:00

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Pizza

via Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker on 10/20/11

I'm not sure I have any comment for this, other than to say how pleased I am that puns work just as well in math.

Via Vincent Knight

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The Venn Piagram

2011-10-27T11:54:00.001-07:00

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The Venn Piagram

via FlowingData by Nathan Yau on 10/21/11

Get it? It's a Venn diagram made of actual pies. That's why it's called a Venn piagram. [via]

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This Man Is Terrified of Puppies

2011-10-25T12:30:00.001-07:00

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This Man Is Terrified of Puppies

via Warming Glow by Matt on 10/21/11

Call off the search, I have found The Greatest TV Clip of All Time. In Animal Planet's "My Extreme Animal Phobia," badass muscular Marvin, adorned with tattooed sleeves and ink on his face and neck, breaks down into tears at the sight of puppies (video below via Buzzfeed).

In order to face his fear, Marvin has to pet a pit bull puppy that's about 4 months old. And every time I started to feel bad about him having a paralyzing deep-seated phobia, the camera cut to the little puppy wagging its tail and I couldn't help but laugh. There should be some sort of prerequisite for getting a neck tattoo. "I'm sorry, sir, but before I can give you this fearsome permanent mark that will limit your jobs to bouncer and speed-metal bassist, I have to ensure that you're not terrified of cuddly puppies. It's the law."

And now, in honor of Marvin, the MOST FEARSOME GALLERY OF PUPPIES EVER ASSEMBLED.

GAHHHHH NOOO!!! IT'S AN ICY KILLER! TAKE HIM AWAY!

AN ENTIRE PACK OF BLOODTHIRSTY KILLERS! LORD HAVE MERCY ON OUR SOULS!

A MONSTER ESCAPED FROM THE BRINY DEEP! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

SHHHHHH!!!! Back away slowly. It's going to be hungry for flesh when it wakes.

NOOOO!!! THOSE FOLDS OF SKIN CAN SUFFOCATE A MAN!

DEAR GOD HELP US!!! IT'S SHARPENING ITS TEETH IN PREPARATION FOR A KILL!

TWIN KILLERS SENT FROM HELL!!! MOTHER OF MERCY HEAR MY PRAYERS!

OH GOOD GOD LOOK AT THOSE RAZOR-SHARP CLAWS!!!! RUN, YOU FOOLS! SAVE YOURSELVES!

DON'T GO NEAR IT! IT'S ONLY FEIGNING SLEEP TO LURE YOU IN!

GAAAAAHHHH IT'S ABOUT TO POUNCE! WE'RE DOOMED!

*weeping* I tried to live a good life. This is the end.

Careful! Those claws will rip open your belly and spill your entrails for a bloody feast!

*loses control of bowels* Oh God. We're in the middle of their camp. We're as good as dead.

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Penguin Sweaters!

2011-10-25T12:26:00.001-07:00

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Penguin Sweaters!

via The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan by Andrew Sullivan on 10/21/11

With purpose:

Skeinz, a yarn store in New Zealand, is calling on knitters throughout the world to knit sweaters for the penguins affected by a massive oil spill that occurred earlier this month. The tiny sweaters, while eliciting aww's and squee's, serve a very important function: they prevent the oil-soaked birds from poisoning themselves by preening, as well as keeping them warm before it's their turn to be cleaned up by cleanup workers. And, you know, who doesn't want to save the lives of penguins by dressing them in the most adorable way possible?

The yarn store, unsurprisingly, has been inundated. It no longer needs sweaters.

(Image from Grist.)

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Client: “I don’t want to download it. Just give it to me over the phone.”Me:...

2011-10-18T14:10:00.001-07:00

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Client: “I don’t want to download it. Just give it to me over the phone.”Me: “It’s...

via Clients From Hell on 10/14/11

Client: "I don't want to download it. Just give it to me over the phone."

Me: "It's a computer program, I can't give it to you over the phone. I can mail you a DVD, or I can tell you how to safely download it over the internet."

Client: "Look, I'm not downloading anything, and I'm not getting off the phone until you give it to me."

Me: "…Okay, do you have a pen and a piece of paper?"

Client: "Hold on…Yup, go ahead!"

Me: "0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 (continued saying random sequence for about 20 seconds)"

Client: "Okay, I guess you can mail it to me."

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Elements

2011-10-18T14:07:00.001-07:00

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Elements

via xkcd.com on 10/16/11

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10/12/11 PHD comic: 'Junk'

2011-10-12T20:49:00.001-07:00

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10/12/11 PHD comic: 'Junk'

via PHD Comics on 10/12/11

Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham		www.phdcomics.com

title: "Junk" - originally published 10/12/2011 For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE!

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khrysta-eats-lemurs: skarosoul:

2011-10-12T20:45:00.001-07:00

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10/07/11 PHD comic: 'Trouble vs. Length'

2011-10-12T12:02:00.001-07:00

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10/07/11 PHD comic: 'Trouble vs. Length'

via PHD Comics on 10/8/11

Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham		www.phdcomics.com

title: "Trouble vs. Length" - originally published 10/7/2011

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Great posters from upcoming movies

2011-10-12T11:50:00.001-07:00

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Great posters from upcoming movies

via Miss at la Playa by verymoni@gmail.com (Monica.) on 10/11/11

J. Edgar, by Clint Easwood

Release date: October 11

There's only one thing that I love as much as I love fashion, and it's the movies. I love watching good films, reading news about the film directors, the actors, the crew...

We have some exciting new films coming soon, such as The Ides of March with George Clooney and Ryan Gosling (not released in Spain yet), J. Edgar with Leonardo di Caprio by Clint Eastwood, (one of the best actors nowadays, he truly deserves an Oscar), the Iron Lady with Meryl Streep (another Oscar for her, surely), or Drive also with Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan.

They have designed great posters for these films, they are works of art! It's great when they are allowed to be creative.

The Iron Lady

US Release Date: December 16

Martha Mary May Marlene

US Release Date: 21 October

In Time

US Release date: October 21

My week with Marilyn

US Release date: November 4

Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy

US Release Date: December 9

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Two men walk into a bar…

2011-10-10T19:43:00.001-07:00

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Two men walk into a bar…

via Patent Law Blog (Patently-O) by Dennis Crouch on 10/10/11

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Five Alternative Career Choices that May have made Mario’s Life Easier [Image]

2011-10-08T12:00:00.001-07:00

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Five Alternative Career Choices that May have made Mario’s Life Easier [Image]

via the How-To Geek by Asian Angel on 10/6/11

Better Than Plumbing [via 9GAG]


Stupid Geek Tricks: How to Modify the Icon of an .Exe File	The How-To Geek Guide to XBMC Add-Ons	How to Uninstall or Remove Windows 8 From Your Dual-Boot Setup

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Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

2011-10-07T14:09:00.001-07:00

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Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

via The Big Picture on 10/7/11

The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition lets us see beyond the capabilities of our unaided eyes. Almost 2000 entries from 70 countries vied for recognition in the 37th annual contest, which celebrates photography through a microscope. Images two through 21 showcase the contest's winners in order, and are followed by a selection of other outstanding works. Scientists and photographers turned their attention on a wide range of subjects, both living and man-made, from lacewing larva to charged couple devices, sometimes magnifying them over 2000 times their original size. -- Lane Turner (38 photos total)

Wim van Egmond of the Micropolitan Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands photographed a Leptodora kindtii (giant waterflea) eye from a living specimen using the differential interference contrast method. (Wim van Egmond)

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We've All Been There

2011-10-07T09:02:00.001-07:00

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We've All Been There

via The Online Photographer by Michael Johnston on 10/5/11

I guess it's not too hard to figure out what's been happening to this photographer a lot lately. Funny.

Mike
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Sweet Stitching with Erin: Cross-Stitch iPhone Cases

2011-10-06T08:57:00.001-07:00

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Sweet Stitching with Erin: Cross-Stitch iPhone Cases

via The Purl Bee by purl bee on 10/4/11

I freely admit to being one of those people who standson the street corner with my iPhone, checking emails, looking for the closest Chinese restaurant, and calling my mom... all at the same time. But as a crafter and general lover of all things homey and handmade, I've longed to somehow make this sleek plastic piece of technology fit into my aesthetic worldview a little better.

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POINT REYES, CA (MORE, NOT FILM STUFF)

2011-10-05T19:00:00.001-07:00

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POINT REYES, CA (MORE, NOT FILM STUFF)

via the image is found . personal blog on 10/5/11

MORE FROM OUR LOVELY DAY IN POINT REYES :)

SELF TIMER SUCCESS!

SHORTLY AFTER THESE PICTURES THE RECOIL FROM THIS SEAWEED WHIP KICKED MY ASS :(

CANON POWERSHOT S95

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