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Links for 11/09/2009

Amanda Ruzin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30:20 +0000

(from @happy_stomach) @amandaruzin Nice evening. Solid cocktails. LTHers in full force though more like 8pm on a Saturday than a Monday. 1 night’s enough for me. (in reply to this tweet)
@happy_stomach Too many things going on tonight! I wanted to go to that, too. (in reply to this tweet)
The “work-to-glory” ratio and “product-plus-process” rule apply to more than knitting: http://bit.ly/1kzaym
Netflix restored my queue. Too bad I can’t blame them for the crap in there.

Amanda Ruzin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:29:46 +0000

Amanda Ruzin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:29:30 +0000

@cinnachick Sweet, sounds like fun.
Apple Cider Donuts

How to make apple cider donuts. Mmmm, donuts.

(tags: apple cider donut recipe)
swissmiss | Inkjet tattoo paper

Use your inkjet printer to make temporary tattoos.

(tags: temporary tattoo printer)
How To Use An Apostrophe – The Oatmeal -

“It’s (it has) been a fun day. We should go to the velociraptor petting zoo more often!”

(tags: grammar apostrophe)
Could a Human Beat a T. Rex In Arm Wrestling? | Popular Science

“T. rex’s arms might have looked wimpy, but they were extremely strong. Each was about three feet long and, based on the size of the arm bones and analysis of the spots where muscle attached to the bone, they were jacked. “The bicep alone—and this is a conservative estimate—could curl 430 pounds,” Conrad says. Even the beefiest humans max out at around an embarrassing 260 pounds.”

(tags: dinosaur trex arms)
Chatting on the VAX over a 28.8 modem was faster than Google Wave’s “real time” collaboration. What’s with the lag, G?
This stop motion, taxidermied White Rabbit might be the creepiest thing I have ever seen: http://bit.ly/12rG8K I will never sleep again.
(from @Neil_Hamburger) Ed Hardy and Long John Silver’s are pairing up to create the worst product ever.

Amanda Ruzin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:29:16 +0000

Experiencing Sun Wah’s growing pains.
I could spend all morning reading SucceedBlog: http://succeedblog.org/ (via @wardepartment)
@srobbin That would also explain the murder victim with gunshot and stab wounds but no bullets or knives around. (in reply to this tweet)
List of cats with fraudulent diplomas – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wasn’t this also a Garfield cartoon?

(tags: via:twitter=joegermuska cat humor)

(sources: Twitter user @joegermuska (Joe Germuska))
(from @srobbin) @amandaruzin Sounds like one of those murder mystery puzzles. It was ice. (in reply to this tweet)
@wardepartment Either that or an army of mice are getting revenge for their slain brother. (in reply to this tweet)
(from @wardepartment) @amandaruzin Chase is clearly teaching the mice how to swim. (in reply to this tweet)
Mystery of the day: why is the litterbox full of water? I’m talking about enough to cover 2-3″ of litter. No leaky ceiling, water elsewhere.

Amanda Ruzin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:28:58 +0000

(from @rocketlass) @amandaruzin Oh, dear. I could have warned you about that. It had such promise! (in reply to this tweet)
(from @zephoria) I love librarians. They always make me feel like the world’s gonna be AOK.
I am sad to report that Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus is not a very good movie.

Amanda Ruzin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:58:01 +0000

(from @JoeGermuska) @amandaruzin @stellakestell my eyes burn!! where they are now: “the Canadian identical twins with voices of angels.” http://bit.ly/RLOou (in reply to this tweet)
@catechism Don’t look now, it’s a spacebug t-shirt: http://bit.ly/4vnaAL (If I saw someone wearing this, I would avoid and/or throw things.)
@stellakestell Whatever the hell it is, it just ain’t right. Are they all wearing pearl necklaces? Icing on the icky cake, really. (in reply to this tweet)
Just reactivated my Netflix account. To celebrate my return, Netflix deleted my entire queue.
Car Finder iPhone App Uses Augmented Reality To Find Your Wheels | Cult of Mac

I have been dreaming of this application since I learned how to drive .

(tags: augmented reality iphone)

Amanda Ruzin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:21:56 +0000

@stellakestell Awesome, love it. (in reply to this tweet)
Knitting a cardigan from the top down, hating purling across the back. Considering converting into a pullover. Next time, steeking!
Craftzine.com blog : Costume: Low Resolution

This looks like it would take even less time than my last minute squid costume, and has the added bonus of being clever.

(tags: costume)