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Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

There’s an episode of Phineas and Ferb in which the evil plan of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz is to use a small army of giant robotic penguins to freeze the city with their icy breath and then get the citizens hooked on his delicious hot cocoa.

Grow Your Own, Can Your Own -- WWII Vintage Sign

Between 7AM and 7PM Eastern you can watch Bao Li and Qing Bao – the two new Giant Pandas at Smithsonian’s National Zoo – live on the Panda Cam as they explore their indoor and outdoor habitats at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat.
I know everyone is already drowning in what seems like an unrelenting torrent of insane news lately, but I feel like it’s important to highlight that last week Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett said he believes aliens have underwater bases on Earth.
New research suggests that your coffee habit might help protect against type-2 diabetes. – via Arnold’s Pump Club
The Unassuming Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Is One of America’s Best Hidden Gems for a Weekend Getaway – via my dad
I recently watched the 1991 Steven Spielberg film Hook for – I think – the first time. Great fun.
The new MCU-themed Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl hype video is pretty intense.
Anyone interested in iOS app development with SwiftUI should be reading Swift with Majid.
Workout.lol is a handy one-page web app that gives you an exercise routine based on what equipment you have available and which muscles you want to target. (Pairs well with musclewiki.com.) – via kottke, from way back in July of 2023
It’s a bummer that the Dead Bothans Society has been abandoned. It looks like most of the site was archived, thankfully, and many of their videos are still available on YouTube.

I love The Octonauts, although I do sometimes worry it’s giving my son an unrealistic perception of the coffee consumption rate of the average undersea exploration headquarters polar bear captain.

#FridayFive: PopChartLab Posters

Very cool artwork

Gifts for Guys

Excellent things to buy the men in your life

How to Make Great Coffee with a French Press

How to make a great cup of coffee

The Seam and the Hole

If you put the seam right over the hole, the coffee drips.

Christmas in November

On November 4th I entered my local Starbucks and laughed when I saw the entire store was decorated for Christmas. There happened to be a manager and a “barista” working the counter, so I mentioned that it was a bit early for Christmas decorations. The manager replied, as if I was daft, “No it’s not.

A Wet Laptop

My mom just sent me the following text message: I just dumped a venti starbucks on my work computer! Help! Attempts to contact my mom via her cell phone have failed. Unfortunately even if I could get her on the phone, the only advice I could give her — after over a decade of working

The Secret Superpower of Starbucks

When I have the opportunity I am apt to choose the underdog. Aside from the sinfully delicious Cinnamon Dolce Latte, for example, I dislike Starbucks and will generally go to the mom-and-pop coffee shops scattered around Los Angeles. More often than not lately, though, I am finding that Starbucks’ secret superpower is consistency. Mussolini kept

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