Posts tagged “pollution”

Newly published study says now inevitable that ~3% of Greenland ice sheet will melt due to climate change, triggering global sea-levels to rise a foot, an outcome we couldn’t avoid at this point even if world stopped emitting all greenhouse gases today.

• Let’s go for a swim! (Don’t forget your sunscreen!)
• A friend of mine discovered what may be the most horrifying cause of death in the history of the world.
• College football season starts in just about eight weeks. Much of it is televised. You should watch.
• Driving with His Lordship would make getting lost pretty scary.
• The Rolling Stone article concludes by declaring we have no hope of winning in Afghanistan. That is 10,000 times more important than any stupid snipe by an unnamed “aide”.
• If you have an old iPhone collecting dust, you can easily convert it into an iPod Touch. Or you could simply try to let yourself be bored.
• Did you know that an astronaut on the International Space Station was tweeting photos from space? (see also)
• You Were Doing It Wrong is the best Ask.MeFi thread ever. It should be required reading for everyone on the planet. (Second best!)

• The iPhone just keeps getting better. (I’ve had each one.)
• What Broke My Father’s Heart
• I have been in hysterics reading quotes from the fascinating lives of the people who live in my furniture catalogs… “Oh, dear. Our Q-Tip decanter is almost 1/5th depleted!”
• Lake Street Creamery. We guarantee IT WILL TURN YOU INTO A GOD.*
• The Swedish Chef cooks popcorn shrimp.
• The oil spill? “It’s heartbreakin’, baby.”
• The Who Tall Are You? mirror looks like it would be fun for a teenager’s room.
• It will probably be light years centuries before the Sci-Fi Airshow makes its way to Los Angeles, and I sadly won’t get to see it.
• Real Life vs. CSI:Miami
• Proper punctuation is important. Seriously.

• Here’s some excellent advice from Mike Rowe, of Dirty Jobs fame: “Don’t be that guy. Don’t wait for the world to acknowledge your accomplishments.” (He’ll also help you find a job.)
• For @andybabb: A Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
• Where can I fly for how much?
• Twirdie is Twitter golf!
• The Earth is just amazing. (I had no idea the Titanic was that deep.)
• Porn surfers are likely to have out-of-date software that can be exploited, making those users an attractive target for cybecriminals.
• Sexual Congress
• How to keep someone with you forever — employee or lover.
• The Spill, The Scandal and the President is the inside story of how Obama failed to crack down on the corruption of the Bush years … and let the world’s most dangerous oil company get away with murder. (Does anyone else ever wonder why the hardest hitting investigative journalism in America is consistently done by a rock ‘n roll magazine?)

• Fun With Secret Questions & Answers
• CrabRevenge.com: “Yes we sell pubic lice and yes we are proud of it.”
• Life is beautiful.
• The Boston Globe has the best coverage (as usual) of an extraordinary event. This time The Big Picture details the oil spill.
• If you are in any way involved with building things on the web, you should read A Brief History of Markup.
• Looking for literary superheroes? Behold the awesome power of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne!
• Have you ever wondered if there is video of an enormously pregnant woman and her skinny friend doing a very disturbing dance to the theme song from Law & Order: SVU? You’re in luck!
• Bonus: The 50 Worst Video Game Names Ever