Wikipedia meets their fundraising goal: $16 million

Network World reports that Wikipedia has successfully reached their $16 million funding requirement for 2011. Looks like Jimmy's face on the front page has done some good after all. I must agree. Advertising does not belong in Wikipedia: Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn't belong here....

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Graphic Violence

"Graphic Violence" by Corridor Digital. via. Laughing Squid

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FreshDirect Donates 72,000 Pounds After Snow Storm

FreshDirect Donates 72,000 Pounds After Snow Storm: Our friends at FreshDirect donated approximately 72,000 pounds of food to City Harvest this week after Monday’s snowstorm brought business to a halt on the east coast! Attached are shots from this morning’s 1,000 pound drop off at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in...

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Chopsticks in Japan

My Life in Japan...WOW: Japanese Person asks  a foreigner, "Can you eat with chop sticks?"</p> 1.  Incorrect answer by a foreigner:  "Yes I can" 2.  Correct answer by a foreigner:    "Can you eat with a fork?"

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Trinity Church in Antarctica

Trinity Church in Antarctica

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Don't brag about your child's drawing talent

If you are a senseless douchebag having no love or sympathy to the kids, checkout this "I AM BETTER than your kids" website. Maddox is behind this senseless commentary, demeaning and scorning child's art work by grading it from A to F — is this your type of thing? I've...

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New Solar Power Technology Revealed

BBC News: A prototype solar device has been unveiled which mimics plant life, turning the Sun's energy into fuel.</p> The machine uses the Sun's rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water into fuels which can be stored and transported. The 'fuel' for this...

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The Horror of Merry Christmas by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Wait and see. Your presents might be just waiting for you. Credits: STARRING Amin Mammadov Marilyn Heidecker Brent Lilley DIRECTED BY DANIELS (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) THANKS Douglas Burgdorff Araz Mammadov MUSIC Sleigh Bells "Rill Rill"

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Streetline Parking in San Francisco

Streetline in San Francisco has developed a wireless parking sensor technology that will assist you with open parking spots over your smartphone. You have your phone and you arrive to the spot. What do you do when you can't find parking? Your smartphone will tell you where there is an...

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Bruce McCall's NYC Without Cars: Shakedown Street

The New York Time's Bruce McCall presents "a vehicle-free paradise."

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