Leap gives me the feeling of having control over the chaos that inevitably creeps into the home folder over the years, despite all efforts. And it's incredible what stuff you can find that you didn't even know exists.
With Leap you find things based on your natural memory of that file. “Hhmm it was a big photoshop file of a basketball court” or “Something I tagged important” or “A word
I thought this was kind of amusing when I saw it, an American flag pin in a plastic bag clearly marked MADE IN CHINA. That seems kind of ironic to me. You would think an American flag pin would be made in America. Not so as you can see. I wonder if [...]
We already reported that Microsoft had banned quite a lot of users who modded their Xbox 360 consoles in order to play pirated games. But now it seems that, although these people can't access the Xbox Live service, it doesn't mean that they are out of business, as copies of Need for Speed Undercover and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe have already appeared on torrent sites. The two games, which
Earlier last month, the Wall featured an odd brick that spoke of a Christian biker “gang” and the Hells Angels throwing down in a real life barroom brawl.
A couple of days ago, the uh, Set Free Soldiers’ “leader of the pack” - Phillip Aguilar - could lose his freedom. Ah, irony and richly deserved as [...]
“Alex and the Ironic Gentleman,” by Adrienne Kress is a mesmerizing adventure story about a young heroine on a mission to save her sixth grade teacher from a group of deadly pirates.Alex is a ten-and-a-half year old girl who attends the Wigpowder-Steele Academy, a prestigious institution noteworthy for its stuffy personalities and ancient teachers. Needless to say Alex doesn't exactly enjoy
Thoughts from my first (yeah, I’m lucky) weekend working experienceI’ve just finished my first experience of working in the weekend. What once was a personal taboo of mine is no more. I’ve worked through the very late evening on Thursday to avoid bringing work home but still couldn’t avoid some required finishing work.Working in the weekends is not as devilish as I thought it would be. I a
On Sunday, August 31, as Hurricane Gustav was barreling towards the Louisiana coastline, the front page of the Travel section for the Houston Chronicle recommended as a vacation destination, under the headline, “Swamped with fun”…..New Orleans and the State of Louisiana!
Of course, these articles are written well in advance of their publication and printed days
From the nyt:
“The National Front, the French anti-immigration party, is selling its historic headquarters to a Chinese university to raise cash, the party’s leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, left, was quoted on Monday as saying. Mr. Le Pen, whose slogan in several presidential campaigns was “Keep France for the French,” confounded predictions by reaching the runoff [...]
I took this picture on July 17, 2008 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A pretty conservative city right next to the capital, Kuala Lumpur. It's at the swimming pool of the condominium where my brother stays. I find it completely ironic that pools in a somewhat-conservative Islamic country forbid swimming in shorts and demand speedos. Go figure! Needless to say, I swam in my shorts. Not out of shyness, but
That John McCain, who repeatedly opposed the creation of a holiday to commemorate Martin Luther King (although he did later change his mind), would be running against a man who is living proof of the fruit of Dr. King's labor?
Whatever happened to Alanis Morissette anways? She disappeared for a long time, reappeared to get engaged to Ryan Reynolds, only to get dumped. What was she doing all that time in between?
The man who first didn’t “do God”, said that those who talk about religion are regarded by the public as “nutters“, and then made a massive hoohah over converting to Catholicism is now going to devote his life to faith.
Yes, Tony Blair has proclaimed that he is going to “spend the rest of my life” [...]
Alanis Morissette visited the 'Today' show on Friday (May 23), performing her 1996 hit 'Ironic', the 1998 release 'Thank U', and the new single 'Underneath'. Alanis also spoke with co-host Matt Lauer about her upcoming release 'Flavors of Entangleme
... conform unor experiente acumulate in ultimele luni mi-am mai construit o regula. e inutil sa actionez fara regula fiindca mai devreme sau mai tarziu se alege praful de tot traseul parcurs. regula suna astfel: sa nu crezi niciodata in oamenii care iti promit ca vor fi alaturi de tine si ca nu te vor mai lasa sa pleci. e cea mai mare minciuna pe care am auzit-o, si surprinzator, doar din partea barbatilor. nu inteleg de ce simt nevoia sa minta cu fraza asta. probabil au impresia ca daca ii promiti femeii vesnicia, obtii de la ea tot ce iti doresti in cateva ore de la prima intalnire. si evident ca nu iti doresti prea multe... nu este cazul in care sa se intample asa. contrar aparentelor, nu sunt nici naiva nici dobitoaca. si totusi cred. credeam. am crezut de trei ori. deja la a trei
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Need some irony with your angst-battered diet this morning? Swell, try some of this. Disney and Pixar are set to release their latest animated blockbuster, WALL-E, this summer. The premise of the film finds WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class) cleaning up the Earth's trash after rampant, unchecked consumerism made the planet uninhabitable. So how do they promote the film? You got it, they launch a new line of plastic WALL-E robots developed in partnership with WowWee and Thinkway Toys which no child could possibly live without. Ultimate WALL-E will list for $190 when launched sometime this summer and feature 10 motors, a remote control, and plenty of sensors to avoid obstacles, respond to touch, and feel the mocking satire of its own existence. The bot wi
Two men waiting at the Pearly Gates strike up a conversation. "How'd you die?" the first man asks the second. "I froze to death," says the second. "That's awful," says the first man. "How does it feel to freeze to death?" "It's very uncomfortable at first", says the second man. "You get the shakes, and you get pains in all your fingers and toes. But eventually, it's a very calm way to go. You get numb and you kind of drift off, as if you're sleeping. How about you, how did you die?" "I had a heart attack," says the first man. "You see, I knew my wife was cheating on me, so one day I showed up at home unexpectedly. I ran up to the bedroom, and found her alone, knitting. I ran down to the basement, but no one was hiding there, either. I ran up to the second floor, but no o
I knew about your sister, I knew about the other girls and I’ll still dote on you and sleep with you despite your lies about these things.
Why?
Because hey, I’ve been lying too. We’re all liars.
I’m sleeping with your best friend, have been for a while now…and maybe you know and that’s why we are the [...]
i·ro·ny [ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] 1. a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated. b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject,
In an episode that many are calling ironic, Forrester Research has sent out letters to affected employees that a laptop computer stolen from one of their employees contained private employee information—and, one would assume, that the device was not encrypted. Current as well as past employees are affected, and the data that could potentially fall into the wrong hands include names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. As is the case in such announcements, it was pointed out that the hard drive is protected via a password, but there was no mention of encryption, leading one to believe that there wasn’t any. Also, it sounds like there was no mention of there being other safeguards or “technologies” on that laptop either, unlike the Memorial Blood Centers announcement from yesterday.
Could it be that the person sending out the letters made a gaffe? Perhaps. Forrester’s CPO—Chief People Officer—sent out the letter informing of the pote
What you have to love about aloe vera is that it's from a cactus.
It's something that is known to help skin, keep it soft and healthy and it's from a plant that will scratch your face off if you get near it.
It's like the plant version of irony.
And there's another example. The plant hoodia gordonii looks similar to a cactus in the American West - you know, the stereotypical one that just need a hat put on it.
Extracts from the plant have been showed to help suppress a person's appetite and therefore promote weight loss.
And what's so ironic about that? Well, it's a plant, and the one...
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The MySpace spam roller coaster has been an interesting ride, but will it ever end?
The MySpace PR channel, “Tom,” has been ironically “slamming” spam in its messages sent to MySpace users because of the burdensome tactics the company feels it’s forced to implement in fighting spam. It’s ironic because, although the MySpace website has more users than any other social networking website, many of its numbers are quite inflated by automation tools such as bots and adders; and that’s interesting because inflated numbers for MySpace equals more ad revenue for MySpace. The problem is, its rigorous tactics to ward off the spam only:
Make the company less money by decreasing “hits”
Cost the company more money by increasing labor and hardware
Aggravate the users
It’s evident that phished accounts – accounts that have had the user name and password stolen in efforts to spam the friends of the account – are nothing short of bad user experiences either, bu
This morning we have had an IPO filing with the SEC from a company called CreditCards.com. If this...
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I know, I know, youre dying to see Superbad, the upcoming teen comedy about two High School buds coming to terms with their separation anxiety. The films written by Seth Rogen and is directed by Judd Apatow, who both worked together on another little release this year called Knocked Up. But what about the films soundtrack, you ask?
From my friend Libby @ Diary of an Air-Force Wife - Keep up the good work overseas and give that beautiful family hugs from the pirate twins and me.As a stay at home mommy and wife shopping for the house and the family is a big part of my job. Here are some things I found to be a little giggle inducing along the way.Germany statistically rains 85% of the year, yet the BX does not carry rain jackets, rain boots or warm weather clothing. However, they do have a very wide variety of swimsuits, sandals and essential summer pool equipment. For that ever so average enlisted member sitting in the rain relaxing at their personal pool.Second, in a career field where being on time is considered late and be early is considered being on time an alarm clocks is the number one item needed in making this possible it puts a smile on face that the BX does not sell ANY type of alarm clock; they do however sell six different types of 62" screen TV's.On a base where following the US laws of car seats fo
Another new shop that came to my attention lately is The Ironic T-Shirt Corporation from Boulder, Colorado. The folks over there are rather political and their t-shirts comment today's media, politics, and lifestyle. What I liked the most in The Ironic T-Shirt Corporation is that their statements are not some dry political text. On the contrary, they incorporate a huge dose of humor, satire, and irony in their designs, which makes them, I believe, more appealing. My favorite line is Freedom of Speech which consists of shirts with a head of Bush, Cheney, Clinton, Tom Cruise, or Paris Hilton with a blank speech bubble where the customers can write their own saying with iron-on letters or erasable markers. Related to this line is an ongoing contest, where everyone can submit an idea for a Freedom of Speech bubble and every week three winners will receive a free t-shirt. Also have in mind that there is no shipping charge, which makes your deal even sweeter (t-shirts cost around $17), and
DOAN vs DUCEPPE A COMEDYIS IT NOT IRONIC THAT THE SAME GUY WHO IS CONDEMNING SHANE DOAN'S REPRESENTING TEAM CANADA AS IT'S CAPTAIN FOR HAVING USED THE ''F'' WORD WHEN REFERING TO SOME FRENCH CANADIANS, IS LEADING A POLITICAL PARTY AGAINST THE ''F'' ENGLISH CANADIANS. THIS WHOLE QUESTION OF BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT IS BEING CARRIED A BIT TOO FAR, PERHAPS A RUSSIAN CAPTAIN WOULD BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA ? I THINK NOT.WHY IS IT O.K. FOR FRENCH SPEAKING COMEDIANS AND SPEAKERS TO REFER TO ENGLISH SPEAKING CANADIANS AS ''LES MAUDITS ANGLAIS '' ? ALL THESE EXPRESSIONS HAVE NO MEANING HERE BUT DON'T DARE USE THE WORD JEW YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY HAVE THE WHOLE JEWISH CONGRESS ON YOUR BACK. jUST LISTEN TO SOME OF THE COWBOYS FRINGANTS SONGS AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.OUR POLITICIANS NEED TO GET AWAY FROM ELECTION TALK AND THE HIGH COST OF GAZ FOR OUR CARS ACROSS THE BOARD, NOW THEY BRING IN HOCKEY TO CREATE A DIVERSION.http://www2.blogger.com/blogoptionsarchiving.g?blogID=
Is it not strange how we could readily believe what our mind perceives. The dreams we enter nightly, some we like and some we don’t. Yet, most of them, we have no control over. It is the reverse which is true -we allow it to control us, and we show our uninhibited character.
It was in this morning that I had slept, having a nightmare of myself discovering that I was a squib. For the benefit for those who do not know, a squib is a person who comes from a family lineage of wizards and witches but does not possess any magical powers.
Hence in discovery of the dreaded ‘fact’, I was crying in the dream, wondering why I was so different from the others. After I awoke, I was pondering, just pondering about that wretched dream, which I had thought to be real.
To wish it to be true would mean the entire Harry Potter Universe existed within our world. However, it would consequently mean that I would be a squib, rendering my knowledge of the magical world both to be useless and
It struck me at some point yesterday how twistedly ironic my husband's and my health problems are. All of the health issues I've struggled with over the past two years have been initially and sometimes continually ignored by health professionals....
WHY DOES AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREWKEEP DOING THIS TO ME!?!? For the second season in a row, ABDC has eliminated my favorite crew on the second to last episode. They are so close and I am so excited for them, then BAMM! They are in the bottom two. I love ...
