“We’re #1”
How the Internet Gets Inside Us : The New Yorker
I’m just taking a guess here, but I bet a place called “Mr. Nigro’s Famous Steak Hogies” probably wouldn’t stay in business for too long.
Choosing the best airplane seat
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… But just 20 minutes earlier, as Bill Finnegan stood at the microphone, came the meeting’s single moment of hushed silence. Mr. Finnegan said he was a Marine lance corporal, home from Afghanistan, where he had worked as a mediator with warring tribes.
After the sustained standing ovation that followed his introduction, he turned to the Muslims on the panel: “My question to you is, will you work to form a cohesive bond with the people of this community?” The men said yes.
Then he turned to the crowd. “And will you work to form a cohesive bond with these people — your new neighbors?”
The crowd erupted in boos. “No!” someone shouted.
” — NYT, 6/10/10: Heated Opposition to a Proposed Mosque
Suitcase stickers guaranteed to get you arrested by airport security (via @meaderic)
What do American High School Biology teachers believe about evolution?
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Reblogged from my other tumblr:
This guy made the first real iPhone Killer.
Designer Ronen Kadushin has designed an open-source mallet for smashing up iPhones.
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