Blogadilla.com: The Tijuana of the Internet http://www.blogadilla.com The Tijuana of the Internet Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en © blogadilla@gmail.com () blogadilla@gmail.com() The Tijuana of the Internet blogadilla@gmail.com No no http://www.blogadilla.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Blogadilla.com: The Tijuana of the Internet http://www.blogadilla.com 144 144 Flight of the Concords Has Returned!! http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/flight-of-the-concords-has-returned/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/flight-of-the-concords-has-returned/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:31:02 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2276

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(images by VeryBigJen)

Very Big Jen’s Romance Novel Parodies.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Bonus Round:
World of Longmire’s gallery of altered romance novel covers.

(via Susan)

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Though the name is a little ambitious (this font will not likely save rainforests), the concept is incredibly cool: a font that requires less ink.

The free EcoFont, by SPRANQ.

(via Dan)

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/ecofont/feed/ New From Google: SmartA$$ Search http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/new-from-google-smarta-search/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/new-from-google-smarta-search/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:56:31 +0000 Heywood http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2273 From around the Interwebs– the newest project from Google: SmartA$$ Search. Here are a few preliminary screenshots from the ultra-secret beta:

Google SmartA$$

(via CollegeHumor; via Laura)

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/new-from-google-smarta-search/feed/ Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no-keyboard/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/06/apple-introduces-revolutionary-new-laptop-with-no-keyboard/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:01:31 +0000 Heywood http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2272 A little humor for your morning from The Onion:

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]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/03/chariots-of-trash/feed/ Foreign Grocery Store Adventures II http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/02/foreign-grocery-store-adventures-ii/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2009/01/02/foreign-grocery-store-adventures-ii/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:32:38 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2269 Another chapter of Foreign Grocery Store Adventures. This month’s installment: the Daiso Japanese houseware store (nearly everything is $1.99) in Los Altos, CA.

Japanese “Poo Stick”: I can’t prove it, but this “Finger Stick, Pointer for Party” looks like a “poo stick.” If anyone can read Japanese to enlighten us, or if anyone knows of any Japanese poo related games, please contact us in the comment section below.



Japanese Inflatable Breasts + Japanese George Bush Senior Mask:
Both were a meagre $1.99 each and are perfect for decorating unsuspecting sleeping people. More info on Japanese Inflatable Boobs here.



The Cutest Memo Pad Ever!!:
Could you fit more cuteness onto a single memo pad!?!
If twelve year old girls ruled the world, this is what our currency would look like.

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GOING OUT NEW YEAR’S EVE

PRO: It’s New Year’s Eve and at least you did something, even if the party sucked.
CON: 60% chance the party will suck.

PRO: Everyone else is out having fun: dressed up, drunk, and lively.
CON: You see most of these people on a weekly basis: dressed up, drunk, and lively.

PRO: There will be snacks and hors d’oeuvres!
CON: There will never be enough snacks to drown out the monotony.

PRO: You’ll feel like a loser sitting at home.
CON: You’ll feel like a loser sitting at a party.

PRO: You like dancing and drinking.
CON: Both combined = blackmail moment.

PRO: It will be a night of drinking champagne.
CON: It will be a night of drinking champagne.

PRO: This is a chance to celebrate the passing of 2008, a decent year.
CON: This is a chance to watch TV and go to sleep early.

PRO: You might get lucky.
CON: You might not.

PRO: You need to go out, have fun, be social.
CON: Falling asleep on the couch in your underwear while watching buddy cop movies is secretly more satisfying.

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On December 11, the Japanese Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (Computational Neuroscience Laboratories) provided the press with these two sets of images. The top set of characters was shown to a test subject, and the bottom set was scanned from the brain of the test subject.

Yes - black and white image snapshots from the human mind.

By using fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging), the ATRI-CNL team was able to map bloodflow patterns in the visual cortex of test subjects. With the aid of software and voodoo, they were able to reconstruct the images “seen” in the mind of the test subjects.
Holy sh!t!

Super-cool technology we can expect to see from this:
• “Dream photography.”
• Witnesses producing mental photographs of perpetrators and crime scenes.
• Communication with the paralyzed/comatose.
• Espionage: photography of sensitive/classified materials from memories.
• Testing “psychic abilities” by photographing “visions.”
• Marketing development: learning what images “stick.”
• Real-to-mind artwork: photographing your artistic vision.

(via Pink Tentacle, via Chunichi)

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/30/minority-report-only-years-away/feed/ Photo of the Day: The Lemonator http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/30/photo-of-the-day-the-lemonator/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/30/photo-of-the-day-the-lemonator/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:20:53 +0000 Heywood http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2266 I was recently back at my parents’ house in California, where we’ve had for a long time a troubled lemon tree that yields only a few fruit per year. This year was no exception, as it only bore two lemons– yet somehow this monster was one of them:

Giant Lemon!

According to the Interwebs, it turns out that my lemon is nowhere near the world’s largest. Apparently a farmer in Israel found a lemon in 2003 that was 11 pounds and 9.7 ounces… That’s like a giant baby!

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I was watching it today and felt compelled to create this handy graphic to keep track of the terrorist deaths in Die Hard. A drinking game could be based on this somehow.

[click to enlarge]

And yes, I am a nerd for making this.

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/27/die-hard-who-died/feed/ Two Haiku Movie Review: Triple Threat http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/27/two-haiku-movie-review-triple-threat/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/27/two-haiku-movie-review-triple-threat/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:25:00 +0000 Heywood http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2264 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Brad PittThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Cate Blanchett

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Great special effects;
Brad Pitt looked ninety years old.
But you’ll spend three hours.

Cate Blanchett is great,
Even as an old lady.
A strange but good film.

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

A blast from the past,
Nixon has a sweaty lip;
Worth your ten dollars

Entertaining flick.
Frost looks just like John Edwards
Check this movie out.

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Explosions were cool;
Militaries are complex;
Hitler was a douche.

Cruise can’t speak German;
This movie put me to sleep;
Ultra depressing.

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/27/two-haiku-movie-review-triple-threat/feed/ Santa-cons http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/26/santa-cons/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/26/santa-cons/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:16:56 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2263 Not to be confused with SantaCon, earlier today I was struggling to design a suitable Santa Claus emoticon (most posted on the internet look like Gary Oldman or Homer Simpson).
Here are the ones I came up with:

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/26/santa-cons/feed/ Merry Christmas!!! http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:41:07 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2262 In an experiment to see if Thanksgiving “Hand Turkey” technology can translate to other holidays, I’ve generated a few “Hand Santa” prototypes for your holiday enjoyment.


Scoliosis Santa - This one is Santa with a spinal injury or Santa on a trampoline.


Swandive Santa - This is Santa Claus plummeting from a great height.


Spread Eagle Santa - This one simply says “Santa is ready for some lovin’.”


Santapus - This one was an experiment to see what Santa would look like as an octopus (yeah, I know, he only has five legs - I don’t have eight fingers you moron).

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/feed/ Fall on Your Knees . . . http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/24/fall-on-your-knees-2/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/24/fall-on-your-knees-2/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:13:57 +0000 Heywood http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2261 To get you in the holiday spirit, here’s an uplifting rendition of “Oh, Holy Night” that is guaranteed to undeck your halls. It just gets worse and worse until you lose bladder control simply listening to it. Guaranteed to make Baby Jesus cry.
Turn up the volume and enjoy.

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/24/fall-on-your-knees-2/feed/ 3:40 To get you in the holiday spirit, here's an uplifting rendition of "Oh, Holy Night" that is guaranteed to undeck your halls. It just gets ... To get you in the holiday spirit, here's an uplifting rendition of "Oh, Holy Night" that is guaranteed to undeck your halls. It just gets worse and worse until you lose bladder control simply listening to it. Guaranteed to make Baby Jesus cry. Turn up the volume and enjoy. None blogadilla@gmail.com no No Cheet Sheets http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/23/cheet-sheets/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/23/cheet-sheets/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:46:20 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2260

Free downloadable Christmas shopping Cheet Sheets by Made in England.

(via Notcot)

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Give any houseplant an urban park feel with Park Planters designed by Tristan Zimmermann.

Set for $100.00 at Charles & Marie.

(via Notcot)

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/23/park-planters/feed/ J*** in My Pants http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/22/j-in-my-pants/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/22/j-in-my-pants/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:26:40 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2258 If you missed this on SNL a few weeks back, another hilarious digital short by The Lonely Island:

J*** in My Pants [NSFW]

Funny Stain Bonus Round:
This song can now be purchased at the iTunes store.

]]> http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/22/j-in-my-pants/feed/ It’s Christmas Time in the City http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/20/its-christmas-time-in-the-city/ http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/12/20/its-christmas-time-in-the-city/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:31:47 +0000 timbotron http://www.blogadilla.com/?p=2257

As things are ramping up to the holiday season, shoppers are running amuck, and claustrophobic Winter is upon us, The Centennial Society offers some helpful tips for relieving holiday stress.

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A topic close to our hearts, we at Blogadilla salute Bad Candy - a site dedicated to exploring and eating the worst of the candy world.
The writing is hilarious.

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