Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
Gotta love those frivolous lawsuits. From Obscure Store:
Andrew Burnett , who was convicted of flinging a dog into traffic during a fit of road rage three years ago, is suing the dead dog’s former owner and the San Jose Mercury News for allegedly causing him mental anguish, post-traumatic stress disorder and other woes. The newspaper’s lawyer says: “This is pretty much the definition of a frivolous lawsuit.”
From b3ta: Patrick Combs got one for $95,000 and in a moment of whimsy cashed it. Read his long and fascinating story. Great read.
You’ve seen (or at least heard of) people take pictures of their privates on copy machines or scanners. So after you’ve done that, then what? You time-lapse scan the mashing of food in your scanner.
What happens when you combine those wacky Brits, a expensive digital camera, and a remote-control car? You get Pigeon Cam, and, surprisingly, I laughed pretty hard.
The magician said he got the idea while lying in a bathtub thinking of US celebrity street magician David Blaine, who spent 62 hours inside a big ice cube in New York’s Times Square last November. What a moron.
Gotta love the BBC: They never seem to get things right. And these examples of improper ALT tags prove this even more:
You know when you’re at shopping site, and you click on an item, it will give you other items “you might like” as well? Well, sometimes these things don’t work quite right (From NTK)
One of the most common questions I’m asked is how you can find certain information on the ‘net. The answer? Think (and act) like a journalist. There is honestly not a whole lot you can’t find on the ‘net.
First, I’ll run just a quick basic search through Google to see what it can come up with (and remember that you can get phone numbers, maps, and a whole bunch of other stuff with Google, too. Click Here to see.). You can also try the various simple tools at iTools.com to help, as well.
I also subscribe to the ResearchBuzz and Search Day e-mail newsletters which are full of useful, specialized search sites.
And another useful site that should be on every researcher’s toolbar: The Journalist’s Toolbox. From general to specialized searches and sources, this site will provide dang near everything you’ll ever need. It’s tricky to wade through, but if you’re looking for something, you can (and probably will) find it via this site.
My favorite little hoser sent me this nifty flash clock (I think I’ll see if I can get this as a wallpaper or something). I still really like the human clock because of the human element behind it, and most of the pictures were taking here in Oregon.