Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
I mentioned a while back an xkcd comic for a great mattress for couples. Looks like somebody’s gone and created the concept for something similar:
This version doesn’t have the Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots like the xkcd version does, which I believe is a requirement for this thing to go to market.
Link via BB.
Playing Tetris with humans would be far more entertaining than the video game:
If I was going to rob a market, I’d arm myself with something a bit more powerful than a Sharpie.
Starting yesterday, spare lithium batteries are banned from checked airline luggage. However, it’s not the end of the world.
Microsoft is planning on discontinuing Internet Explorer.
Update on 1/16: Welcome BBSpot Mailbag readers! Feel free to check out the front page of the site for more time-wasters.
Here are 50 things us men really wish you knew. A few of my favorites:
8. No question need ever be asked through a closed bathroom door if I’m inside. I love you less with each syllable you utter.
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29. When you call us at work “just to chat,” we’re not really listening; we’re checking our e-mail.
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41. Do not expect to have a conversation via text message (Jake Note: Or IM) unless you use the words “naked” and “waiting.”
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43. Anytime you cook for us, we’re happy.
“Search ended for Michigan man lost in Hawaii blizzard.” Yes, you read that right. Link via Fark.
Taser International is creating a Taser gun that can disable someone up to 98 feet away (up from their current 25 feet). Full story.