December 2011
Happy Holidays!!
Just when you were thinking the day after christmas would be a relaxing, take-it-easy down day, there is still plenty to do!! RARRRRRRRR! Here’s a list of today’s holidays and observances for the REAL go getters:
Boxing Day, except when 26 December is a Sunday Boxing Day is transferred to 27 December by Royal Proclamation (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances:
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Stella Artois - A Little Something Bubbly to Wash...
The good Flemish folks at Stella Artois (Leuven, Bel) aren’t forgetting where “she” came from. Stella was first brewed in 1926 as a seasonal beer specially marketed for the Christmas holiday. It did so well, they’ve been pumping out the golden bubbly stuff ever since.
Evidently it became a little too popular in the U.K., where the Brits took to nick-naming Stella Artois...
Rise In Stock Price Suggest Bitcoins Stays
Timothy Lee at Ars Technica postulates the possible return of Bitcoins in 2012 with a roundup of various philosophies on the good and the bad. Looking for a last minute Christmas gift? How about it!?? Bitcoin that stocking out with some secret hexadecimal economics!
FedEx Responds To YouTube Video of Malefic Package...
After FedEx Guy Throwing My Computer Monitor went bazonkers on YouTube, Fedex issued an apology, also on YouTube: FedEx Response to Customer Video. The apology is relatively solid and impressive, this guy should be Speaker of the House!
On the other hand, do you feel as if you can regain trust in the company now? Is this guy driving a van for FedEx because he loves his job? Or is it a typical...
R. Kelly To Continue "Trapped in the Closet"...
Awwww hellllzzz yess! TMZ just broke news that R. Kelly wants to more-than-double the length of his hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet… that is, if he can find the money. Kelly is reportedly ready to film 32 new chapters to add to the 22 previous nail-biting bits of urban musical theater, but! Because it costs so much to film each one, he’s seeking outside investment.
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U.K. Tweeter Goes Postal, Sends Tweets Via Snail...
Giles Turnbull (aka @gilest) is a fun loving Brit who recently decided to take his Twitter account offline (literally), and to conduct his twitter correspondence by old-fashioned mail instead. What was the result of this little experiment? “Getting mail was fun again.” Woo-hoo…
It struck Mr. Turnbull that traditionally, letters and postcards were often communiqués more akin to...
Winter Solstice, What Does It All Mean?
A diagram of the sun’s path over the U.S. during the winter solstice (via).
Feel SAD lately due to the long nights and short days during these cold months? A lot of people do, but things are about to turn around. Tonight! The winter solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere this Thursday, December 22. Meanwhile, south of the equator, let the summer solstice begin!
The winter solstice...
Anonymous Stands United With All/Divided by None
Anonymous reportedly launched a DDoS attack early today, shutting down multiple Egyptian government websites in a show of solidarity with protesters whose ongoing demands to end military control of the country have been met with brutality.
The cyber-assault was announced on several Anonymous Twitter accounts (AnonyOps, AnonOps, AnonymousIRC, YourAnonNews) with hashtags like #Egypt #Solidarity...
Bon Jovi Not Dead, But Jong Il Still Is
The World Loses A Gem
Pusuke, the world’s oldest living dog, died this month at home near Tokyo at the ripe old age of 26 years and 8 months. Don’t get it twisted — the oldest dog EVER was Bluey, an Australian Cattle Dog who died in 1939 at the age of 29. But still, Pusuke, a Shiba-mix, had quite a run at 125 human/dog years before leaving this cold world behind for the big dog park in the sky.
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Photos of Exploding Christmas Ornaments
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