http://www.ciao.co.uk/Soreen_The_Fruity_Malt_Loaf__Review_5311928 It's me to a T... really; and from an unbiased 3rd party too.
Former Microsoft CTO brings hi tech to kitchens Posted: 1 week ago by soreen
Not just fancy gadgets, but real technology used in unusual ways.
Autoclave used as a pressure cooker?
100 ton hydraulic press to make jerky?
and you thought Alton Brown was a geeky food guy.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 47 [+].
Cookie Monster on the Origin of 'Om Nom Nom Nom Nom' and How to Eat a Cookie Posted: 2 weeks ago by soreen
Via Rocketboom
Cookie Monster shows Ella the right way to eat a cookie - om nom nom nom nom!
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 309 [+].
Gunman on the loose in Orlando Office Building Posted: 3 weeks ago by soreen
ORLANDO, Fla. – Officials said at least eight people were hurt in a shooting at a downtown office building Friday and a gunman was on the loose.
People streamed out of the high-rise building around lunchtime and some told local television stations they had barricaded themselves inside their offices
Just what is the world coming to?
Edit: 1 Fatality, 5 injured... The shooter surrendered
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 563 [+].
Viewmaster 2009 Posted: 1 month ago by soreen
How to make a set of virtual reality goggles from an android phone and a bit of cardboard.
Blue Peter was never like this when I was a kid..
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 185 [+].
50 Things that are being killed by the internet Posted: 3 months ago by soreen
Tasks that once took days can be completed in seconds, while traditions and skills that emerged over centuries have been made all but redundant.
The internet is no respecter of reputations: innocent people have seen their lives ruined by viral clips distributed on the same World Wide Web used by activists to highlight injustices and bring down oppressive regimes
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 402 [+].
Office Camouflage Posted: 3 months ago by soreen
I don't understand a word they are saying.
luckily there's no need to.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 78 [+].
China mobile users face jail for sexy texts Posted: 4 months ago by soreen
BEIJING — Mobile phone users in central China could face jail for sending unwanted erotic text messages while in the north, one local Communist Party branch has held 480 meetings on the problem in the past month.
Henan province has announced that firing off just one such message could see the sender slapped in detention for up to five days, the China Daily reported on Tuesday.
Three messages could result in 10 days behind bars and a fine of 500 yuan (73 dollars), the English-language newspaper reported.
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Guy catches laptop with his butt. Posted: 4 months ago by soreen
A guy catches a laptop throw at him with his lower set of cheeks.
try explaining a mishap at the ER....
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 185 [+].
Best Volcano Footage in the World Posted: 5 months ago by soreen
This is the most insanely interesting volcanic footage I have ever seen! Watch it all the way through because it gets closer up and more intense towards the end. Amazing stuff!
-Larry O'Hanlon
taken from discovery channel blogs
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 219 [+].
Toddler accidentally buys $15,600 digger on auction site Posted: 6 months ago by soreen
Parents Sarah and Reid Quinlan, of Stanmore Bay north of Auckland, were astonished to wake one morning to find Pipi had bought the huge excavating digger in a TradeMe auction.
The technically savvy kid had woken early and, with the rest of her family sound asleep, decided to play with the computer.
With a few clicks of the mouse she entered Internet Explorer and the Trade Me site her mother had already logged on to.
Comments: 11 Score: [-] 582 [+].
Google searches for which employees are going to quit. Posted: 6 months ago by soreen
Concerned a brain drain could hurt its long-term ability to compete, Google Inc. is tackling the problem with its typical tool: an algorithm.
The Internet search giant recently began crunching data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories in a mathematical formula Google says can identify which of its 20,000 employees are most likely to quit.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 99 [+].
Pennsylvania acid spill forces evacuations Posted: 8 months ago by soreen
A tractor-trailer carrying 33,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid overturned in eastern Pennsylvania early Saturday after the driver tried to avoid a deer. About 5,000 residents were forced to evacuate.
This is about 20 mins from where I live.. Why couldn't it have been something safer, like gasoline or something..
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 186 [+].
Who stole our porn? Posted: 10 months ago by soreen
Officials in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden say the municipal pornography archive is missing and they fear it may be lost for good or stolen.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 524 [+].
Model files lawsuit against Google Posted: 11 months ago by soreen
Wants to find out who called her a Skank and Old Hag.
Comments: 16 Score: [-] 525 [+].
Porsche takes over Volkswagen with more than 50 pct of shares Posted: 11 months ago by soreen
The German luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car manufacturer, after purchasing more than 50 percent of VW shares, Porsche said late on Monday.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 136 [+].
Tear Gas Grenade Scare in Wilkes-Barre Posted: 11 months ago by soreen
Police say two construction workers were working in an upstairs apartment when they found a tear gas grenade. They pulled the pin and the tear gas went off.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 75 [+].
2009 Halo Wedding Posted: 12 months ago by soreen
They met playing "Halo" in 2004, and in January they'll get married by a guy wearing Master Chief armor.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 85 [+].
Google Docs Holiday 08 collaborative artwork Posted: 1 year ago by soreen
Google folk were looking for fun ways to show users how to use Google Docs for the holiday season.
This is what they came up with as a spreadsheet, with a handful of users collaborating on the product.
Timelapse video available in comments
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 191 [+].
Tired of missing out on NSFW links? Posted: 1 year ago by soreen
Seeing all those links tagged as NSFW on Plime?
Can't wait till you get home and need to look NOW?
Feeling a draft when browsing?
want to hide yourself using technology?
just want to get a few funny looks?
then you need Body-Technology interfaces from Sternlab.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 25 [+].
Google predicts flu outbreak by search habits Posted: 1 year ago by soreen
Google apparently can predict flu outbreaks from the way people are searching for information.
In their words -
Each week, millions of users around the world search for online health information. As you might expect, there are more flu-related searches during flu season, more allergy-related searches during allergy season, and more sunburn-related searches during the summer. You can explore all of these phenomena using Google Trends. But can search query trends provide an accurate, reliable model of real-world phenomena?
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 178 [+].
Mtv Launches MTVMusic.com - 1000s of music videos online Posted: 1 year ago by soreen
For all of you haters out there griping about how MTV doesn’t play music videos anymore, here’s something to calm the waters. Check out MTV’s new website, MTVMusic.com — our new online catalog that finally opens up MTV’s massive music video archive.
While MTV.com has always been a source for the latest music videos, MTVMusic.com offers up a more in-depth library, including over 16,000 videos, “Unplugged” performances and exclusive MTV concert footage. And if a video you’re looking for isn’t there yet, check back regularly as more and more vids are added daily.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 151 [+].
Pittsburgh students will not fail... Posted: 1 year ago by soreen
Pittsburgh Public Schools officials say they want to give struggling children a chance, but the district is raising eyebrows with a policy that sets 50 percent as the minimum score a student can receive for assignments, tests and other work.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 124 [+].
Olympics rendered in Lego Posted: 1 year ago by soreen
more large scale lego
more olympics in the media
put the 2 together, what do you get ?
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 228 [+].