Wisdom from the net as collected by Charlie (aka Cyberchuck)
Oct 20th 2008cyberchucktxBizarre & Humor
Blender Defender: Have a cat that won’t stay off your counters? I do. I finally got fed up with it enough to do something about it: scare the crap out of him with a motion-detecting blender (while recording the results for my own amusement, of course).
Oct 20th 2008cyberchucktxBizarre & Humor & Political-sites
Warning: In Case of Terrorist attack, do not discard brain.With Barack Obama so far ahead in the polls some people are getting worried that this election cycle’s October surprise will be a terrorist attack. There was, after all, the 2004 Madrid train bombings and Osama Bin Laden did personally intervene in the last US presidential election.
So this week’s comic is a friendly reminder: keep your brain running at all times. When you switch it off bad things happen.
Today’s comic is also available as a printable PDF. If you’re interested in something more high-res, there are posters for sale at the Miscellanea store.
P.S. for anyone who’s curious, the symbol below the ionizing radiation symbol and above the biohazard in the spiffy new chemical hazard symbol developed by the US army.
Oct 7th 2008cyberchucktxGeneral
Weird Universe explores every aspect of a human and natural cosmos that is not only “stranger than we imagine, but stranger than we can imagine.” One of the principals is the guy behind the syndicated “News Of the Weird” column that appears across the country. Continue Reading »
Oct 7th 2008cyberchucktxBizarre & Humor & Misc2
Museum of Hoaxes: Examining dubious claims and mischief of all kinds. The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. Continue Reading »
Oct 7th 2008cyberchucktxArt & Environmental & Graphics & Media & Photography & Technical
HOME – a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. A Unique Trip – Yann Arthus-Bertrand takes us on an original journey all around the planet, to contemplate her, to understand her. HOME will help us understand our relationship with our planet. In a same move, the treasures she offers and hte marks we leave behind us will be revealed with one single goal: to urge us to protect the Earth.
Oct 3rd 2008cyberchucktxEnergy & Marketplace & Technical
Green Building.com : everything you want to know about green building. The green building ideas on this page for each room are by no means complete: there are always more innovative ideas that can be applied to specific situations and, as technology improves, new ways to save energy and resources, improve air quality, and so on. Continue Reading »
