A Duke engineering grad by the name of John Cornwell has fashioned himself a beer launching refrigerator.  While the prototype is a bit crude in that it only holds 10 cans of beer and it’s quite loud (watch the video to see it in action), there is some serious potential here. Is there a foam [...]

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It’s never to early to start your kids down the road of unrealistic expectations. Now, your 12-15 year-old can travel to beautiful Northfield, Massachusetts to take part in the official American Idol Camp. That’s right, this ain’t no knockoff camp. For a measly $2900 your kid can learn singing, dancing, acting, set construction, instrumental music, [...]

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Language is a Virus is a site devoted to helping you end the dreaded writer’s block with a variety of games and exercises.  From creativity activities to writing prompts, this could be a pretty useful tool for all kinds of writing.  LanguageIsAVirus.com Technorati Tags: Language is a Virus, writer’s block, LanguageIsAVirus.com

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So this Florida theatre is hosting a charity production of Eve Ensler‘s acclaimed play “The Vagina Monologues.”  But, some lady is driving by with her niece and the kid asks what that word means and she’s embarrassed to tell her.  So, of course she calls  and complains.  In response, the theatre has changed the name [...]

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Well, if you’re feeling a little sluggish today, there’s a scientific reason. According to experts, today is the unhappiest day of the year. Taking into account mathematical equations that account for things like bad weather, debts from Christmas shopping and failure to keep New Year resolutions, January 22nd is the most unhappy day of the [...]

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The ever-popular Darwin awards, celebrating the chlorinating of the shallow end of the gene pool, are posted here. The top-rated story involves a British guy who vaporized himself after being warned to avoid all manner of flame & fire.  Dumbass. Technorati Tags: Darwin awards

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Interesting post over on Neatorama about the 5 smallest countries in the world. And you thought Green Bay was small. Vatican City Monaco Nauru Tuvalu San Marino Technorati Tags: Neatorama, Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu, San Marino

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A couple sad and telling quotes (below) from a USA Today story about how the TV manufacturers and cable companies have launched proactive efforts to educate the public about HDTV. “Perplexed TV purchasers often will hook up an HDTV incorrectly, then return it to a store as defective…” “One in four HDTV owners is still [...]

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 An informational video made with Sims 2.  A veryl done video that is fun to watch. I’ve tried to make videos using Sims 2 and failed horribly, so this is extra cool to me. Technorati Tags: video, Sims 2

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Sure, they are on a neverending quest to take over the world. That doesn’t preclude them from doing some really cool stuff. And, from making that really cool stuff accessible by the legions of insanely loyal Mac users (count me as a member of that cult). To preach to that congregation, Google launched a blog [...]

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Hopefully we have your attention. It’s really exciting when the blog community can unite for a common cause. A bunch of us came together to pay tribute to the victims of September 11, 2001, and now bloggers are coming together for another cause – Breast Cancer. Click here or on the banner above to make [...]

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Wisconsin state representative Frank “Rambo” Lasee is proposing legislation to make it legal for teachers and principals to carry concealed weapons. Not only is this yahoo from Wisconsin, but Frank Lasee supposedly represents my district. Freakin’ moron. Technorati Tags: Wisconsin, concealed weapons, Frank Lasee

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It’s that time of year again… time for Beloit College to release their annual Mindset List. Since 1998 the list has looked at “the cultural touchstones that have shaped the lives of today’s first-year students.” Some of my favorites about the incoming class of 2010 (mostly born in 1988)… 2. They have only known presidents [...]

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Sometimes, you don’t want timing to be everything. Schneider National just laid off about 120 people locally here in Green Bay, affecting a couple people I know personally. So, the irony of what follows is not lost on me. The fine folks over at the Consumerist have posted a booklet distributed by Northwest Airlines as [...]

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Fellow Green Bay area blogger Dana VanDen Heuvel is enlisting the help of folks in blogland to compile a list of the 50 greatest thinkers in modern marketing. He plans to do a an in-depth post on each one. If you have any suggestions, click on over now. FYI, he’s defining “modern” as in the [...]

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