Redditor cbexton asks, I like big butts and I cannot lie, but is there some evolutionary reason as to why? Which gives rise to perhaps the greatest Reddit thread ever. Take a look at some of these hilarious responses: When a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face […]
Two Videos and a Winner
Or, this is what happens when I’m too tired to properly blog. The first video, via Gizmodo, reveals how NASA Photoshops Hubble’s images. According to HubbleSite: Hubble images are made, not born. Images must be woven together from the incoming data from the cameras, cleaned up and given colors that bring out features that eyes […]
Giveaways
Ahh, giveaways. I know for a fact that the net is full of people who trawl sites just for giveaways and contests, as well as those who manage to enter single drawings numerous times under various pseudonyms without getting caught. Because who doesn’t like free stuff? And as much as the blog is great on its own, […]
The 31st Way to Upgrade Your Ramen
Yesterday, the foodie site Serious Eats wrote about the 30+ Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Instant Noodles. And while I certainly wouldn’t call every method “easy” (just reading about the Ramepherd’s Pie gave me a headache), nor did all the modifications actually look that tasty in this blogger’s opinion (Ramacos and Ramac & Cheese look…interesting), I […]
If You Can Spare 5 Minutes…
Watch this inspirational tearjerker of a video. Produced by TMB (Thai Military Bank), the video is a part of an ad campaign that challenges people to make a difference. It tells the true story of how a group of boys from a tiny floating village called Koh Panyee overcame the odds to bring soccer into their […]
If You Watch It Backwards [Tumblr Blog of the Day]
If You Watch it Backwards is a submission-fueled Tumblr blog which tells you exactly what would happen if a movie or TV show’s plot or premise were reversed. Some of my favorites from the first few pages include: If you watch Pinnocchio backwards, it’s about a fairy that turns a boy into a puppet, who is […]
How Pee Helps Us Understand Social Media
Great chart. My only question is: how come I’ve never heard of Quora? Via Gizmodo (still hating the new layout of all Gawker sites!) You may also like: What Social Networking Was Like Before the Internet Wednesday Rewind: The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication How Donuts Help Us Understand Social Media Class […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 6 – Styling the Sidebar
Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The HeaderPart 4: The Main MenuPart 5: The Rest of the Header Because the ET-Starter theme is set so that the user can choose between one, two, or no sidebars (in whichever relative position to the main content), there exists various CSS classes […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 5 – The Rest of the Header
Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The HeaderPart 4: The Main Menu In this post I will discuss how to complete the rest of the header elements in my blog theme. First up: the searchbar. In WordPress, adding a searchbar is relatively simple. All you need to do is […]
How to Be Awesome on Twitter [Slideshow]
Ed. note: My heart goes out to everyone affected by the devastating earthquake in Japan. I hope that anyone reading this has all friends and family members safe and accounted for, and I will continue to keep the nation of Japan in my prayers. I confess that I have not been as active on Twitter […]