Posted 6 days ago
Oh, yum! If I had pumpkin on hand, I would probably start baking this recipe now.
in Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
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in Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
Posted 6 days ago
What a great way to compromise on a holiday dessert! Yum!
in Recipe: Gimme Both Pumpkin Pecan Pie
Posted 6 days ago
This story almost seems like a no-brainer. Since people are online a lot more than they used to be and technology is far different from what it was after some of the major wars of the last century, it seems natural that today's veterans would be interested in connecting to other veterans online. It's good that there are resources out there to enable them to do so.
in Veterans Today More Likely To Commisserate Online
Posted 6 days ago
Interesting travel idea: visit sights related to Kristallnacht.
in Violence against Jews began in Germany 70 years ago. Seven places to go to remember
Posted 20 days ago
I might have to try these pumpkin cookies (minus the Splenda). The combination of yogurt, honey, pumpkin, and spices could be quite tasty.
in 35 Calorie Pumpkin Cookies
Posted 20 days ago
This cake is shaped and decorated like a jack-o-lantern, rather than being a cake flavored with pumpkin.
in Halloween Pumpkin Cake
Posted 20 days ago
There's a ton of irony in this video supposedly with copyright law and Internet expert Jonathan Zittrain leading to a note from YouTube about the video being removed because of a Viacom copyright claim.
in Jonathan Zittrain on The Colbert Report
Posted 47 days ago
Great quote: David S. Birdsell, dean of the school of public affairs at Baruch College in New York: "A lot of people will tune in for the same reason they watch NASCAR: because on that last turn a car might crash and burn. There is a very clear disaster potential, and also a genuine interest in a very new person against a very senior person."
in Style often trumps substance in debates
Posted 47 days ago
Notice how the grooms seem to be the ones injured on the cake toppers. Is it the husband who's saying his former wife decapitated him or pushed him off the cake with the divorce or is it the woman who's making the cake in victory of beheading her former spouse?
in Divorce Cakes (PICs)
Posted 47 days ago
This recipe is indeed great! I think I would add less sugar next time, perhaps as much as 1/3 cup less, because the orange juice really makes the cookies sweet. I put in more chopped nuts and raisins, especially because I had no carrots on hand. Despite the ingredients list not mentioning rice milk, the instructions say to add some. I added extra orange juice when the batter looked dry and that seemed to work fine.
in Vegan Oatmeal Spice Cookies
Posted 48 days ago
This cake could be interesting. Since the frosting contains alcohol, does that mean you'd have to card people who would like to eat a piece?
in Cherry Beer Cake Recipe
Posted 48 days ago
This pie sounds yummy, but I don't think this season is the right one for frozen pies.
in Frozen Cherry Cream Pie
Posted 48 days ago
I have been looking for a dump cake recipe for a while. With all the fruit, this one sounds delicious.
in Aloha Strawberry Dump Cake
Posted 48 days ago
This cake sounds like it would be easy to make and quite tasty.
in Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted 49 days ago
I think I'm going to have to try this recipe. It sounds like a good mix of things I like to eat.
in Tomato and Kielbasa Shortcake
Posted 49 days ago
I wonder if this tastes like a cake version of green tomato pie.
in Tomato Spice Cake
Posted 49 days ago
Banned Books Week is this week! Cool!
in Grapes Of Wrath' And The Politics of Book Burning
Posted 50 days ago
At first, I thought "Gluten-free beer bread? Isn't beer usually made of grain and, thus, frequently contains gluten?" The recipe specifies that people should use gluten-free beer.
in Gluten Free Beer Bread
Posted 51 days ago
I am a huge fan of upside-down cakes. This one seems like it would be quite delicious. I might have to find an excuse to bake it.
in Pumpkin-Cherry Upside-Down Cake
Posted 51 days ago
This pie is incredibly easy to make and was a hit at the vegetarian potluck I attended this weekend. I altered the recipe because I feared with just chili powder, it would be a little bland for my taste. I should have added even more cumin and garlic than I did. Perhaps substituting salsa for the tomatoes would be an improvement, too. It's nice as it is, but I would prefer a little more flavor. I think I'll experiment with what is left.
in Vegetarian Tamale Pie
Posted 54 days ago
I need to stop reading articles about restaurants so early in the morning. Some of these sound like they're worth a visit. Yum!
in Happy Autumn, Boston!
Posted 54 days ago
This recipe sounds rather interesting: water, brown sugar, and tapioca to make caramel pudding.
in RECIPE: Caramel Pudding
Posted 56 days ago
Oooh, cool idea! It reminds me of the instant messages a friend of mine was receiving so he could learn square dance definitions a little bit at a time.
in A smart way to find time to read - DailyLit
Posted 57 days ago
I just saw some of the designs on the evening news. They look great! I'm glad the mint is doing more with different coin designs.
in New Lincoln penny designs unveiled
Posted 57 days ago
Here's a nice look at the history of the computer chip.
in The chip that changed the world
Posted 57 days ago
I guess they weren't rollover minutes ...
in California Train Crash victim’s cell phone made numerous calls to Family after his death
Posted 57 days ago
"No one seems to know why Kashiwagi kept these snakes in plastic boxes all over his home.Maybe they are afraid to ask." Gotta love that quote. :)
in 50 Poisonous Snakes Found in Man’s Condo
Posted 60 days ago
If the train is moving, doesn't it have the right of way? It's much easier to stop a bus than a moving train.
in Train Hits Bus in Los Angeles
Posted 61 days ago
I did not touch the collider. I swear.
in Hadron Collider hit by electrical hitch
Posted 61 days ago
That looks familiar to me. *gives cat a hard look*
in Why it's hard to work at home.
Posted 62 days ago
I'm pretty sure I've seen a similar video before. What impresses me the most is the flow. It must have taken some work to figure out the order of the music and the dancing.
in 60 years of Dance in 6 minutes
Posted 62 days ago
This news should bring some hope to women. I wonder how long it will be before the vaccine is cleared for human trials.
in Breast cancer vaccine hope raised
Posted 62 days ago
These ads are as great as the t-shirts!
in Man's Obsession With Breasts Harnessed For Good Cause
Posted 63 days ago
I don't know whether to be excited or scared.
in Peru to try out Windows on XO laptops
Posted 63 days ago
I know the Internet is looping around when I find things in Babbledog that I blogged years ago. :) That parking garage is great! I can see why it's still making the rounds.
in Cool library parking garage, Kansas City
Posted 64 days ago
Oh, my. I never really understood BASE jumping. Sure, some of the sites are gorgeous, but to me, they aren't worth the risks. "Hey, kids, don't try this at home."
in BASE Jumper Survives Crash
Posted 68 days ago
The Target ad on this about.com item really seems inappropriate.
in September 11th Remembered
Posted 70 days ago
The more I learn about this collider, the more I appreciate my own job assuring quality.
in Next Stop: The Fourth Dimension, With Large Hadron Collider Experiments
Posted 71 days ago
After finding these cookies in Babbledog, I had to make them. I love peanut butter and couldn't stop thinking about what these would taste like. They're very easy and quick to assemble. I substituted sugar for the Splenda and only used one cup. I also used maybe a cup of oats more to get a slightly drier texture. I'm having a difficult time not eating the entire batch. :) I already have a few variations in mind.
in No Bake Cookie's
Posted 78 days ago
This NOAA site has great information about Hurricane Gustav, including maps and advisories.
in ...Hurricane Gustav...
Posted 80 days ago
Do you think maybe it's a name thing? If you don't enunciate McCain Palin properly, people might think you're saying Michael Palin. How well would Monty Python do in an election (ignoring any potential citizenship issues)?
in McCain chooses Alaska gov Palin as running mate
Posted 82 days ago
I'm surprised none of the are holding signs that says "Quality assurance keeps rejecting my code." ;-)
in Have you hugged a developer today?
Posted 86 days ago
I'm watching the closing ceremony now on the telly in the United States. Glamorous! Anyone else watching?
in Olympics closing ceremony photos
Posted 90 days ago
*sings* Look outside the raincoat's gone Oh, oh, oh
in Introducing the Vex Bottle Bot (aka Beer Bot)
Posted 90 days ago
Each time this discussion arises, I can't help thinking about how many women look younger than they actually are. Asian women seem to have this reputation more than women of other nationalities. Like some of the NBC announcers said, how many times have we thought a young woman is as old as she says she is. I'm curious about the truth in this matter.
in China Olympic Committee Busted by Google Cache?
Posted 90 days ago
A fellow was wearing a shirt to the dance the other night that said something like "Middle aged and still as tarp as a shack."
in The Shack, by William P. Young
Posted 90 days ago
I want to know more about the special enbalming fluid.
in Dead man stands throughout 3-day wake
Posted 90 days ago
I mentioned this recipe to a friend who really likes oatmeal raisin cookies. His eyes lit up. I told him he had to throw a party or something to get me to bake some for him. He just might do that now. What made me think of it is that we ate at a place giving away granny smith apples. Yum! :)
in Muffin - Top Apple Oatmeal Cookies
Posted 90 days ago
The TSA's announcement answers some of what you ask. It sounds like you can put them in the same bag, but you have to put the bag into the x-ray machine in such a way that the computer compartment is separate from the portion with all the cables and other stuff. I picture bags that have the compartments zipped or velcroed together to make it easy to disconnect them from each other to go through airport security.
in Starting today, TSA will let you leave your laptop in certain bags when going through airport screening
Posted Aug 19, 2008
Wow. That's just awesome. Hooray for Babbledog giving me a fabulous recommendation!
in Lego My Eggo - Lego Olympics!
Posted Aug 19, 2008
I wonder if the patterns of alcohol consumption on college campuses would change with a lower drinking age versus a change in the United State's attitude toward alcohol consumption and more education about the dangers of alcohol and drinking responsibly. Do other cultures have the similar problems with people seemingly binging on alcohol when they live on their own for the first time or reach the legal drinking age?
in College presidents seek drinking age debate
Posted Aug 19, 2008
Because while I don't particularly care for chocolate, I do enjoy cake. Baking is one of my hobbies.
in InstaCake: Make a single-serving cake in a few minutes
Posted Aug 19, 2008
This situation is a bit scary. I wonder if they realize that after blowing up military vehicles, reverse engineering becomes much more difficult.
in Russia seizes US vehicles
Posted Aug 18, 2008
Interesting tale. I wonder how historically accurate it is. I typically don't use either, especially when seasoning food at the table, and have often wondered why those two spices have such a special status.
in When did salt and pepper become a pair?
Posted Aug 18, 2008
That's great! What terrific news for penguins everywhere!
in the latest Norwegian knight... is a penguin.
Posted Aug 14, 2008
The story of Lin Hao is truly one of heroism. Imagine if we all felt it was our duty to save the lives of others.
in Learning from Lin Hao
Posted Aug 14, 2008
I watched Li Ning's flight twice to try to see the blue screen of death. I must have missed it completely.
in Olympics experienced Blue Screen of Death
Posted Aug 14, 2008
The crisp bacon at dinner inspired me to tell my friend about the chocolate covered bacon. At first, he thought I meant the chocolate that has bits of bacon in it. That might be worth trying, too, but since I'm more interested in bacon than chocolate, I'm more inclined to go for this treat.
in chocolate covered bacon
Posted Aug 14, 2008
Someone just emailed me a similar story from Mother Jones about Wayne Gerdes and hypermiling.
in Hypermiling: Driving techniques (some quite dangerous) that double your gas mileage
Posted Aug 14, 2008
Gee, maybe it's too bad I never really got into hoodies.
in DIY: Hoodie Laptop Sleeve
Posted Aug 14, 2008
I learned from a friend who's an ophthalmic technician that the eyes provide clues to many diseases, sometimes before symptoms manifest in other parts of the body. I understand the mouth is like that, too.
in Looking for heart disease? The eyes have it (Reuters)
Posted Aug 14, 2008
I can't believe that for some people, older folks having sex is news or groundbreaking research.
in For elderly, sex doesn't have to get old (Reuters)
Posted Aug 12, 2008
Oh, neat! Maybe I can catch some of the bits I missed, like the end of the men's gymnastics competition. Thanks to a spoiler I saw this morning, I know who placed first and third, but I don't know what exactly happened because I didn't see the entire competition.
in Watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Free Online
Posted Aug 11, 2008
Gosh, what could I do had I free time like what it must have taken to make that video ... ? Play in Babbledog more?
in BARACK ROLLED!
Posted Aug 11, 2008
I'm not that precise. I just call them the best toy in the world. :)
in Question of the Day: Do You Say "Lego" or "Legos?" [Question Of The Day]
Posted Aug 11, 2008
How close are they to opening Hogwarts?
in Scientists Closer To Invisibility Cloak
Posted Aug 10, 2008
Ugh. More news of death in the mountains.
in Two Americans found dead on Swiss mountain
Posted Aug 10, 2008
What do you think? Will he reach all of his medal goals this time?
in Phelps claims first Beijing gold
Posted Aug 10, 2008
When I tuned into the Olympics tonight, I thought I wouldn't watch too much swimming because it doesn't interest me as much as some of the other summer sports do. I figured I'd keep the telly on while taking care of some chores. Instead, I found I couldn't take my eyes away from the heats, especially the one where Michael Phelps won his first gold of these games. I think I even heard myself yelling words of encouragement.
in Phelps lights up Games with "cool" first gold
Posted Aug 08, 2008
Yeah, those numbers and the way they were reported struck me as a little odd, too.
in Up to 30% off, and more!
Posted Aug 08, 2008
This quiz is cool! Try it! The words are all the obvious ones I would expect. What throws me is the way the site works: sucking words into the grid before I finish typing and having to empty the blank between unsuccessful ones. The time pressure was a big distraction.
in Name The 100 Most Common English Words (Codebox Software)
Posted Aug 06, 2008
My favorite quote from this interview: it's one thing to summit the mountain; another to come down safely.
in K2 Survivor Recounts Ordeal
Posted Aug 06, 2008
It sure sounds like Marco Confortola had some amazing luck in order to survive the ordeal on K2.
in Italian: Poor equipment, errors hurt on K2 (AP)
Posted Aug 06, 2008
Todd, make sure you tell someone what shoes you wear.
in Sixth human foot found in Pacific Northwest
Posted Aug 06, 2008
Oh, how awful! I can't imagine what it must have been like to be a passenger on that bus! Better a bus where the driver can pull over and people can evacuate than an airplane.
in Greyhound scraps ads after Canada bus beheading
Posted Aug 06, 2008
From when I first saw this headline, I questioned whether I really wanted to read this article. I finally did. :( Boo to animal cruelty.
in Dog sex tapes lead to arrests
Posted Aug 05, 2008
Will Zoo Run be the next big Nick Park film? "Those giraffes, camels, zebras, and pot-bellied pigs are up to somethin'."
in Giraffe Helps Camels, Zebras Escape from Circus
Posted Aug 04, 2008
Ooooh! This cake sounds tasty!
in Cakes: Orange Slice Cake I | Submitted By: Barbara
Posted Aug 04, 2008
Mabrown found a funnier entry for this picture.
in Sometimes human translation is really the best solution
Posted Aug 04, 2008
The post with this image is funnier than what I found last month. =)
in Restaurant names in another language...
Posted Aug 04, 2008
It's a little reassuring to think things changed enough during Solzhenitsyn's lifetime that former Soviet leaders praise his work now.
in Gorbachev and Putin lead tributes to Solzhenitsyn
Posted Aug 04, 2008
This policy is depressing.
in American federal agents can now take your laptop, iPods without reason
Posted Aug 04, 2008
At the end of this article, there's a discussion about how people think experienced mountaineer Alison Hargreaves, who died in August 1995 while climbing K2, was being unfair to her children by engaging in her hobby. I have yet to see such comments about the fathers who have died while mountaineering. Why is it more acceptable for fathers to engage in these kinds of risky sports than for mothers to do it?
in Tragedy in the 'death zone'
Posted Aug 04, 2008
I've read a number of accounts of this tragedy on K2 and, so far, I think this article is one of the best ones. There seemed to be a bit of chaos in the press when the story was first breaking.
in 9 climbers feared dead on K2
Posted Aug 04, 2008
How sad. I know there's been at least one other death in the Cascades this year.
in Man found sobbing, naked after wife dies from fall
Posted Jul 31, 2008
It's great of Ethan to share various circumvention resources for folks who need to weave around Internet filters, like people in countries that practice Internet filtering.
in Internet Censorship and Nose-Thumbing
Posted Jul 30, 2008
"Yet the animals, which are about the size of a small rat, do not seem to get drunk at all, researchers say." Maybe that's just because they're so used to being drunk, that's become their norm, kinda like some heavy drinkers I've known.
in never thought i'd want to be a tree shrew...
Posted Jul 29, 2008
Some of the chatter on the Web about Stevens' indictment is amusing because of how people are using what he said about the Internet a while back.
in Breaking
Posted Jul 28, 2008
I'm interested in seeing what happens in this case. Can a government really hold Google executives legally responsible for what other people post on its sites?
in Italy to Charge Google Over Video of Taunted Teen
Posted Jul 27, 2008
SCUL just rode past my house. I used to joke that I knew it was summer when they would ride past. I really need to stop procrastinating and buy a bike. Had I one, I would have been tempted to follow them, at least for a bit. Skunk had his disco ball lit up and there was cool music. It was wonderful and surreal.
in SCUL pilot and artist Skunk profiled in Boston Globe
Posted Jul 25, 2008
Oh. :( My condolences to Randy's family.
in 'Last Lecture' Professor, Randy Pausch, Dies
Posted Jul 25, 2008
Jimenez' body arrived in Massachusetts today.
in Two soldiers missing in Iraq since May 2007 found dead
Posted Jul 24, 2008
It's sad this woman felt so overwhelmed that she took her own life. My condolences to her family.
in Facing foreclosure, Taunton woman commits suicide
Posted Jul 22, 2008
Oh, sad. Estelle Getty brought me many laughs through The Golden Girls.
in Golden Girls' 'Sophia' Dead at 84
Posted Jul 22, 2008
I think my mental image of the novelty lederhosen is better than what the actual object is. ;)
in Novelty Bavarian Lederhosen With Yodeling Frankfurter Controls: Hurry!
Posted Jul 22, 2008
Wow! That's a lot of stolen bikes to just have sitting around. I keep having fantasies that one day my stolen bike will be found, but I know I should give up, move on, and buy a new one.
in Wanted - owners of 1,500 stolen bicycles (Reuters)
Posted Jul 22, 2008
This piece gives a nice, brief history of the automobile and its impact, especially in light of the 100th anniversary of Ford's Model T and rising gas prices.
in A Week of Car Shows, a Century of Transportation
Posted Jul 21, 2008
This story is about Janet Jackson's 2004 wardrobe malfunction?!? It's taken four years for the FCC to do something?!? When I saw the headline, I wondered if there was another malfunction about which I hadn't heard.
in hooray for reigning in the FCC!
Posted Jul 21, 2008
I had a difficult time deciding on just one link because there are many organizations with good Internet sites about organ and tissue donation, like the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and Donate Life America.
in Donate Life
Posted Jul 18, 2008
It sounds like 4500 fans should buy seats from the old stadium since the new one won't have seats for them. ;)
in Yankee Stadium: For Sale, Bit By Bit
Posted Jul 17, 2008
What a neat tool! I just downloaded it for Windows and have used it a few times already. It definitely simplifies the process of taking screenshots. I wonder if there will ever be a Mac version.
in Thursday Tech Tip: Bug Shooting
Posted Jul 17, 2008
Maybe we need to market Babbledog causes as bumper stickers, though we don't want road rage ... Babbledog rage? ... here.
in How Many Bumper Stickers Make a Bad Driver?
Posted Jul 17, 2008
Last night's WebNOB was fabulous! I wrote a recap on the Babbleblog. Thanks for all the pool games!
in WebNOB: Wednesday, 7/16, 6-8 p, Jillian's, Manchester, NH
Posted Jul 16, 2008
Hello, Anna! Since this listing comes from an old Craig's List post that seems like it's not available via Craig's List anymore, the person who made the initial post might have already found a nanny and/or not be checking here for responses.
in nanny needed p/t (enumclaw)
Posted Jul 15, 2008
Hey! Why is it that those Charleston people always pick on us folk in the Midlands? The Union troops burned our cities down in the War of Northern Aggression. We deserve some mercy and kindness. There's a lot more than nothing in the middle of the state.
in i don't expect anyone but me to get this, but it's brilliant.
Posted Jul 14, 2008
Maybe we need to start launching earplugs into space ...
in "Active SETI" : Shouting at the cosmos
Posted Jul 14, 2008
What?!? There isn't one with a guy riding a missile while waving his cowboy hat. I can't believe that one isn't there.
in Attack of the Photoshopped Missiles
Posted Jul 10, 2008
One interesting aspect about authenticity is keeping secrets online. Some people put all the fine details of their lives online and others don't. One fellow said folks who only know a friend of his online would probably not know he has children because he doesn't mention them. Is withholding that information jeopardizing his authenticity? How much does that matter? When does preserving privacy trump or jeopardize authenticity?
in 7/10's blog group: authenticity in social media
Posted Jul 10, 2008
Guys, most women are smart enough to know you aren't really baby bats, so don't try to convince us of that just to get into our bras, OK? ;)
in The bra, not only just a home for boobs anymore. This is batty!
Posted Jul 10, 2008
I can't believe I completely forgot about catching this show on Wednesday. All afternoon, I kept reminding myself to look at the television schedule, then I completely forgot. Luckily, it airs on Thursday afternoon on a different PBS network. I just have to try to remember. (Hooray for living in a place with multiple PBS stations!)
in Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns
Posted Jul 10, 2008
The elevator for the hamster is cool and everything, but watching this video is a little like reading each Peanuts comic with Charlie Brown and Lucy and a football to see if this time will be the time he gets to kick the ball.
in Dopey the hamster, and his private LEGO elevator.
Posted Jul 10, 2008
And this is different from humans being on treadmills or stationary bikes or the like at gyms ... ?
in LEGO Hamster Lift Might Actually Be More Cruel Than the Wheel [Clips]
Posted Jul 10, 2008
Yes, but can he weld himself a new suit in the middle of the desert without adequate supplies, then survive a fall into and trek across the same desert, let alone save humanity and win a pretty girl at the end of the movie? Oh, um, spoiler alert ...
in Light-up LEGO Iron Man figure
Posted Jul 10, 2008
Another look at the problem indicates the numbers might be a bit incorrect. I guess not that many hot cakes go missing at airports.
in Laptops lost like hot cakes at US airports
Posted Jul 10, 2008
Oh, good. I'm glad they're realizing the numbers don't really work. Some of us were discussing that because of an earlier report about the research.
in Data doesn't add up on study of missing laptops at U.S. airports
Posted Jul 07, 2008
Thanks for the advice, by the way. And, yes, I don't think I've seen a mountain bike yet without front shocks. You're the only person to tell me I don't need them.
in What kind of bike should I buy?
Posted Jul 03, 2008
Can anyone attending SIGGRAPH in August report back to us about snail mail?
in Real Snail Mail
Posted Jul 01, 2008
Hooray for people who rethink traditional packaging! I'd like to try one of these new milk jugs, but I don't want to have to join Sam's Club or Costco to do it. I wonder how long it might be before we see them in regular grocery stores.
in Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
Posted Jul 01, 2008
I couldn't help smiling at a dance when I came across a fellow with a fabulous mustache like one featured in these eleven.
in The 11 Greatest Mustaches in NFL History. Classic!
Posted Jul 01, 2008
I wonder if that laptop bag design change will really solve the security problem. I have a sleeve case for one of my laptops and a screen-protecting sleeve that fits over the entire top of the computer. The security officers will not usually let me keep my computer in the case when I put it through the x-ray machine and I often have to remove the screen protector, too. It seems to me that they need to see the entire laptop to make sure that what is in the sleeve going through the x-ray is actually a computer.
in New Laptop Cases Could Ease Security Checks At Airports
Posted Jul 01, 2008
"Where'd you get that laptop?" "I found it at the airport when flying out."
in Documenting Your Laptop
Posted Jul 01, 2008
And that is on what all those YouTube programmers have been working? Maybe it would have been quicker for them to build it with Legos.
in Little Girl Defines YouTube
Posted Jul 01, 2008
I wonder if he would have done the same for a grizzly bear ...
in Florida biologist saves drowning bear
Posted Jul 01, 2008
This time around, I don't feel sorry for the bear. I hope the girl recovers ok.
in Bear attacks girl during cycling race
Posted Jul 01, 2008
I'm not sure why Horn felt he had to go outside to defend his neighbor's property and why he decided to shoot the fellows. I can't speak for Horn. In certain circumstances, when people feel like the authorities are not responding at all or not responding in a timely fashion, they might be more likely to take matters into their own hands. Perhaps Horn feared the robbers would escape before the police arrived and he wanted to make sure they were caught. Once the dispatcher knew Horn had a shotgun and was intending to go outside to use it, it seems like he should have aggressively informed Horn about the arrival of the officers so Horn wouldn't have shot any of them accidentally. I don't think the dispatcher said anything about that until Horn came back on the line after shooting the robbers. Then, he was quite insistent about Horn not shooting anyone else. The dispatcher was probably doing the best he could do under the incredibly stressful circumstances. I can't imagine what it must be like to try to talk someone down from shooting someone else.
in Want to get away with shooting 2 people because you think they are doing something wrong?? Move to Texas!
Posted Jul 01, 2008
Why do I inflict such depressing things upon myself so early in the day?
in The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency
Posted Jul 01, 2008
Someone just emailed me the link to the Bryant Park Project's show so I could listen to this segment. They do an excellent job explaining the scarcity, the cultural importance of librarians, and what it takes to get a library degree.
in 'Endangered Species': Black Male Librarian
Posted Jul 01, 2008
I don't want to think about the time it took to place 30,000 minifigs in the stadium or how tedious that might get.
in Extreme Lego
Posted Jul 01, 2008
Oh, good! LISNews picked up some of the Lego posts on Gizmodo.
in The Lego Library
Posted Jun 30, 2008
Is this true? Do you feel happy?
in Happiness is rising around the world: U-M study
Posted Jun 30, 2008
This article seems like an endorsement for cremation.
in Economic Slump Leads to Resurgence of Grave Robbing
Posted Jun 30, 2008
I watched a trailer for this film this morning. The animation looks so awful to me, I can't decide if I should avoid seeing the film or watch it so I can laugh at how terrible it is.
in "Star Wars: Clone Wars," trailer 2
Posted Jun 30, 2008
I was secretly hoping for a spoof on the MIT Mystery Hunt, aka Puzzle Hunt.
in Puzzle Hero
Posted Jun 30, 2008
Being able to see images of human ovulation is fabulous. I find it a bit ironic that the photos were taken during a hysterectomy.
in Human Ovulation Caught on Camera
Posted Jun 27, 2008
I wonder what the North Korean bloggers might have to say about this destruction. How easy is it to rebuild a water tower compared to other parts of a nuclear plant?
in N. Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Some of the Fail Whale parodies floating around on the 'net are really funny. Having gone through a natural disaster after which many people had problems getting help from FEMA, I can really appreciate this image.
in The Fail Whale Fan Club
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Relaxing the domain name restrictions could be good, but how many companies can afford the cost to get the domain name they'd really like?
in Internet overhaul wins approval
Posted Jun 26, 2008
jhota, the picture you used in this post is excellent. :)
in and you know, i feel sorry for the bear.
Posted Jun 26, 2008
Isn't the more important question how many Yodas can fit on the head of a pin?
in How many toes does Yoda have, anyway?
Posted Jun 26, 2008
Wow. Field trip! The article gave me a nice walk down memory lane. Of course, I could just walk to my bedroom and get my Legos out ...
in Almost every Lego set ever made...
Posted Jun 26, 2008
I wonder if that's because of the need to edit out potentially embarrassing things. Seems cool!
in Edit Google Maps Like a Wiki; Add Roads, Schools, Buildings, etc.
Posted Jun 25, 2008
Maybe it's a Republican conspiracy, Chuck.
in Bill Clinton offers to help Obama become president
Posted Jun 24, 2008
I find it sad that Adrienne So has such a negative opinion of her breasts: that they'll only be useful for about 3 of the 70 years she has them and they're in the way or an embarrassment the rest of the time.
in Victoria's Circuit: Harnessing the untapped power of breast motion
Posted Jun 24, 2008
I don't even want to think about making a mistake and having to tink on something as large as this flag. What a project!
in KNITTING NATION re-invents the rainbow flag with an army of uniformed machine knitters
Posted Jun 24, 2008
Being able to view an author's works via a tag cloud is a useful way to shed some light on his or her preferred vocabulary. This kind of visualization would be a good way to look at Shakespeare's plays and other works where people like to study the author's words.
in Cryptonomicon via tag cloud
Posted Jun 20, 2008
OMG! That second video has me ROTFLMAO!
in Lego Employees Have Minifigs as Business Cards (and a Great Sense of Humor) [Lego]
Posted Jun 20, 2008
All the punsters around and no one has yet said: "The case is afoot."
in 6th foot found on B.C. south coast
Posted Jun 19, 2008
Prosecuting this case under the law sounds like it's trickier than it needs to be. Would it be proper for companies running sites where people create online profiles to be able to take legal action against users whose actions result in negative consequences?
in Mother pleads not guilty in cyber-bullying suicide test case
Posted Jun 19, 2008
I hope they've already looked for her in front of her television.
in Police fear for missing pensioner
Posted Jun 19, 2008
Someone who doesn't know as much about Google as you do might find the information interesting. :) The photos alone might be worth a look.
in A little bit of Google's secret sauce
Posted Jun 19, 2008
Nifty! One of the key pieces of this project is trust that people are identifying what they're photographing properly. I wonder how well it works. I guess it also means people tend to photograph the same things over and over and over ... "Look, kids! Big Ben! Parliament!"
in Carnegie Mellon system estimates geographic location of photos
Posted Jun 19, 2008
TV screen and cable in the conference room. We used to watch soccer games while working.
in Live European Cup Soccer
Posted Jun 19, 2008
"I wonder if this will appear on Google Street View?" Ha!
in Google Street View Car Stopped By Police
Posted Jun 19, 2008
I hope she was smart enough not to satisfy his whim.
in Guy kidnaps ex-girlfriend to get ironing done
Posted Jun 16, 2008
"Son, let me tell you about the virtues of propane and propane accessories."
in What's the best thing to do for Dad on Father's Day?
Posted Jun 14, 2008
What about the power outage in Washington, DC? Someone mentioned that to me as an odd event for a Friday the 13th.
in Friday the 13th
Posted Jun 14, 2008
I am often surprised at how women must compete before being allowed to compete in a sport. Women's history, even in the United States, is filled with stories of them convincing men they can participate in sports. I'm a little surprised the article's author didn't address whether there's anything in Islam that would prevent a woman from being an athlete, besides clothing issues in certain cultures. To me, that seems more like an excuse than a real reason. Women are enterprising enough to adapt their appropriate dress to any number of physical activities.
in Saudi women vie for Olympic rights
Posted Jun 11, 2008
Did Twitter survive Steve Jobs' keynote? Did the changes work?
in Twitter goes into battle mode in anticipation of Apple news
Posted Jun 11, 2008
"I could totally see myself doing a painting like that ...if ice cream was involved. Speaking of ice cream, I'd like to recommend that this artist buy some ice cream flavored toothpaste to get rid of that awful taste in his mouth. Or I can give him one tube from the dozen that I own." ha ha ha I was thinking along similar lines. Not only can paint not taste good (though lead paint is supposedly sweet), but the harmful chemicals in it are enough to make me want to keep my tongue out of it.
in You Know What You Can Do With That Tongue? Make Some Art With It!
Posted Jun 11, 2008
Because we need to teach more people that taking a pill is a solution for everything ... ?
in Experts Question Using Placebo Pills to Treat Children - NYTimes.com
Posted Jun 11, 2008
"The good news is that I can buy a Face Hugger End Table just by knocking off beer for the next few months, but Rob? He's got to murder his wife." If the table is realistic enough, couldn't Rob just get the table to kill his wife for him? ;)
in Giger-esque furniture from old motorbikes
Posted Jun 11, 2008
I'll fill in the blank for everyone and say it's Saturday, June 14.
in World Wide Knit In Public Day
Posted Jun 11, 2008
Haven't the Germans already solved the problem of glass size and the amount of foam on beer by marking glasses with white lines?
in A Pint-Size Problem
Posted Jun 10, 2008
Thanks for the nostalgia and donut craving, Jim. ;)
in Krispy Kreme Doughnut Earnings: Whadya think?
Posted Jun 10, 2008
Sometimes the reactions to previously unobserved behavior in animals just makes me think, "Well, duh. Why is it surprising that they do that?" The author left humans off the list of primates that fish.
in Scientists find monkeys who know how to fish (AP)
Posted Jun 10, 2008
These wallcoverings sound like fun!
in Big Apple Worldwide, Inc.: Big Apple Wallcovering to Display the New LEGO Playable Wallcoverings(TM) at New York Licensing Expo
Posted Jun 10, 2008
Aw, man. I was hoping the actual Lego blocks had surpassed a video game. Learning it's the video game takes away some of the magic.
in Lego Indy Supplants Grand Theft Auto IV In UK Charts
Posted Jun 09, 2008
I know my initial reaction to this vehicle was colored by the fact that I just looked at a bunch of Lego stuff. :)
in You know the smart fortwo? Compact, efficient, affordable?
Posted Jun 09, 2008
Interesting image. I'm amazed that it's been on Babbledog for about an hour now and no one has commented yet with an accusation that it's been Photoshopped. ;)
in "The Ghost of Bernadette Soubirous"
Posted Jun 09, 2008
This story reminds me of the cows escaping from McDonald's.
in Hen who lived at a McDonald's finally captured
Posted Jun 09, 2008
Bartering to lead the police to a body is not a good way to convince them of innocence.
in Hans Reiser Offers To Lead Cops to Nina's Body
Posted Jun 09, 2008
Photo blogs are fabulous. It's an interesting coincidence that The Boston Globe is calling theirs the Big Picture when Harvard University's Gazette used to feature a special photo column in each issue called the Big Picture. (I'm not sure whether they still do that because it's been a while since I've seen a print copy of the Gazette.)
in Th