Is Google God?

A convincing argument can be made stating that the search engine Google is the closest mankind has ever come to experiencing an actual Deity. It is the ultimate bridge between people and information.Deities are typically described by their unique attributes...

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The End Is Nigh Mayan?

Crackpot or Prophet Yisrayl Hawkins has a message and he wants you to 'Mark It On Your Bathroom Mirror'. He is 100% certain and has convinced a growing army of followers that in a little over 2 weeks from now, on September 12, 2006 a nuclear war will erupt and one third of the total human population will perish.Needless to say that's a pretty big scary claim to make, and a lot of people are gathering...

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Cheap is the new expensive, unless it's ridiculously expensive.

These two items piqued my interest probably because being born March 20th on the cusp of Pisces, I am apparently ruled by the feet and an unrealistic dreamer.Stephon Xavier Marbury, NBA point guard for the New York Knicks, is guaranteed to shake things...

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Bathroom on the right,TCB.

I Used To Believe is a site which describes itself as a funny and bizarre collection of ideas that we adults thought were true about the world around us when we were children. Reading through the entries visitors have left will remind most of you of the odd stuff you took for granted as a child and reassure you that a lot of the things you used to believe weren't so strange (or uncommon) after all.My...

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Four hours shaving my Eru?

Am I being paranoid or is someone in my circle responsible for th...

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Viva la musica revolution!

So NZ finally got MTV hurray! But something tells me it won't be long before our small nation starts to wonder - "where the f--k did all these sexually promiscuous teenagers suddenly appear from?"Here's what I think we have to look forward to once the MTV programming kicks in and quickly whips the youth culture into shape.The highest incidence rate in the OECD of cervical cancer, syphilis and squealing...

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Aw pleeease? All the popular 2.0 kids are doing it...

Before the current 2.0 bubble pops and reconnaissance reports from the bleeding edge force us to redesign it all over again in a wood theme, why not inject some swank into your blog with this sweet text to web 2.0 generator. (or migrate overBy the way,...

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Heads get flown.

You've really gotta give credit to Jenova Chen, Nicholas Clark and Austin Wintory for the all the effort they clearly put into churning out their fabulous flash game 'flow'.It's f--ken awesome.I'm a huge fan of any game with heart, originality and elegant...

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Ruckus never sleeps.

Like the Merry Pranksters from 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test', I feel called to shake things up a bit with a little mostly harmless 'freaking session'.After adding my own personal touches to a document I happened to stumbleupon, this prank is now...

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Baaa.

First off I don't know a damn thing about product placement hierarchy or the subliminal manipulation tactics at play when herding shoppers through supermarket aisles, but I saw this sign recently and wondered how that must be going for them.*Barely audible...

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How eXistenZ is this?

It doesn't fire those cool bullets made from human teeth like in the movie, but I think director David Cronenberg would be proud. For obvious reasons (???) Dutch artist Joanneke Meester had an 8-inch-long piece of her skin surgically removed so she could...

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Tall, Dark and Gluton Free.

I've done my stint managing cafes and being a barista, and more than smiling sincerely or engaging friendly eye contact and conversation - hospitality involves being a keen observer of people. More particularly, being an observant reader of the subtle yet incredibly complex behavioral patterns and trends exhibited by a group that makes up to 60-80% of anyones clientele/customer base - women.And the...

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Fool, I know what time the eight o' clock train leaves the station...

I have an irrational morbid fear that one day I'm going to be confronted with a life or death situation and be lucky enough to emerge only to say something retarded redundant on live television.Imagine some kind of tragedy has occured and there you...

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What do you see on the bottle?

A couple engaged in a bit of a 'hows your father' moment right? Well interestingly, research has shown that young children cannot distinguish this racy pair because they do not have prior memory associated with such a scenario. Innocently enough however...

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The Wilhelm scream.

If you have never heard of The Wilhelm scream, it's probably because like me you're not a sound designer or a movie cliche Aficionado either. But I promise, chances are good that just like me you'll suddenly start hearing it everywhere and enjoy a smug 'in the know' chuckle to yourse...

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Hustle just Blowed.

Last night after countless recommendations from people who should know better and while not exactly feeling spoilt for choice at the video store, Sue and I finally buckled and watched director Craig Brewers Sundance Film Festival winning movie'Hustle & Flow'.Now I'm the first to admit that as an isolated colony here in the Outer Southern Antipodes, it's both part of our blessing and part of our...

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"The Internet is a series of YOU's".

Net Neutrality traditionally means the neutrality of the basic Internet protocols with respect to the diverse ways in which they can be used. Network neutrality has become a highly contested area of law in the United States as a result of competition and merger and acquisition activity between telephone companies and digital cable operators, controversial statements by Telco officials, and several...

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Web 3.0 mea culpa.

Due to a stupid oversight on my part, I have only now noticed (to my horror) the flood of visitors being misdirected here from Listables 18 resources on Cool Web 3.0 Apps.The issue is yet to be rectified, so sorry Listable visitors, my apologies and I'll say it again. I am a tool.And I'll give the rest of you this piece of well learnt advice.Don't make the mistake of submitting a stupid comment you'd...

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Im A Modern Man.

Comedian George Carlin is a modern man (transcript) and his machine gun barrage of social commentary provides more proof that the Generation C phenomenon is not an age specific demographic trend that caters exclusively to a new niche generation of youngsters.(via growabrain and vsoci...

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Crap Camp.

Can you think of a place and time that you are ever more in touch with who you really are more than when you are on the crapper having a dump?Maybe something worth contemplating the next time you're shaping a torpedo or baking brownies is that however brief or long the window in time, you are truly being you.Not the you you present to the world, but the you when no one is watching and there's a bear...

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Depression is anger without the enthusiasm.

If jealousy is the knowledge of what you must do to obtain something someone else has, then envy must be knowing that regardless of what you do you will never obtain what they have ...And I've got to laugh really.A guy with nothing but a coloured paperclip wants a house and suddenly has the whole world is lining up to throw money at him, where as I offer a 'free toy truck for a caption' and get no...

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