I’m just this guy, you know?Tumblr (3.0; @oddbox)http://blog.oddbox.org/<a href="http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2010/04/my-time-schedule.html">My time schedule</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by xaequanimitas <br/> this is actually me. i’m just now waking up. :|</blockquote> I can totally relate to this:<br/><br/><center><img src="http://pics.blameitonthevoices.com/042010/my_time_schedule.jpg"/></center> <br/><a href="http://www.epicponyz.com">via</a><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1106826179205248419-4218608527870825534?l=www.blameitonthevoices.com" alt="" width="1" height="1"/></div></p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/533676136http://blog.oddbox.org/post/533676136Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:49:08 -0700<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/uzvByXTVRY0/every-comic-is-funni.html">Every comic is funnier with "Christ, what an asshole" for a punchline</a>: <p><img src="http://craphound.com/images/asshole_familycircus.jpg"/><br/> Robert sez, “As a followup to Cory’s post on the fact that New Yorker cartoons can be captioned with ‘Christ, what an asshole’ without compromising their comedic value: I discovered that it works…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/526905469http://blog.oddbox.org/post/526905469Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:40:30 -0700<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/_MFiUAaFzio/survey-results-ameri.html">Survey results: Americans insist on government benefits but don't want to pay for them</a>: <img src="http://www.boingboing.net/201004081407.jpg" height="400" width="297" border="0" align="left" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="201004081407"/><br/><p href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/04/economistyougov_polling">The Economist asked Americans: “What is the best way to cut the deficit?” </p> <p>5% said, “increase taxes.” </p> <p>62% said, “reduce government spending.” </p> <p>OK, said <em>The Economist</em>. “Here is a list of…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/507018443http://blog.oddbox.org/post/507018443Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:38:34 -0700<a href="http://xkcd.com/723/">Seismic Waves</a>: <p><img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/seismic_waves.png" title="The USGS operates a really neat email/SMS earthquake notification service (earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/) that allows fine-grained control of notifications." alt="The USGS operates a really neat email/SMS earthquake notification service (earthquake.usgs.gov/ens/) that allows fine-grained control of notifications."/></p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/501110070http://blog.oddbox.org/post/501110070Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:47:53 -0700<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/iQ7EZY9-C2M/congressman-concerne.html">Congressman concerned about Guam capsizing</a>: <p><blockquote>Shared by Sam Powers <br/> ISLANDS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY GOODNIGHT</blockquote> <div title="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/zNZczIgVXjg&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" style="min-width:32px ! important;min-height:32px ! important;width:317px;height:195px;border:1px solid rgb(223, 223, 223);overflow:hidden;display:inline-block"></div> <br/><br/> If Guam had too many people on it, could it tip over? Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) is concerned about that. Seriously. <em>…</em></p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/489434279http://blog.oddbox.org/post/489434279Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:53:19 -0700<a href="http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/497Y4GzGjv0/portland-goes-after-google-1gps-fiber.ars">Why Portland should get Google fiber (hint: Linus Torvalds)</a>: <p>The City of Portland, Oregon says it’s ready to be one of Google’s <a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/02/your-new-isp-google-launches-1gbps-fiber-to-the-home-trial.ars">test run fiber-to-the-home projects</a>, and how:</p> <p> “No city in the USA is as ready as Portland to launch a citywide or scaled test…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/486905233http://blog.oddbox.org/post/486905233Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:17:23 -0700<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/sFJCUNB7m7k/little-billys-letter.html">Little Billy's Letters to famous and infamous people</a>: <p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/LITTLE%20BILLY'S%20LETTERS%20cover.jpg"><img src="http://www.boingboing.net/LITTLE%20BILLY'S%20LETTERS%20cover-tm.jpg" height="312" width="250" border="0" align="left" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="Little Billy's Letters Cover"/></a> In the 1990s Bill Geerhart was an unemployed, not-so aspiring screenwriter in his 30s. To pass the time, he channeled his inner child, 10-year-old Billy, and started writing letters to…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/440004436http://blog.oddbox.org/post/440004436Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:47:52 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/WDfO2-xir8c/smart-auto-sorting-b.html">Smart auto-sorting bolt/screw/nut box</a>: <p><img src="http://craphound.com/images/193887_28Jan10_sorter_03.JPG"/><br/> Wulf from Craftster built this uber-clever workshop-bits sorting box after getting sick of manually sorting out the buckets of loose bits of metal that built up around his shop: “At the shop…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/437908309http://blog.oddbox.org/post/437908309Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:21:48 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0TM5HZCbS5o/mario-and-luigi-rest.html">Mario and Luigi restaurants in Manchester</a>: <p><img alt="Mario-Bros1.jpg" src="http://www.boingboing.net/Mario-Bros1.jpg" width="640" height="391" style="text-align:center;display:block;margin:0 auto 20px"/> After they saved the princess, Mario and Luigi moved to Manchester, UK and went into the restaurant business. Luigi sells pizzas, kebabs, and burgers; Mario owns a bakery and confectionary….</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/437908324http://blog.oddbox.org/post/437908324Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:21:48 -0800<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/05/10-ways-salem-witch.html">10 ways Salem witch hunters spotted the "guilty"</a>: <p>Prosecutors began interrogating the first accused witches in the infamous Salem Witch Trials this week in 1692. <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/48774">How does one go about proving the guilt of a witch</a>? Basically, any way you feel like…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/431816369http://blog.oddbox.org/post/431816369Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:12:26 -0800<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/05/cockatiel-appears-to.html">Cockatiel appears to sing themes from various video games</a>: <embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/d81qFaoe010&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><p> <img alt="cockatiel.jpg" src="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/05/cockatiel.jpg" width="175" height="100" style="float:left;margin:0 20px 20px 0"/>I watched every single <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/blackwhite810">video in this guy’s YouTube channel</a> of his cockatiel singing themes from various video games, and can’t figure out if it’s a miracle or a hoax. I have never…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/431816365http://blog.oddbox.org/post/431816365Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:12:26 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/CDy33IBShH0/cockatiel-appears-to.html">Cockatiel appears to sing themes from various video games</a>: <embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/d81qFaoe010&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><p> <img alt="cockatiel.jpg" src="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/05/cockatiel.jpg" width="175" height="100" style="float:left;margin:0 20px 20px 0"/>I watched every single <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/blackwhite810">video in this guy’s YouTube channel</a> of his cockatiel singing themes from various video games, and can’t figure out if it’s a miracle or a hoax. I have never…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/428738400http://blog.oddbox.org/post/428738400Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:55:00 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/w_AiVwe50ZY/10-ways-salem-witch.html">10 ways Salem witch hunters spotted the "guilty"</a>: <p>Prosecutors began interrogating the first accused witches in the infamous Salem Witch Trials this week in 1692. <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/48774">How does one go about proving the guilt of a witch</a>? Basically, any way you feel like…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/428738401http://blog.oddbox.org/post/428738401Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:55:00 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/failblog/~3/nEQadU1YgWs/">Anyone fancy a cool Ice-T?</a>: <p><br/><img src="http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/epic-fail-vending-machine-win.jpg" alt="epic fail pictures" title="epic-fail-vending-machine-win"/></p> <p>Vending Machine Win</p> <p>Picture by: dunno source Submitted by: dunno source via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cheezburger.com/fail.aspx">Fail Uploader</a></p> <br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/failblog.wordpress.com/41401/"/></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=failblog.org&blog=2441444&post=41401&subd=failblog&ref=&feed=1"/><br style="clear:both"/><br style="clear:both"/><a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ac8d4bf470918543425c44d48b104647&p=1"><img alt="" style="border:0" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ac8d4bf470918543425c44d48b104647&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2222"/><div> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?a=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?a=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?i=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?a=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?i=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?a=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?a=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/failblog?i=nEQadU1YgWs:dd_eKamQZWY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/></a> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/failblog/~4/nEQadU1YgWs" height="1"/>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/423414628http://blog.oddbox.org/post/423414628Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:58:33 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/15cy7snQ3fo/rip-hummer.html">RIP, Hummer</a>: <p>Having failed to sell the Hummer brand off to a Chinese car manufacturer, GM is shutting it down. This car was like the high-fructose corn syrup of automobiles, something that concentrated everything…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/414257619http://blog.oddbox.org/post/414257619Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:53:18 -0800<a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2010/02/23/simplicity-is-hard-lets-go-shopping">Simplicity is hard. Let’s go shopping!</a>: <p>As part of my <a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2008/11/03/the-pursuit-of-happiness">pursuit of happiness</a>, I have been steadily <a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2008/01/24/attachments-2">shedding attachments</a>, getting rid of things I don’t use, <a href="http://mark.pilgrim.usesthis.com/">thinking about ways of keeping the things I do use longer</a>, and just generally…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406795190http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406795190Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:43:15 -0800<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/22/laptop-surveillance.html">Laptop surveillance kid was disciplined when spying authorities mistook candies for pills</a>: <p>According to the lawyer for the family of the boy whose school spied on him at home through a covert webcam application on his laptop, the boy was disciplined for eating candies that bear a passing…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406795192http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406795192Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:43:15 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/1JfFLMBEhaY/laptop-surveillance.html">Laptop surveillance kid was disciplined when spying authorities mistook candies for pills</a>: <p>According to the lawyer for the family of the boy whose school spied on him at home through a covert webcam application on his laptop, the boy was disciplined for eating candies that bear a passing…</p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406542389http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406542389Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:35:22 -0800<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/yVlIAhXgssc/fbi-investigating-lo.html">FBI investigating Lower Merion School District over laptop spying, commemorative tee</a>: <p>The FBI has opened an investigation into the PA’s Lower Merion School Board use of covert webcam software to spy on its students. And <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/lower_merion_school_district_scandal_parody_tshirt-235568003500926676">someone’s made a t-shirt to commemorate the event</a>. </p><blockquote> <img src="http://craphound.com/images/lowermeriontee.png.jpg" align="left"/> The…</blockquote>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406542386http://blog.oddbox.org/post/406542386Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:35:22 -0800<a href="http://xkcd.com/705/">Devotion to Duty</a>: <p><img src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/devotion_to_duty.png" title="The weird sense of duty really good sysadmins have can border on the sociopathic, but it's nice to know that it stands between the forces of darkness and your cat blog's servers." alt="The weird sense of duty really good sysadmins have can border on the sociopathic, but it's nice to know that it stands between the forces of darkness and your cat blog's servers."/></p>http://blog.oddbox.org/post/405660445http://blog.oddbox.org/post/405660445Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:56:28 -0800