Archive for the ‘Overheard Gems’ Category

Do People Really Think Before Hitting “Send”?

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Every now and then you come across this sort of email or bulletin and just sit there and wonder... "I wonder if they bothered to think about how that looks?" Take, for example, this instance of MySpace brilliance. Rather than beat the humor down with logical thought, I simply ...

DMX On Barack Obama – Sometimes It’s Best When You Just Focus On Stuff That You’re Good At…

Monday, March 17th, 2008

I love DMX. He always struck me as a real guy from the streets. The kind of guy that'd steal the shoes from your grandma, impregnate your girlfriend, and then go stab someone for being a bitch. All before breakfast. Not that I come from or ...

Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite? Screw That! I’m More Worried About Them Trying To Mate With Me!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Every now and then you see, read, or hear something that just makes you completely stop and ask yourself whether or not what you just heard is true. In my case, it was this: Male bedbugs mate by piercing through the female's exoskeleton, bypassing her evolved genitalia and depositing his sperm directly ...

Hacking The Grocery Store Self-Checkout – 3 Ways Thieves Are Making YOU Pay For What They Don’t

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Automation is the new wave of the future. We have everything from our food to our own bodies implanted with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips nowadays. RFID chips allow us to let machines handle the scanning and security. But while the machines can tell you if something ...

The Worst ‘Roommate Wanted’ Ad EVER!

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

This was posted on Craigslist but then promptly removed. I was lucky enough to get a copy via email and couldn't help but laugh and share. Most of us have done the renting and roommate thing and while renting a great way to save money and split housing costs, it ...