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2010 Tour de France

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:07:07 -0600

2010 Tour de France:

The lanterne rouge, or red lantern, is given to the rider who finishes last in the Tour de France.

Congratulations to Adriano Malori, Italian rider on Lampre, for finishing the 2010 Tour de…

Photoblog - Pilot ejects an instant before fighterjet crashes

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:40:31 -0600

Photoblog - Pilot ejects an instant before fighterjet crashes

Attack when it hurts

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:18:49 -0600

Attack when it hurts:

Molly Cameron on Contador’s attack today in Le Tour when Schleck had dropped his chain:

Everyone can attack when it is easy. You win races by attacking when it hurts, you attack when it is hard,…

More bars in more places

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:44:16 -0600

More bars in more places:

The new bars on my iPhone. Those 3 bars weren’t there earlier.

Living in a blue state

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:10:32 -0600

Living in a blue state:

No, Colorado is not a Democratic state. It is, however, the only state in the country with an obesity rate less than 20%. Incredible. The WSJ reports:

Take a look at this map. See that blue…

Five to Ten Days

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:10:32 -0600

Five to Ten Days:

The folks at the local Apple Store told me if I ordered an iPhone 4 it would be “at least 3 weeks” until it would ship. The guy at the AT&T store across the street told me “5 to 10 days.” Needing…

Dismount recommended

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:28:57 -0600

Dismount recommended:

If you dare ride your bike in downtown Black Hawk and get caught, you’ll face a $68 fine.

There are signs posted in several spots around town that show a bicycle with a circle around it and…

Travel planning like you’ve never seen before

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:00:53 -0600

Travel planning like you’ve never seen before:

Kayak.com launched a new feature on their site: Explore. This site’s feature shows you a map of everywhere in the world and how much it’ll cost to fly there, with loads of filtering options and…

The Big Spill

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:09:28 -0600

The Big Spill:

The first images of birds covered in oil in the Gulf of Mexico are on the Big Picture. This is just the beginning of the ecological devastation caused by the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.

How long can a human live unprotected in space?

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:19:15 -0600

How long can a human live unprotected in space?:

The answer, straight from NASA.

At NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center (now renamed Johnson Space Center) we had a test subject accidentally exposed to a near vacuum (less than 1 psi) in an incident…

The Big Short now on Kindle

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:53:11 -0600

The Big Short now on Kindle:

I’ve been wanting to read this book for two months on my Kindle. It’s finally out.

MSNBC’s new photoblog

Fri, 28 May 2010 02:17:17 -0600

MSNBC’s new photoblog:

Just launched. I love it.

Deepwater Horizon

Mon, 17 May 2010 12:14:16 -0600

Deepwater Horizon:

Some statistics from last night’s 60 Minutes feature – The Blowout in which a survivor told “how he got away from the flaming platform and all the things that went wrong leading up to the blowout…

The tragic story of Yeardley Love

Wed, 12 May 2010 01:13:12 -0600

The tragic story of Yeardley Love:

This is such a heart-breaking story. Lacrosse didn’t have a great name before, but this, combined with the “Duke Scandal of 2006″, certainly doesn’t help the sport’s image.

Sports Illustrated…

A Texan’s map of the United States

Sun, 09 May 2010 09:53:09 -0600

A Texan’s map of the United States:

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The Complete National Geographic on 160-GB Hard Drive

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:36:23 -0700

The Complete National Geographic on 160-GB Hard Drive:

Want! The Complete National Geographic on a hard drive:

Explore 120 years of amazing discoveries, fascinating maps, and the world’s best photography with The Complete National Geographic. This…

Just in case I get hit by a bus

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:03:47 -0700

Just in case I get hit by a bus:

Slate Magazine:

At a White House press conference last [July], President Obama conceded that we may never achieve 100 percent health-insurance coverage without a single-payer system, “because…

Buy online, and save

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:37:22 -0700

Buy online, and save:

And who doesn’t love saving “N/A”?

Space-saving in 2010

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:36:54 -0700

Space-saving in 2010:

Santa brought me a Bookarc for Christmas this year. The Bookarc is a stand for your Macbook Pro, and I love it. Not only do I have 24 square inches of desk space back, but my notebook actually…

The Known Universe

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:11:59 -0700

The Known Universe:

Both dizzying and fascinating, this Known Universe video zooms out from Tibet and goes as far through space as we’ve mapped. Full-screen this!

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