My guess is that it won't be the new craigslist. There probably won't be a new craiglist for the same reason that there probably won't be a new MySpace or Facebook -- they're all too solidly established in their niches that even a more feature-rich site will have trouble unseating them.
"I've become obsessed," said Ms. Torielli, 33, a student who lives in Hell's Kitchen, in Manhattan. "I switched to white sheets so I can see them better, and I've set up a bedbug jail in a Tupperware container that I put on the windowsill to torture them with daylight. It's all-out war."
Jesus.
I have a Canon EOS 300D, and it's awesome. I haven't used the Nikon D50 (or, to be honest, any other SLR), but I highly recommend the Canon ones. The clarity is amazing [bigass JPEG].
"Master of the 'teardown', Eric Pratt from iSuppli Corp. specializes in stripping down gadgets and finding out how much they're really worth. Eric brought three of our favorite gadgets to dissect: the Mac mini, the iPod Nano and the Game Boy Micro.
The Mac mini which retails for $499 is actually worth $283 in parts and labor.
The 2 Gig iPod Nano retails for $199, but is actually worth $103 in parts and labor. The most expensive component is actually the iPod Nano's 2 Gigs of memory.
Eric finished up with a G4 exclusive teardown of the Game Boy Micro which retails for $100. The actual cost of the Micro is only $44. The screen on the GB Micro is actually the most expensive component."
(via)
Huh. I thought this was one of the well-known sites, like the Onion or Something Awful. Oops.
Anyway, I've been keeping a list of favorite bash quotes over the course of several months now, and I'm not really sure why...my all-time favorite:
t0rbad> so there i was in this hallway right
BlackAdder> i believe i speak for all of us when i say...
BlackAdder> WRONG BTICH
BlackAdder> IM SICK OF YOU
BlackAdder> AND YOUR LAME STORIES
BlackAdder> NOBODY HERE THINKS YOURE FUNNY
BlackAdder> NOBODY HERE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR STORIES
BlackAdder> IN FACT
BlackAdder> IF YOU DIED RIGHT NOW
BlackAdder> I DON"T THINK NOBODY WOULD CARE
BlackAdder> SO WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT FAG
*** t0rbad sets mode: +b BlackAdder*!*@*.*
*** BlackAdder has been kicked my t0rbad ( )
t0rbad> so there i was in this hallway right
CRCError> right
heartless> Right.
r3v> right
The scary thing for me was actually clicking through to one of the LiveJournals. Somehow I must have gotten the impression that we were all just exaggerating, but apparently people do say things like "but i was like OMFG when i saw it!!!!!!! LOL [sic, unfortunately]."
The complete C&H is the best thing I own.
posted by danb 17 years ago
In "Favorville"
My guess is that it won't be the new craigslist. There probably won't be a new craiglist for the same reason that there probably won't be a new MySpace or Facebook -- they're all too solidly established in their niches that even a more feature-rich site will have trouble unseating them.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Snakes in a car!"
That's it! I've had enough of these snakes!
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Uh-oh! This can't lead to anything good."
"I will not buy zis suitcase nuke dewice, it is scratched." Hahaha, well played :)
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Bedbugs Attack New York City."
"I've become obsessed," said Ms. Torielli, 33, a student who lives in Hell's Kitchen, in Manhattan. "I switched to white sheets so I can see them better, and I've set up a bedbug jail in a Tupperware container that I put on the windowsill to torture them with daylight. It's all-out war." Jesus.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Curious, George: First digital SLR"
I have a Canon EOS 300D, and it's awesome. I haven't used the Nikon D50 (or, to be honest, any other SLR), but I highly recommend the Canon ones. The clarity is amazing [bigass JPEG].
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "An analyst for an investment bank literally chopped up an iPod"
"Master of the 'teardown', Eric Pratt from iSuppli Corp. specializes in stripping down gadgets and finding out how much they're really worth. Eric brought three of our favorite gadgets to dissect: the Mac mini, the iPod Nano and the Game Boy Micro. The Mac mini which retails for $499 is actually worth $283 in parts and labor. The 2 Gig iPod Nano retails for $199, but is actually worth $103 in parts and labor. The most expensive component is actually the iPod Nano's 2 Gigs of memory. Eric finished up with a G4 exclusive teardown of the Game Boy Micro which retails for $100. The actual cost of the Micro is only $44. The screen on the GB Micro is actually the most expensive component." (via)
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Mickey Mouse tackles suicide"
Really, though, it's bothering me that they don't have the resolution of the story arc. I want to see Mickey pop Mr. Slicker in the nose or something.
posted by danb 18 years ago
Kind of creepy, but also funny. Good link. I wanna know how the storyline ends, though.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Ye olde Chew and Screw."
I thought this was going to be about a waitress prostitution ring.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Quotes from IRC conversations."
Huh. I thought this was one of the well-known sites, like the Onion or Something Awful. Oops. Anyway, I've been keeping a list of favorite bash quotes over the course of several months now, and I'm not really sure why...my all-time favorite: t0rbad> so there i was in this hallway right BlackAdder> i believe i speak for all of us when i say... BlackAdder> WRONG BTICH BlackAdder> IM SICK OF YOU BlackAdder> AND YOUR LAME STORIES BlackAdder> NOBODY HERE THINKS YOURE FUNNY BlackAdder> NOBODY HERE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR STORIES BlackAdder> IN FACT BlackAdder> IF YOU DIED RIGHT NOW BlackAdder> I DON"T THINK NOBODY WOULD CARE BlackAdder> SO WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT FAG *** t0rbad sets mode: +b BlackAdder*!*@*.* *** BlackAdder has been kicked my t0rbad ( ) t0rbad> so there i was in this hallway right CRCError> right heartless> Right. r3v> right
posted by danb 18 years ago
In " Filthy, funny, flawed, gorgeous"
I like it.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Live Journal: The Latest 50 images uploaded & refreshed every minute."
The scary thing for me was actually clicking through to one of the LiveJournals. Somehow I must have gotten the impression that we were all just exaggerating, but apparently people do say things like "but i was like OMFG when i saw it!!!!!!! LOL [sic, unfortunately]."
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Grow RPG."
Look at the second comment under this entry to see the correct order.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Curious George: I'm hungry, dammit."
I second gingy's meatball sub with mozzerrella. If that's cheating, I think I'd go with a plain ol' ham and cheese with deli mustard.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "Scientists have found the world's oldest dildo. "
The prehistoric "tool" was reassembled from 14 fragments of siltstone. Hahaha.
posted by danb 18 years ago
In "The next fifteen minutes will destroy you."
Okay, I did it again. 125 Levels 797 Seconds 261 Deaths Grade: 100%
posted by danb 18 years ago
genial, I salute you.
posted by danb 18 years ago
Very cool. 125 Levels 1193 Seconds 615 Deaths Grade: 0% Eep.
posted by danb 18 years ago
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