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Quote of the Day

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Quote of the Day

Australia is backwards in a lot of ways, most notably the toilet going backwards thing. Another way: Their porn filters block educational stuff, but not not the porn. AN INTERNET filter installed by the NSW education department gave students access to pornographic material - but blocked

I hate this joke. So much.

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I hate this joke. So much.

There is nothing interesting going on online today that I can write about. And you know what I blame? Shit like this f’ing stupid picture below.

"Ghetto baskets" are a classy gift

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"Ghetto baskets" are a classy gift

I’m often trying to think of a gift that both provides the recipient with worthless things and makes me appear racist. Thank the Heavens for helping Ghetto Baskets to find its way into my inbox.

United Airlines breaks dude's guitar, he writes song

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United Airlines breaks dude's guitar, he writes song

Some guy got his $3500 guitar broken by the chimps at United Airlines who handle the baggage and he responded in a clever way…WITH THE POWER OF SONG.

Good for Dave Carroll, the guy in the video. At the same time, I can’t fault United for smashing the guitar.

Canada is good at the Internet

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Canada is good at the Internet

I think my favorite thing is old videos that were made entirely seriously but now take on a parody-ish type of tone. See, for example, this CBC (Canada) news report from the late 80s about the new “Internet.”

I think this video stands on its own as hilarious, but

When silly viral videos go wrong

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When silly viral videos go wrong

Everyone wants to have their silly viral video on the frontpage of Break.com or whatever but, sometimes, the best (read: briefly thought-out) laid plans turn south. Like pretending to get hit by a car.

Most people don’t know that windshields are so fragile, but they really are sometimes. I

Rating systems

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Rating systems

Via Abtruse Goose comes this comic about why getting online rating systems in real life might be a traumatic experience for us all.