Month: November 2013

Grim Website Tallies Black Friday Deaths This death count website serves as a grim reminder of the lengths people go to for a black friday deal. http://mashable.com/2013/11/29/black-friday-death-count/

Australian Doritos ‘Finger Cleaner’ Commercial As most of you are familiar, Doritos holds an annual “Crash the Superbowl” contest inviting amateur filmmakers to submit out-of-the-box ad spots with the winning entry possibly being aired during the Super Bowl, as well as the creators being awarded cash, prizes, miniature giraffes, etc. Every year… http://www.shockmansion.com/2013/11/28/video-if-this-australian-doritos-finger-cleaner-commercial-doesnt-win-the-super-bowl-challenge-we-riot

BITCOIN $1000 Bitcoin hit $1,000. http://www.businessinsider.com/bitcoin-1000-2013-11

What is the greatest real-life plot twist in all of history? : AskReddit reddit: the front page of the internet http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1rjj2f/what_is_the_greatest_reallife_plot_twist_in_all/.compact

LA Times http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-78262399/

Scott Adams Blog: I Hope My Father Dies Soon 11/23/2013 The Official Dilbert Website featuring Scott Adams Dilbert strips, animation, mashups and more starring Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, The Pointy Haired Boss, Alice, Asok, Dogbert’s New Ruling Class and more. http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/i_hope_my_father_dies_soon/

Newegg trial: Crypto legend takes the stand, goes for knockout patent punch Newegg makes a big bet, as its trial against “patent troll” TQP wraps up Monday. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/newegg-trial-crypto-legend-diffie-takes-the-stand-to-knock-out-patent/

1st recreational pot seller expects sky-high sales boost – NBC News.com Cue the “Rocky Mountain High” jokes. A medical marijuana dispensary in Central City, Colo.—a small gambling town nestled in the… http://www.nbcnews.com/business/1st-recreational-pot-seller-expects-sky-high-sales-boost-2D11642440

Virgin Galactic accepts Bitcoin for space travel The virtual currency known as Bitcoin has been steadily gaining mainstream acceptance for much of 2013. http://cir.ca/news/bitcoin-gaining-acceptance?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=SendGrid&utm_medium=email

Photographer Puts Two Strangers Together For Intimate Photographs, And The Results Are Surprising Photographer Richard Renaldi takes random people he meets on the street of New York City and asks them to pose in pictures together as if they wer … http://banoosh.com/blog/2013/10/29/photographer-puts-two-strangers-together-for-intimate-photographs-and-the-results-are-surprising/