Don’t open this at work. But if you sincerely feel your time has come, here’s Goatse. I recommend exercising similar caution in following the links throughout this article.An aside in Gawker writer Adrian Chen’s possible masterwork, “Finding Goatse: The Mystery Man Behind the Most Disturbing Internet Meme in History.” Don’t click the links unless you dare. (Except for the one that leads to the story.) Not safe for work.
Photo of the day: Wall Street celebrates Easter, too. With bunny ears. (ht to my co-worker Sara; photo by Seth Wenig/AP)
Google Glasses: A New Way to Hurt Yourself (via Laughing Squid)
This is us without the glasses, honestly.
Two words: “Robot Kinko’s.” That’s what a MIT robotics team led by Daniela Rus pitching, and her team just scored a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation to see if the idea’s feasible or not. Would you go to a store and build your own robot with the help of easy-to-use templates, and pick up the 3D printing a couple days later? Sounds neat, whatever the case may be.
In which, in an effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, a woman singlehandedly drags an F/A-18C fighter jet behind her at a naval air station. Raise your hand if you can do this. (via PilotOnline)
Etch A Sketch may not have a political position, but it knows when to capitalize on a trend involving its suddenly-popular product. (Click for more.)
Requires Chrome or another browser with WebGL enabled. (via Hacker News)
We’ve been approached by a number of high-profile Hollywood producers and asked to do TV shows. We may do that.Mojang CEO Carl Manneh • Discussing the potential for a Minecraft television adaptation, during an interview with the Financial Times. Minecraft has seen explosive growth since achieving 1.0 status late last year, adding 5 million new users just last month, and bringing the total number of client downloads to approximately 25 million. Elaborating on the television proposals, Manneh told the Times, “We have so much to focus on with just the game development and growing the business. But if the right idea comes along and the right people that we’d want to work with, we’d say why not?” source (via • follow)
@Mike_FTW presents my avatar in different courtroom sketches.
I’m simultaneously flattered and disturbed.
The best kind of journalist is the one who blends into his surroundings. #proverbs
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Video of the morning: Mitt Romney, getting all Slim Shady on us in this mashup.
So Titus Andronicus, basically the best band on the planet right now, has a new single out. Here it is. It’s called “Upon Viewing Oregon’s Landscape With the Flood of Detritus,” and it’s part of a free mixtape called “Titus Andronicus LLC Mixtape Vol 1,” which lead singer and mastermind Patrick Stickles just released last night. Excuse us while we freak out.
Stop everything you’re doing. Fill this out. This is the only bracket that matters this year. Basketball is so 1987. Diplomacy is where it’s at, brah. When you’re done, paste your link here. Here’s some of the SFB staff’s picks: Ernie Smith, Seth Millstein, Scott Craft. What are you waiting for?
All in all, it is the largest and most beautiful restaurant now operating in Grand Forks. It attracts visitors from out of town as well as people who live here.85-year-old Grand Forks Herald EatBeat columnist Marilyn Hagerty • Writing about Olive Garden. This review has gone viral for obvious reasons, to which Hagerty reacted: “I don’t get it. I’ve been doing this for 30-40 years. Why all of a sudden now?” The article has been a major traffic boon for her newspaper, drawing over 100,000 page views. We totally understand, Marilyn; our 87-year-old grandpa (who lives in Grand Rapids, which is like Grand Forks with a river) is on a first-name basis with the staff of the Olive Garden he goes to. It’s a great place.
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