1. Gawker caught Men's Health reusing articles from prior issues and just changing the byline.
2. SunChips bags apparently don't actually break down. Via.
3. Great photo of icicles in a NY City subway station.
Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts
Link roundup
1. Bizarre story of an art forger who donates his work to museums, apparently just for the thrill of tricking them into believing he's donated a work by a master. Via.
2. "Bill Sienkiewicz's Robinson Crusoe on Mars art prints are currently on sale at the Criterion store, through the end of this month. Use promo code 'MONA50' to get fifty bucks off the regular price." Via.
3. Tenacious Toys has the Visell Bad Badtz Maru figure in stock.
*Previously: $1000 Peter Pan toy by Visell.
2. "Bill Sienkiewicz's Robinson Crusoe on Mars art prints are currently on sale at the Criterion store, through the end of this month. Use promo code 'MONA50' to get fifty bucks off the regular price." Via.
3. Tenacious Toys has the Visell Bad Badtz Maru figure in stock.
*Previously: $1000 Peter Pan toy by Visell.
Link roundup
1. The Mystery Writers of America announced the nominees for its 2011 Edgar Awards. It's interesting how instantly forgettable the book covers for the top five novels are. Mystery lovers don't care about book covers?
2. CFLs are proving to be significantly shorter lived than promised. (That's certainly been my experience.)
3. I've once again been offered money to post infographics.
2. CFLs are proving to be significantly shorter lived than promised. (That's certainly been my experience.)
3. I've once again been offered money to post infographics.
Link roundup
1. Penelope Trunk on Tim Ferris.
2. Win an expertly painted miniature (link probably NSFW).
3. Cool airplanes desktop wallpaper.
2. Win an expertly painted miniature (link probably NSFW).
3. Cool airplanes desktop wallpaper.
Link roundup
1. Kotaku says NBA 2K11's latest roster update dramatically reduced Tony Parker's "loyalty" ranking, and increased his "steal" ranking.
2. "Most Disney Drawings on eBay are forgeries."
3. "The radiation you get from body scanners is the same as what you get in two minutes in an airplane at 30,000 feet."
*Buy Tony Parker toys at eBay.
2. "Most Disney Drawings on eBay are forgeries."
3. "The radiation you get from body scanners is the same as what you get in two minutes in an airplane at 30,000 feet."
*Buy Tony Parker toys at eBay.
Link roundup
1. A debt collector set up a fake courtroom in Pennsylvania to try to fool debtors.
2. Earlier this month, I mentioned how strange it was that Disney was promoting images of happy couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddy Cibrian. Well, Shape magazine put Rimes on the cover of the October issue, and received so many complaints that the editor had to apologize.
3. The Penny Arcade guys created a brilliant, hilarious special item for Bioware's Dragon Age.
*Buy Penny Arcade collections at Amazon.
2. Earlier this month, I mentioned how strange it was that Disney was promoting images of happy couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddy Cibrian. Well, Shape magazine put Rimes on the cover of the October issue, and received so many complaints that the editor had to apologize.
3. The Penny Arcade guys created a brilliant, hilarious special item for Bioware's Dragon Age.
*Buy Penny Arcade collections at Amazon.
Link roundup
1. "Cast your mind back to July. Fast Company launched its 'Influence Project,' a scheme supposedly designed to see who has the most influence online. The results are in! And the winners aren’t anyone that Fast Company mentions in its write-up about the project. That’s how stupid the entire thing was." Via.
2. Cory Doctorow's review of the book Confessions of a Conjuror is a great read. (I'll certainly pick it up if it makes it to paperback.)
3. Seth Godin asks a good question - - why is Amazon's search function so terrible? If you find a book you're interested in, Amazon does a pretty good job of recommending other similar books. But the basic search function, if you don't have a specific book in mind, is all but useless.
*Buy vintage magician posters at Amazon.
2. Cory Doctorow's review of the book Confessions of a Conjuror is a great read. (I'll certainly pick it up if it makes it to paperback.)
3. Seth Godin asks a good question - - why is Amazon's search function so terrible? If you find a book you're interested in, Amazon does a pretty good job of recommending other similar books. But the basic search function, if you don't have a specific book in mind, is all but useless.
*Buy vintage magician posters at Amazon.
Link roundup
1. "Watch This Voting Machine Change Someone's Vote."
2. Video of an incredibly enthusiastic Dance Dance Revolution player.
3. Last Exit to Nowhere is giving away five t-shirts for the best horror photo.
2. Video of an incredibly enthusiastic Dance Dance Revolution player.
3. Last Exit to Nowhere is giving away five t-shirts for the best horror photo.
Link roundup
1. Create a free book by purchasing or renewing a Flickr Pro account.
2. New eco-friendly McDonald's in Southern California, complete with green arches. Via.
3. Mitt Romney got his new book atop the bestseller list "by asking institutions to buy thousands of copies in exchange for his speeches, according to a document obtained by POLITICO." Via.
4. Relatedly, the writer of The Oatmeal was apparently a SEO spammer. This discussion at Reddit about infographics and how they're used by spammers to game Digg, Google, and Reddit is pretty fascinating. (I mentioned this once before, but you should question sites that post a lot of infographics - - I've repeatedly turned down offers of payment in exchange for posting infographics with specific embedded links.) Via.
2. New eco-friendly McDonald's in Southern California, complete with green arches. Via.
3. Mitt Romney got his new book atop the bestseller list "by asking institutions to buy thousands of copies in exchange for his speeches, according to a document obtained by POLITICO." Via.
4. Relatedly, the writer of The Oatmeal was apparently a SEO spammer. This discussion at Reddit about infographics and how they're used by spammers to game Digg, Google, and Reddit is pretty fascinating. (I mentioned this once before, but you should question sites that post a lot of infographics - - I've repeatedly turned down offers of payment in exchange for posting infographics with specific embedded links.) Via.
Link roundup
1. Genocide wiped out a Native American group in the 800's.
2. For an event announcing Netflix's new service in Canada, Netflix hired actors to pretend to be members of the public and tell reporters how excited they were. "[E]xtras were asked to spill into the street and encouraged to 'play types, for example, mothers, film buffs, tech geeks, couch potatoes etc.'" Via.
3. Was the highly sophisticated cyber worm Stuxnet created to destroy Iran's nuclear plant? And was it already released? Via.
*Buy the Hackers soundtrack at Amazon.
2. For an event announcing Netflix's new service in Canada, Netflix hired actors to pretend to be members of the public and tell reporters how excited they were. "[E]xtras were asked to spill into the street and encouraged to 'play types, for example, mothers, film buffs, tech geeks, couch potatoes etc.'" Via.
3. Was the highly sophisticated cyber worm Stuxnet created to destroy Iran's nuclear plant? And was it already released? Via.
*Buy the Hackers soundtrack at Amazon.
Link roundup
1. The NY Times editorial board opines that it's a good move to rename High Fructose Corn Syrup as Corn Sugar.
2. You can watch the season premier of Survivor Nicaragua online (yes, former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson is really part of the cast).
3. "The mystery Togo team that played Bahrain in an international soccer exhibition was made up of 'unidentified players and their shadowy handlers' and belonged to a 'mafia group' the country's sports minister told The Associated Press on Wednesday."
2. You can watch the season premier of Survivor Nicaragua online (yes, former NFL coach Jimmy Johnson is really part of the cast).
3. "The mystery Togo team that played Bahrain in an international soccer exhibition was made up of 'unidentified players and their shadowy handlers' and belonged to a 'mafia group' the country's sports minister told The Associated Press on Wednesday."
Link roundup
1. Joe Montana says the movie Rudy was fiction.
2. Horrible Logos, $5 each. Via.
3. Last Exit to Nowhere is giving away a shirt for the worst film quote today.
*Buy NFL bobbleheads at Amazon.
2. Horrible Logos, $5 each. Via.
3. Last Exit to Nowhere is giving away a shirt for the worst film quote today.
*Buy NFL bobbleheads at Amazon.
Link roundup
1. "A few weeks ago, according to official and private reports, the Iranian air force shot down three drones near the southwestern city of Bushehr, where a Russian-supplied nuclear reactor has just started up. When the Revolutionary Guards inspected the debris, they expected to find proof of high-altitude spying. Instead, the Guards had to report to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that the air force had blasted Iran's own unmanned aircraft out of the sky."
2. Deadspin revealed that the Marlins took the people of Florida for suckers and tricked them into funding a new stadium.
3. Operators lost control of a US Navy drone for about a half hour - - it flew into restricted airspace before they got it back under control.
*Buy remote control planes at Amazon.
2. Deadspin revealed that the Marlins took the people of Florida for suckers and tricked them into funding a new stadium.
3. Operators lost control of a US Navy drone for about a half hour - - it flew into restricted airspace before they got it back under control.
*Buy remote control planes at Amazon.
Link roundup
1. Freakonomics interviews a Football Outsider.
2. UCLA is pitching its law students on a job as a chauffeur.
3. Rugby player bites down on a blood capsule to fake an injury (and allow a substitution), and then convinces the team doctor to cut his mouth to make it look legit.
*Buy NFL bobbleheads at Amazon.
2. UCLA is pitching its law students on a job as a chauffeur.
3. Rugby player bites down on a blood capsule to fake an injury (and allow a substitution), and then convinces the team doctor to cut his mouth to make it look legit.
*Buy NFL bobbleheads at Amazon.
Link roundup
1. John Salley talks about the time he and his teammates picked up prostitutes in Waikiki.
2. "Japan prides itself on having the world's longest life expectancy, but it is now struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic, revelations that hundreds listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven't been heard from for decades." Via.
3. Tenacious Toys is selling the new Qees open box so you can pick the one you want.
2. "Japan prides itself on having the world's longest life expectancy, but it is now struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic, revelations that hundreds listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven't been heard from for decades." Via.
3. Tenacious Toys is selling the new Qees open box so you can pick the one you want.
Link roundup
1. Nighttime photos of Tokyo Disney Sea's submarine harbor.
2. A judge is allowing to proceed a lawsuit alleging that Coca-Cola has falsely claimed that Vitaminwater has healthy benefits and is anything more than sugar water.
3. Video of a fighter pilot ejecting from his plane moments before it crashed.
*Buy Tokyo Disney Sea collectibles at eBay.
2. A judge is allowing to proceed a lawsuit alleging that Coca-Cola has falsely claimed that Vitaminwater has healthy benefits and is anything more than sugar water.
3. Video of a fighter pilot ejecting from his plane moments before it crashed.
*Buy Tokyo Disney Sea collectibles at eBay.
Link roundup
1. Tucker Stone summarizes the latest issue of The Economist (I'd missed these summaries).
2. Lawyers typically make either $160K a year or more like $50K a year. (Quite a gamble considering the cost of tuition.)
3. A man broke into a closed bar, reopened it using beers he'd bought at the store, and ran it for a few days, even granting media interviews.
*Buy home brewing kits at Amazon.
2. Lawyers typically make either $160K a year or more like $50K a year. (Quite a gamble considering the cost of tuition.)
3. A man broke into a closed bar, reopened it using beers he'd bought at the store, and ran it for a few days, even granting media interviews.
*Buy home brewing kits at Amazon.
Phantom punch
Watch Paul Briggs go down 29 seconds into his fight against IBO cruiserweight champ Danny Green, and then listen to the commentators discuss whether a punch even landed. Briggs denies taking a dive.
*Buy boxing posters at eBay.
Link roundup
1. Tiny parking lot in Japan.
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Black Knight paper toy.
3. The Dodgers senior vice president for public affairs was paid $401,395 by the Dodgers Dream Foundation in 2007 at a time when the team charity's budget was only $1.6 million. Via.
*Previously: Lolcat bobblehead night.
*Buy bobbleheads at eBay.
2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Black Knight paper toy.
3. The Dodgers senior vice president for public affairs was paid $401,395 by the Dodgers Dream Foundation in 2007 at a time when the team charity's budget was only $1.6 million. Via.
*Previously: Lolcat bobblehead night.
*Buy bobbleheads at eBay.
Link roundup
1. Police officers in Southern California were simply investigating reported drug sales when they stumbled upon a body - - the suspect had preserved a woman's body with dry ice in a swank Newport Beach hotel room for a year.
2. Fascinating comic about homeopathy, especially discussing the claim that water has a memory. Via.
3. Bare knuckle fighting is much safer than boxing with boxing gloves on.
*Buy The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing at Amazon.
2. Fascinating comic about homeopathy, especially discussing the claim that water has a memory. Via.
3. Bare knuckle fighting is much safer than boxing with boxing gloves on.
*Buy The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing at Amazon.
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