I have neither taken LSD or thrown a no-hitter, but I’ve watched enough people do each to know that doing both at the same time seems damn near impossible. But it was 47 years ago today that Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates did exactly that in a game against the San Diego Padres. No …
Monthly Archives: June 2017
The Bank Just Figured Out How To Get You To Like It More. A Dancing Robot
Should you find yourself both in Calgary and in need of a bank, there’s a chance you could be greeted by…that thing. ATB Financial has teamed up with SoftBank Robotics America to unleash Pepper, a friendly 3-wheeled robot designed to make the banking experience better or something. They say that she is capable of recognizing human …
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Her Text Said Sure, I’ll Drop In In A Minute
So much for the older the wiser, and for the it’s only young folks that spend their lives glued to their phones not paying attention stereotype. First it was the 80-year-old man plowing into a police car that was on a distracted driving patrol, and now a 67-year-old woman has fallen six feet down an …
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Ice Ice Baby Never Needs To Be Covered Again
Because I’m not sure how this one’s going to be topped. You’ve done it again, Postmodern Jukebox.
Polka To Hell
The Heimatdamisch give us AC/DC’s Highway to Hell as a polka. It takes a minute to really get going, but wait for it. https://www.facebook.com/theheimatdamisch/videos/609096079292954/
United Breaks Violinists
Though the reasons why remain a mystery, we’ve known for quite some time that United Airlines and the industry in general clearly has something against musicians who play stringed instruments. It’s happened again, this time to violinist Yennifer Correia who wound up in a literal fight over her 17th century instrument with a supervisor of …
Sendero Wants To Know What You Would Like Out Of An Indoor Wayfinding App
It’s really nice to see GPS app makers start to focus on indoor navigation. If you’re blind I doubt I have to tell you that getting around in giant buildings can sometimes be its own special brand of pain in the ass, so being able to use the same apps that work so well outside …
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Chuck Shepherd Is Retiring From News Of The Weird. I Am Selfishly Bummed
When it turned 25, I wrote a little bit about News of the Weird and how much it’s meant to my life. If you recall (let’s be honest, you probably don’t), I closed that post by saying “Happy anniversary to both Chuck and his amazing, strangely lifechanging creation. Here’s to as many more as you …
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Does Anyone Remember Reo’s Roundup?
I’ve watched a lot of wrestling in my lifetime. I’ve forgotten the details of quite a bit of it especially in more recent times since there’s just so damn much content thrown at you so quickly now compared to the old days, but generally speaking I have quite a good memory for the stuff. But …
