Archive for the 'Informational' Category

Want To Donate Blood? – Don’t Be A Gay Dude

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Am I the only one who didn’t know that if you’re gay male – or ever had a homosexual experience with another guy, even once – that you’re banned from donating blood for life?
I just read this article by Senator John Kerry, yeah the guy who lost in 2004 to Georgie, arguing for a repeal [...]

Chile Earthquake Infographic

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

I just think this infograpahic of the Chile Earthquake is really cool.  The earthquake was rated an 8.8 on the Moment Magnitude Scale (MMS).  The MMS is the successor to the more commonly known Richter Scale.
It’s also worth comparing to the recent Haiti Earthquake, which was rated a 7 on the MMS.  People who aren’t [...]

Delta Airlines Fucking People Even Harder Than Before

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

The glorious airline Delta has raised prices on checked luggage.
[...]$23 from $15 for the first checked-on bag, and to $32 from $25 for the second bag.
Oh man, I can’t wait to fly them again!
Via Market Watch
P.S. I hate you Delta.

Heineken Buys Femsa, Brewer of Tecate

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Because I drink a lot of beer, I thought this was newsworthy:  Heineken is buying Femsa, the brewery that makes Tecate, Dos Equis, and Sol for 7.6 billion.  I thought these two sentences from the article were kind of funny:
The deal will give Heineken, which brews Amstel and other beers[.]
What’s interesting to me is that [...]

Same Sex Marriage Vs. First Cousin Marriage

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

I couldn’t help but find this infographic from The Atlantic really interesting:  Same Sex Marriage Vs. First Cousin Marriage.

How to Take A Screen Shot

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Jackie
hey, I have a computer guy question
James Asher
so naturally you think of me
Jackie
How do I take a screen shot and save it as a jpeg
Yes, I know no others
James Asher
what kind of computer are you on? windows i assume?
Jackie
windows
James Asher
XP?
Jackie
xp
James Asher
ok, set up your screen for whatever you want a screen shot of
in the sort [...]

A Bit Of Education For The Day

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

I found this post, entitled What Every American Should Know About the Middle East, rather educational today. It’s a quick explaination / comparison of such things as Arabs, Muslims, Islam, Iranians, Persians, Shia, and Sunni. I can’t say I learned anything, per se, but it’s a nice single location to find such information. [...]

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