oh [dear] 1.24
Ever see a word that strikes you as odd that you begin to question if it’s legitimate? This phenomenon has a name: Semantic Satiation. Seed Mag has a lovely article {thanks gabe!} on a study that links morality with surroundings. Living in a shanty town= shanty people or wonderful hill folk? Barack and Michelle Obama do a lot of what?! Who says print media is dying? You wouldn’t know it from these 400 newspaper covers right on the heels of Obama’s inaguration. Speaking of Obama, does he get a sweet $3,350 sectera edge as a blackberry substitute or tag along? More importantly, does the White House have wifi? South Carolina wants to ban swear words, s%# and penalize those who use them with a $5k fine and or 5 years of prison time. Read the bill here and watch here. Speaking of the establishment, authorities in the UK want to control your rides via text messages. OMGWTFBBQ. All this talk about the Holocaust during WWII gave little solace to the other survivors, the Romas BBC reports.
Facebook now twice as big as myspace? Someone fire up Alexa…eww, a doll shaped out of living human cells? strangely fascinating. This quadcamera iPhone app seems rather interesting, I’d love to see it on the app store soon, no doubt for a price. I should ask my friend in ny, does she have to pay for a cab ride with an iPod if her credit’s declined and nypd breathing down her neck? Five delightfully bizarre eBay auctions over the years, I love the mental_floss. I’ve always loved worth 1000’s photoshop contests, particularly the “where are my pants?” thread. Israel used white phosphorous during their Gaza ground offensive and may soon be charged with warcrimes, but have a look at this. ‘“He was walking to the mosque when the attack started,” his uncle, Nahad Mattar, said. “Two of his friends who were walking with him were killed instantly,” Times Online reports.
I really like nobody beats the drum, here’s why: