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05 Feb 2010 13:37

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Offbeat: SNOWMG this weather is just effin’ crazy! So is this weatherman

AccuWeather.com’s meteorologist is acting like crazy. It’s just snow, dude. Thanks @yurivictor for the tip. source
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04 Feb 2010 10:50

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Offbeat: These birds know how to rock, if somewhat unintentionally

  • Let’s place a bunch of random birds in a room with a couple of Les Paul guitars, and see what happens. And what happened was avant-garde goodness that some might find just a little amazing. BBC art critic Will Gompertz compares the style of artist Celeste Boursier-Mougenot, who created this, to Marcel Duchamp, in that it adds chance as a factor in the music’s creation. The result? For more than the birds. source
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04 Feb 2010 10:36

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Offbeat: Awesome nerd decides to mix photos and math together

  • Consider it the merging of art and math. Photography and mathematics student Nikki Graziano has been merging her two majors (which she studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology), finding cool images of clouds, shrubs and other things and then graphing how they would repeat in mathematics. Nerd. Arty nerd. source
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02 Feb 2010 23:53

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Offbeat: Protip: If you work at a financial firm, don’t look at porn. Ever.

  • Macquarie Group Australia had a pretty awesome gaffe happen on live TV thanks to one of their bumbling workers, who decided to look at porn while an analyst was getting interviewed for a financial program. Best part of the video is the very end. A classic of the form. The guy responsible could be in huge trouble, by the way. (Duh.) source
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02 Feb 2010 13:58

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Offbeat: Death of an old design: Zappos.com has a funeral for its site

  • More sites need to have funerals for old designs when they retire them, much like Zappos.com (a shoe/clothing company) did when they killed their old-school design. Microsoft should also consider doing something like this for Internet Explorer 6. (hat tip @ohmykevin)
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02 Feb 2010 08:55

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Offbeat: Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil is a freaking punk

  • yes Punxsutawney Phil saw his freaking shadow this morning
  • yes that could mean more winter if you trust his shade source
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01 Feb 2010 21:38

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Offbeat: Three cheetahs and an antelope sign a peace treaty … for now

  • In a world full of death and destruction, it’s nice to see predator and prey getting along. This antelope somehow got on the good side of three deadly cheetahs, and fortunately, they did it in front of someone with cameras. As a result, we have it encased in amber. source
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30 Jan 2010 00:54

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Offbeat: Hey pot fans: Think about this story next time you light up a doobie

  • 743 pounds of marijuana were found in a septic tank truck traveling near the Arizona/Mexico border
  • $409,000 the street value of the pot, which wasn’t the only thing in the tank, by the way (ewwwww) source
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28 Jan 2010 21:22

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Offbeat: This old dude takes compact cars to a whole new level

  • Tiny car, tiny garage, perfect fit. Hopefully this guy doesn’t have a bad day at some point and is just a couple inches off his thin margin of error. The most impressive part is how he manages to get inside his place after he opens the door.
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28 Jan 2010 09:57

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Offbeat: Evolution says the barefooted will outlast those wearing shoes

  • Barefoot running is reportedly safer than wearing Nikes. A new study by Harvard researchers claims that running in your bare feet is actually safer and hurts less than wearing sneakers. Why? Because when you run in shoes, your feet plod onto the ground heels-first and can feel painful very quickly. Bare feet decentralize that impact, landing on the ball or middle of their feet. It sounds like a good idea, but the second a barefoot runner hits some glass, he’s gonna totally regret it. source
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