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OMS! This bird has the CUTEST voice! He sounds like a cross between Elmo and those alien Muppets that say “Yip yip yip!” I didn’t even realize you could have pets that said things this adorable!

Hey, it's the Giant Mexican Nerdcatching Clam of southern Kalimdor! This wily carnivore lures its lonely prey to the bottom of the ocean through text messages and late-night phone calls. Then, when the intended victim reaches for the present left by his "secret admirer," the clam slams shut, trapping the unfortunate singleton inside for a quiet date with the clam's digestive system. (Thanks to Vurbs of <Lethe> on Laughing Skull [US-A] for the screenshot.) Gallery: Around Azeroth Want to see your own screenshot here? Send it to aroundazeroth@wow.com. We strongly prefer full-sized pictures with no UI or names showing. Please include "Azeroth" in the subject line so your email doesn't get marked as spam, and include your name, guild and server if you want to be credited. Filed under: Around AzerothAround Azeroth Beta Edition: Certainly not a trap originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham

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      &quot;Lab coat rationale&quot; - originally published 

8/25/2010
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TWW Tunnel Painting - Puke PSA in chalk

Jen's dog puked and we didn't want anyone to step in it. From: metricula Views: 27

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Kraft mac-n-cheese Thomas Jefferson Hallucination & Seduction WTF?Source: http://www.youtube.comSome crazy lady eating kraft mac-n-cheese hallucinates and then tries to seduce dead president Thomas Jefferson. WTF?    WTF, Kraft. Trying to seduce me with Thomas Jefferson's sexy countenance? I'm still boycotting your mac and cheese. This is beyond undignified.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq8XmNGcGWU    

Answer: "We're game development pussies," Bethesda's Todd Howard said at a QuakeCon panel on Friday. No really, the engine in Fallout and Elder Scrolls runs into AI problems if ladders are introduced, and the developer just works around them."One day, we tried to figure out why we wanted ladders so bad because we don't really need them," Howard told the panel, according to IGN. "It just felt like we're game development pussies because we can't do ladders." Howard indicated the studio's revisited the subject repeatedly but finds it couldn't do them without fading to a loading screen. Considering that's the S.O.P. for most exterior doors in Fallout, introducing load screens to the interior of a structure just to take a ladder is kind of silly, especially if you can use stairs. Why There Are No Ladders in Fallout [IGN]

Answer: "We're game development pussies," Bethesda's Todd Howard said at a QuakeCon panel on Friday. No really, the engine in Fallout and Elder Scrolls runs into AI problems if ladders are introduced, and the developer just works around them."One day, we tried to figure out why we wanted ladders so bad because we don't really need them," Howard told the panel, according to IGN. "It just felt like we're game development pussies because we can't do ladders." Howard indicated the studio's revisited the subject repeatedly but finds it couldn't do them without fading to a loading screen. Considering that's the S.O.P. for most exterior doors in Fallout, introducing load screens to the interior of a structure just to take a ladder is kind of silly, especially if you can use stairs. Why There Are No Ladders in Fallout [IGN]

4Chan Founder Moot's Weird Testimony In Sarah Palin Email Hacking TrialSource: http://www.businessinsider.comLawyers get to the bottom of just what "rickrolling" is.    "And it's a joke?"    

The Smoking Gun has dug up some entertaining testimony from the trial of David Kernell, the 22 year-old hacker convicted of breaking in to then vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email in 2008. Specifically, it's the testimony of Christopher 'Moot' Poole, founder and administrator of 4Chan, the image board on which Palin's password was posted. Moot was called in to testify about 4Chan and the data he turned over to investigators. But, for some reason, both the prosecution and defense felt the need to question him about 4Chan slang. Nothing in the rest of the testimony makes it clear why these questions needed to be asked, but they're a lot of fun: (UPDATE: A number of commenters asked where they could find the full testimony, so we've embedded it here.)

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Temperature-Sensitive GlassSource: http://www.inventables.comTextured glass tiles that alter in color with changes in temperature.    WANT    

Sharpie is to sell a 'liquid pencil,' a pen with erasable ink made from graphite that only becomes permanent after three days' exposure to the air. In the meantime, it may be rubbed out with a standard eraser. It'll hit stores this fall.

Introducing The NEW Sharpie LIQUID PENCIL [Sharpie via Wired]

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http://cdn.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/tf_birth_control_pill_facts_800.gifSource: cdn.thefrisky.com    Ten fun facts about the pill from The Frisky:http://cdn.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/tf_birth_control_pill_facts_800.gif    

Letters of Note: You're chaining up far too many womenSource: http://www.lettersofnote.comFascinating letters. Interesting correspondence.

A home should be an expression of who you are. Sure, when you’re young and broke, your room or apartment might be an expression of who your parents or the people who donate to Goodwill are, but gradually you collect items that express your personality, whether you receive them as gifts or purchase them yourself. If you are a technologically oriented geek, there are plenty of manufacturers and vendors catering to your tastes in home decor. Interactive LED Dining Table

Windell Oksay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories built a dining room table with 448 LEDs inside. The lights respond to movement on and above the table surface! No, not a motion sensor, but light sensors that detect shadows and respond appropriately by activating LEDs in those areas. This is a one-of-a-kind project, but if you are handy you can make your own with the extensive documentation of the project as your guide. Take a shortcut by buying the LED panel kit. Motherboard Picture Frame

Recycling is not only environmentally-friendly, it can make a statement. The Motherboard Picture Frame states that you know what motherboards are all about -even if you don’t! Buying one is much easier than recycling your own, but the motherboards are recycled from somewhere.

Geek Clock

This geeky clock was posted all over as “the clock only geeks can read.” That’s not quite true, as those of us of a certain age learned to read an analog clock by its angles, so no numerals are necessary. However, the formulas used in place of numerals on this clock face will display your geekiness for the world to see. A Clock that Spells

Here’s a clock that is easy for anyone to read, but the mechanism that displays it is something else. Christiaan Postma designed it to mechanically spell out the time. I put together more than 150 individual clockworks and made them work together to become one clock.  I show the progress of time by letting the numbers be written in words by the clockworks. Reading clockwise,  the time being is visible through a word and readable by the completeness of the word, 12 words from “one” to “twelve”. Watch how the clock face changes here. Unfortunately, it’s an artwork that is not available to purchase. Galactic Hitchhiker’s Towel

Never be caught without your towel! Express your inner hitchhiker with this utility towel, complete with the number 42. No need to explain to science fiction fans. CRT Light Fixture

As you move from cathode ray tubes to LEDs, recycle your CRTs into light fixtures! Fractal Art Quilt

Rose Rushbrooke makes gorgeous art quilts with intricate designs, including a collection of fractal patterns she designs and hand quilts. I was particularly taken with this quilt displaying a pattern based on the Mandelbrot set. A quilt like this will impress everyone, but particularly anyone who recognizes how the intricate pattern came about. Enter Doormat

What do you do at someone’s doorstep? Enter! This doormat says just that, but it looks like a huge computer key. Another available doormat resembles the “home” key. Icon Pillows

If you’re going to have throw pillows around, make them conversation starters, like pillows in the shape of familiar computer button icons, such as RSS, Mac OSX, subscribe, iTunes, and even chat balloons. Social Networking Pillows

Display your loyalty to your favorite social networking site with a throw pillow your friends will recognize -or if you have no loyalty, use them all! Etsy seller Craftsquatch makes them in Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and other flavors, including a generic email pillow. Mini Disc Pillows

Your geeky life isn’t restricted to the internet, however. This pillow comes in the form of a floppy disc, which you might find fun to explain to younger visitors. Elemental Refrigerator Magnets

Teach your kids about the periodic table as you hang their artwork on the refrigerator, or just show off with the Periodic Table Magnet Set. Use as a complete table, or detach individual magnets as you please. Temperature Sensitive Tiles

Line your bathroom with tiles that react to heat like a mood ring! These temperature sensitive glass tiles go wild in a hot shower or when washing dishes. They even make awesome floor tiles that respond to bare feet. See also: Video Game Furnishings for Your Home.

August is a great month for free reading material. As I mentioned yesterday, we’ll be giving away a new book each weekday. Today’s prize is Trotsky: A Biography, by Robert Service.

There’s nothing wrong with Service’s title, but there are plenty of biographies and autobiographies with weird, arrogant or just plain ridiculous titles. Here’s today’s challenge: The person who leaves a comment with the strangest actual title wins Trotsky.

We’ll announce the winners of all this week’s challenges on Monday.

Whee!

I did a guest comic!

An animated gif made with the first 10 pages of Avery Monsen and Jory John’s book, All My Friends Are Dead… [via the daily what]