Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed May 28, 2014 8:01 pm

Solar Roadways are amazing!

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:07 am

Ha!

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:29 pm

This never would have happened to a pie recipe.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:45 am

Every time I start to dislike him, I read something like this
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Post by **Sabo** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:20 am

50 states, 50 spots: Natural wonders in the U.S.

I've been to a few of them:

Grand Canyon
Everglades National Park
Indiana Dunes State Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Hocking Hills State Park
Crater Lake
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blue Ridge Mountains/Shenandoah National Park

Not bad. Of that list, Crater Lake is number one in my book.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:35 am

Man, talk about your great travel guides. Beautiful pictures (although I loved how New Jersey's featured a highway and cars).

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:37 am

That was a nice looking presentation.

Bombay Hook is about 15 minutes from my parents' house. I probably haven't been out to the refuge in 15 or 20 years.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:46 am

Sabo wrote:50 states, 50 spots: Natural wonders in the U.S.

I've been to a few of them:

Grand Canyon
Everglades National Park
Indiana Dunes State Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Hocking Hills State Park
Crater Lake
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blue Ridge Mountains/Shenandoah National Park

Not bad. Of that list, Crater Lake is number one in my book.

Alabama appears to have nice scenery.

The creek and woods are cool, too.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:06 am

Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's entry - isn't that where we started the Vegas Ragnar a few years ago?

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 11:10 am

Steve of phpBB wrote:Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's entry - isn't that where we started the Vegas Ragnar a few years ago?

Indeed it is. Was going to mention that.

Post by **brian** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:04 pm

Kind of a bizarrely fascinating piece on a woman who won (and spent) millions of dollars on scratch off lottery tickets.

Will appeal especially to anyone who love statistics and probability as it related to gambling.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:40 pm

OK Gawker, you made me laugh.. Even if the jokes practically write themselves on that story.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:35 am

Got to hand it to those Chinese urban planners.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ch ... city-ordos

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:36 am

Pruitt wrote:Got to hand it to those Chinese urban planners.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ch ... city-ordos

I read about another ghost city. Probably here. There are a bunch of them, including this one, which is a replica of Paris, complete with Eiffel Tower. I watched a couple minutes of the video. Fascinating stuff I'll have to get back to tonight. I think this is a perfect example of why China will never challenge as a superpower. Their inefficiency is astounding, and their best minds are often driven out by the repressive government. How much money and resources were wasted on these cities? How stupid to build a full city and expect people to move there. Decades of Communism left them with a lack of understanding of Capitalism's realities. I think Russia will falter because of the same issues. The younger generation gets it, but those who grew up under Communism have no work ethic or hope of improving their lot. Good workers were looked down upon for working hard, as everyone else would have to keep up with them. Even management scorned productive workers. Every had to produce equally.

They are currently building a "bigger, better" Manhattan scheduled to finish in 2019, and a replica of an entire quaint Austrian village. They are also planning to build the world's largest city. They think 42 million people are going to move there. You'd think they would have learned their lesson. I guess the building companies are being paid, so WTF do they care? At some point, I'd think the government is going to force people to live there.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:46 am

I'm just going to quote the entire article because, well...

A woman is facing theft charges after authorities said she rode a horse to a store while intoxicated and tried to shoplift items from the store.

Christine Saunders, 45, of Fyffe [AL], was charged with public intoxication and possession of a prohibited beverage. DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris said she will likely face more charges.

Harris said deputies and Fyffe police were called to a store at Hammonds Crossroads Saturday, where he said Saunders was being held with items she allegedly took from the store.

Harris said Saunders had a horse tied up outside the store, with three cans of Keystone Light beer tied to the saddle horn in a Walmart bag.

Harris said Saunders did not own the horse, which was returned to its owner. Harris said the owner declined to press charges.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jul 08, 2014 11:59 am

neat little story
http://www.businessinsider.com/cellphon ... ilo-2014-7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:32 pm

Bapo! is going to have police pestering him a lot more.

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:42 pm

Don't you just hate it when your hooker injects too much heroin into your vein when you are just chilling on your yacht? I know I do.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 6:28 am

If she killed him, the Silicon Valley big may not have been the Atlanta native’s first victim, authorities said. Santa Cruz police confirmed they are working with an agency in a different state on a similar case - one in which a victim was left in distress and died while Tichelman allegedly took off without calling for help.

The Colonel wrote:You think this means you ought to think about getting some new shit, whadya think?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:52 am

howard wrote:Don't you just hate it when your hooker injects too much heroin into your vein when you are just chilling on your yacht? I know I do.

This is what passes as a high priced hooker these days? Sorry, picture won't link, but she is nasty looking.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:55 am

The Sybian wrote:
howard wrote:Don't you just hate it when your hooker injects too much heroin into your vein when you are just chilling on your yacht? I know I do.

This is what passes as a high priced hooker these days? Sorry, picture won't link, but she is nasty looking.

The economy is too good these days. I blame Obama.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:07 am

howard wrote:Don't you just hate it when your hooker injects too much heroin into your vein when you are just chilling on your yacht? I know I do.

article wrote:“Forrest will be remembered above all as a loving husband and father,”

...who enjoyed his family, his boat, and doing hard IV drugs with high priced whores. But mostly as a loving husband and father.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:03 am

Badass cooler...it's the...wait for it....coolest

http://www.geek.com/mobile/the-coolest- ... r-1598948/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:36 am

A profile of Tom Emanski, including an explanation of how he managed to make those commercials so ubiquitous.

After some 50,000 airings — not even ESPN knows exactly how many — the final Baseball World commercial aired on January 2, 2007, during an episode of SportsCenter.

h/t

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 2:36 pm

a documentary on the 25th anniversary of Primetime Sports. Canada's first and really only good national sports show.

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I've always been a fan of the host Bob McCown. He one of the best interviewers ever. Also talks a bit about WFAN and Mike Franseca.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:56 am

Tree planted as a memorial to George Harrison killed by... beetles

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:13 am

degenerasian wrote:a documentary on the 25th anniversary of Primetime Sports. Canada's first and really only good national sports show.

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I've always been a fan of the host Bob McCown. He one of the best interviewers ever. Also talks a bit about WFAN and Mike Franseca.

Don't really listen to McCown much - not that big a hockey or baseball fan, so there's not much point.

But he is so much better than the vast majority of radio honks out there as he refuses to indulge in hyperbole and never inflames bogus controversies.

He is a smart ass, but a very Canadian smart ass.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:25 pm

Surgeons discover sex toy that's been in woman for 10 years!

Wonder if she just replaced the batteries and reinserted it?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:51 am

Great move by NYCFC's social media guy
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wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:47 am

Wow
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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:23 am

I don't understand why that is such a bad beat. They had even chances to win before the flop...he wasn't a huge favorite. He had just as much chance of getting his flush as the other guy getting his, no?

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:12 am

AB_skin_test wrote:I don't understand why that is such a bad beat. They had even chances to win before the flop...he wasn't a huge favorite. He had just as much chance of getting his flush as the other guy getting his, no?

it should be celebrated more as a lucky break for katz.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:40 am

cerrano wrote:
it should be celebrated more as a lucky break for katz.

Wow. No kidding.

Gotta love Norm Chad's reaction when Katz said "save your money kid."

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:48 am

I wouldn't necessarily call it a bad beat, but that was pretty crazy.

If my math is right, there was about a .8% chance of that happening to any of the four suits. So yeah, in that view, it's a pretty bad beat.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:50 am

Shirley wrote:I wouldn't necessarily call it a bad beat, but that was pretty crazy.

If my math is right, there was about a .8% chance of that happening to any of the four suits. So yeah, in that view, it's a pretty bad beat.

I just thought a "bad beat" was when you had some ridiculous odds of winning and ended up losing on some stupid card on the river by the 1-2 cards that beat you. When you're dead even with pocket aces before the flop, it doesn't seem like a bad beat.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:49 am

Yeah, typically "bad beat" implies the other person came from behind. In this case, it was going to be a split pot. Still, that dude went all in with > 99% chance of at least getting his money back, but lost it all. That's pretty tough.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:59 pm

Probably more than you've ever wanted to know about the giant Soviet "Typhoon" Submarines.

Pretty interesting though, and some wild pictures.

http://imgur.com/a/xi3P3

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:20 pm

Amazing photos. One of those boats, 20 missiles, each with as many as 10 independently-targeted warheads. Only one boat had to survive a first-strike, and then it lands 200 nukes on US soil. Amazing, that cold war era.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:02 am

Cue the Canada jokes...

There's still a massive pile of snow in Winnipeg. In August.

Officials hope that it will melt before it starts getting cold again.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08/13 ... kes-again/

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:02 am

Pruitt wrote:Cue the Canada jokes...

There's still a massive pile of snow in Winnipeg. In August.

Officials hope that it will melt before it starts getting cold again.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08/13 ... kes-again/

No wonder there is a water shortage in California. Fucking Canadians are hoarding it. Let's get some boots on the ground, and take back our frozen water!