Sean University: Your mission statement, if you choose to accept it
Thursday, 26 January 2012
People think that only spies get to have missions, but that's not true! Anyone can have a mission; it?s just that the ones that spies do are kept secret. That?s why, if you?re not a spy and you want a mission, you just need to announce it. For example, if I want to fill up this mug on my desk with coffee, I can go on a coffee-filling mission, as long as I say, ?Hey guys! My mission is to get coffee!? If I don?t tell anyone, that means the mission is now secret, which then makes me a spy, and so I?m likely to get shot or strangled by an enemy spy on my way to the break room.
Every week in this space, we?ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that?s Woot Weads the Wire.
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the country's largest rebel group was increasingly selling its cattle to finance South America's longest-running insurgency as income from trafficking cocaine drops.
Dealers are adapting to the change by giving away free hamburgers, then seeing who comes back.
The fanciful/deceptive artwork on Atari 2600 game packaging wasn't just a marketing come-on. It was an essential component of the gameplay itself, often the only way for us to know whether a certain clump of squares was supposed to be a dragon, a spaceship, or a linebacker. Peruse the gallery of kitsch classics below (all from boxes for Atari-manufactured games - no Activision, Imago, etc.) and see how many you can name. One thing is certain: all of them were much more exciting than the games themselves.
Completely Unfair Comparisons: On Migraines, Forks, and Fortune Cookies
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
There are plenty of places on Woot where you can find helpful information. This is not one of those places. Every week we will be comparing 3 pairs of things that shouldn?t be compared using this formula: Unrelated Thing X vs. Unrelated Thing Y in terms of Function Z. Facts will be misunderstood, overlooked, or changed for the sake of the argument. Enjoy.
1. A Fork vs. Prolonged Eye Contact in terms of Soup
Here is a common misperception: soup must be eaten. Not true at all. Soup can just be. Sure, it only realizes its full potential when eaten, but not with a fork.... Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts)
Optoma Neo-i Video Projector & Speaker System for iPhone & iPod - $199.99Optoma Neo-i Video...
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Public Private Conversations
With all these debt collectors always hounding me, I?ve decided to start screening my phone calls.
That?s right: I?ve cleaned out the garage, set up chairs like a theater, and starting Tuesday, I?ll be using my Optoma Neo-i Video Projector & Speaker System for iPhone & iPod to literally screen my phone calls for anyone willing to pay the nominal $5 admission fee. After about two or three weeks, I?ll see how much... Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts)
The Debunker: Ken Jennings vs. Color Myths, Part 3
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Is January a bleak, colorless time of the year where you live? To brighten your gray winter days, we?ve asked Jeopardy! phenom Ken Jennings to poke holes in four of your most embarrassing misconceptions about color. After all, there are plenty of colorful anniversaries to observe this month. The first color TV broadcast was the Rose Bowl of January 1953, and in January 1993, Crayola added sixteen new colors to its crayon boxes, including ?Tickle Me Pink? and ?Macaroni and Cheese.? The political novel Primary Colors was a January release; so was Radiohead?s album In Rainbows. Could there be a better time of year for a kaleidoscope of facts... Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts)
Last week, one of Scott's favorite recording artists passed away. He says it's cool if you've never heard of Jimmy Castor and the Jimmy Castor Bunch, but there's absolutely no chance you've never heard them. Castor's responsible for thousands of samples, used by everyone from The Beastie Boys to Kanye West, and the original songs are still? well, we'll let Scott tell you more below. As always, click the link and image to see the video on YouTube.
Fame: Mortimer & Monte In the Break Room, episode 15
Monday, 23 January 2012
Mortimer wants to light up the sky like a flame -- and not like in the way when he tried to use his backyard grill to distill his own ethanol. Monte, as usual, has a wet blanket for Mortimer's burnin' yearnin'.
10" Queen Size Memory Foam Mattress with Ventilation System & 2 Contour Memory Foam Pillows -...
Monday, 23 January 2012
Go The Foam To Sleep
Oh, uh, hey, little guy? bad dream, huh? OK, you can get into bed with me and Mommy.
Don?t worry, buddy. It?s OK. You?re here with Mommy and Daddy. Nothing to be afraid of. Everything?s OK. Good thing we?ve got a nice big Queen-size bed. If we had a Twin or a Full, it would be a lot more... Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts)
