Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 12/9/11
I don’t have a story from my bizarre childhood to tell you, but I will say I am listening to Nickelback on Spotify right now and really digging them. You know, the Nickelback that everyone comes out of the woodwork to say they hate, completely, wholly, entirely, even though they have no idea who Nickelback is and what most of their stuff is like? Yeah, that Nickelback.
I don’t get it. No band bats .1000, and Nickelback surely isn’t an exception. But they have plenty of good pop-rock tracks in their catalog. Their lyrics aren’t horrific, cobbled-together semi-thoughts all the time. Sometimes they actually approach poignant, even though nobody’s going to group them in with rock poets like Rush or Dream Theater.
So seriously…why the hate? I haven’t seen a band receive so much vitriol since this one time I watched a rap band try to cover Poison’s ‘Fallen Angel’ in a pretty divey bar. The lead singer got hit with a half-eaten cheeseburger and was told to go home. Not kidding.
Anyway, I’m trying to shut down many of my open Chrome tabs right now (33 tabs open at the moment), and the best way is to share some stuff with you so I can close them in good conscience:
The most expensive 14 car pile-up you’ll ever see.
Here’s your White House petition to repeal the stupid regulation that says ‘no electronics in airplane mode’ during takeoff and landing.
Instantly redecorating a living room with Video Mapping. Amazing, and insanely useful if it ever trickles down to the public.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
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