http://truemors.nowpublic.com Tell the world Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:27:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today as you rush through the day, take some time to thank the tank flushing away your unmentionables (or those of the nasty person before you) as we celebrate World Toilet Day. Rose George, journalist and author of The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34178 Attention emoticon addicts: back away from the colon, half parentheses and capital p because a new invention aims to make your expression of emotion over the computer far easier...and fashionable. :-O An Italian company called Bajca has created an "emotional communicator" that's basically an emoticon keyboard that doubles as jewelry. ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34153 Nerd, genius, teddy bear--whatever you call Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, one adjective always sticks--geek. No, it's not in the name calling style of schoolyard bullies, Woz has embraced his geekiness and now it's even earned him something quite special (besides those billions of dollars) in the title "Geek of the ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34147 The Bradley effect may not have cost Obama the election, but the ugly head of racism is being reared far beyond the confines of school buses in Rexburg, Idaho. The Editor and Publisher website has been documenting the sharp increase in hate crimes and threats occurring all over the nation, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34100 Sure, everyone knows Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Ev Williams, but have you ever wondered who hopped on the Twitter bandwagon during its early days? Essentially, it's like finding out the identity of the first Brooklyn hipsters who crammed their way into skinny jeans. Denim trends aside, Twitter has slowly ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34039 Hot Dogs? Easy. Chicken Wings? Child's play. Cake? Well, a cakewalk. Testicles? Now you're talking. Brave New Zealanders closed their eyes, conjured up some happy thoughts and chomped down on bulls' balls for the annual Shepherd's Shemozzle. Competitors had to sink their teeth into the skinned testicles, carry them with ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34020 Have you ever wondered what that jerky kid blogging in pajama pants in his parents' basement looks like? "Blogger's Blog" YabBlog unveiled the faces behind some of the internet's most popular blogs, including Peter Rojas of Engadget and Gizmodo, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, Mark Frauenfelder of Boing Boing and Daily Kos ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34009 The cravings of Obamaphiles all over the world will be temporarily sated by the compilation of completely random facts released by the Telegraph today. Limbaugh will enjoy blasting his high school nickname of "O'Bomber," although the reference is to his basketball skills, rather than terrorist leanings. Speaking of basketball, though, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33978 Elvis likes popping up in Colby-Jack cheese and Jesus makes appearances every few months in oil stains and Cheeto bags, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that the face of the most talked about man in the world has mysteriously materialized on a slice of toasted Wonder Bread. The ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33960 As Christmas creeps closer and creative gift ideas for the tech nerd in your life fail to emerge, consider skipping the gadget warehouse and instead gifting Digg threads via the site's brand new online store. Featuring everything from hoodies to boxer shorts, peeps on the street will surely dig your ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33952 If Americans learned anything from this election cycle, it's that the devil's in the details, and the Bush administrations final environmental proposals are no exception. For starters, with a boom of power plant construction on the horizon, the administration is proposing monitoring pollution emitted by the hour rather than overall, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33940 Who doesn't love tweets about boogers, hacking and mucous clogs? Digg founder (or co-founder, whatever) Kevin Rose has created a Twitter account for his cold, collecting over 500 followers in less than a day and undoubtedly keeping everyone on the edge of their futon waiting for the virus' latest update. ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33935 Sarah Palin may have lost her chance for a moose-sized gig at the White House last week, but that hasn't stopped the Alaska governor from continuing to ramble on and, not since Clay Aiken lost "American Idol," have we witnessed a runner-up get so much gosh darn attention. Palin sat ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33902 Sure, we all know Hollywood hipsters and wannabes love to show off their glowing Apple logo, but it's not only the folks meticulously coordinating their laptops to their shoes that show their love for Macs. Bajillionaires, CEOs, Kings and a couple former and soon-to-be-former presidents have all bid farewell to ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33900 Steven Lipski has vowed to stay off the booze for a bit after the Jersey City Councilman urinated from the second-floor balcony of a Washington D.C. nightclub onto revelers groovin' to the sounds of a Grateful Dead tribute band Friday night. Cops dragged Lipski out of the popular venue after ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33873 With all the hub-bub regarding the presidential election, a problem plaguing more than half the world's population was being tackled in Macau, let's call it a pressing health care matter: the long lines for women's bathrooms. The World Toilet Summit and Expo tackles many issues regarding the world's health and ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33832 No one is getting a free lunch in an economic climate rife with benefit cutbacks, pension losses and layoffs, and that includes tech giant, Google. The envy of the industry, Google employees once enjoyed a myriad of free, healthy snacks including their own frozen yogurt machine, but desperate times call ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33717 Apparently Republicans are the only folks still using dial-up because AOL.com's homepage political poll results give John McCain a landslide victory with the Republican magically winning Democratic strongholds like California, Massachusetts and even Barack Obama's home state of Illinois. AOL: proof you're lame, old or related to Johnny Mac. http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33716 The fellow jamming on headphones and sipping orange soda will have to find a new gig (I hear Twitter's hiring) because Yahoo has announced the end of its live streaming video service. Jammin' dude and his 20 or so viewers will have to find a new form of online entertainment ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33708 Halloween brings out ghosts, goblins and a slew of real-life witches. No, not the mean old neighbors that hand out pennies and toothbrushes, but rather meanies like Shirley Nagel of suburban Detroit who denied candy to the children of Obama supporters and explained her actions by proclaiming "Obama's scary." So, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33695 This whole democracy thing is starting to get yummy as Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's have joined Krispy Kreme in offering free goodies to voters. Sip on a free cup of Joe (the brew, not the plumber) at any Starbucks after you hit the polling place and then cool your ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33691 If Barack Obama boasted a middle name like Heathcliffe or Elmo, he'd likely just end up the butt of more late-night comics' jokes, but with a middle moniker like Hussein, use of the Illinois Democrat's full name has become the topic of debate, especially on Facebook. Groups like "Support Obama ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33682 Mmm, is that a jellybean? Oh crap. A family in Sydney, Australia likely had that exact, or something close to it, conversation after discovering fecal matter in their chocolate ice cream. Yep, poop. Steve Whyte and his wife Jessica spewed a whole lotta chunks after consuming the frozen feces and ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33653 If you've made a mad dash to the costume store, but couldn't quite talk yourself into dressing up the same old police officer or caveman, then consider breaking out your finest vest, skinny tie and cocky smirk and go as Mashable's Pete Cashmore. If you can't quite replicate Pete's ever-present ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33644 The emporium of sweet, doughy goodness known as Krispy Kreme wants to reward Americans who exercise their right to vote November 4 by offering a free patriotic doughnut. After you "exercise" your voting right and indulge in that free sweet treat, you may want to hop on a treadmill for ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33631