http://truemors.nowpublic.com Tell the world Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:27:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Get ready to boogie, toast ginger ale and connect to the internet at 30,000 feet because Virgin America has teamed up with YouTube for a Wi-Fi launch shindig in the sky. The airline plans to launch its Gogo Inflight Internet service November 22 on a flight over the Bay Area ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34209 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 Godzilla has made a triumphant return to Japan, only this time he's a bit more eco-friendly. Japanese television stations have descended on a city in eastern Japan to capture footage of a tree that bears an eerie resemblance to the legendary giant lizard monster. The owner of the Godzilla tree ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34173 When was the last time you broke out the old TI-83 or any calculator for that matter? The cell phone has managed to go all Jason Voorhees on a number of products, knocking off gadgets that once enjoyed immense popularity. Wired examined five devices killed off by mobile phones, although, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34166 While the United States has witnessed the pajamification of America, Europeans opted for a more sporty, albeit arguably just as messy, style in tracksuits, but now one city in Austrian city has banned the look for its fleet of cabbies. Salzburg, home to The Sound of Music and Mozart, now ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34160 The Twitter Fail Whale has landed on the endangered e-species list--extinct creatures include the Pets.com sock puppet and the little-known Google Gremlin--as the microblogging service debuted two new cartoons to soothe users in times of Twitter meltdowns. The so-called "Twitterpillar," a low-rent version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and "Moan ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34158 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 If you've committed to a diet to get in shape for the holiday season, then you might want to consider not skipping the commercials on your TiVo because you may just find yourself suckered in to a midnight pizza binge. Domino's has teamed up with TiVo to sell pizza to ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34144 The Gibson Robot Guitar has fans in Metallica, Wu Tang Clan and...Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak?! The teddy bear techie grabbed one of the first self-tuning guitars, admitting his ears needed a little help with tuning, but also noting he has soft spot for robot anythings. Rolling away on his Segway, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34116 In the States, hardly a bus goes by without the pearly whites and perfect coif of a woman news anchor reminding you to pick up some bronzer on your lunch hour, but Jerusalem's mass transit recently witnessed its first estrogen injection into the mobile advertising market thanks to the "Wake ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34082 Reverend Ed Young has put forth a challenge to his parishioners at Dallas' Fellowship Church that could have a lot more folks saying "Oh my God"...in the bedroom. Young wants his congregation to rekindle the romance, put on some Barry White (or the Christian rock equivalent) and get busy. No, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34067 Brush up on those 6th grade writing class haiku lessons because Copyblogger plans to reward a MacBook Air to the skilled wordsmith that composes the most clever Twitter-themed haiku. Entries have already started pouring in and include little ditties like "'@John, I am pregnant.' / '@Marsha, will you marry me?' ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34057 German car customizer Brabus wants to pimp your Tesla. Well, the five of you who actually plopped down $100,000 for a Roadster. The Brabus enhancement upgrade package (sounds like a plastic surgery 2-for-1 deal) includes stylistic improvements and a perplexing "space sound generator" that replicates the growl of a V8, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34053 Twitter's abuzz with word Facebook has gone to Fail Whale Land with error messages up the wazoo and a whole lotta unhappy folks looking for their morning poking fix. The site loads occasionally and so far there's no word on what's causing all the problems, but at least one tweet ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34043 In the wake of Craigslist's recent decision to begin charging horny folks to post under "erotic services," a former employee has decided to take advantage of the controversy by starting a free adults only website, AdultsOnlyList (look it up yourself--NSFW warning). The simple website includes only three categories, including "casual ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34036 Thousands are flocking to Ratanpur, Nepal to be touched by the young man who is believed to be the reincarnation of Siddhartha Gautama, better known as Buddha, despite the skepticism voiced by some Buddhist scholars. Ram Bahadur Bamjan,18, is believed to have fasted for three years, despite his healthy appearance, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34032 A new travel warning for Americans venturing south of the border to Mexico City: Beware of elderly men sporting uncontrollable erections. Mexico's capital city plans to dole out free Viagra and other impotence drugs to men 70 and older starting December 1 because the city believes sexuality "has a lot ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34026 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 If one little button caused your company to lose out on $110 million in potential annual revenue, you would probably kick that silly button to the curb, right? Well, not if you're Google. About one percent of users click the search engine's "I'm Feeling Lucky Button," but because the button ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33998 Transgendered Oregonian Thomas Beatie made headlines around the world earlier this year as the first person on record considered legally male to get pregnant and give birth. Beatie and his wife Nancy welcomed daughter Susan Juliette in June and wasted no time gettin' busy on producing a sibling for their ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33989 The Secret Service may have to play Kindergarten Cop after an eerie incident on an Rexburg, Idaho school bus, where elementary students started chanting "assassinate Obama." Home of Brigham Young University's Idaho campus, Rexburg sits in what may be the reddest county in the United States, but as Matthew Whoolery, ... http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=33981 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 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