Why I Don’t Have AT&T UVerse (Yet)
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, Television on 30. Apr, 2009 | Comments
This post is not anti-AT&T or any other provider. It is simply a factual comparison of prices for various cable/Internet services, which is a pretty hot topic right now. Hotter than your mom.
5 Short Clips To Help Us In Today’s Society
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, ROFL on 04. Feb, 2009 | Comments
With the recent political power shift and the sour turn of events in the global economy, there is a lot of discussion right now about big social issues like money, employment, same-sex marriage, and the Snuggie™. There are many ways to deal with these issues. You can try to help the less fortunate by giving people advice. You can be proactive and get into discussions and debates. You can research social issues historically and become less ignorant. You can do your part to be a good citizen by being responsible with your money, going green, and raising your kids the right way.
A good way that I have found to deal with these matters is to listen to what other smarter people had to say and try to use their ideas to help me make my own decisions. It helps me when I am faced with having to converse with someone that knows way more than me about the stock market for instance. Here are 5 short clips that can be essential learning tools from 5 of today’s greatest thinkers.
5 Things To Brighten Your Day
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, Stuff On The Internet on 21. Oct, 2008 | Comments
It seems like everywhere I turn I’m pimp smacked by the hand of bad news. Doom and gloom abounds on TV, in the movies, and even everyday conversations with people. Our economy is dying. Both presidential candidates suck. Gas prices are way up. The Colts played terribly on Sunday. Global warming. Murder. Abortion. Capital punishment. [...]
“Stock Market”, “Dow”, “Shares”: Jibberish To Me
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, News on 17. Oct, 2008 | Comments
“Holy cow, a new post on The Gimcrack Miscellany!”
I know, I know. Taco Bell released the Volcano Taco. I’ve been busy.
I don’t know if you’ve read in the papers lately, but the DJIA (?) is way down and the Nazz Deck (?) has lost a lot of points and the SMP-500 (stands for “Stock [...]
How Bad Is A Frappuccino®?
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 23. Sep, 2008 | Comments
I was recently horrified to find out that someone I know drinks a Frappuccino every day. I don’t think there is a worse thing you could drink. It’s one of the best-tasting drinks around, but consequently it’s one of the least healthy.
I was a barista for 4 years and I made plenty of Frappucino-like drinks [...]
5 Most Annoying Cars
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, Top Fivers on 02. Sep, 2008 | Comments
It’s a well known fact that during the course of a lifetime the average human spends about 42 years in the car. 99% of that time consists of driving in heavy traffic, which means there are other vehicles all around you. Most of these vehicles are decent. There are some cars on the road, however, [...]
5 Non-Super Powers I Wish I Had
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, Theory & Philosophy, Top Fivers on 28. Aug, 2008 | Comments
I’m always thinking about the super powers I wish I had. Would it be better to fly or be invisible? Duh, fly. If you said invisible you’re one of three things: a) a thief, b) a cheater, or c) a depressed recluse. Think about it, if you could fly you would never have to pay [...]
I Used A Mac, And I Liked It
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 05. Aug, 2008 | Comments
I spent all last week in a cabin in the woods stuck using someone else’s Macbook Pro. I have never been a Mac user. I know some of the differences in the OS, but I’ve never learned how to really use one. I have sported a PC since I was 10.
Having to suddenly switch [...]
I Know I’m Cynical…
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, ROFL on 05. Jun, 2008 | Comments
…but sometimes cynicism equals hilarity.
Here is some partly cynical, mostly hysterical junk I found on the web over the past couple days. First we’ll start with my favorite t-shirt designs from Busted Tees (I wouldn’t waste my time on that site if I were you). If you don’t understand them all, you must not spend [...]
Hypermilers = Stupid Drivers
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, Theory & Philosophy on 19. May, 2008 | Comments
On my daily web surf I came across this disturbing article. It details a guy who lives for hypermiling, which is a method of increasing your car’s gas mileage by making skillful changes in the way you drive, allowing you to save gas and thereby have an easier time withstanding the rising oil and gas [...]
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