50 sluttiest American Apparel Ads. I can't believe these are REAL. kinda nsfw, really. http://is.gd/5E5mW

Question: now that it's no longer the eighties, is Tone-Loc no longer down with the ladies? http://is.gd/5E3lz

The C Programming Language -- Brian W Kernighan & Dennis M Ritchie & HP Lovecraft http://is.gd/5E20N

politics in a nutshell http://is.gd/5E1I9

more info on Inside Outside Equilibrium Day.. for babbies! http://is.gd/5DZMC

this UAV-eye view of fireworks is cooler than expected http://is.gd/5DYzo

there's the prissy British Sherlock Holmes and the kick-ass awesome Hollywood one. You know in your heart which is right. <explosion>

it is pretty cool that @rockhardawesome 's Inside-Out Equilibrium Day (as many days outside as inside), is on my birthday.

lol @haacked on flow state gone wrong: "Sometimes the flow is heading in the wrong direction."

Sherlock Holmes was fantastic! I only wish more hollywood adaptations were this thoughtfully crafted.

I am finding my own test harness and benchmarks to be wayyy more convenient than NUnit. Prove me wrong, test-infected! http://is.gd/5DMjG

why you hate your "friends" http://9gag.com/photo/15757_540.jpg (via @jzy)

markdown.pl uses this regex for de-tabbing: http://is.gd/5DKTO -- turns out, that has MEGA bad perf characteristics

I need serious help with unit testing on MarkdownSharp.. my unit test code is so janky http://code.google.com/p/markdownsharp/

the presence of literally *1* frackin' space (even w/ IgnorePatternWhitespace) source of hairy bug in the old C# markdown engine.

"Spam in one sense helped win WWII. Spam in the other sense, well, didn't."

r @nathanpowers here's the Walter Payton / William Perry rap ASPLOSION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqSPbaV8twg

"explain the presence of a 'female' in a robotic race" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcee

these Canadian white rapping international war crimes must be stopped.. http://is.gd/5CWZ3

You say "worst analogy ever"; I hear "best upcoming blog post EVER!"

I'm just saying, if you're going to bring up a baby (Markdown) then you have some basic responsibilities as a parent. Bad parenting = uncool

r @chadpaulson you're missing the point. Markdown is the child of @gruber. Not *officially* fixing bugs for 5 years is negligent parenting.

r @jongalloway all I'm saying is, there are some pretty serious bugs in Markdown 1.0.1 and that's the latest official version. Since 2004.

man, Duke Nukem Forever ain't got nothing on @gruber 's Markdown development schedule. Latest official code = 2004.

merry xmas from BrokenCyde! Now confirmed EW's #1 Worst Album of the Year! http://is.gd/5rxGV

the 5 minute abridged version of the Star Wars Holiday Special http://is.gd/5BtdD

Bob Dylan wrote every hit song in the last 35 years http://is.gd/5BsWy

The Midnight Riders have a tender christmas message for everyone http://is.gd/5Bsq9

My entire conception of "cute" has been rocked to its foundations: baby fruitbat http://is.gd/5BskU

My mom brought this over: at age 4, I wanted to be ... a ditchdigger. I aim high, yo! http://is.gd/5BrOb

first version of MarkdownSharp, open source C# Markdown library, now live: http://code.google.com/p/markdownsharp/

wishing you an appropriate amount of holiday cheer http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/6691/mrchristmas.jpg

comments without some kind of moderation facility just gets sooo Lord of the Flies. And if you don't know who Piggy is, it's you.

aw, man, the cat threw up a hairball while sitting on my computer! NOT MY PRECIOUS!! (nb: not referring to cat)

Christmas with the family has to be the reason liquor was invented

refactoring C# markdown to use compiled regexes makes it.. 7x faster in my benchmarking? geez. shoulda done this a year ago.

Remember, life is not a contest. But if it was, I would be winning.

NYT article on menu psychology. It's a marketing weasel paradise! http://is.gd/5Al6H (via @mkapor et al)

@KathySierra I don't know why, but that's hilarious. Enjoy :)

rt @loydcase Ridiculous (but real) names for molecules. Moronic Acid and Luciferase FTW! http://bit.ly/XoXFL

Apps that tell you they're checking for a new version -- is there anything more annoying? Just do it and STFU about it!

OMG Dirt 2 on the Wii. MY EYES! AAHH! http://is.gd/5zqsA

world's top 25 companies, 1999 and 2009. Great infographic. PDF but worth it. http://is.gd/5zo2T

getting ready to open source the c# markdown implementation we use on Stack Overflow.. need volunteers to write unit tests

calvin and hobbes snow art gallery http://www.angelfire.com/wa/zzaran/calvin.html

replaced 4 year old 60mm fans in my HTPC case. Still loving my HTPC build though! http://is.gd/5zeQ3

for WoW players only: parody of "Single Ladies", but exceptionally well done IMO http://is.gd/5z9Sy

@HMXkfan you should know that we do not let filthy canadians into this country under any circumstances http://is.gd/5z8xj

why do I let myself get dragged into bikeshed discussions? ugh. http://is.gd/5z7Q1

rt @loydcase The Physics of the game Fantastic Contraptions: http://bit.ly/5mkN7C

The Dark Knight is Confused rap http://is.gd/5yxnq

"'My Humps,' a song that represents a low point not only for popular music, but for humankind." http://is.gd/5yn84

I nominate this for worst cover version of a song, ever http://is.gd/5ymxI

I nominate this for best cover version of a song, ever http://is.gd/5yk4F

mario's closet http://albinoraven7.blogspot.com/2009/12/marios-closet.html

see mike draw: genius! http://seemikedraw.wordpress.com/2007/12/

the intersection between "Canadian white rappers" and "masters degree in computer science" is everything I dreamed it would be, and MORE

I hereby propose that Canadians be banned from rapping. Forever. http://is.gd/5yfNX http://is.gd/5yg2i

RAID controller firmware/driver change history - friggin' terrifying. "resolved: a very low probability of experiencing data corruption"

correction: of the Windows-Icons-Menu-Pointer paradigm, only the last ONE was actually useful and necessary. See: the web.

r @flying_squirrel oh, how I *hate* the menu part of WIMP. http://is.gd/5y30O

foursquare is, IMNSHO, idiotic. I'm just going to throw that one out there. But I am an indoor enthusiast, so whadda I know.

@dozba not to be a hater, but for someone who was so scornful of the *Crunch empire you're awfully enthusiastic about it now

Hey thanks for the #stackoverflow care package @peakinternet :) http://twitpic.com/upr8t

r @betsyphd all long lines should, by law, have fried chicken sandwiches at the end. http://is.gd/5xOMj

rt @psaffo For nonbelievers, NORAD's 2009 Santa tracker is up: http://bit.ly/6VPjzL

man performs polygonal superdeformation of self http://is.gd/5xbZn

calling any part of what I do a "plan" is an insult to plans.

wow, this Citibank hack story is scary. (must come through Google, or you get paywall) http://is.gd/5x1ry

blog article protip: I do not wanna be looking at your freaky-ass hands, man http://is.gd/5x0Eh

why is the "random picture of the day" feature so annoying?

non-profit research survey for software developers: What is your Software Developer Personality? http://is.gd/5wLX6

somehow, this NES emulator got approved by Apple for the iPhone. Get it before it's gone. http://www.zdziarski.com/projects/nescaline/

usb 3.0 is looking good -- 3 to 5 times improvement in throughput! http://is.gd/5wIN5

Guitar Hero: Van Halen released, not with a bang, but a whimper. http://www.fakeplasticrock.com/2009/12/guitar-hero-van-halen-released/

"they can kiss my ass" sounds so much more natural when spoken with a New York City accent.

rt @aanttila why it's better to pretend you don't know anything about computers http://theoatmeal.com/comics/computers

"Android is the opposite – the carriers can customize it any way they like." this is so profoundly user-hostile.

the curse of popularity: Firefox edition http://is.gd/5wxWi

the Japanese hate the iPhone! http://is.gd/5wxKT no, the Japanese love the iPhone! http://is.gd/5wxLT tech journalism is terrible.

first Pine Trail (new netbook chipset) results: 9 hours battery life. 3x previous gen. http://is.gd/5wwwQ

r @nebarardi are you kidding me? the openid appspot site is legit like a "Rorex" is a real Rolex. http://is.gd/5wvU6

I'm seriously considering filing DMCA takedown to get openid-provider.appspot.com shut down. It's a public hazard.

the unofficial / unsanctioned Google OpenID provider is at openid-provider.appspot.com. Whoever is in charge needs to shut it down.

reminder that Google offers named OpenIDs, now: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/11/google-offers-named-openids/

every day I get email from users having problems due to the old, unofficial google openid provider. Can that PLEASE be turned off? PLEASE?

@heikogerlach I checked a few with this search http://is.gd/5vYKW -- don't see it? Have you tried asking on http://meta.stackoverflow.com ?

@heikogerlach without specific {{citation}}, it's hard to say. Flag them, vote on them, edit them, provide better answers yourself.

@heikogerlach {{citation needed}}

r @tomassedovic I never met an animated GIF that couldn't be defeated by pressing [Escape]... except on Chrome (wtf)

Muhammad Ali - Pancake & Waffle Syrup http://www.flickr.com/photos/jory/4141757393/

unsuspended Legion of Rock Stars account + videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/fibboxx

holy cow, just discovered the Legion of Rock Stars http://is.gd/5vRC8

it's especially annoying that Avatar used "unobtainium" since that has been (tm)(r)(c) Oakley Inc for years http://is.gd/5vPsI

one article you'll never, ever see on TechCrunch. http://sivers.org/trust

mr @rockhardawesome comes down on the CORRECT side of the Coke vs. Pepsi battle http://is.gd/5vBg7

“What's it like to know you're going to die soon?” http://sivers.org/papabill

party science tricks to liven up boring Xmas events! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_f3SkxTWxc&fmt=18

computers are awesome. that's all I'm saying.

also fun: double-escaping, and passing from one escape-land into another with the same string but different rules. YAY!