Clipmarks - Top Clips - March 3, 2008

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POPS "Hi, I'm __ and I am a wilfer" -- aimless websurfing and its effect on your life

by enbar 3-1-2008

"Wilfer" stands for (roughly) "What Was I Looking For" and refers to the habit of getting distracted and lost online when you actually meant to find something specific. I do this constantly.

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POPS Webware Browsing Finalist: Clipmarks VOTE!

by carrerinyes 3-1-2008

Guess who I voted for ;)

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POPS First look at vast 'book of life'

by invictus 3-2-2008

The encyclopedia now has placeholder pages for one million species, of which 30,000 have been populated with detailed information. There are also about a dozen highly developed multimedia pages giving a taster of what to expect in time from the EOL.

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POPS Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans

by papananook 3-3-2008

"Sometimes, an item the factory produces resembles nothing I've ever seen," Chen said. "One time, we made something that looked like a ladle, but it had holes in its cup and a handle that bent down 90 degrees. The foreman told us that it was a soda-can holder for an automobile. If you are lucky enough to own a car, sit back and enjoy the journey. Save the soda beverage for later." Chen added: "A cup holder is not a necessary thing to own." Chen expressed similar confusion over the tens of thousands of pineapple corers, plastic eyeshades, toothpick dispensers, and dog pull-toys that he has helped manufacture. "Why the demand for so many kitchen gadgets?" Chen said. "I can understand having a good wok, a rice cooker, a tea kettle, a hot plate, some utensils, good china, a teapot with a strainer, and maybe a thermos. But all these extra things—where do the Americans put them? How many times will you use a taco-shell holder? 'Oh, I really need this silverware-drawer sorter or I wi

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POPS NASA baffled by unexplained force