Justin’s blog about: family > design > technology > politicsTumblr (3.0; @loac)http://loac.net/<a href="http://www3.ooma.com/referral/?referral_code=JN6I5719&sms_ss=tumblr">Link</a>: <p>Anyone want an Ooma? Ours has already paid for itself. Click on this link and you get $50 off and I get $25.</p>http://loac.net/post/870734509http://loac.net/post/870734509Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:32:50 -0700<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/health/27brod.html?src=me&ref=general">Personal Health - What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D - NYTimes.com</a>: <p>I think Obama should mandate daily vitamin D supplements in all schools and nursing homes.</p>http://loac.net/post/869422775http://loac.net/post/869422775Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:35:03 -0700<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/us/28spill.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw">Gulf Surface Oil Vanishing Quickly - NYTimes.com</a>: <p>This story was completely blown out of proportion.</p>http://loac.net/post/869415260http://loac.net/post/869415260Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:32:58 -0700<a href="http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/cop_shop/article_e1b91aac-967b-11df-b468-001cc4c03286.html">Concealed weapons permit, training requirement ends Thursday - East Valley Tribune - Arizona Local News</a>http://loac.net/post/868907527http://loac.net/post/868907527Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:19:27 -0700<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6nuZI4UIK68&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6nuZI4UIK68&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nuZI4UIK68&feature=player_embedded#!">Ned_Kahn_Sample.wmv</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/urbanartprojects">urbanartprojects</a>)</p> <p>There is one of these in Mesa, and it is pretty amazing.</p>http://loac.net/post/857347952http://loac.net/post/857347952Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:29:59 -0700<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hxxaq-3pfaQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hxxaq-3pfaQ&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxxaq-3pfaQ&feature=player_embedded#!">Gun Owner Stops Men Dressed As FBI Agents Attempting Break Into His Home</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/MOXNEWSd0tCOM">MOXNEWSd0tCOM</a>)</p> <p>Makes me want to get a security camera.</p>http://loac.net/post/857317820http://loac.net/post/857317820Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:19:43 -0700<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hEep5BrexT0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hEep5BrexT0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEep5BrexT0&feature=player_embedded">Flying donkey shocks beachgoers in Russia’s south</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/RussiaToday">RussiaToday</a>)</p> <p>That’s pretty funny.</p>http://loac.net/post/857276077http://loac.net/post/857276077Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:05:07 -0700<embed style="display:block" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:340734" width="360" height="301" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000"></embed><br/><br/><p>A discussion of faith in science and religion.</p>http://loac.net/post/857268817http://loac.net/post/857268817Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:02:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l60rbh7Kzp1qz4v08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5594628/no-cuteness-can-make-needles-any-less-terrifying">No Cuteness Can Make Needles Any Less Terrifying</a></p>http://loac.net/post/850107776http://loac.net/post/850107776Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:33:17 -0700funny<a href="http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/07/dead-birds.html">Marginal Revolution: Number of Birds Killed</a>: <p><em>“<span>Number of birds killed by the BP oil spill: <a href="http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/pdfs/collection_07182010.pdf">at least 2,188 and counting</a>.</span></em></p> <p><span> <p><em>Number of birds killed by wind farms: <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/wind-turbine-kill-birds.htm/printable">10,000-40,000</a> annually.</em></p> <p><em>Number of birds killed by cars: <a href="http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11935&page=71">80 million</a> annually.</em></p> <p><em>Number of birds killed by cats: <a href="http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11935&page=72">Hundreds of millions</a> to <a href="http://birdchaser.blogspot.com/2008/03/cats-kill-over-1-billion-birds-each.html">1 billion</a> annually.</em></p> <p><em>Don’t worry there is some good news.  </em></p> <p><em>Number of birds killed by fisheries: <a href="http://www.fws.gov/birds/mortality-fact-sheet.pdf">tens to hundreds of thousands</a> annually (fortunately for the birds, some of these fisheries are now shut down).”</em></p> </span></p>http://loac.net/post/839010827http://loac.net/post/839010827Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:10:47 -0700<object width="400" height="325"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kswQkBvMe9w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kswQkBvMe9w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="325" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kswQkBvMe9w&feature=player_embedded">Soccer | Football | World Cup - Worst Dives of All Time</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/davidfmurray">davidfmurray</a>)</p> <p>This sport has issues.</p>http://loac.net/post/828425062http://loac.net/post/828425062Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:32:54 -0700<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZXJuJQVrgbI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZXJuJQVrgbI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXJuJQVrgbI&feature=player_embedded">Magnetic Thinking Putty is Crazy Awesome!</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/vat19com">vat19com</a>)</p>http://loac.net/post/828315177http://loac.net/post/828315177Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:54:22 -0700<object width="400" height="251"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2ArIj236UHs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2ArIj236UHs&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="251" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ArIj236UHs&feature=player_embedded">New Spice | Study like a scholar, scholar</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/hbllproduction">hbllproduction</a>)</p>http://loac.net/post/828280094http://loac.net/post/828280094Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:41:17 -0700byu<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5ovewGgot1qz4v08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/07/15/funny-pictures-turtle-is-not-angry/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ICanHasCheezburger+%28I+CAN+HAS+CHEEZBURGER%3F%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">TURTLE IS NOT ANGRY -  I Can Has Cheezburger?</a></p>http://loac.net/post/822663960http://loac.net/post/822663960Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:30:32 -0700funny<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5nligqq9o1qz4v08o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/why_voters_are_angry_in_one_gr.html">Ezra Klein - Why voters are angry in one graph</a></p>http://loac.net/post/819483916http://loac.net/post/819483916Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:59:03 -0700politics<a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/roundup-food-blogs/look-crispy-creamy-avocado-fries-121614?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fthekitchn+%28The+Kitchn%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Look! Crispy, Creamy Avocado Fries | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn</a>http://loac.net/post/809377637http://loac.net/post/809377637Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:09:22 -0700food<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/business/11digi.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general">Digital Domain - Computers at Home - Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality - NYTimes.com</a>: <p><em>“Economists are trying to measure a home computer’s educational impact on schoolchildren in low-income households. Taking widely varying routes, they are arriving at similar conclusions: little or no educational benefit is found. Worse, computers seem to have further separated children in low-income households, whose test scores often decline after the machine arrives, from their more privileged counterparts.”</em></p>http://loac.net/post/800544679http://loac.net/post/800544679Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:18:34 -0700tech<a href="http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/Spyder_III_Pro_Arctic_Series-96-37.html">Portable Blue Laser from Wicked Lasers - Spyder III Pro Arctic Series</a>: <p>For only $200, you can own a laser powerful enough to burn skin and blind instantly.</p>http://loac.net/post/796028719http://loac.net/post/796028719Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:00:14 -0700tech<a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NjkzMmNjMjIxMjIxYWNmODA0OGI3ZTU5MmIyZGUyMjg=">United States v. Arizona -- How 'Bout United States v. Rhode Island? - Andy McCarthy - The Corner on National Review Online</a>: <p><em>“If, as President Obama and Attorney General Holder claim, there is a federal preemption issue, why hasn’t the administration sued Rhode Island already? After all, Rhode Island is actually enforcing these procedures, while the Arizona law hasn’t even gone into effect yet.”</em></p>http://loac.net/post/795383504http://loac.net/post/795383504Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:28:06 -0700politics<a href="http://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/">Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning</a>http://loac.net/post/785262901http://loac.net/post/785262901Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:51:32 -0700