Most business documentation and career books suck. Plain and simple. Whatever you can’t get out of a stuffy self-help book, you can find on Google. After all, how many people do you find lounging in the Biz aisle of your local bookstore? That’s not exactly a hip place to congregate. However, as many Japanophiles will […]
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Johnny Bunko, The Manga For Business People
Posted 3/26/2008 10:46 am by Adams Briscoe and Ron Hogan
Skullphone Strikes Again, Creeps Out LA Commuters
Posted 3/26/2008 10:00 am by Ron HoganIn what has to be some sort of protest or art project, the hacker known only as SkullPhone has once again hijacked 10 of the giant flashing digital billboards Clear Channel Communications owns in the LA area. Instead of the normal images you’d see, there’s the leering visage of a very creepy skull using a […]
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The Death Of A Comment Thread
Posted 3/26/2008 8:57 am by Trace SharpThe Internet is a fun, funky place where ideas can be conveyed instantaneously with the swift keystroke of the publish button. It’s also a place where there are often no rules, thus we are introduced to the “Troll” who can totally overwhelm a comment thread just as quickly. Ncomment created the cartoon above which shows […]
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Chocolate Rain… Err, Chocolate Room
Posted 3/26/2008 8:22 am by Ron Hogan and AJ StarEveryone likes chocolate. Most people love chocolate. The question is would you be able to stay in an all-chocolate room? I’m not just talking a room full of chocolate, though the room is full of tables of delicious Godiva chocolate as a reward for their annual Valentine’s Day giveaway (the room will be put together […]
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Heavy Metal Concert To Be Powered By Cyclists
Posted 3/26/2008 7:37 am by Adams BriscoeHeavy metal rock stars can have a soft spot for the green initiative too, as evidenced by a human-powered concert taking place in Tel Aviv in a few days. This is in honor of a global movement to cut the lights off for one hour. While many cities will be participating, the major square of […]
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Clothing In The Year 2000, As Seen From The 1930’s
Posted 3/26/2008 7:13 am by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniYou have to give designers credit back then: they really thought we’d be a generation of Jetsons! Sorry to disappoint them, but how people do you see rolling around in cantilever Reeboks, or wearing electric belts for changes in the climate? Yeah, I missed the memo too. But that’s okay! The video below shows it […]
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How to Get College Textbooks for Free
Posted 3/26/2008 6:04 am by AJ StarCollege tuition already costs an arm and a leg on its own, but when you add in the expenses, well, that’s when it starts to get beyond ridiculous. Textbooks alone can cost anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to close to a grand. For years, people have complained–students and compassionately aware professors alike–but there has […]
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Explore the Gallery of ‘Shockvertisements’
Posted 3/26/2008 5:23 am by AJ StarMemorable commercials are often the ones that make us laugh the hardest either because they are genuinely funny or so absurd that we just can’t help it (see: Life Alert TV ads). But for some companies and campaigns, funny just isn’t good enough. The effectiveness of their advertising is based on how nauseous or uncomfortable […]
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An Elephant’s Eye View of the Jungle
Posted 3/25/2008 12:41 pm by Stephanie Sturgis and Andrew SorciniIt’s one thing to watch the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet on television and see wildlife in its own habitat from a distance. Zoom lenses can only bring the animals so close. Film-maker John Downer has come up with a new way to get cameras in the midst of these animals as they go about […]
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10 TV Shows That Have Changed The World
Posted 3/25/2008 11:45 am by Trace Sharp and Andrew SorciniSometimes it is very small yet powerful things in the world of pop culture that make a lasting impact on the world as we see it. Television is one of those items that ultimately has formed and changed society’s impression of how we deal with everyday life. Mental Floss has a list of TV Shows […]
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Cannonball! The Biggest Swimming Pool on Earth
Posted 3/25/2008 11:29 am by Elizabeth Yerger and Adams BriscoeWhat is big, wet, and costs millions of dollars? The world’s largest swimming pool at San Alfonso del Mar resort, of course. It’s nearly 20 acres of watery goodness — so large that visitors can opt to travel by boat around the man-made lagoon. You’ll have to travel to the coast of Chile to experience […]
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Free Computer Applications And Other Goodies
Posted 3/25/2008 10:00 am by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniThere’s a world of free stuff out there on the Internet. Whatever you want to do, you can find something out there that will allow you to do it, and it’s usually freeware or shareware software. That means you don’t pay anything for it, either for a trial period or forever. However, how do you […]
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X-Rays of People Swallowing Swords
Posted 3/25/2008 9:30 am by Elizabeth Yerger and Adams BriscoeOkay, this may not be for the faint of heart — but for the rest of us, seeing someone swallow a sword is cool enough in itself. How about being able to get an inside view of what’s going on while a sword swallower is actually doing that? We got your x-ray sword swallowing images […]
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The Many Ways To Pimp Your Laptop
Posted 3/25/2008 9:00 am by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniI’m very proud of my gorgeous Alienware laptop (that I paid too much money for). It’s sleek, distinctive, silver, and I’d never do anything to detract from the stylishness and performance that I paid a premium for. However, my friends with more utilitarian black laptops are fiends for applying stickers and drawing on their business-class […]
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Watch Every Episode of ‘South Park’ for Free
Posted 3/25/2008 5:01 am by AJ Star and Andrew SorciniWarning: if you do not appreciate the value of free stuff, then this post is not for you. The genius crew behind Comedy Central’s hit animated series South Park have just launched a new website called South Park Studios. This is more than just a place to get totally sweet downloads like chat icons and […]
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Human LCD: 1000+ People Coordinated Dances
Posted 3/24/2008 7:02 pm by Adams BriscoeSo you think you can dance? I was going to insert a joke about the Evolution of dance YouTube superstar, or maybe a Napoleon Dynamite reference… but you would probably just roll your eyes at me. Here are a few videos worth seeing if you want to know the extent of human coordination. It’s easy […]
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The Internet Circa 2015
Posted 3/24/2008 3:39 pm by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniI haven’t decided if this video is awesome, frightening, or something in between. While the ideas that lead up to the creation of Googlezon are all awesome, in my opinion, the idea of absolutely no privacy is really frightening. Maybe it’s my secret inner Luddite, but the fact that everything about me is online now […]
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Mayans Predict the End of the World in 2012
Posted 3/24/2008 11:52 am by Stephanie Sturgis and Andrew SorciniLive it up today, for in 2012 it’s all coming to an abrupt end. Go ahead and stop saving your pennies to buy the car of tomorrow. Blow all your hard-earned cash on candy, tickets to a concert or a trip to Rio. The end of the world is nigh. At least according to the […]
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The Seven Hottest Chili Peppers on the Planet
Posted 3/24/2008 10:00 am by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniAre you the kind of person that can’t eat a meal without some sort of kick to it? Some people can’t go to the dinner table without bringing along a bottle of Tabasco sauce. Any chili pepper fans out there? If so, I dare you to get your hands on one of these chilies. From […]
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Ch-ch-changes: The Evolution Of Your Favorite Websites
Posted 3/24/2008 9:39 am by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniIt’s amazing when you think about just how long the Internet has been a part of our daily lives, and just how much web content delivery formats have changed. Yet, not everything has changed wildly. Some of your favorite websites, early adopters to the online revolution, haven’t really changed that much in the last 10 […]
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Living With Mom and Dad at 50
Posted 3/24/2008 8:14 am by Trace Sharp and Andrew SorciniThere isn’t any doubt that every time the world changes, it remains the same. More adult children are moving back in with their parents or their loved ones due to several issues. Divorce, loss of wages due to downsizing and unexpected financial pitfalls has some people moving back in with their mothers and fathers. It’s […]
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14 Tips for American Road Trips
Posted 3/24/2008 7:14 am by AJ Star and Andrew SorciniEither you had a spring break and it’s now just a memory or your spring break was the lunch you took on the first day of the season. Whatever the case, everyone’s starting to look towards those wonderful summer months. Even the pages on the calendar seem to be filled with possibilities. Sunshine, warmth, a […]
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Post Roundup: This Week’s Best for March 22, 2008
Posted 3/22/2008 1:31 pm by Adams BriscoeFrom heroic dolphins to satirical videos about relationships… it’s been a busy week here at PopFi. Here’s a collection of some popular posts from this past week. As a regular readers know, you can always subscribe to our RSS feed for full updates on the most interesting, offbeat, and non-mainstream content we can find. » […]
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The Table Salt Planet of Mars
Posted 3/21/2008 2:17 pm by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniMen are from Mars, women are from Venus. But at least our planet is covered in table salt! That’s according to recent feedback from a Mars probe that suggests the southern hemisphere is dusted in salt deposits possibly left over from evaporation of huge lakes. These chloride mineral regions could mean lots of water used […]
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Buried Under Email? 5 Ways To Dig Yourself Out!
Posted 3/21/2008 12:20 pm by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniWe all get a lot of email every day, and if you don’t check it for a few days, it can definitely start to pile up on you. If you use email at your workplace, a lot of times you’ll find yourself buried under important things that must be read and responded to, or at […]
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Goodbye Blu-ray DRM, Hello Copied DVD
Posted 3/21/2008 11:40 am by Ron Hogan and Andrew SorciniOne of the big selling points of Blu-ray technology, at least in the eyes of the movie industry, was Blu-ray’s supposedly unbreakable Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology. That meant that your Blu-ray disc is, in theory, unable to be copied or backed up. Of course, the moment you say something is unhackable, the hackers see […]
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Super Slow Motion Video Stops Time
Posted 3/21/2008 11:15 am by Stephanie Sturgis and Andrew SorciniThere are very few things more captivating than watching random, common-place items explode in slow motion. We’ve all seen the photo above taken in 1964 by Harold Edgerton. With the developments and improvements in cameras, these stunning visuals are becoming more common place. High speed imagery is amazing in our new high definition world. From […]
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People Weren’t Meant to have a Boss
Posted 3/21/2008 10:45 am by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniEver felt like you were living a real world Office Space job? It’s hard to imagine a more boring depiction of cubicle life, but thousands of people do it. They hole themselves up and work inside small groups to “get things done.” And bosses like Bill Lumbergh really are as annoying as they seem. But […]
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The Story Of The Pregnant Man
Posted 3/21/2008 10:12 am by Trace Sharp and Andrew SorciniThomas Beatie is having a baby. Did this sentence make you do one of those famous anime spit takes? Well he is, but in this modern new world of technology and science fiction turning into fact, it’s not that hard to understand. Of course it’s still bizarre, but it makes sense when you break it […]
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Go Stick Your Hand in a Cow. Literally.
Posted 3/21/2008 9:27 am by Adams Briscoe and Andrew SorciniHave you ever wanted to go stick your hand into a cow’s stomach and see what they had for breakfast? Maybe? Well, people can thanks to something called a “fistula” which is a man-made hole surgically implanted into the side of a cow. And yes, it goes straight to their stomach so that a person […]
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