Blog Profile / The Daily What
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| Archived Since: | December 31, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Tragedy of the Day: Boston Marathon Explosions
At least two explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon earlier this afternoon, killing at least two people and injuring at least a half-dozen of others (as of 4:21 pm ET). Within minutes of the explosions, disturbing pictures...Show More Summary
Weird Tube of the Day: Laughing Without Smiling
This man has somehow mastered ninja-LOLing, the art of laughing out loud without even cracking a smile.
Viral Video of the Day: Psy's New Music Video "Gentleman"
It's here. What's the verdict?
Not a Single Damn of the Day: Bearded Lady Advocates Her Lady Beard
Mariam, the now most famous bearded lady of Britain, wants everyone to know that she is proud of her facial hair and that she's "never felt sexier." During her appearance on the UK talk show This Morning earlier this week, Mariam explained...Show More Summary
Coming Soon of the Day: Twitter's Music Feature
Earlier today, Twitter (kind of, sort of) unveiled its mysterious music service with a page featuring the iconic bird logo, the hashtag #music and a sign-in button that, at the moment, leads to nowhere. While the most important details...Show More Summary
You Saw This Coming of the Day: An Anonymous Post on 4chan's /b/ Possibly Linked to Virginia Mall Shooting
The main suspect behind today's shooting at a shopping mall in Virginia appears to have revealed his plan in advance on 4chan's /b/ board only minutes before carrying it out, according to Gawker. While the authenticity of the post has...Show More Summary
Weird Tube of the Day: Gorillage People Sing "YMCA"
Brighten up your Friday with this silly parody of Village People's 1978 hit single "YMCA" featuring a gorilla quintet, brought to you by the YouTube puppet show Glove and Boots.
Stats Pr0n of the Day: Almost Half of Justin Bieber's Twitter Following are Fake
According to a recently released study by Socialbackers, nearly half of Justin Bieber's 37 million strong Twitter" followers are made of either fake or inactive accounts. Graph courtesy of Statista.
Browser Extension App of the Day: Secretbook
Built as an Oxford University research project, Secretbook is a Chrome app that utilizes steganography to allow Facebook users to hide secret messages in their photo uploads. 21-year-old creator Owen Campbell-Moore released a draft of his algorithm on April 7th, detailing how he replicated Facebook's photo compression in order to encode messages within the images.
Single Serving Site of the Day: Listen to Bitcoin Transactions
With all the drastic ups and downs in the Bitcoin market lately, have you ever wondered what Bitcoin exchanges would sound like if you could hear them? Check out Listen to Bitcoin, a single serving site created by game design student...Show More Summary
Meanwhile in Dubai: Police Gets a Lamborghini Patrol Car
The Dubai police department just got even more baller (if that is possible). Yesterday morning, the official Twitter account for the Dubai PD tweeted a photograph of their new green and white Lamborghini Aventador police vehicle, a two-door sports car with a top speed of 217 MPH and a price tag of $550,000 USD. Show More Summary
DIY Craftsmanship of the Day: How to Make a Functioning Plush Game Controller
Becky Stern of DIY electronics website Adafruit Industries created this oversized plush game controller using a wearable electronics platform, FLORA and some conductive fabric. Thinking about making your own? The pattern is available for free on Adafruit and watch the video above for a step-by-step walkthrough with Stern!
Con Artist of the Day: Woman Sued after Faking Cancer to Support Her Drug Habit
The 21-year-old Long Island resident Brittany Ozarowski faked several forms of cancer for an entire year to support her heroine addiction. According to Suffolk County's District Attorney Thomas Spota, Ozarowski collected thousands of...Show More Summary
Facebook Update of the Day: Introducing Facebook Emoticons
Throughout the past few weeks, Facebook has slowly rolled out a new feature allowing users to add custom emoticons and emoji to their status updates. The update offers a variety of more than 200 feels ranging from positive (excited,Show More Summary
YOLO of the Day: Tennessee Politician Arrested for Rubbing One Out on the Road
William Blakely, the former vice-mayor of Mount Carmel, Tennessee, is standing trial for indecent exposure charges after he was allegedly caught pleasuring himself out a car window while moving at over 90 miles per hour. Last week, not...Show More Summary
Artsy Fart of the Day: Photoshop Self Portraits in Real Life
Check out Hungarian photographer Flora Borsi's self-portrait series of her applying make-up with Photoshop tools in real life.
Comic Book News of the Day: DC Comics Introduces First Transgender Character
DC Comics broke new grounds today by introducing its first transgender character Alysia Yeoh in issue #19 of Batgirl. Although Yeoh is technically not the first trans character in comics, she is the first to appear in a mainstream comic and author Gail Simone says Yeoh won't be the last one: "It's time for a trans hero in a mainstream comic. Show More Summary
Not a Single Damn of the Day: This Cat Doesn't Want Your Stupid Crap
"Sure, I'll play along with your little game," said no cat ever.
Space Shot of the Day: A Green Nebula in Deep Space
This fresh-outta-space image captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope shows the most detailed view of IC 1295, a planetary nebula lying 3,300 light-years away in the constellation Scutum, glowing in its ghostly green beauty. If you want more, check out the video released by ESO.
Artsy Fart of the Day: Floppy Disk Paintings
In 2011, London artist Nick Gentry solicited his fans and the Internet at large to send him their obsolete junk from yesterday's technologies. This social art project has resulted in a series of portraits (as shown left) made from various donations of film negatives, floppy disks and CDs. Show More Summary