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A list of problems solved by MacGyver

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:53:05 GMT

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_problems_solved_by_MacGyver

50 Greatest comedy sketches of all time

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:47:42 GMT

Link: http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/50GreatestComedySketches/05/

What geeks want for Christmas

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:31:02 GMT

A list from Popular Science.

Link: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/d5840ee43bec6110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

The Mitchell Report: The Names

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:30:52 GMT

An unofficial list of the baseballers named in the Mitchell Report for using performance-enhancing drugs.

Link: http://www.broadstreetbelievers.com/?p=59

TIME's Top 10 Scientific Discoveries 2007

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:28:03 GMT

Number one: stem cells.

Link: http://www.60secondscience.com/archive/science-technology-news/times-top-10-scientific-discov.php

The 10 Most Important Games Ever

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:30:42 GMT

Of the “video” variety.

Link: http://www.trustedreviews.com/gaming/review/2007/11/28/The-10-Most-Important-Games-Ever/p1

The 50 essential classical music albums

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:25:09 GMT

Link: http://www.npr.org/programs/pt/features/pt50.html

Top 100 Jazz CDs

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:24:58 GMT

Link: http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/jazz100/top100.html

World's dumbest conspiracy theories

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:08:34 GMT

Enough said.

Link: http://swallowingthecamel.blogspot.com/2007/08/worlds-weirdeststupidest-conspiracy.html

Thirteen sidekicks who are cooler than their heroes

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:01:54 GMT

A few notable exceptions, but still a pretty good list.

Link: http://www.avclub.com/content/node/59017

CBS's list of great online shopping

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:42:09 GMT

Jellyfish is on it—but the part I like best is that there are two Madison companies in there (ShopBop being the other).

Link: http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/09/holiday/main2243808.shtml

The 50 Greatest Commercials of the ’80s

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:59:38 GMT

Every one with a video. Awesome.

Link: http://giantmag.com/2006/12/tv/the-50-greatest-commercials-of-the-80s

The Top 10 Movie Spaceships

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:26:16 GMT

What, no Serentiy?

Link: http://filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/95a45e26914c25ff862562bb006a85f2/6e86919f31c820c50825722a00689c42?OpenDocument

The 25 greatest science books of all-time

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:00:44 GMT

Darwin wins first and second — Newton, Galileo and Copernicus round out the top five

Link: http://discover.com/issues/dec-06/features/25-greatest-science-books/

The Fifth Annual Brilliant 10

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:18 GMT

Smart people

Link: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/80d15f1a587ad010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

Why is the sky blue? Facts you should know

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:24 GMT

Scientists lay out the ten basic questions they think every high school graduate should know

Link: http://www.startribune.com/389/story/369290.html

Alphabetized lists are random lists

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:14 GMT

Unless you know the exact wording of each item (each!) not just the one you’re looking for

Link: http://www.uie.com/brainsparks/2006/02/06/alphabetized-links-are-random-links/

Small Biz 101: Tips for Increasing Sales

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:40 GMT

Actually, tips for how to run a small business

Link: http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/small_biz_101_tips_for_increasing_sales.php#more

100 things we didn't know this time last year

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:35 GMT

From the BBC

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4566526.stm

The 50 greatest gadgets of the past 50 years

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:21 GMT

The walkman? I suppose…

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,123950,00.asp