We all know that President Obama’s internet team is undoubtedly the most advanced a US government ever had (and one could argue, even in the world). Now, we can’t exactly say the same for his VP Joe Biden:

Hat tip to Joe for a fun new addition to our treasure chest of internet memes: We’ll give it an honorable spot, right next to the series of tubes and the internets!

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I just did a “teenager audio test” and I was actually able to hear the sound (though it almost curled my toe nails because it’s so unbearable):

It’s amusing how the website reads:

[This is] a tone that is generally only heard by people under the age of 25. It has been used as a deterrent device to keep teenagers from loitering in malls and shops, and sounds similar to a buzzing mosquito.

(emphasis mine). That reminded me of my first—and probably only—visit to an Abercrombie and Fitch store in a Florida mall that I left as fast as I went in, driven out by the ridiculously obnoxious “store smell” they were spraying there (though there seem to be people who like it). Seriously, if I wanted to smell cheap cologne, I’d talk to some poor, drunk souls at the friendly neighborhood dive. But in general, I appreciate stores that don’t need to drug me to make me buy their products…

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The Oscars are over again and a movie named “slumdog millionaire” won a whopping 8 of them. Now, I’ve never heard of this movie before. Seems to me like it was buried in the ridiculous amount of advertisement for “mall cop” — a painfully cheesy flick that I did not want to see in the first place and whose overdone ads everywhere made me want to watch it even less.

Also, “Slumdog Millionaire” is going to premiere in Germany mid-March only, well after its release date in the US, and obviously after the Oscars as well. I thought the times when movies are released in Germany later than the US were finally over? Guess not.

This past valentine’s day a few days ago was not only even cheesier than last year’s (on the radio, they were making up a “Valentine’s Eve” on the 13th already — how long until Valentine’s week, month or year emerge?), it was also the 150th birthday of the State of Oregon. If I had to choose what American state I’d like to be a Citizen of, Oregon would rank pretty high on the list.

Just in time for the big one-five-oh, Oregon State University’s archives joined the flickr commons, publishing some nice photos from the state’s past for everybody to enjoy. I am delighted! Needless to say, the pictures are in the public domain (or so they assume).

Before the OSU Archives joined the “commons” project, they had already added another flickr account on their owns, publishing other gems from their vault, such as these great, historic football programs:

(Thanks for the link, Jean Pierre!)