This is how Mac behaved when we tried to walk him … except after a few minutes Mac freaked out and tossed about like a rogue fire hose.

I saw an article on aquaponics in the NY Times.  Aquaponics, says Wikipedia, “is the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment.”  And while the water requirements are significantly lower than in a traditional garden, the article makes it sound like the yields are pretty impressive.  One of the guys they interviewed has engineered himself a very badass greenhouse… some videos from his YouTube channel after the jump.

From the NY Times:

Mr. Torcellini’s greenhouse wouldn’t look out of place on a wayward space station where pioneers have gone to escape the cannibal gangs back on Earth. But then, in a literal sense, Mr. Torcellini, a 41-year-old I.T. director for an industrial manufacturer, has left earth — that is, dirt — behind.

What feeds his winter crop of lettuce is recirculating water from the 150-gallon fish tank and the waste generated by his 20 jumbo goldfish. Wastewater is what fertilizes the 27 strawberry plants from last summer, too. They occupy little cubbies in a seven-foot-tall PVC pipe.

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I like Bill Maher. I don’t always agree with him, but I appreciate him sharing his opinion and he tends to reason well.

This is a clip from “But I’m Not Wrong”, an HBO special that aired on February 13, 2010.

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This just blew my mind:

Or, this is the shit I put with on a daily basis.

Seriously.

This is a voicemail I received at 4:30 AM.

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Truthwater speaking.

This video made every synapse in my body explode.

I am also glad these polar bears are taking care of dangerously underrepresented hot lava threat.

Yes, it is. Always remember that.

From Is it possible to be happy.

Happy Valentines Day Juice.

I love curling.

No, I’m not joking.  I genuinely love curling.  I think it’s awesome.  But for some reason, whenever I try to tell people how awesome curling is they smile at me waiting for me to say that I’m kidding.

What is it that is so hard for people to believe?

My money’s on the brooms:

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Click for a larger image, and I really just wanted another reason to use the time warner cable tag in a negative context.

Amazing…

I thought this animation was great.

From the author:

This is the final piece for my AS art course, a flipbook made entirely out of biro pens. It’s something like 2100 pages long, and about 50 jotter books. I’d say I worked on and off it for roughly 3 weeks.

Song is French Cancan by Jaques Offenbach.

Additional sounds credited to Valve, specifically from their game Team Fortress 2.

Other stuff is from the 300 trailer and O Little Town of Bethlehem.