"Back to the Future Meets Quantum Leap in Rock and Roll Heaven." A novel you can read online for free, download for a few bucks, or buy in paperback for a few more. I've read the first few chapters, and they're pretty good stuff.
For book jacket kind of info: picked by runninutes 1 month ago

An astronomer today captured a supernova as it was happening. Awesome photo! picked by runninutes 1 month ago

It's just like a mini-mall!

Another funny video I may be the last to have heard of. :) picked by runninutes 2 months ago

"Two professional engineers illustrate the proper care and practical benefits of cats."

I may be the last one on earth to see this, but it's still hilarious. (I'm told that's true even if you DON'T own a cat!) picked by runninutes 2 months ago

Bumblebee fighting Optimus? Say it ain't so!
It is so, and there's a bit of silliness, but some great work with stop-motion animation anyway. picked by runninutes 4 months ago

Rejected Star Wars merchandise. You know, if Bluetooth had been around back then, those headphones would have been awesome. (Scroll to the bottom if you just want the pics without reading the background.) picked by runninutes 4 months ago

"Here is my daughter, age 3, explaining the plot of Star Wars Episode IV." Extreme cuteness alert. Nuff said.

(Not runninutes' daughter, BTW.) picked by runninutes 4 months ago

Check out the upscale McDonald's near Wall Street in Manhattan, which "might be one of the only McDonald's in the world that has a live piano player." picked by runninutes 4 months ago

"The plan to publish nudes—a monumental move in her career—was never made clear, Lohan's rep says."

Followup to ImNotBlue's post: picked by runninutes 5 months ago

Ever wish that you could find that one Dilbert that was so hilarious... but it's been years since you saw it? Use this to search for text in old Dilbert comics and resolve that problem.

Doesn't include the actual strips, but this post by neilharvey's got you covered on that count:
picked by runninutes 5 months ago

An amazing new prosthetic arm by the inventor of the Segway. He just might make a useful invention after all! (And yeah, its name is a Star Wars reference.) picked by runninutes 5 months ago

We've probably all seen the calculators for how much you weigh on other planets, but have you ever wondered how old you are on their scales? picked by runninutes 5 months ago

I didn't even know they MADE waterproof cell phones, let alone one that you could hold underwater for 30 seconds... picked by runninutes 5 months ago

I swear this isn't my podcast - it's just one I love. Coverville is a show that's all cover songs, and it's great stuff. The price is definitely right - free. :)

(For anyone who doesn't know, cover songs are songs that someone made famous, sung by someone else afterwards.) picked by runninutes 6 months ago

A cute cartoon music video for the They Might Be Giants song Minimum Wage. Felt like an appropriate way to start the work day today. picked by runninutes 6 months ago

Check out the (free) first chapter of what looks like a pretty decent novel. It begins: "On one otherwise normal Tuesday evening I had the chance to live the American dream. I was able to throw my incompetent jacka** of a boss from a fourteenth-story window." picked by runninutes 6 months ago

Check out this poem - it'll help you learn how to pronounce English. (With helpful audio links.) Holy tongue twister, Batman! picked by runninutes 6 months ago

I just finished Portal and love the end credits song, Still Alive. This is a music video the creator of the online comic VG Cats made for it.

Spoiler alert: since this is from the end of the game, it does mention things that happen in the game. They didn't mean much to me before I played, though. picked by runninutes 6 months ago

"Imagine a solar panel without the panel. Just a coating, thin as a layer of paint, that takes light and converts it to electricity... Consider solar-powered buildings stretching not just across sunny Southern California, but through China and India and Kenya as well, because even in those countries, going solar will be cheaper than burning coal." picked by runninutes 6 months ago

Going camping and still want your mp3s? Here's the answer - a solar power backpack. You can use it anywhere there's sun to charge up your phone, PSP, iPod... They're pricey, but a very cool idea. picked by runninutes 6 months ago

I love free books, and this is a great one - the book on which the movie The Thing (by John Carpenter) is based. You can read it from start to finish online here. picked by runninutes 7 months ago

The only gift guide that can "offer you our exclusive Holiday Gift Guide 'No Excuses' Warranty, which states: 'If you purchase any item from this Gift Guide, you basically have no excuses.'"

(Inspired by picked by runninutes 7 months ago

Like Neil Gaiman? Then you'll love this - he offers a few of his short stories for free on his website. As a Sherlock Holmes fan, I especially like "A Study in Emerald."

(Inspired by nikneven's post picked by runninutes 7 months ago

More pics from old catalogs, inspired by Hoosker's post here:

picked by runninutes 8 months ago

If you, like me, were disappointed by some of the earlier episodes in this season of Heroes, you'll like this article. This week's episode really turned things around, but I thought season 2 got off to a pretty rough start, and Tim Kring agrees. picked by runninutes 8 months ago