Valet no tip Oct 14, 2008
In establishments where valet parking is mandatory, I enjoy giving the parking attendants no tip.  It makes me feel like I'm doing something to fix the system.  The way I see it, I'm perfectly capable of parking my own damn car.  In fact, I do so quite often.  In fact part deux, I'm relatively good at it (except when I scrape my hubcaps on a curb, which just happened last week).  Either way, I believe I'm better than a bunch of strangers hurriedly trying to pack unfamiliar cars into tighter spaces than what they were designed for.  By not tipping, I'm probably costing people their jobs, which in effect will eventually force the establishment to do away with valet parking, seeing as how none of their employees are making any money. 

Or they'll just start charging for it, at which point I will opt out of attending any event at their establishment.  Either way I win, because I always win. #business
Duct tape bandages Oct 14, 2008
This apparently isn't new news, but Nexcare makes duct tape bandages. 
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Never has being maimed looked so cool.  (via Boing Boing) #products
Meaningless repetition Oct 14, 2008
Repetition almost always removes meaning.  Whether it's saying the same prayer day in and day out, using the same buzz words in everything you say, or copying and pasting the same text into the bottom of every email.  Seeing it and hearing it over and over subtracts from its meaning. #psychology