On this day: March 10

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Why you should always carry carrots in your pocket during winter
A good habit on snowy days might also result in a healthy snack for later.

Cracking the mystery of the unicode horizontal lines
The problem of special characters appearing as horizontal lines or blank boxes Sometimes people will use cute unicode characters as their Twitter name or Linkedin name.…
MAR 10 is MARIO day
I saw on National Day Calendar that today is National Mario Day. Now I know why it’s on March 10. Funny how National Day Calendar’s page…
List of recommended podcasts, March 2021
Under five minutes:• Biz in 60 seconds• WSJ minute briefing• LensWork• Little Happier• 60-second science• 2-minute jazz Conversational style:• The BeanCast (marketing)• Circulating Ideas (librarians)• Happier…
How to pull hex-values from an autocad color book “acb” file
The “.acb” file is actually an xml file. If you open the .acb file inside a text editor, you’ll see something like this: You’ll see the…
Color palette generator
Every day I check the Eiffel Tower webcam. Many days the colors are pretty nice. I’d like to grab a quick color palette to tweet with…

There is a 64% chance that someone I know will die of the coronavirus COVID-19.
There’s a lot of talk about whether the media is overhyping coronavirus (COVID-19). I was wondering how many people I know will be infected and possibly…

Rowlf the Dog has no official Facebook Page
The Muppets have Facebook Pages for Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, and Walter, but not Rowlf the Dog. Unbelievable. A Facebook search…

How much 2011 baseball cards cost
In case you’re wondering how much baseball cards cost nowadays. If you buy a box of packs, here’s how much they’ll cost: 2011 Topps Baseball Cards…

A short selection of Filet-o-fish videos
Give me back that filet-o-fish. Give me that fish! Give me back that filet o fish. Give me that fish! What if it were you hanging…

What’s more influential: Christianity or worship of money?
The iThink application on facebook brings up interesting debates. Here’s one point someone was trying to make: The most influential religion in the world today isn’t…

Number one google results for first names
Try searching your first name on google and see what is the number one result. Here’s some fun ones: #1 google result for matt is: Photo…

the hypen used in email signatures
Here’s an example: Hi there Bob, I hope all is well. When do you think I could get my yellow matter transmuter back? -matt It’s kinda…

Free Tibet in Chicago
Today there was a Free Tibet March/Uprising in downtown Chicago in the Pioneer Court by the Tribune Tower on Michigan Ave. The 45th annual event that…
Pantone Matching System
When designers are talking about a PMS color, they are speaking about the Pantone Matching System. It’s quite a ubiquitous term in the industry to say,…
Chocolate! Chocolate! vs. Triple Chocolate Chaos
While standing in line at Walgreens to purchase six balance bars on sale, I muttered out loud, “oh crap.” The person next in line asked me,…

power cord for 17″ apple monitor
i’m looking for a power cord for my 17″ CRT Apple Studio Display at home. The power cord it came with only plugs into the G3…
question of the day
Hey, what medicine do you take if you have: Running nose, slight headache, very slight cough. I barely ever take medicine, so i’m kinda clueless.
pills pills pills
caplet, tablet, gel-filled. I’m currently kinda sick, and I had to debate the merits of each one. Is one better than the other? here’s my observation…
corn nuts
Don’t ever buy Corn Nuts. “Corn Gone Wrong” is their tagline. And that couldn’t be more true! It’s like eating gravel!