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Farmville Fun

Ethan Moore — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:04:19 +0000

A small collection of fun images using the game Farmville.

Another Guide to Facebook's Newest Home Page

Ethan Moore — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:49:26 +0000

The designers at Facebook clearly skipped the section on interface stability in their User Interface Design textbook. This last interface change has been a mess, accompanied by all sorts of glitches. They've provided A Guide to Facebook's Home Page, but I thought I could make a more accurate one for my readers.

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Winter Morning Haiku

Ethan Moore — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:00:23 +0000

My friend Jonas M. recently posted this haiku as his Facebook status:

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Skiing Haiku

Ethan Moore — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:02:26 +0000

My friend Vanessa has a wonderful dry wit. While skiing recently, she posted these funny haikus on Facebook, which she has graciously allowed me to post here.

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Song Parody: Feelin' Guilty

Ethan Moore — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:00:15 +0000

A song parody of Simon and Garfunkel’s “59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”.

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An Open Letter to Mr. Stephen Colbert (Audio)

Ethan Moore — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:11:58 +0000

(This won’t make much sense unless you are familiar with The Colbert Report on Comedy Central.) To: Stephen T. Colbert, D.F.A. (honorary)

An Open Letter to Mr. Stephen Colbert (mp3, 1:15, 441 kB)

From: Ethan M. G. Moore, Ph.D. (real)

Transcript of the audio:

An open letter to Mr. Stephen

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The Origins of the Mayan Calendar Myth

Ethan Moore — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:00:55 +0000

It turns out that, in addition to the Wayans' prediction of a disaster in 2012, there may actually be a Mayan connection to the prophecy after all. The following story comes from the Mayan mythology; I've rendered a translation here.

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Roller Coaster Kingdom Offer

Ethan Moore — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:52:10 +0000

Some friends of mine on Facebook are playing a game that occasionally makes this post:

[Person] just found a bag of money in Roller Coaster Kingdom! Do you want it? For tax reasons, [Person] cannot keep this money. This is your lucky chance to get some extra money!

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Nigerian Businessmen Perplexed by Internet Communication Difficulties

Ethan Moore — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:50:40 +0000

[From the Vesperfire News Wire:] Nigerian businessmen are becoming increasingly mystified by their difficulties in exploiting the potential of the Internet to expand their business and make contacts with the rest of the world.

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Wayans' Calender Predicts Disaster in 2012

Ethan Moore — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:06 +0000

[From the Vesperfire News Wire:] Keenen Ivory Wayans, well known in entertainment circles as creator of the sketch comedy series In Living Color and director of the horror movie parody Scary Movie, was surprised to find the entry "End of the World" marked in his iPhone's calendar application on December 22, 2012.

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