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Spaghetti Dogs: The Cheap and Cheerful Treat

The recipe shown on this website is simple and inexpensive: insert dry spaghetti into hot dogs and boil until the pasta’s done:

Hot dogs slices with spaghetti noodles coming out of them

The author of the original post speaks Russian, but posted this note for English readers:

i collect in this lj blog photos and links to this new form of food art, we tentatively call "hot dogs strikes back". it is primarily made by inserting dried spaghetti into the hot dogs and then boiling the resulting concoctions. it is fun to make and fun to eat for the whole family and the variations seem endless. if you do engage into experimenting with different forms of this "art", please take photos and drop me a link. i will post it here, so we can keep the project alive.

You can go “upmarket” by using fancier noodles, such as those made with spinach or squid ink:

upmarket_spaghetti_dog

I just might have to try this out for lunch next week. I’ll bet I can do something interesting with dry noodles and cooked meatballs.

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An Ad for Dharma Initiative Computers

This article originally appeared in Global Nerdy.

This ad won’t make any sense if you’re not a follower of the TV series Lost. However, if you are, you’ll find it amusing…

Ad for the Dharma Initiative's computers: "Chat with your family and friends -- even when they're miles away."
Click the ad to see the original on its Flickr page.

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Innovation During a Recession

Motivational poster: "Innovation: It becomes critical during a recession"Click to see the motivational poster at full size.

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“Ensign Crusher, Report to My Ready Room. Oh Yes, and Wear the Sweater.”

This article originally appeared in Global Nerdy.

For no other reason than the geeky amusement it will provide, here’s Wil Wheaton in a clown sweater:

ensign_crusher_report_to_my_ready_room

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“Everything is Amazing Right Now, and Nobody’s Happy”

This article originally appeared on Global Nerdy.

Over at Kevin Kelly’s blog, The Technium, there’s a video of an amusing interview on Conan O’Brien where comedian Louis CK talks about how we take today’s technology and the way it improves our lives for granted. Kelly describes it as "a cartoon version of a more serious argument that we become blind to progress".

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Future Man Tried to Warn Us

This article originally appeared in Global Nerdy.

Early 1960s businessmen talking to man in astronaut suit: "So you're saying people will 'tweet' what they're eating for breakfast?" "And 'upload' pictures of their breakfasts to a 'Facebook'?" "And other people will look at the breakfasts and make comments?" "No offense, future man, but is everyone in your time retarded?" "Sorry to burst your bubble, dudes, but you asked. Yes, that's the future."
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Skywalker Style!

This article also appears in Global Nerdy.

Even though it’s been almost four months since I’ve joined Microsoft, I’m still asked the question “Joey, why did you join the Dark Side?”

There are many reasons for joining the Dark Side. One of them is that the Rebels are sick, sick puppies:

Valentine card with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia kissing: "If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right"
Card courtesy of Ben Congdon.

Happy Valentine’s Day. my fellow nerds!