How To: Give birth to an elephant
I think this is the biggest baby I have ever seen born. Kind of impressive how fast the learning curve is.
What is a Browser?
I had no idea that there are tons of people in the world who don't even know what a web browser is. However, in a "highly-scientific (read: not scientific at all) survey" of a Google employee's friends people spent way more time on the internet but many less knew what browser they used. Here is the original blog.
Not stopping there, this employee made an actually really cool webpage, whatbrowser.org, that not only tells you what a browser is but tells you what browser you use, how to customize it and gives links to download new ones. While I'm sure that many of the readers here at Cleverpork Central will think that this is useless, this is another amazing idea that Google has pushed to fruition. Sure Chrome is prominent on the site, but the fact that they don't use it to say "Download Chrome" but instead use it to talk about what browsers are and how to work with them, when people use browsers more than cars, is amazing. There are reasons I think Google is one of the greatest companies on this planet at this time.
Homo Kakapodians
The Kakapo, a critically endangered species of parrot with only 125 individuals left. This bird, the owl-parrot, is one of the few animals that can be described as "old-fashioned" and the people in the following video state that this is due to it's "sideburns" and "old Victorian" face. However, what is truly impressive is it's mate preference. Please click the link below and watch the attached video then read on for an explanation of the impressive nature of this bird.
Dreamcatcher
We here at Cleverpork Central love to honor truly amazing athletes. Like Charlie Beckers. But today I have discovered annother truly awesome feat of the human body in the form of the Dreamcatcher. This is not because if you hang it up above your bed it will stop all your nightmares and leave you only with dreams of puppies but instead because my mind was blown by the strength and skill of this man in this video. Check it out after the break.
Mittens; March 2009-October 2009
Like actor Heath Ledger or actress musician Aaliyah, Mittens the cat died young and immensely talented. Those mourning Mittens death will not only miss the warmth and softness that Mittens gave to her family and friends every other day of her life, but Mittens is leaving the world as one of the most respected and talented back ally howlers in the Garden Home neighborhood of West Portland.
Mittens started howling from her first day out of her mothers womb, catching the eye and the ear of her first howling coach and world famous feline vocal coach Wiskers the cat. "Meow, Meeeeoooowwww" said Wiskers "Meeeeoooowwwww!" And he was right. The youngest cat ever to be invited to preform on the Fanno Creek trail Mittens blew away audiences with a tender and haunting bass that gave a glimpse into the soul of the troubled howler. Mr. Scruffles organizes the Fanno Creek trail howlings and witnessed nearly all of Mittens performances, "Purrrrrrr".
Never knowing how to deal with the world around her, crushed by her genius, Mittens committed suicide on October 4th, 2009, throwing herself under a car backing out of a driveway. In one of her last interviews before her death Mittens was asked about the demons and darkness that she carried with her and how that pain helped to shape the entrancing sounds of her voice, saying "Yaaaoowwwllll!! Yaooowwwwlll!" May that next life treat you better Mittens, your memory will live forever.
Tased in the bu**hole?
Lesson one...you can't trust the system.
Lesson two...stay away from Elijah Wood and Ryan Reynolds. They have tasers.
Lessons learned. Thank you Andy Samberg.