Scrabble Bingo of the Day: PLASTRUM
PLASTRUM n pl. -S plastron 62 points (12 points without the bingo)
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Scrabble Bingo of the Day: HEXEREI
HEXEREI n pl. -S witchcraft 67 points (17 points without the bingo)
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: FOVEOLET
FOVEOLET n pl. -S a foveola 64 points (14 points without the bingo)
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: VERONICA
VERONICA n pl. -S a handkerchief bearing the image of Christ's face 63 points (13 points without the bingo)
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: HOOSGOW
HOOSGOW 64 points (14 points without the bingo) Definition: a jail [n]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: YANQUIS
YANQUIS 68 points (18 points without the bingo) Definition: United States citizens [n/pl.]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: FEAZING
FEAZING 70 points (20 points without the bingo) Definition: fazing; disturbing the composure of [present participle of feaze]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: MACHZOR
MACHZOR 73 points (23 points without the bingo) Definition: mahzor; a Jewish prayer book [n]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: ISOPLETH
ISOPLETH 63 points (13 points without the bingo) Definition: a type of isogram [n]
How To: Shoot Day for Night
Day for Night courtesy of Videomaker.com
WTFoto of the Day: What If Airline Safety Cards Were More Accurate?
If only airline safety cards were more like this in real life, we would be much more tempted to read them. Then again, in the unlikely event of an emergency, we'd have to endure cries of "Won't someone please think of the children!?"
How To: Use Google Voice to Prank Your Friends on April Fool's Day
In this article, I'll show you how to prank your friends on April Fool's Day with the very popular Google Voice, a computer to land/mobile calling feature. Basically, Google allows you to play whatever you like through the microphone port on your computer, and play it right through to your victim's phone. Whether it's Rick Astley ("Never Gonna Give You Up") or a text-to-speech application, general hilarity always follows.
How To: Make an Exploding Ashtray Prank for April Fool's Day
The exploding ashtray prank was once fairly commonplace long before the Internet was born. Using flash cotton to create a startling explosion, this prank is certainly effective at getting a reaction. Flash cotton is a staple of many magic acts; used for its ability to create a brilliant flash of fire without causing a burn to the skin.
Post Pi Day Coding Project: Let's Uncover the Hidden Words in Pi
Today isn't actually Pi Day, but I was unable to get this article out in time. Pi Day was actually yesterday, March 14th (3.14), so let's call this a post-Pi Day treat!
News: "Snow" by Seido Ray Ronci (Poem of the Day)
Snow by: Seido Ray Ronci On my way out the door, my son says,
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: MIASMIC
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: MIASMIC [adj] Miasmic is an adjective for miasm (or miasma), which means a noxious vapor—"bad air" harmful to health. The word miasma comes from the ancient Greek word for pollution. And the concept of bad air also gave rise to the name malaria, from old Italian "mala" (bad) "aria" (air).
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: NOSEGAY
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: NOSEGAY [n] A nosegay is simply a bouquet of flowers, typically given as gifts. It comes from Middle English, from the words nose and gay, which in this case means brightly colored and showy. It does not reference homosexuality; the modern sense of gay.
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: DHOURRA
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: DHOURRA [n]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: TINTYPE
TINTYPE 62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: a kind of photograph [n]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: MBAQANGA
MBAQANGA 72 points (22 points without the bingo) Definition: a South African dance music [n]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: REREMICE
REREMICE 62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: bats (flying mammals) [n/pl.]
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: FRONDEUR
FRONDEUR 62 points (12 points without the bingo) Definition: a rebel [n]
News: 10 Devious April Fool's Day Apps for the Lazy Prankster
No time for elaborate practical jokes this April Fool's? Not a problem, it's 2011—meaning, apps can do just about anything these days. Measure beauty, check for STDs, even fix late night drunken social media stupidity. So why not pranks? Below, 10 digital solutions for your April Fool's Day wickedness.
News: With 10,000 to 15,000 Bicycles a Day on USC's Campus, Calls for a Beefier Bicy
From LAist: Los Angeles may be gearing up to finalize its master bicycle plan, which would bring some 1,600 miles of bikeways to the city, but that may not be enough for those whose primary location is USC. That's where some 10,000 to 15,000 cyclists roam the campus each day, according to 2009 report.
News: Brooklyn Dude Does Gucci by Day, Nuclear Fusion by Night
Upon first glance, one may think Mark Suppes is just another thirty-something-year-old dude living in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. However, the Gucci web designer by day has a significant (to say the least) project-in-progress by night. The amateur scientist bicycles to a non-descript building in Brooklyn to chip away at his homemade nuclear fusion reactor. BBC reports:
RECIPE: This Memorial Day Cake Means Business
Got a couple hours to spare before your Memorial Day festivities begin? This super rich Patriotic Trifle looks relatively simple to make.
News: Day 2 Of Our New World
Today is day 2 and YES... I don't know the ins and outs of this platform but I am liking the graphic detail of it. I compare it a new computer program that work would get...
OL's Favorites: Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Products
Great Cleaning Products that Won't Leave You Feeling Dirty!
News: Our front yard garden on New Year's Day
These are pictures of our garden, as of New Year's Day. Everything looks different now. The grapevines are coming back, and the oranges have finished their season. Our artichoke, sadly, got trampled and didn't really survive the pollution of the large Station fire.
News: Loyalty by Edward Taylor (Poem of the Day)
Loyalty by Edward Taylor This is the hardest part:
WTFotos of the Day: 10 Less Than Helpful Textbooks
Besides Wikipedia and teachers (in that order), textbooks are the go-to source of information during our school years. Today, we take a look at what happens when the people writing these voluminous tomes get attacked by a sudden bout of ennui.
News: Poem of the Day
CITY OF ANGELS by: Luis Rodriguez Somewhere out there, lies the city.
News: Another Day, Another Profession Replaced by Robots: Meet V.I.K.T.O.R. the iPhone Editing Bot
Ok, so perhaps V.I.K.T.O.R. won’t replace Walter Murch or Thelma Schoonmaker anytime soon, but this app that automatically assembles clips and photos from your iPhone and transforms them into mini-movies is another viable example of software-assisted creativity.
News: Poem of The Day
An unholy Sabbath Running from a unholy presence chasing me down
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: GRAMARYE
GRAMARYE n pl. -S occult learning; magic 64 points (14 points without the bingo)
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: CREMAINS
CREMAINS n/pl the ashes of a cremated body 62 points (12 points without the bingo)
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: BURKITE
BURKITE n pl. -S a burker 63 points (13 points without the bingo)
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: COXSWAIN
COXSWAIN v -ED, -ING, -S to direct (a crew) as coxwain 70 points (20 points without the bingo)
Inspiring DIY of the Day: Building a Floating Soccer Field
This may feel like a Nike ad (and I suppose technically it is an ad), but it's also a based-on-a-true-story-hollywood-motion-picture waiting to happen... This inspiring short film is part of an ad campaign series called Make THE Difference for the TMB Bank, but it's also a true story—here are the facts:
Eye Candy of the Day: WiFi Networks Visualized
Norwegian designers Timo Armall, Jørn Knutsen, and Einar Sneve Martinussen visually capture invisible WiFi signals by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. The trio set up a four-meter long WiFi-detecting rod with 80 LED bulbs to depict cross-sections through the WiFi networks of various Oslo neighborhoods. Armall says: