http://www.mixx.com/users/jondyer Mixx of activity by JonDyer en-us CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard Square was closed and two buildings evacuated early Friday when several manholes exploded and burned in Cambridge. Fri May 02 11:02:34 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/254034/manhole_explosions_close_harvard_square thingy_254034 JonDyer http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/16128632/detail.html "Five contestants will attempt to consume the largest quantity of food in a short amount of time. They will then immediately be subjected to a series of challenges designed to shake them up. Sadly, this is real. Wed Apr 30 16:46:22 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/247934/hurl_g4_s_new_game_show_about_throwing_up thingy_247934 JonDyer http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6555786.html?industryid=47200 If Star Wars was made in 1942, what the action figures look like? Wed Apr 23 20:50:09 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/231574/star_wars_1942_action_figures thingy_231574 JonDyer http://badcontrol.com/?p=412 <img src="http://images.mixx.com/video_thumbnails/285afd35b238573fc47f4c47e68187d15be1ae06_128x96.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>Yo. Maiden bangin' and dragon ridin' Wizards keepin' it real, livin' the guild life. Woop Woop? Wed Apr 23 13:18:40 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/videos/230667/gangsta_wizards_never_die thingy_230667 JonDyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpgQSbwnWD0 <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/icons/default_video.128x96.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>A 30 minute talk from David Heinmeier Hansson of 37 Signals. Mon Apr 21 14:58:11 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/videos/226092/the_secret_to_making_money_online_from_37_signals thingy_226092 JonDyer http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/981-the-secret-to-making-money-online <img src="http://images.mixx.com/photo_thumbnails/0d6b6ad0987c3477d83066842e2de1647c516af8_128.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>For people who aren't sure whether they should forward that hysterical e-mail or not. Sun Apr 20 22:52:11 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/photos/224820/should_you_forward_that_e_mail thingy_224820 JonDyer http://pollicinor.giuseppemazza.it/post/31663147 As someone who lives at the beach, too, I think a lot of people forget that all that trash piles up. The only people around at the end of the day to see it are the locals... Sat Apr 19 00:03:49 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/218314/beachgoers_leave_6_million_tons_of_trash comment_65041 <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/icons/default_video.128x96.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>Want a dirt simple Zippo trick that will amaze people again and again? Then try out this one called Twilight Zone. All you need is a Zippo lighter and... Fri Apr 18 23:48:37 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/videos/222059/zippo_trick_the_twilight_zone thingy_222059 JonDyer http://www.instructables.com/id/Zippo-Trick%3a-The-Twilight-Zone/ <img src="http://images.mixx.com/video_thumbnails/568f570253e13eed9042b38095f476e1af38405c_128x96.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>I don't normally like Rube Goldberg machines, but I have to say that this one was pretty entertaining. You have to wonder about people who do these though... Fri Apr 18 23:09:20 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/videos/222020/creme_that_egg thingy_222020 JonDyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrCb_fNmSTA <img src="http://images.mixx.com/video_thumbnails/e71d061ac06f1b50026d7b9f21472f1c1c129329_128x96.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>Our bottle band (Cuyler, Kyle, and Laura) performs the tetris A theme as arranged in the dr. mario & tetris SNES video game. Fri Apr 18 23:04:33 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/videos/222014/tetris_a_theme_on_glass_bottles thingy_222014 JonDyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkDBlEvfbgg <img src="http://images.mixx.com/video_thumbnails/59137f08d90ca26ed15b19a662983b658c3fd0a9_128x96.jpg", alt = ""/><br/>The original song is called "Give Me Some Skin," and was performed by the Andrews Sisters in the hilarious Abbott and Costello film, "In the Navy." Fri Apr 18 22:48:23 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/videos/221996/hip_hop_from_the_1940_s thingy_221996 JonDyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4AtSJy0vuY