Nope, not everything was fixie in 1901—internally geared (aka epicyclic) 2-speed hubs had been invented 5 years prior by a gentleman named William Reilly, who would shortly thereafter (1902) invent the 3-speed hub gear now known as Sturmey Archer.

Another benefit of tossing hardened parm cheese rinds into your stock pot is that they soften with boiling and get chewy, making it possible to eat more of the cheese left on the rind—or even the rind itself, if you're so inclined. YUM!

Wait—what?! Is the idea here that frozen unsliced bread will somehow be easier to slice than frozen sliced bread (which, incidentally, makes the best toast)?

Did they mention which iPhones the release of iOS 8 will obsolete — just iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S as well?

It's all about Facebook lists, man. I set one up containing the "top aggregators" on my contact list: the <10 people whose links and shares are gold, everytime. It cuts all the noise right out: no more humblebrags, no more annoying self-promoters, no more fucking baby pics.

A call-to-action that can be misconstrued as offering a handjob can't be much help, either:

I would use it, but I don't think my GIMP software has it.

I know! I too was surprised to start getting notifications about this. I used to be in the "greys" on Lifehacker at this time last year, so this took me wayy back.

OK, so my hardline position on this has evolved since last year, and the iOS 7 update that added HDR to my iPhone 4 helped to change my mind. I'll still prefer not using it when processing my SLR photos, since I prefer to have my images minimally retouched, and because it takes time, unless someone insisted on it…

Awesome link! According to that post, the above picture is from 1901, when Max Schreyer (which I read as Mark Shrayber the first time, I swear, and it threw me for a loop) sailed through the air head-first to land in a wooden, water-filled tank 100' away.

I'm just dying to know how this ended!

So you're saying the universe will end in roughly one Googol? Cool.

It's not a farm community—it's just rural Romania. It's not uncommon to see fowl and livestock on the road there.

It totally is Romania, isn't it? There's something about the fences, the houses, the way the concrete utility poles are painted, and the horse-drawn buggy, of course, which leaves little doubt in my mind.

Where are all the fat-heads ogling all the fat bikes? (To remind, fat bikes are the new cyclocross bikes, which in turn were the new fixies.)

I fondly remember the first time I broke through my wall. An Oasis album was playing in the background. (Her: "what's wrong, you've never lasted this long before...?")

Now that's what I call a hive of humanity!

They're called the Farne Islands, bro. (Sorry to be that guy...)

While DIY ramen may be something I could get down with, making DIY mac 'n cheese by melting slices of processed cheese over elbow pasta I simply can't recommend.

I grew up behind the Iron Curtain and remember punk neighbourhood kids setting off miniature – but still hella loud – versions of this using small-diameter plastic tubes.