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Tag: Timewasters

Timewasters: A look at the world’s longest golf club

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 4, 2014, 12:04 PM Nov 4, 2014
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Michael Furrh set the record yesterday when he hit the ball a whole 63 yards with his 25 foot club.
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Timewasters: Going off the leash

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2014, 12:37 PM Oct 29, 2014
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What? A guy needs a reason to post a video of a dog’s view of being let off a leash and heading for the good times while the rest of slave away in the cubicle farm? Read more →

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Timewasters: The Hobbit safety video

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 24, 2014, 11:44 AM Oct 24, 2014
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The Hobbit is still a thing in New Zealand where Air New Zealand has just debuted another safety video designed to get its passengers to look up from their smartphones during the pre-flight briefing.
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Timewasters: The ‘drone’ map

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 24, 2014, 10:16 AM Jul 24, 2014
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For minutes of cubicle fun, today’s recommendation goes to Don’t Fly Drones Here, a website that shows where you can fly your quadcopter, to be more accurate in terms. Take the Minneapolis Saint Paul area, for example. As colleague, Scott Olstad points out, he could fly his quadcopter over NE Minneapolis, but not over Saint Read more →

The NBA’s Christmas magic?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 14, 2013, 1:12 PM Nov 14, 2013
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The NBA’s Christmas magic? Read more →

Timewasters: Minnehaha Falls by air

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 19, 2013, 2:29 PM Sep 19, 2013
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It’s not exactly yesterday’s flight of an eagle, but this aerial view of Minnehaha Falls is still pretty neat. It was taken using a consumer drone. The same kind that filmed this beauty earlier this summer: These things certainly aren’t going away. In fact, they’re becoming fairly ubiquitous. The day may not be far off Read more →

Timewasters: The tall ships arrive

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 25, 2013, 1:42 PM Jul 25, 2013
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Nearly a quarter million people are expected to show up in Duluth this weekend with the arrival of the tall ships, which have made their way from Cleveland in the last week. The tall ships festival is expected to generate almost $15 million dollars for the local economy, according to organizers. The ships have been Read more →

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