FedEx Delivery Man Caught Throwing Computer Monitor Over Gate; Video Goes Viral (WATCH)
When FedEx crafted the slogan "we live to deliver," the image of a FedEx delivery man smashing a delicate package upon arrival probably wasn't what the company had in mind.
But that's exactly how it played out for at least one recent recipient of a FedEx package, according to the above YouTube video. The incident occurred outside the home of someone expecting a computer monitor via the delivery giant, according to The Daily Mail.
The delivery man, caught by a security camera, carries the box to the gates of the house and, without even ringing the door bell, carelessly throws the package over the fence.
Adding to the list of grievances, the customer says he was home with his door open, according to the video's description.
Racking up over 2.4 million hits and counting, it didn't take too long for the viral video to make its way to FedEx corporate executives, according to The New York Post.
The Dark Knight Rises Official Movie Trailer HD (2012)
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6 Real Acts of Self Defense Too Awesome for an Action Movie
If you kill a man who's trying to kill you, that's not called murder, it's called self-defense. And it is a perfectly reasonable if somewhat tragic consequence of crime. Both the people and the law will understand your actions in defending yourself and others.
Up to a reasonable point.
Bon Jovi not dead: Rumor was Twitter fiction
On Monday, news spread throughout social media circles that Garden State rocker Jon Bon Jovi died. Soon after, the pop idol posted a message and photo on Facebook page assuring fans that he was alive and well.
Singer-songwriter. Philanthropist. Father. Dead?
Jon Bon Jovi trended worldwide on Twitter today when people thought he was dead. But he is not dead.
Jon Bon Jovi dead? No way, says rocker
Jon Bon Jovi dead? Not quite, as this Facebook photo clearly shows.
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Bill Cosby has also fallen victim to fake Internet claims that he was dead.
Jon Bon Jovi wants everyone to know that reports of his demise are greatly exaggerated.
A random blog post claiming the New Jersey singer suffered from cardiac arrest ignited a fire on Twitter Monday.
To assure fans he was perfectly okay, the 49-year-old rocker posted a photo of himself on Facebook holding a hand-written sign stating, "Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey."
The date, Dec. 19, 2011, along with the time was also included.
"Rest assured that Jon is alive and well!" a post that accompanied the photo declared.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the false story, first posted on a WordPress blog called, "dailynewbloginternational," seemed to take text from one of their stories about Michael Jackson's 2009 death.
Social media has led to a rash of fake celebrity death stories.
Bill Cosby was hounded repeatedly by claims that he died. He eventually took to Twitter and even called in to CNN to plead that it stop, after one report reached his daughter and caused a panic.
"People are not amused by this," Cosby said in August 2010.
Jyoti Amge Named World's Shortest Woman
Indian student Jyoti Amge is 18 years old and stands just 24.7 inches tall. But that's not all that makes her extraordinary. Amge has just been named the world's shortest living woman by Guinness World Records.
"It is wonderful to celebrate my 18th birthday with a new world record, it's like an added birthday present," Amge, who measures 24.7 inches tall, said Friday as she accepted her certificate while her parents looked on,BBC News reports.
"I feel grateful to be this size," she said. "After all, if I weren't small and had not achieved these world records I might never have been able to visit Japan and Europe, and many other wonderful countries," she said.
Baby Seal Enters House, Sleeps On Couch
New Zealander Annette Swoffer got the surprise of her life when she found a baby seal in her kitchen, who later began to snooze on her couch, the New Zealand Herald reports.
According to the report, the seal wandered from the bay waterfront, through a residential area, across busy roads, under a gate, through a cat door, and up some stairs before he was found at around 9:30 p.m.
Sofia Vergara Wears See-Through Leggings In Embarrassing Wardrobe Malfunction
Don't get us wrong: we're not complaining about seeing more than usual of Sofia Vergara's curves.
But when the famously voluptuous "Modern Family" actress went out yesterday, she probably didn't realize that her pants were revealing a little too much.
Lindsay Lohan Pictures Leaked
PHOTOS: Lindsay Lohan Playboy Cover Leak
Everyone except Playboy.
The Lindsay Lohan leaked pictures were supposed to come out next week and now the folks at Playboy are freaking out about the leak.
Another Ferrari Crashes, This Time A 458 Italia
Ferrari 458 Italia crashes in UK
On Monday we reported on a crash that took place in Japan and involved no less than eight Ferraris, most of which are likely to be written off.
And then just yesterday we reported on a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano that burned to the ground on a road in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Today the news just gets sadder as we have details of a Ferrari 458 Italia that’s run off the road in the UK and ended up nose-first in a ditch.
Ferrari 458 Grand Am debuting at Daytona
Ferrari is headed to the Daytona 24 Hours with a new Grand Am version of the company's 458 Italia. The 458 Grand Am borrows heavily from the GT3 version of the supercar, though with an eye towards competition here in the States. Like the GT3, the Grand Am car was prepared for battle by the same house that's been responsible for race-bred Ferrari models since the 288 GTO: Michelotto Automobili. Expect to see the cars share plenty of safety and performance hardware when the 458 Grand Am bows at the Daytona 24 Hours in January.
Ferrari has picked a star-studded crew for this year's race. Michael Waltrip will helm the racer alongside Travis Pastrana, Rui Aguas and Robert Kauffman. The Italian automaker is itching for a victory at the legendary American endurance race, but we doubt it competitors will roll over and take second place. Hit the jump for the full press release.
Watch this vintage Porsche 911 channel its Dakar roots
Mercedes C- and E-Class coupes to get AWD option next year
4Matic has proven to be a popular feature on various Mercedes-Benz models, especially in U.S. regions that experience four distinct seasons. But while all-wheel-drive is almost a necessary option in the luxury sedan segment, Daimler's C-Class and E-Class coupes have soldiered on only with rear-drive.
Marvelous Gifts for the Comic Fanboy
Comics are cool now. Well, kind of cool. Acceptable. But it's not all pasty nerds reading comics in the dark in their parents' basements anymore—lots of us have moved on to reading in the dark in our own homes and apartments. Here's how to buy for the comic fanboy in your life.
Rubber Band Macro Lens Fits Any Smartphone
This is simply genius. Since smartphone cameras don't have lens mounts, attaching a macro or zoom lens usually requires a cumbersome case. But by embedding one in an elastic band, this macro lens can easily be used on any smartphone. If I had to nitpick I'd point out that the Macro Cell Lens Band does end up covering the iPhone 4's flash, but I never use it for anything other than a flashlight anyways, so I'm ok with that. And since the band can be used on any smartphone, that may not actually be an issue for other users.
For just $15 it's the cheapest and easiest way to add macro capabilities to your phone, and here's to hoping they've got a wide angle and zoom version in the works, or a single band that includes all three. [Photojojo]
For just $15 it's the cheapest and easiest way to add macro capabilities to your phone, and here's to hoping they've got a wide angle and zoom version in the works, or a single band that includes all three. [Photojojo]
Kevlar Tether Keeps Your iPhone From Plummeting To Its Death
Having never dropped my iPhone from a ski lift I consider myself one of the lucky ones, because apparently the problem is so common that Kenu created a kevlar tether to ensure a skier's phone never falls to its death.
The Highline's inner core, and the loop that secures the tether to your jacket, are both made from the same kevlar material that goes into bulletproof vests, so they can withstand up to 30 pounds of pressure before breaking. It might sound like overkill, until the day it saves your phone's ass and you're happy they went with the good stuff.
Fully extended the $20 coiled cable stretches 30 inches, enough length to still easily use your phone in hand without it reaching the ground should you accidentally drop it. Just think of it as a bungee cable designed to provide peace of mind instead of terror-inducing thrills.
Robocop is in Star Trek 2
After this week’s turmoil over the main villain role, a third new role has been cast in Star Trek 2 and it’s Robocop himself! Variety has confirmed that Peter Weller will show up in the sequel, but they’re unsure of the exact role. One of the rumored parts for the three major new characters added is an older mentor to the main villain, so it’s possible that’s who he’ll be playing.
Peter Weller is no stranger to Star Trek. Those who watched the excellent fourth and final season of Enterprise will remember that he played the head of Terra Prime in the two parter that is considered to be the true series finale, and one of the better episodes of Trek to air.
12 Things Troy Wouldn't Do On Community If Actually A Jehovah's Witness
NBC's Community is one of the most unique shows in the history of television, willing to take risks other shows might not, and create characters which you aren't likely to see anywhere else. For instance Troy Barnes, played by Donald Glover, is the first openly Jehovah's Witness character on television. In the past that's been a problem when it came time to celebrate his birthday, since JW's aren't allowed to celebrate them. This week on the show it'll become an issue again, when the gang tries to celebrate Christmas and Troy can't, because Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden from celebrating the holiday.
But the truth is, if Troy were actually one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Christmases and birthdays aren't the only things on the show he'd have a problem with. Most serious JW's would refuse to participate in a lot of the things Troy does on Community. Wondering what those might be? Here's a list of just some of the things Troy wouldn't be able to do if he were actually one of the world's 7.5 million Jehovah's Witnesses.
Be Friends With Abed
The friendship between Troy and Abed is one of the best things about Community, but if Troy were actually a Jehovah's Witness he wouldn't be allowed to hang out with Abed, much less befriend him. JW's are strongly discouraged from associating with anyone outside their religion. Contact with outsiders is limited to necessary interactions at work or at school, and anything beyond that is looked down upon. Outsiders are referred to by Witnesses as "worldly" and are to be avoided unless you're attempting to convert them.
Play High School Football
Part of Troy's backstory is that he used to play High School football. Most JW's forbid their children from participating in organized sports or for that matter any after school activities. They believe that this distracts them from focusing on their religious duties and that extra, unnecessary association with those outside their religion is damaging.
Hang Out With The Study Group Outside School
The study group on Community often ends up doing things together outside of school, but in real life if Troy were a JW he wouldn't be able to participate. Interaction with classmates is ok for JW's, because it's necessary, but any association with non-believers ends there. A serious Jehovah's Witness would go to school and then head straight home after class, probably to engage in Bible study.
Play Dungeons & Dragons
In the season 2 episode "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" Troy joins the study group in trying to help cheer up Fat Neil by playing a game of "Dungeons & Dragons" with him. Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to play D&D since the game involves the use of pretend occult magic, and Witnesses are strictly forbidden from becoming involved with or even pretending to become involved with anything using magic, spiritism, or otherworldly powers. That includes board games like D&D.
Spend Time With The Dean
Community's Dean Pelton is a flamboyantly gay character with an obsessive attraction to Jeff Winger. Troy and the Dean don't spend a lot of time together, but they interact once in awhile and Troy seems pretty cool with it. In real life Jehovah's Witnesses consider homosexuality to be one of the worst sins imaginable and would never associate with a gay man whenever it could be avoided.
Attend Annie's Dia de los Muertos Party
In the season 1 episode "Introduction to Statistics" Annie throws a Dia de los Muertos party. It's a celebration of the Spanish Day of the Dead, but Troy wouldn't be able to attend since Jehovah's Witnesses not only don't believe that the spirit lives on after death, they are forbidden from participating in, watching, or being around anything which promotes this ideal.
Spend Time With Britta
On Community one of the study group members, Britta Perry, is an openly atheist character who Troy spends a lot of time with, and at one point was even romantically attracted to. JW's, like a lot of religions, view becoming an atheist as the worst thing anyone can do. JW's avoid and shun atheists, out of fear that their anti-God views may in some way poison their minds.
Fake Valentine's Day Presents
In the season 1 episode "Communication Studies", Pierce and Troy send each other Valentine's Day presents. Jehovah's Witnesses are strictly forbidden from celebrating any holiday, in any way, particularly those with religious connections (like Valentine's Day), even if they're only faking it.
Watch Most Of The Movies In His Collection
Troy is a huge movie fan, and together with his friend Abed they obsess endlessly over all sorts of movies. They're particularly a fan of violent films like the Kick Puncher series, but if Troy were actually a JW most of the movies he loves would be off limits. Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden from watching films containing any profanity, violence, or sexual content. In particular, as a general rule, they're not allowed to watch rated-R movies and many PG-13 movies are also off limits.
Attend A Halloween Party Dressed As The Power Loader From Aliens
In the season 2 episode "Epidemiology", Troy attends a Halloween party dressed as the Power Loader from Aliens. Not only are Jehovah's Witnesses forbidden from celebrating holidays, you might say Halloween is the one they're most forbidden from celebrating since it involves magic and the occult (also a JW no no). Additionally, Alien is an extremely violent R-rated movie, of the type JW's are not allowed to watch. A real JW would never have seen it, and if he had seen it, he'd never admit it for fear that he'd get in trouble with fellow Witnesses.
Date Girls From School
In the season 2 episode "Competitive Wine Tasting" Troy pretends to be a molestation victim in order to kiss Britta. Several times throughout the course of other episodes too, he dates and attempts to date girls he goes to school with. But Jehovah's Witnesses are strictly forbidden from developing romantic relationships of any kind with anyone outside their religion.
Compete In A Paintball Tournament
In the season 1 episode "Modern Warfare" and then again in the season 2 episodes "A Fistfull of Paintballs" and "For A Few Paintballs More", Greendale holds a paintball tournament. Troy like everyone else participates. A real Jehovah's Witness would be forced to leave the school premises since Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden from participating in any form of violence, simulated or otherwise. JW parents, for instance, often refuse to buy their children toys with guns. A JW parent who buys their kid a Transformer will remove all the guns and throw them out, before giving their kid the toy. This of course results in a lot of fantasy robot punching, when those parents aren't looking.
Maybe this explains why there haven't been many JW characters on television before Troy. They're kind of boring and if you're looking for sitcom situations to put your sitcom characters in, a JW would have to bow out of most of them. The good news here is that not all JW's strictly adhere to every one the religion's many rules. Some secretly fudge a little and you may from time to time encounter a Witness willing enough to risk punishment at his or her Kingdom Hall (their name for their church) and even shunning from family and friends (they call it disfellowshipping) in order to secretly play paintball, or watch The Matrix.
Donald Glover, who plays Troy on the show, was actually raised as a Jehovah's Witness. When asked why Troy does some of the above even though he's a JW, Glover had this to say: "I think he's not as Jehovah's Witness as he wants to be, 'Am I Jehovah's Witness or are my parents Jehovah's Witness?' I think everybody kind of hits that point where they say, 'Okay, am I doing this out of tradition? Do I actually believe this?'" Troy is that kind of Witness, trying to find a way to live in the real world as much as possible and perhaps secretly question what he's being told.
But the truth is, if Troy were actually one of Jehovah's Witnesses, Christmases and birthdays aren't the only things on the show he'd have a problem with. Most serious JW's would refuse to participate in a lot of the things Troy does on Community. Wondering what those might be? Here's a list of just some of the things Troy wouldn't be able to do if he were actually one of the world's 7.5 million Jehovah's Witnesses.
Be Friends With Abed
The friendship between Troy and Abed is one of the best things about Community, but if Troy were actually a Jehovah's Witness he wouldn't be allowed to hang out with Abed, much less befriend him. JW's are strongly discouraged from associating with anyone outside their religion. Contact with outsiders is limited to necessary interactions at work or at school, and anything beyond that is looked down upon. Outsiders are referred to by Witnesses as "worldly" and are to be avoided unless you're attempting to convert them.
Play High School Football
Part of Troy's backstory is that he used to play High School football. Most JW's forbid their children from participating in organized sports or for that matter any after school activities. They believe that this distracts them from focusing on their religious duties and that extra, unnecessary association with those outside their religion is damaging.
Hang Out With The Study Group Outside School
The study group on Community often ends up doing things together outside of school, but in real life if Troy were a JW he wouldn't be able to participate. Interaction with classmates is ok for JW's, because it's necessary, but any association with non-believers ends there. A serious Jehovah's Witness would go to school and then head straight home after class, probably to engage in Bible study.
Play Dungeons & Dragons
In the season 2 episode "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" Troy joins the study group in trying to help cheer up Fat Neil by playing a game of "Dungeons & Dragons" with him. Jehovah's Witnesses are not allowed to play D&D since the game involves the use of pretend occult magic, and Witnesses are strictly forbidden from becoming involved with or even pretending to become involved with anything using magic, spiritism, or otherworldly powers. That includes board games like D&D.
Spend Time With The Dean
Community's Dean Pelton is a flamboyantly gay character with an obsessive attraction to Jeff Winger. Troy and the Dean don't spend a lot of time together, but they interact once in awhile and Troy seems pretty cool with it. In real life Jehovah's Witnesses consider homosexuality to be one of the worst sins imaginable and would never associate with a gay man whenever it could be avoided.
Attend Annie's Dia de los Muertos Party
In the season 1 episode "Introduction to Statistics" Annie throws a Dia de los Muertos party. It's a celebration of the Spanish Day of the Dead, but Troy wouldn't be able to attend since Jehovah's Witnesses not only don't believe that the spirit lives on after death, they are forbidden from participating in, watching, or being around anything which promotes this ideal.
Spend Time With Britta
On Community one of the study group members, Britta Perry, is an openly atheist character who Troy spends a lot of time with, and at one point was even romantically attracted to. JW's, like a lot of religions, view becoming an atheist as the worst thing anyone can do. JW's avoid and shun atheists, out of fear that their anti-God views may in some way poison their minds.
Fake Valentine's Day Presents
In the season 1 episode "Communication Studies", Pierce and Troy send each other Valentine's Day presents. Jehovah's Witnesses are strictly forbidden from celebrating any holiday, in any way, particularly those with religious connections (like Valentine's Day), even if they're only faking it.
Watch Most Of The Movies In His Collection
Troy is a huge movie fan, and together with his friend Abed they obsess endlessly over all sorts of movies. They're particularly a fan of violent films like the Kick Puncher series, but if Troy were actually a JW most of the movies he loves would be off limits. Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden from watching films containing any profanity, violence, or sexual content. In particular, as a general rule, they're not allowed to watch rated-R movies and many PG-13 movies are also off limits.
Attend A Halloween Party Dressed As The Power Loader From Aliens
In the season 2 episode "Epidemiology", Troy attends a Halloween party dressed as the Power Loader from Aliens. Not only are Jehovah's Witnesses forbidden from celebrating holidays, you might say Halloween is the one they're most forbidden from celebrating since it involves magic and the occult (also a JW no no). Additionally, Alien is an extremely violent R-rated movie, of the type JW's are not allowed to watch. A real JW would never have seen it, and if he had seen it, he'd never admit it for fear that he'd get in trouble with fellow Witnesses.
Date Girls From School
In the season 2 episode "Competitive Wine Tasting" Troy pretends to be a molestation victim in order to kiss Britta. Several times throughout the course of other episodes too, he dates and attempts to date girls he goes to school with. But Jehovah's Witnesses are strictly forbidden from developing romantic relationships of any kind with anyone outside their religion.
Compete In A Paintball Tournament
In the season 1 episode "Modern Warfare" and then again in the season 2 episodes "A Fistfull of Paintballs" and "For A Few Paintballs More", Greendale holds a paintball tournament. Troy like everyone else participates. A real Jehovah's Witness would be forced to leave the school premises since Jehovah's Witnesses are forbidden from participating in any form of violence, simulated or otherwise. JW parents, for instance, often refuse to buy their children toys with guns. A JW parent who buys their kid a Transformer will remove all the guns and throw them out, before giving their kid the toy. This of course results in a lot of fantasy robot punching, when those parents aren't looking.
Maybe this explains why there haven't been many JW characters on television before Troy. They're kind of boring and if you're looking for sitcom situations to put your sitcom characters in, a JW would have to bow out of most of them. The good news here is that not all JW's strictly adhere to every one the religion's many rules. Some secretly fudge a little and you may from time to time encounter a Witness willing enough to risk punishment at his or her Kingdom Hall (their name for their church) and even shunning from family and friends (they call it disfellowshipping) in order to secretly play paintball, or watch The Matrix.
Donald Glover, who plays Troy on the show, was actually raised as a Jehovah's Witness. When asked why Troy does some of the above even though he's a JW, Glover had this to say: "I think he's not as Jehovah's Witness as he wants to be, 'Am I Jehovah's Witness or are my parents Jehovah's Witness?' I think everybody kind of hits that point where they say, 'Okay, am I doing this out of tradition? Do I actually believe this?'" Troy is that kind of Witness, trying to find a way to live in the real world as much as possible and perhaps secretly question what he's being told.
Big Internal Shakeup At Facebook As The Company Grows Up
There's a big internal shakeup going on at Facebook.
Liz Gannes at AllThingsD got the scoop: the company is reorganizing into key product areas like privacy and communication. A memo describing the changes went out today.
Historically, Facebook has been organized like a huge startup, with engineers making a lot of the major decisions.
As recently as a year ago, as outlined in this Guardian article, there was one big engineering group. That group would often split up into ad hoc teams of three to five engineers to work on a single project at a time. Engineers had a lot of freedom deciding which projects they wanted to work on, and had broad freedom to make changes across the site.
Now, apparently there's going to be more centralized control over particular product areas.
Two possible driving factors are the recent FTC settlement over privacy complaints and the company's impending IPO filing, which sources told us could happen very soon. Plus, as companies get bigger, they need more coordination. The trick is coordinating without adding too many layers of bureaucracy.
Liz Gannes at AllThingsD got the scoop: the company is reorganizing into key product areas like privacy and communication. A memo describing the changes went out today.
Historically, Facebook has been organized like a huge startup, with engineers making a lot of the major decisions.
As recently as a year ago, as outlined in this Guardian article, there was one big engineering group. That group would often split up into ad hoc teams of three to five engineers to work on a single project at a time. Engineers had a lot of freedom deciding which projects they wanted to work on, and had broad freedom to make changes across the site.
Now, apparently there's going to be more centralized control over particular product areas.
Two possible driving factors are the recent FTC settlement over privacy complaints and the company's impending IPO filing, which sources told us could happen very soon. Plus, as companies get bigger, they need more coordination. The trick is coordinating without adding too many layers of bureaucracy.
Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy Cover Is Now Online
Lindsay Lohan will preview her Playboy pictorial on Ellen DeGeneres' talk show next week—and in the meantime, images from "very classy" "boobs, ass, and vag" photo shoot are starting to surface. A handful of gossip sites ran a photograph of the purported magazine this afternoon, featuring a honey-blonde LiLo naked and spread eagle on a bunny-shaped chair.
If you need an excuse to buy LiLo's Playboy "for the articles," looks like there will also be a story about "When Steve Jobs Met Andy Warhol." Sounds like an interesting article! Should really pick up a copy. Oh hey, this is Lindsay Lohan's issue? What a coincidence. Anyway, guess I'll go read this article about Steve Jobs now, alone in my room with the shades down.
If you need an excuse to buy LiLo's Playboy "for the articles," looks like there will also be a story about "When Steve Jobs Met Andy Warhol." Sounds like an interesting article! Should really pick up a copy. Oh hey, this is Lindsay Lohan's issue? What a coincidence. Anyway, guess I'll go read this article about Steve Jobs now, alone in my room with the shades down.
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