If there’s one thing we collectively love, it’s visions of the future from history. Here are some visions of future transportation.

This one’s not on Quizilla, even, and it’s old enough that the characteristics might be out of date. Regardless, here’s my result: Which OS are You? Sarah says: Does this mean we’re incompatible?

We have trains that tilt, but ours can’t (yet) go 125 mph, dammit. I would dearly love to make the Portland run in fewer parsecs.

Inspired by Susan Juby’s vacation, I’m eyeing vintage trailers. Mmmmm, another expensive and bulky hobby! But if you just want to visit, try Shady Dell.

Book title that sounds like a euphemism of the day: Tempting the Highlander. From the back cover: “Catherine Daniels arrives in Pine Creek, Maine, at the right time for Robbie MacBain. She is on the run from her ex-husband, and Robbie is a sexy, single foster parent who needs a housekeeper while he travels back […]

In a piece of spam advertising a famous drug to treat a condition that I had no idea was so common until the drug became so famous: No more excuses, no more frustration, no more having to solely satisfy my girlfriend orally. Dude, if you were satisfying your girlfriend orally, she wouldn’t care if you […]

The British Library (we [heart] libraries) has put working scripts of Shakespeare’s plays online. One of the features reportedly allows you to track changes in the text from version to version.

Next time I’m in Southeast WA on the second Saturday of a month, I should tour the Hanford Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

I have to believe that this was an appallingly stupid thing for Friendster to do. I have not yet cancelled my account, though (especially since I haven’t used it all that much lately) I may very well do that. Update 10 Sep: No more Friendster for me.

Unfortunately, I’ve pretty much missed my chance to see the exhibition, but wow, knitted superhero costumes!