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Pictoplasma‘s archive is a way to see a whole lot of examples of what it is that makes a cartoonish character.
Tired of checking your gmail several times a day, especially if you have to go clear out the google cookies so they don’t tie your searching behavior to your mail? The Gmail Notifier will make your life a little easier, then. So far, it’s Windows (2k/XP) only, but they say Mac and Linux versions are […]
A lovely idea, not very well executed: The Victorian sex cry generator.
There was a fairly shifty guy in the library today asking what companies in the US manufactured certain chemicals, and asked that I help him find a company that made, oh just for example, hydrochloric acid. As an upstanding patriotic American, I feel I must arm non-shifty types with the same information. (Don’t you wish […]
Yes, the shiny gadgets are quite nice, but I especially like the writing on Gizmodo. Extra points for Zombie Thoreau.
This actually happened yesterday, but one of the friends to whom I sent the story recommended I share it with the world, so here it is: So, the receptionist comes into my office (actually, she stood in the window beside the door to my office) and asks “Are you squeamish?” I suggest that’s too broad […]
The other examples in the Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness are amusing, but this one should be a puzzle: what did the makers intend to say? Prythee, get out your thesaurus!
I am reading (and quite enjoying) the book Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan. He has useful non-rat related information in his book about Milwaukee (a town that has historically been ahead of the rat-control curve).
The Perseids are expected to be extra good this year. Just right for setting up a hammock in the back yard and watching the fireworks.