Dreamed I was looking at photos of seagulls by @brionv, who kept joking about how velociraptors were a lot smaller than they used to be.
Just learned “Holding Out for a Hero” is cowritten by Jim Steinman. Explains why it keeps turning into “Good Girls Go to Heaven” in my head
Just learned “Holding Out for a Hero” is cowritten by Jim Steinman. Explains why it keeps turning into “Good Girls Go to Heaven” in my head
TMobile’s really expanding 3G lately. We’ve had it for a while, but can’t get a good signal at home. I think the building is a Faraday cage.
TMobile’s really expanding 3G lately. We’ve had it for a while, but can’t get a good signal at home. I think the building is a Faraday cage.
Hah! “the only advantage of living forever is having the time to read all of TV Tropes.”
Hah! “the only advantage of living forever is having the time to read all of TV Tropes.” https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhoWantsToLiveForever
Slashdot really needs a -1 Reactionary mod.
Slashdot really needs a -1 Reactionary mod.
wow – still getting hits on searches for “scary pitchers” [sic]
wow – still getting hits on searches for “scary pitchers” [sic]
Standing in theater lobby listening to competing CLANKing from Star Trek & Terminator
Standing in theater lobby listening to competing CLANKing from Star Trek & Terminator
Usually it’s the divorced parents using the kids against each other, not the other way around: “Use Mother Nature to beat Father Time”
Usually it’s the divorced parents using the kids against each other, not the other way around: “Use Mother Nature to beat Father Time”
Does anyone actually start off email to friends with “Dear Friend”?
Does anyone actually start off email to friends with “Dear Friend”?
Holy crud, they actually shut down the 101 and *shot* that 500-car pileup?
Why FlashFoward creators embrace Lost comparison
Holy crud, they actually shut down the 101 and *shot* that 500-car pileup? No wonder it looked so impressive on the screen at Comic-Con!
(I think I’ve mentioned I’m *really* looking forward to this show. I wish they’d come up with a new promotional still, though. There’s this picture and the cast photo.)
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todo: add a note to either the pilot episode review or a blog post, whichever seems more appropriate
Why do some people feel the need to make $#!7 up to enhance political messages? Don’t they know it undermines their position when exposed?
Why do some people feel the need to make $#!7 up to enhance political messages? Don’t they know it undermines their position when exposed?
@butterflyb My wife’s got one of those t-shirts still!
@butterflyb My wife’s got one of those t-shirts still!
A Lightning Bolt Hits Water, So Close You Can See Its Streamers
Ugh. “Refurb Madness.” Bad pun. Stay in the corner.
Ugh. “Refurb Madness.” Bad pun. Stay in the corner.
Huh. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a power-only USB cable before. Would be nice if it was LABELED as such.
Huh. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a power-only USB cable before. Would be nice if it was LABELED as such.
Laguna Beach in the fading sunlight.
Just turned off our oldest internet-facing server. I’m not 100% sure, but I think it went back to 2001 – almost as old as IE6!
Just turned off our oldest internet-facing server. I’m not 100% sure, but I think it went back to 2001 – almost as old as IE6!
Well, that’s one way to keep the sushi supply from drying up…
Well, that’s one way to keep the sushi supply from drying up…
Japanese scientists to breed ‘super tuna’
Japanese scientists will have bred a new “super-tuna” within a decade that will be stronger, more resistant to disease and taste better than the bluefin presently in the oceans.
Just watched 2 people tossing things over the edge of the roof of an office building in the distance for several minutes.
Just watched 2 people tossing things over the edge of the roof of an office building in the distance for several minutes.
I remember waiting in line for the Haunted Mansion one time in the mid-1990s…
https://web.archive.org/web/20161202105211/http://maynardhomepage.net/
I remember waiting in line for the Haunted Mansion one time in the mid-1990s with Shawn and maybe a few other friends, and there was this one guy who took the fun/creepy vibe seriously and really went beyond the “Yeah, yeah, dead center of the room” take. His name was Maynard, and he really set the right tone for the ride. Stumbled on a picture of him at Flickr – he’s still at Disneyland – then did some searching and discovered he’s got a following!