The most famous, of course, is “Never start a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well-known is this: “Just because you can’t think of a use for it doesn’t mean that no one can.”
Satellite Market near Disneyland is still there…
Learned last night that Satellite Market near Disneyland is still there, but Sputnik sign’s been replaced. Old/new pix
Heck, one *line* of script could bring Cyclops back.
Heck, one line of script could bring Cyclops back. “Hey, I’m back. Sorry for skipping out on you all, but I was just so depressed. What’d I miss?”
Warner Music issues DMCA takedown notice to official Warner Music video channel. Need popcorn
Warner Music issues DMCA takedown notice to official Warner Music video channel. Need popcorn
Bread bowl pasta: in case you had any doubt that the low-carb craze was over.
Bread bowl pasta: in case you had any doubt that the low-carb craze was over.
Backing up Geocities
Ambitious, crazy, or both? The project to back up all of Geocities before Yahoo pulls the plug.
Yes, actually, I sneeze when I look up at a really bright sky. It gets annoying when I’m looking for ice halos and such.
@rikandes Yes, actually, I sneeze when I look up at a really bright sky. It gets annoying when I’m looking for ice halos and such.
An interesting look back at the web of 10 years ago.
Whatever Happened to the Top 15 Web Properties of April, 1999?
An interesting look back at the web of 10 years ago.
There are some incredible old photos here
There are some incredible old photos here, with the latest batch being pics of Scotland ca. 1890-1900. I'm going to have to take some time on a few evenings or a weekend and just go on an archive binge.
(I wish Facebook would pick out some better description text when linking to Flickr, though.)
Comic Sans, Font of Ill Will
The Wall Street Journal profiles Vincent Connare, designer of the web’s most-hated font, Comic Sans. Not surprisingly, the font’s origins go back to Microsoft Bob, where he saw a talking dog speaking in Times New Roman. Connare pulled out Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns for reference, and created the comic book-style font over the next week.
Peacekeeper Manuscript? (Sorry, looking at the page through Farscape goggles.)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090417.html
Peacekeeper Manuscript? (Sorry, looking at the page through Farscape goggles.)
At least for now, Time Warner has dropped plans to introduce bandwidth caps.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/04/theyre-gone-after-outcry-time-warner-uncaps-the-tubes/
At least for now, Time Warner has dropped plans to introduce bandwidth caps.
possible cause IDed for honey bee colony collapse
Retweeting @ThisIsTrue: possible cause IDed for honey bee colony collapse
Guy w/ sign by side of road: “Homeless kind soul stuck in vortex.” I get the 1st half, but WTF does “stuck in vortex” mean? Downward spiral?
Guy w/ sign by side of road: “Homeless kind soul stuck in vortex.” I get the 1st half, but WTF does “stuck in vortex” mean? Downward spiral?
The challenge of reading in bed, updated for the 21st century.
Weird news from Wired. Apparently CompUSA was bought by Tiger Direct’s parent company, and
https://www.wired.com/2009/04/compusa-back-fr/
Weird news from Wired. Apparently CompUSA was bought by Tiger Direct's parent company, and they're relaunching the chain, mostly in Florida.
I looked up ghost chillis, and it does seem to refer to the Naga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7993925.stm
I looked up ghost chillis, and it does seem to refer to the Naga Jolokia, reportedly used as elephant repellent.
Will It Lens?
Google employees ask the all-important question: Will It Lens?
Crescent Venus
Looks cool: BOOM! Studios is adapting Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric…
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE MOVIE BLADE RUNNER COMES TO BOOM!
Looks cool: BOOM! Studios is adapting Philip K. Dick's “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” – the novel that inspired “Blade Runner” – into comic book form. My question is, will they sell it on Android phones?