Via Lifehacker I saw this video about how to build a soda-bottle safe. A method for stashing small valuables in plain sight where no one would think to look. Of course, I don’t have any valuables that require safe keeping in this fashion. I don’t retain rolls of $100 bills around the house “just in …
Monthly Archives: August 2008
The Death of Childhood = "Mama Mia"
Jenn and I went to see Mama Mia with some friends last weekend. The verdict: ack. And that’s “ack ack ACK ACK” of the Mars-Attacks variety; watch this movie and your mind will melt. It’s not bad so much as deeply annoying in some parts. I’m going to come at this sort of backwards: If …
Lunch Time Brainstorming
Regarding my post yesterday about writing, I decided to brainstorm some story ideas. Feel free to chime in, if you want or to steal them for your own use (if you think they’re worthy). Large Hadron Collider goes online. Mini black hole is formed. Hawkings radiation theory dispelled by apparent orbit of the mini black …
The Middleman
Has anyone besides me and Jenn been watching ABC Family’s The Middleman? We have found it to be fun and cute; nice tasty chewing gum for the brain. It isn’t Dr. Who, but we think it’s worth our time.
Braves Forever!
If the Atlanta Braves go on a ten game winning streak… …they’ll be back at 0.500. I’m depressed. Maybe next season.
Ten Reasons to Date a Unicorn
Worthy of the read: Ten Reasons it Would Rule to Date a Unicorn. My favorite: Easily Disguisable as a Rhino.
Writing
Write write write. Writing about writing? I write in order to become better at writing? Ascribo ergo sum? I’ve spent a great deal of time in the last few years writing. Usually it’s miniscule blog postings or rambling opinion pieces. I’ve been writing approximately 1,500 word essays on traffic engineering (see Talking Traffic) at two-week …
Baen Free Library
Have I mentioned recently the Baen Free Library? No, I don’t believe that I have. Therein you find dozens of full-length novels, entirely free. Baen has been leading the charge and now other publishers are doing it, too. If you don’t mind reading on a screen, this is a great resource.
The Ultimate CSS Reference?
Slashdot brings us a review of the bood The Ultimate CSS Reference. Read about it there. My question: Can any dead-tree guide to Cascading Style Sheets, ultimately web-based things be considered The Ultimate? My Answer: No. I might call it ultimate even if it were subscription based, but if I have to flip through a …
Wicked Awesome LHC Pictures
Follow the link to see some wicked awesome pictures of the Large Hadron Collider. They’re “Wicked Awesome” because the pictures are from the Boston Globe. At least I didn’t use “Wicked Pissa!” Update: Best comment on the comment stream: “pfft this thing again? i have one in my backyard.”