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One week hiatus from IM and LJ. Starting tomorrow morning.

E-mail will still be functional, as will the phone.

That is all.

So, PBS is doing this special on Sinatra, showing a bunch of his old performances. There was this fantastic shot of an older Sinatra singing a ballad on a set made to look like a bar. The shot is looking down on him from close to a ceiling fan with lights (the lights and fan are out of focus). And here's Sinatra, below at the bar, standing with ( Read more... )

Why is Penny Arcade so good? I mean...seriously. It's too funny.
I'm a little disappointed that V for Vendetta was delayed, mostly because it has Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving, but also because it sounds like an interesting story. Maybe with this extra time I'll check out the graphic novel.
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...but dammit, I just had to highlight them.
Apparently, free speech doesn't apply in Alabama. However, after reading the first couple of paragraphs, I started to wonder if there's more to this story that isn't in print ( Read more... )

So, some physicist says that relationships are like atomic nuclei. If anybody can explain this article to me, I'd greatly appreciate it, because I love analogies.
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I have issues with animal rights arguments, and I often get asked why. Today I have concrete examples.

First, PETA decided it was a good idea to compare animal cruelty to slavery and the mistreatment of African-Americans. What did the NAACP have to say about this? "They're comparing chickens to black people?"Second, in Iraq, dogs are being used ( Read more... )

I don't know how many of you have seen this before, but if you've ever wondered what death row inmates were hankerin' for, you should check out this site:


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Apparently there's a growing concern about the nature of advertising.

The New York Times (registration required) has an article centered in the arena of film and movie theaters.

The Times in Britain looks at podcasting as another example of ways that people are tuning out advertising.
Kind of a funny article, Cnet has a list of ten technologies ( Read more... )