I'm looking for recommendations for Windows programs to perform the following tasks:
DVD burning
Disk imaging

I could just buy Nero and Ghost, but neither of these tasks is terribly difficult softwarily, so there should be decent free programs available.

"Hey, brother. You down here on the street?"
"Uh, no."
"Kinda looked like you were homeless there. Looking good today!"

Perhaps I need to trim my beard, or get pants that are still black. Hmm.

Reposted, without comment, indirectly from the Register - Pillow Fight Club

Saints vs. Demons, Compare and Contrast - nihilistech on disenfranchisement.

"That Election Day should be a public holiday."

Well, the U.S. has dumber public holidays. But what do you think?

Don't forget that Election Day is every year, not just every fourth year.

A fairly odd article from The Register discussing research on the merits of squatting during elimination. It leads us to naturesplatform.com, which is odder.Two-thirds of humanity use the squatting position to answer the call of nature. In those cultures, appendicitis, diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, colitis, prostate disorders and colon cancer are ( Read more... )

Occasionally I buy clothes and then have to get rid of them because the omnipresent cat fur gloms right onto the fabric to a much greater extent than normal. Most of this stuff is cotton, so I assume that it's differences in weave that cause this, although I guess it could be differences in grade ( Read more... )

• It is possible to eat a 100g Jell-O cup by placing it to your mouth and inhaling.
• It is not, however, quiet.

"I request Your Honor to submit to the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco a resolution requesting the state Legislature to name the western span of the Bay Bridge after His Majesty, Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico."

(filched from jwz's journal)

Two interesting facts:

The President of the United States has his own ZIP+4 code - 20500-0001. The First Lady is at 20500-0002. The White House itself is at 20500-0004. (source: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/)

Westlake Center forbids sneakers on its escalators.