I got this spam mail today. I know these guys work from dark Nigerian internet cafes, but seriously, are they even trying anymore?
Dear valuable Webmail account user, you just have to beware of spam mail and scams. Due to the rate of spam mail we receive from spammers, we have decide to re-upgrade our web system for security purpose, and some ( Read more... )

Today I re-read the Adolfo Casares novella "The Invention of Morel", and after poking through a couple of analyses online I found myself curious about "Last Year at Marienbad", a surreal 1960s French film which appears to have been inspired by the novella ( Read more... )

From Joel Connelly:

An epidemic can change your whole way of looking at things. Last month, Texas Gov. Rick Perry touted his state's "sovereignty" at a teabag rally. As Mexico's swine flu epidemic claimed its first victim, in his state, Perry quickly asked for 37,430 courses of anti-viral medications from the federal government's Strategic ( Read more... )

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This is especially for okelle .  Thanks to J & G for introducing me to the song.

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... that Z and I had our first date!

Today's xkcd is strangely appropriate ...


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For those of you who didn't make it to the Mall on the 20th, behold the gigapan.

Pick a spot and zoom in.

Now keep zooming in.

Now keep zooming in ...

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Yes, it's all one guy.

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