courtesy boingboing ( Read more... )

This box is full of nothing but a camera and teh win: http://www.timknowles.co.uk/Work/PostalWorks/SpyBox/tabid/296/Default.aspx

Although it would be even funnier if the last frame were of a surprised and disgruntled DHS employee.

This parents' guide for whether or not to let their kids see Sin City is pretty funny; they detail each scene of violence, which does a pretty good job of summarizing the movie: http://www.kids-in-mind.com/s/sincity.htmRead more... )

Did you know the lyrics for "Suicide is Painless" were written by Robert Altman's (the director of the MASH movie) son who was fourteen at the time?

OK, they're nothing deep as lyrics, but the funny thing is his kid made over a million dollars for song-writing credit, while Robert got paid $70K to direct the movie. Wow.

Neat: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/AFRL_Proves_Feasibility_Of_Plasma_Actuators.htmlRead more... )

When I check on my webcomics, see that they've updated automatically, and read the updates so that when I check them in the morning, when I'd really like them, they are already stale.

I looked for this online for a while but couldn't find it. Someone from ---- found it for me, so I'm posting it here for a record.

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cbreathedsketch.jpg

After nearly a year now, my laptop has been discontinued and replaced with a widescreen model (rumored also to be generally more flimsy). I have the highest-end ultraportable Thinkpad which will ever have been made, with a 4:3 screen ( Read more... )

I'm becoming a true connoisseur of sugar-free foods. Although the "artificialness" is apparent and jarring in mock-foods like the sugar-free strawberry preserves I bought because the store didn't have regular preserves, the situation is different in obliquely artificial foods like gum, candy and the resurging "candy shot" format, which are those ( Read more... )

I can sort of see the government's side; however you'd think that the thank-you letter from a Maj. Gen. would go a long way?

Really, it's just the same as this: I wouldn't bring a spare home coffeemaker to replace a broken one at the office. Am I afraid of liability? Hell no. But it would be weird - they wouldn't actually want it, since it would ( Read more... )