Dear internets people ( Read more... )

Remember, Americans - if you don't vote, you've got no right to bitch if the guy you dislike more gets elected.
Google has a nifty maplet to tell you where your polling place is. 

I mailed in the paperwork to update my voter registration and to get an absentee ballot (in case I move) today. A lot of people don't seem to realize that changing your address at the DMV doesn't change your voter registation address (at least not here in MD). So please take a few minutes today to make sure your voter registration is accurate, and ( Read more... )

I'm a sporadic knitter; I start things and never finish them because I get distracted.
I may actually finish the scarf I'm working on now, because it's Just That Awesome.


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These are the top 200 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). As usual, bold what you have read,italicize what you started but couldn't finish (or haven't finished yet), and strike through what you couldn't stand. The numbers after each one are the number of LT users who used the tag of that book.

Jonathan Strange ( Read more... )

Sometimes you run across things which are bestever, and you .have. to post them.

Kiwi.
Revolutionaries.

The third panel! Read it!

Some of the work of illustrator Arthur de Pins. A strange and fabulous mix of adorable and sexy. NSFW.

Beer bellies may be a myth

And the crowning glory of this fabulous post: The OEDILF (Omnificent English ( Read more... )

From my boss:

4th Floor,

Just a reminder that we still have a HUGE need for experienced Java developers for both ONI and AWG.  They do not need to be cleared, but "clearable" is desireable.  Please recruit any of your friends/acquaintances that have a good java background.

We also need a bunch of other programmer type folks. Lemme know if you ( Read more... )

Ganked wholesale from Troy, 'cause I work with him anyway :P ( Read more... )

Business Infographics: Interesting (and depressing) comparison of CEO salaries and average salaries over the last 30 years

Poll: 1 in 4 Adults Read no Books Last Year

I'm not sure why this makes me happy, but it does: Queen guitarist to complete doctorate
His thesis topic is "Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud."