Archive for August, 2006

Demote Pluto

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The debate over Pluto rages: What is a planet? It is a question that calls us to take sides: the rationalists who insist that it can no longer be considered a planet, and the sentimentalists who will hear none of this aspersion against O Great Pluto. I have chosen my side in this debate, and [...]

Buzz Buzzed

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I knew something was up when the hits on WWTQ/Buzz suddenly took a huge jump — also generating a ton of secondary hits to this site. The hits were pouring in from Stavros The Wonder Chicken’s Bullshitr, which, it turns out, had been thoroughly Dugg, del.icio.us’ed, Hot Linked, Fireballed, Reddited, TechCrunched, and generally linked to [...]

links for 2006-08-21

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“I’m pretty sure I don’t love my baby.” Very informative Ask MetaFilter thread on postpartum depression. (tags: metafilter psychology health family) Planetary debate has bloggers’ heads spinning | News.blog | CNET News.com Nerdy computer geeks everywhere debate on how to classify Pluto and other outer solar system objects. (tags: space weblogs) Michael Brown: What makes [...]

Nose + Paw

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Here are a couple of macro shots of Pandora on the couch, for your “aaawwww”-ing pleasure. Poor cat hasn’t been feeling well this past week — she’s been a bit weak, sleepier and more sedentary than usual, and has had a bit of a cough and a touch of feline conjunctivitis. She’s getting better now, [...]

links for 2006-08-20

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iScorch. Lets you hold your iPod aloft as a lighter at concerts. (tags: apple ipod fun) mysql_insert_id(); I wish I’d known about this function sooner. (tags: php mysql) The Dilbert Blog: Human Behavior. Solve life’s problems with thermostats. (tags: psychology fun) Google’s newly acquired Writely is open. Beta. (tags: google writing tools) “Yahoo Secret!” Go [...]

links for 2006-08-19

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BizTaxTalk: Tax Help for Small Businesses (tags: business taxes) Washington Post Sponsored Blogroll. WaPo’s first jab at targeted advertising on weblogs. (tags: advertising weblogs) SecureWorks admits to falsifying MacBook wireless hack – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (tags: apple wireless security hoaxes) Voyager 1 Sails Past 100 AU. (tags: space) Snakes on a Plane: the [...]

PoaS on ReadExpress

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Thanks to Michael Grass at ReadExpress for highlighting Planes on a Snake yesterday. The joy of getting noticed was only partially dampened by the fact that my mention came out under a photo of Jessica Cutler, a.k.a. Washingtonienne. Ah, well, at least I can now say I had the Washingtonienne on top of me for [...]

links for 2006-08-18

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cheap and tiny // RCA MP3 Player Blowout! (tags: music tech shopping) FlickrExport 2.0.1 released with bug fixes, API update – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) (tags: flickr apple) Indexed: charts and graphs of everything. (tags: fun graphics art) Calico – photo stitching app for OS X based on Autostitch. By Kekus Digital. (tags: photography [...]

Mayon Eruption Update: Imagery Roundup

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Those of you who got here searching for “mayon volcano webcam,” sorry to disappoint, but there aren’t any live cameras pointed at Mayon 24/7 — not that I know of, anyway. At best you’ll have to settle for watching the “Mayon” tag on Flickr, and PHIVOLCS’ Mayon photos page. (Photo uploaded by cathy_) Latest update [...]