Archive for September, 2007
links for 2007-09-26
deebeedee – Unfortunate Newspaper Layout. Acid death story beside Body Worlds photo. Oops. (tags: news oops design wtf) This open house lacks curb appeal – Los Angeles Times. Guy tries to move his house by himself. Hilarity ensues. (tags: home transportation california wtf) Brand New: That Wacky Wacom. Wacom hires the London 2012 logo people [...]
links for 2007-09-25
A Contented Life in a Tokyo Park. WaPo on Japan’s homeless. (tags: japan homeless) Swallowing the Camel – The World’s Weirdest/Stupidest Conspiracy Theories. Includes the Magdalenic hoax on which “The Da Vinci Code” was based, as well as a gem from LaRouche. (tags: conspiracy hoaxes fun interesting davincicode larouche) Creating a Stunning Old-World Look in [...]
Sunset Walk
Amy and I went out for a walk to the Washington Monument on Sunday afternoon to go watch the sunset. Since Sunday was the Autumnal Equinox, we had a great view of the sun setting dead on behind the Lincoln Memorial, shining right down the axis of the National Mall and throwing the shadows of [...]
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Dunn Loring Metro. Just finished rehearsing some a capella music for the upcoming Ateneo alumni ball. (DunLor.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-09-24
Metroblogging DC: DC Webcam Time Lapse. In which I make a timelapse video from the NPS DC webcam. (tags: dc metblogs video webcams) From the diaries of Ferdinand E. Marcos. With martial law-era excerpts from “Delusions of a Dictator.” (tags: history philippines marcos politics) internetmonk.com – Abandoning the “Invisible Lifeline” Thoughts on extravagant altar calls, [...]
Caturday!
Pandora is back in her spot behind the video rocker, in her little donut bed. She really is too large to fit comfortably in the donut, though, so it’s been replaced by a new scratching mat since I took these photos last week.
links for 2007-09-22
New York Times to Stop Charging for Parts of Its Web Site. “In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain.” (tags: nyt news media [...]
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Manning a camera for a wedding at church today. (Prod.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-09-21
Neutrons not so neutral after all, study says. “New experiments conducted in three particle accelerators suggest the neutron is more like an onion when it comes to electromagnetism: with a negatively charged exterior and interior and a positively charged middle sandwiched between them.” (tags: science physics particles neutrons) Santa Ana household recoups 35% of its [...]
links for 2007-09-20
Do mushrooms need peeling? | Ask MetaFilter Answer: No, they don’t, but the thread has great tips and links to tips on washing and preparing mushrooms. (tags: food mushrooms askmetafilter) Metroblogging DC: Protesting ANSWER’s Posters. Look who’s still not cleaning up after their own antiwar marches. (tags: dc politics) Real Uzbek Plov. Uzbekistan’s national dish, [...]