Archive for October, 2007
links for 2007-10-27
Using McDonalds As Pizza Toppings. (tags: fun food mcdonalds pizza) Scientists at NC State fire the highest intensity positron beam thus far. Antimatter beams! (tags: science physics antimatter) House Panel screw-up reveals whistleblower email addresses. Use Bcc: when mass-mailing! (tags: politics email oops government) Astronauts enter Harmony. ISS Node 2 module attached, pressurized, and activated. [...]
RLP’s Book
Once upon a time, Real Live Preacher wrote a book. It didn’t sell too well through regular publishing channels, so he started selling the remainder himself. With each order, he would personalize the delivery with a free gift and a pithy dedication commenting on the buyer’s shipping address. It was then that he discovered a [...]
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A flooded street in Foggy Bottom. The rainy days continue. (FBflood.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-10-26
Publish and Perish – The mysterious death of Lyndon LaRouche’s printer – By Avi Klein. On the LaRouche cult and Ken Kronberg’s suicide. (tags: larouche death cult suicide) Magnetbox – The wisdom of clouds Coming soon: Cumul.us, collaborative online weather prediction. (tags: net weather wtf social) Jerks With Authority: TSA Breaks Your Laptop, Threatens You [...]
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View of C&O Canal Lock 4 from the Thomas Jefferson St. bridge on a cold, rainy Thursday morning. (Lock4.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-10-25
Metroblogging DC: Not a Good Red Line Day. In which I post about my Monday Metro woes and the walk home. (tags: dc metblogs metro transportation walking) Metroblogging DC: Ready for More Rain? In which I post about the weather. And germs. (tags: dc metblogs weather) Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo grants pardon to Joseph Estrada. (tags: news [...]
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Commuters crowded into a dark Orange Line train. (DarkTrn.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)
links for 2007-10-24
Gmail IMAP client configuration. Not using IMAP myself, though. (tags: email google) SPACE.com — China Launches First Moon Probe Chang’e I blasted off on a Long March 3A carrier rocket from the No. 3 launching tower in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Wikipedia. (tags: china space moon chang’e) Enemybook. Facebook app that lets you add [...]
links for 2007-10-23
Thousands flee as massive wildfires char Southern California – CNN.com Just chatted with a friend who had to evacuate his family from his home in San Diego. It’s pretty bad. (tags: news disaster fire california sandiego) NASA – Southern California Wildfires Burn Out of Control: New NASA Satellite Images Show Fires’ Rapid Growth (tags: space [...]
links for 2007-10-22
Roller coasters: 56 American scream machines : Kathika.com. Collection of front seat roller coaster ride videos. (tags: fun video rollercoaster parks) Beginner’s Guide to Aeronautics Courtesy NASA Glenn Research Center. (tags: aviation physics nasa) “Welcome to Windows” – a piano piece based on Windows XP sounds. By Jim of Seattle, via this MeFi thread on [...]