Posts

Apparently even the eels are freakishly dangerous Down Under. :) Link courtesy of Boing Boing

Recommended: Superman’s Fortress of Solitude by Rick Stoeckel Reading-Too-Much-Into-Things Comprehension by Geoff Haggerty A Letter Between Siblings Who Lived in the House Described in “Our House” by Madness by John Moe Highlights of the 2004-2005 NHL Season by Christopher Monks Extreme Ways to Break Your Arm by Rick Stoeckel

Written by Jim Emerson on Roger Ebert’s website (?), these rules for predicting Oscar winners do ring true. :) Link courtesy of Metafilter

Why do I suspect Dino Rossi wouldn’t have had a problem with felons voting in the Washington governor’s race if he had won that last recount? Apparently he does now, though. Here’s a previous entry on this subject.

Well, I’ve upgraded without breaking too much. :) As you can tell from the categories list, there are some differences in the way Strayhorn presents things that I’ve had to adjust in my CSS, and some differences I couldn’t fix. I’ll need to look at the subcategories issue a bit further. However, there wasn’t much damage done, and I’ve been thinking about a redesign for a little while anyway, so this might give me the excuse. ...

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a very rich man, talks about taking advantage of the broadcast flag in a way its proponents probably don’t like to think about. :) BTW, that is a blog he’s writing.

You know, according to this test, my brain rates at 100% female. (“I feel pretty, oh so pretty…”) ;) Kind of weird, since my scores on each individual part always fall closer to the male range and never go above the average for female. I don’t think I would have been surprised by a somewhat “female” score, but I think the 100% score may be an error. Maybe I should have taken it in Internet Explorer. ...

Wow, folks are actually talking about one of my favorite books! Of course, the reasons I found it fascinating are the same reasons people cite for its lack of appeal. I actually like the Biblical structure and voice. It makes it seem more like a dry, fragmented history of ancient, half-legendary events, rather than a story. However, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings isn’t for everyone, and The Silmarillion is much, much less so. What we’re looking at is essentially Tolkien’s background notes for an entire world in which he was going to set his main stories. That probably puts it one step above the entertainment level of getting a script from a movie you like. ...

Great, now the AARP is going to be attacked by the same consultants who came up with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The reason: The AARP doesn’t want the Administration’s Social Security “reform” plan. Given recent events, I wonder how long it will take before someone finds out there is federal money being spent on this campaign? Update: Geez, it gets even worse. Nice to see our major political issues being defined by such a grassroots organization. (Dismantle Social Security! Drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge! For the Seniors!) ...

WordPress 1.5 is out. (The Phantom City currently runs on 1.2.2.) I’m going to upgrade after a little testing, and hope I don’t have to redo my CSS much. :) The feature list looks really interesting.