WordPress, Tweetdeck and UTF-8 Code Substitutions
wordpress, tweetdeck and UTF-8 code substitutions :: the dustbin. WordPress is great, but it’s generating feed titles that mess up Tweetdeck. Here’s …
Read more...Peter’s Evil Overlord List
Writers, especially beginning writers, need to study this list to help avoid cliched writing: Peter’s Evil Overlord List.
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Fundraising? Don’t Call Me, I’ll Call You
My household receives a constant stream of phone calls from the likes of Telefund, The Share Group, and other similar entities. At least, that’s what my Caller-ID says. To all of them I say, “Stop it!”
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YouTube – Beatles 3000
This really clears up a lot of things for me. :-D YouTube – Beatles 3000.
Read more...Hammerhead Sharks See 360 Degrees in Stereo
Scientists have long wondered why the hammerhead shark has such a strangely shaped head. via Hammerhead Sharks See 360 Degrees in Stereo …
Read more...For Football Fans, Almost Losing Is Ideal
The most exciting football games are those your team almost loses. via For Football Fans, Almost Losing Is Ideal | LiveScience.
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The Connor Wars Writer’s Room 26 – Episode 17 Body Count (Podcast)
You’ve read The Connor Wars Episode 17 “Of Course You Realize”, now hear from the writer. I dare ya.
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The Thankful Thing, 2009 Edition
Here we are. What am I thankful for in this past year?
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The Connor Wars F0317 – “Of Course You Realize”
Here is the seventeenth installment of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 3 fanfic that picks up where the second season finale left off. I was so enthusiastic about the possibilities presented when the season ended that I just had to keep it going.
Read more...Instant Rimshot
I admit it: I think this is so cool. There is a reason why some things are classics. Instant Rimshot.
Read more...Pie Principles | The Faster Times
I love pie. Don’t each much (it’s a calorie thing), but I love it. via The Faster Times Pie Principles | Eating and …
Read more...Producers Guild To Honor Joss Whedon
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced that award-winning SF/F storyteller Joss Whedon will be honored with the 2010 Vanguard Award at …
Read more...The Future of Evolution: What Will We Become?
There are plenty of signs that humans are still evolving. However, whether humans develop along the lines portrayed by hackneyed science fiction …
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2009-10 Maryland Women’s Basketball Early Review
Yesterday, Maryland suffered its first loss in the season’s first four games. Given that the Terps are playing nine underclassmen on their active 10-player roster, it’s probably best to think of it as a learning exercise.
Read more...Great NASA Tech Spinoffs Come Down to Earth
NASA has always relied upon extreme engineering to tackle the extreme challenges of space exploration. Much of that engineering has now come …
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Peggy Lee – Mañana
A cute and silly tune. Some people find this song ethnically offensive. My family (my Hispanic family) never has… we have a sense of …
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First Thoughts on Google Chrome OS
I wonder if I’m the only one having major deja vu with some of the details emerging about Google’s Chrome OS? Think back with me to fifteen(-ish) years ago when Windows NT was the new scary thing coming out of scary Redmond. But then…a visionary started talking about thin clients and abandoning OS tyranny.
Read more...Binary Clock
Binary Clock. What can I say? I like binary clocks (this one is in true binary, not BCD).
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