Month: October 2009

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Why it’s so hard to put sex in the dictionary. [Jesse Sheidlower – Slate Magazine] Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:25 PM PDT “WARNING: This piece contains vulgar language—lots and lots of it—that may be inappropriate for children or the faint of heart.”

CubeDude Lego Icons: from Vader to Robocop Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:17 PM PDT

County Fair Storm Clouds Panorama 1 [Flickr] Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT driko posted a photo: Last Sunday at the St. Mary’s County Fair, the weather looked pretty ugly to the south. The sun peeking through the storm clouds made for a nice shot, I think… A closeup of this panorama can be found here.

County Fair Storm Clouds Panorama 2 [Flickr] Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT driko posted a photo: The storm front extended to the west as well; it was quite a sight…

County Fair Storm Clouds [Flickr] Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT driko posted a photo: Last Sunday at the St. Mary’s County Fair, the weather looked pretty ugly to the south. The sun peeking through the storm clouds made for a nice shot, I think… I made a panorama of the surrounding storm front here.

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Malawi windmill boy with big fans Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:39 PM PDT “The extraordinary true story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk is the subject of a new book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.”

Oldest “Human” Skeleton Found–Disproves “Missing Link” Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:32 PM PDT

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Trillian Posted: 30 Sep 2009 06:24 PM PDT “IM, Astra, Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, MySpace, AIM, Email, and more”

36 Skaters Make Downhill Neon Video Game w/ Freebords [YouTube] Posted: 30 Sep 2009 06:12 PM PDT Real-life Tetris!

Weird, Rare Clouds and the Physics Behind Them [Wired.com] Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:46 PM PDT

Turning the tide: a hands-on look at Google’s Wave [Ars Technica] Posted: 30 Sep 2009 12:38 PM PDT