Dear American:I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the … Continue reading
At the Smithsonian. Now I need to find a copy of Lost Amazon. * Previously blogged here. via BB
Some random links… COOP’s posted another bit of musical goodness – check his mix page for the whole list. At the moment, I’m very partial to Ghetto Organ and Bloodclot. Bloodclot has one of my desert island tunes on it … Continue reading
I usually resist the urge to repost things featured on BoingBoing – it’s not like it’s an obscure blog and I’m sure a large percentage of my readers read it as well. However… I just can’t pass up a chance … Continue reading
Inspired by Xtin (polite way of saying “I’m a copycat”) and menu-wise by Xeni J’s tweets from Guatemala, I decided to document this evening’s eats. On the menu: lamb stew. No recipe – this one is a matter of standing … Continue reading
First, a follow-up to an earlier post on Borges’ Library – via BoingBoing, a paper titled Information Policy for the Library of Babel. To quote the BB entry, “James proposes that the Internet bears striking similarities to the Library of … Continue reading
An interesting article in the NYT got me thinking… The story is about a paper written in 2003 by Nick Bostrom, entitled “Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?” The abstract: This paper argues that at least one of the … Continue reading
So, I sees a commoiskill on teevee last night for a reissue of Fleischer Studios’ Popeye cartoons – “Blow me down!” I says. Vol. 1 will be on it’s way to me when my next paycheck hits! Then BoingBoing features … Continue reading
A very neat artist/caddis collaboration (via ectoplasmosis). I guess at nugget and wire scale the density of gold isn’t an issue. Any fisherpeople visiting New Hampshire in late June should make a point of getting up to Errol to catch … Continue reading
THIS IS MADE OF WIN! * via BB
Steampunk. “The Tomorrow That Never Was”: Retrofuturism in the Comics of Dean Motter – good essay on (obviously) retrofuturism. via BB This is my new desktop wallpaper. It’s a little busy, but I rarely see the desktop anyway… via Paleo-Future. … Continue reading
Recently, author Charlie Stross posted the transcript of a talk he gave to a tech consultancy titled “Shaping the Future” . It’s worth reading in it’s entirety; if you click through please remember to come back – I have some … Continue reading