A Babbage Difference Engine Built From Lego
John Atkinson just emailed this link asking, "Have you blogged this?" Well, no—although I do believe I emailed it to him back in ought-three. Disirregardless, it's a good'un.
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The Right Note
A 1959 Walt Kelly Pogo page commemorating the best note ever. Nowadays you'd never get away with humor this wordy, but the language is intoxicating.
Four Legged (Sub) Woofer
Putting the "fun" into "functional kitsch." Sure.
Big Bang Timeline
Cool interactive timeline that allows you to slide the point of reference along a timeline starting with the Big Bang and ending with . . . .
The Truth About the Roswell Dissection?
John Humphreys spills the beans.
C For Cookie
Always remember, cookies are a sometimes food.
How You Treat Your Waiter
Maybe Bill Swanson was the first CEO to use the "How You Treat Your Waitron" metric, but I learned it from a date about 20 years ago in Oregon. It is a good rule of thumb, however. Also, note Swanson's other "Unwritten" rules on the left—it's a good list.
Richard Thompson's Song-O-Matic
Searchable lyric base of RT's recordings. Hours of mindless fun.
People Are Making Too Much of This
Okay, indigenous Columbians want to make Cola with real Coca? Why is everybody freaking out about this? It's not the same thing as cocaine. I used to live in Peru and we would drink herb tea made from coca leaves all the time. It's got about as much kick as caffeine—maybe even less, since I'd have no qualms about drinking a cup before bedtime.
Patooey to Youey!
Bagheera gets rude.