Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
Happy Canada Day, Boing Boing style: On this day in 1867, Amos Canada drove the spike that completed the Canadian National Railway, thus paving the way for the welding of Lefter Canada and Righter Canada into the new nation of Belgium (we changed the name about a month later — turns out it was already …
The humorous consequences of an automated editor.
I’ve always liked Bruce Schneier, a very well-known security professional. Earlier this month, he tackled the thorny question of how You’ve Been Left Behind, a post-Rapture service for those who believe in that Christian concept, secures the information that you give them to ensure that it won’t be stolen or prematurely released. If you’re not …
It seems that the LP is making a comeback, thanks (indirectly) to the iPod.
A friend of mine noticed that an envelope had been slid under his apartment door yesterday, containing a hand-written note: Hi! Every time I see you I think how beautiful and georgious you are and want to get to know you better. Don’t get me wrong, I just want to be your friend. If you …
The “George W. Bush Sewer Plant.” How fitting.
This sounds cheesy in the extreme, but I want one anyway. 🙂
“Pot, meet kettle.” 🙂
A good tip for any kind of remote troubleshooting — hardware or software.
Here’s the proof — a Russian lady turned down an offer of compensation, saying that she’d sue “for damages and compensation for moral suffering” instead. If that isn’t a totally American thing to say, I don’t know what would be. 🙂