Illadore’s House o Crack – Copyright Infringement and Me: I’m sure a lot of people have seen this already, but I’m linking to this for posterity. I will forever remember it as the “apple pie incident.” It’s also, interestingly, a great example of LJ as a modern blogging platform. Right there on the first page you’ve got pingbacks and Facebook logins and Twitter logins. That, right there, is a great example of why those were good additions to LJ.
Tag: links
The Grass Roofs of Norway | Amusing Planet: That’s really nifty, and it makes me want to go there and illustrate a children’s book.
The Non-Libertarian FAQ (aka Why I Hate Your Freedom): This sort of explains why I don’t feel comfortable voting libertarian on any office higher than the county level.
Reasoning With Vampires: Objective reasons why the Twilight saga is badly written.
YouTube – Feuer Basejump: This has got to be among the highest paid stunts on the planet.
Why the Singularity isn’t going to happen: Basically – to dream, the impossible dream….
Being Dead in Pittsburgh – Boing Boing: Talking about the many cemeteries in Pittsburgh reminded me of…
The John Turner Graveyard – Pittsburgh history | Examiner.com: I pass this cemetery every time I go down there and stay at Bob’s place. This past spring the church painted the old wrought-iron fence a cheery red, which really did a lot to brighten it up.
Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal | Cooking with My Kid: Teaching My Kid and myself the art of cooking in 365 days: This looks way too yummy to not try it myself. Maybe I’ll surprise Gill with it when she gets back next week.
Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell: Really fascinating series of articles on the “take this survey” method of paying for online games.
Steak House or Gay Bar?: This is a great party game.
Amazon.com: Verbatim 8x 4.7 GB DVD+R Digital Movie Spindle (25 Discs): Electronics: I love these for burning video for DVD playback.
Researchers to perform sex change operation on papaya: Standard GMO stuff, but great headline.
Ring species – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: This settles the debate I was having with myself over whether dogs could be considered a single species or a multitude.
How to Make a Wood Walking Cane: Video Series | eHow Videos:
Make Your Own Walking Sticks – How to Craft Canes and Staffs from Rustic to Fancy: With my Achilles tendon injury I’ve been considering using a cane for the times I need to just stand still and I’m rather determined to just make my own instead of buying one.
Clearing some tabs
Rental Goats Clear Brush Better, Beat Cosmonauts in Space Race | GOOD: Awesome
PLoS ONE: Fellatio by Fruit Bats Prolongs Copulation Time: …
“Do I have the right to refuse this search?” | Homeland Security Watch: Awesome column about the effectiveness of airport security.
Lenore Skenazy: As Goes Halloween, So Goes Childhood: Free-range children taste so much better than regular ones.
Seriously though, I have to wonder if the scare-mongering behind tainted candy wasn’t started by the candy manufacturers.
Make: Online : Low Resolution: Awesome costume.
Link dump
Baby Blues Archive: First time I’ve ever seen breastfeeding in the Sunday newspaper before.
Classic WTF: Symbolic Installation – The Daily WTF:
Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader surprise feature: Free reading in stores – Core77:
Ebooks making libraries popular again, can do nothing about your 80s scrunchie: I really like the meshing of physical space and e-books that these last two talk about.
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Clearing out some links
- Rare All-Female Ant Society That Reproduces By Cloning Discovered: Lesbian ants
- YouTube – Pachelbel Rant: So true.
- Wondermark » Archive » #220; In which a Plan comes together: I knew it!
- ThursDIY: 8-foot giant squid pillow | PW Style: I want one of those.
- 1001 Free Fonts – Download Free Fonts – Free Windows and Mac Fonts: I’ve found lots of good stuff here.
- flipping typical: And tried them out here.
- Mustang Forum – Mustang World – Scariest accident ever (Pics);