August 02, 2004
Ron Reagan speaks: The Case Against George W. Bush
(in Sept. issue of Esquire).
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The CSS Zen Garden
"A demonstration of what can be accomplished through CSS-based design. Select any style sheet from the list to load it into this page." There are some wonderful examples here of what CSS can do when used by talented designers.
Dance George, dance!
In the spirit of a certain obliging feathered being, here's George. He dances, he looks for WMD, he can use a computer... just don't ask him about his enemies...
And there's something very, very frightening you shouldn't ask about...
Curious and Hungry George
What is your favorite inexpensive hole in the wall restaurant in your home town? Any great ethnic places, cool breakfast joints or funky hamburger/taco/falafel stands that you'd be willing to share?
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The abacus.
Great website devoted to the first mathematical calculator. If you've ever been curious about how they work, this should teach you all you need to know. A nice complement to the slide rule thread.
One of the latest specific sites of terror warnings was structurally flawed when it was built.
What with all the new (and rather specific) terror alerts in the last 24-48 hours, my memory was jogged. The Citigroup center, which stands about 4 blocks north of me, was a subject of some conversation back around 1998 or so.
It seems that back when they built it in the 70's, there was a flaw that went unnoticed during design, permit and construction phases. The building was completed in 1977, and in 1978, the chief designer (William LeMessurier), discovered that the "skyscraper's bolted joints were too weak to withstand 70-mph wind gusts."
Hmmmm...
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The Amazing World of Keith Norval.
Whimsical oil paintings I saw over the weekend and wanted to share -- this one especially.
The Wackier World of Japanese Ice Cream
So y'all already know about wasabi ice cream, but why be satisfied with horseradish when you can have horseflesh? Make mine a double cone!
Can a robot have a Londonderry Air?
Dannybot, a short film by Frank Lesser, explores the future when robots will fight our wars for us. There's even a roblog.
Niger Story Really Falling Apart
I was going to write a post about this, but this is better. Kevin Drum outlines in painful detail how the whole Niger uranium story is going to hell. It's hysterical. The CIA never actually looked at the documents. The CIA also didn't believe the British reports that Iraq was trying to buy uranium. But it doesn't matter since Joe Wilson is a liar.
Josh Marshall is also working on a story (not for his blog) about the Niger documents.
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Feel Like Crap? Eat a June Bug.
Or maybe you just feel crazy, "trapped in a never-ending nightmare filled with threatening blood-red evil beings you are unable to escape." Hey, we've all been there.
Remember, "It is difficult to eat just one." Just ask this dog.
The classic painting come to life ... well, cartoon.
This is one of the best flash cartoons I've seen yet - the story is interesting, the writing is fairly good, it's funny without being silly. Best of all, it's based on the classic painting of Dogs Playing Poker. Beats the heck out of BadgerBadgerBadger.
Shamelessly stolen from Linkfilter for your enjoyment.
A joint study by the British Council and the Goethe Institute
has discovered that most Brits accociate Germans with three things: Hitler, Beer and Soccer. Rhetorical question to self: What's wrong with Beer and Soccer?
Let's spoil the movie!
If you haven't see The Village don't read this thread because I want to talk about it without being vague.
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A rare tooth-in-eye operation has enabled a Thai teenager to see again after six years of blindness.
Good Lord, this is amazing.
Want your kid to disappear?
For $1,800, former Atlanta police officer Rick Strawn will make that problem child someone else's problem. He even makes house calls.
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