PeltierBeer While drinking certain dark beers in the sun, I came to think about how to keep the beer cold until I finished it. Normally this isn't a big problem as I usually finish them before they get warm, but on really hot days this can be a problem. Having some hardware lying around in my apartment, I decided to build something that could keep the beer cool. Read on to see how I made my own PeltierBeer. more inside

Hurricane Wilma is now the strongest in history, clocking in at 882 millibars, though it would have to dip below 870 to beat the strongest typhoon [PDF]. Also we've run out of storm names for 2005, and are to start on the Greek alphabet. What a bizarre season.

EFF have cracked the code in printers which tracks you. The Secret Service has admitted they encode data into pages produced by some colour laser printers in order to track counterfeiters and others, however the data stored in the code was not known prior to EFF's discovery.

Curious George: Medical monkey! I want to get a very real and serious summary of human biology and the medical profession. What television shows/documentaries/books can you recommend? (I am used to covering a lot of material very quickly) more inside

Curious George: I Want Turquoise Highlights! Bestest cheapest place in Vancouver to give my dark brown hair light greeny-turquoise highlight? Or advice from the do-it-yourselfer?

"I Did Not Know That"...step-by-step instructions on how to do unusual things. Inspired by the cat restraint post, I found out how to restrain a camel. Then I wondered what other instructions there are out there for odd things you had no idea there'd be instructions for.

Penny-Arcade v. Jack Thompson FIGHT!! The synopsis: Annoying anti-video-game lawyer Jack Thompson offers to donate 10,000$ to charity if a someone develops a violent game about killing video game developers based on his idea. Gabe of Penny Arcade e-mails Jack to tell him about the Child's Play charity drive in which gamers donated over a half million dollars to children's hospitals. Jack calls Gabe and yells at him. Then things get weird... more inside

Curious George: Am I Being Coerced? Is my company's CEO just being a go-getter in his charitable fundraising, or is he using his position of power in a coercive and possibly illegal way? Legal monkeys, please hope me. more inside

Google-Kai is the name of our SON. Brave new world

The Terror Threat Level Has Nothing to do whatsoever with the Cheney/Rove Headlines. Nope.

Commercials of Harry Egipt! Treasures [?] from Estonia circa the 80's. Everything from the truly bizarre to social propaganda and in between... [.mpg or .wmv files, a couple of which contain nudity, non-English site] more inside

Sociable, George: One more time! more inside

Ba Jin dies. Literary giant and one of the last direct links to the anarchist movement in early 20^th century China, Ba Jin (a.k.a 李芾甘, Pa Chin) is perhaps best remembered for his trilogy 'Family ". When the Snow Melted.

Curious Poop Monkeys: Help me toilet train my too-smart-for-his-own-britches 3 1/2 yr old. more inside

Curious George: Keeping my wife warm! With the cooler weather a-coming, and the energy prices a-rising, the woman has tasked me with sealing up the drafty house. more inside

Two days too late for Sweetest Day: but you don't need Hallmark to be romantic. Here are some "easy to understand romantic love poems", "love stories for every mood and occasion", and "super hot tips to heat up the passion in your home" (the last link from "America's Romantic Expert"). more inside

Curious George: Fonts! I'm a small-potatoes publisher and once again I am faced with picking fonts for a new nonfiction title. Any fontaholics here? What are your favorite body text typefaces? more inside

Curious George: medicating a cat Our cat has had some serious medical problems lately, and we have to give her medication on a daily basis, probably off-and-on for the rest of her life. We have two problems: restraining her without hurting her or making her panic, and administering oral medication. more inside

The Aberree was a 'zine, or newletter, published from 1954 through 1965. The Aberree shows that convention and uniformity weren't the whole story of the 50s, by a long shot. It also shows that Scientology, which has grown famous for its attempts to silence dissent and criticism, was trying to squelch debate 50 years ago ... with similarly ineffective tactics.

The Catholic Church has Announced that the Bible isn't all true