April 2006
| 4/30/06 |
A New Scientific Theory of Laughter.... posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) ... and it's based on falling down and farting. No, I'm totally serious. Apparently the height of... |
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| 4/30/06 |
Count This posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Like numbers? You'll enjoy this page, which provides you fascinating information about just about... |
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| 4/29/06 |
Fun With Technology posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I'm dizzy sick at the moment, so I'm going to lay down and moan, just for fun. But I thought I'd ... |
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| 4/29/06 |
#1 Scalzi  posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments)Here's Athena modeling her new baseball jersey. She's number one! Well, of course, we've always t... |
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| 4/28/06 |
Topping off a Week of Fuel-Related Entries posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Yes, it stinks we're paying $3 a gallon for gas, but here: be glad you're not in the UK, where ga... |
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| 4/28/06 |
Your Friday Music: Jonathan Coulton (Again) posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Jonathan Coulton is one of my favorite "geek-rock" musicians, and he's struck again with a song a... |
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| 4/28/06 |
United 93 posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) When the first previews for the movie United 93 came out a couple months ago, people seem to have... |
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| 4/28/06 |
Anti-Aging posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Could the secret to eternal youth be something as simple as blocking a protien in your cells? Wel... |
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| 4/28/06 |
Time Lapse Antarctica posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) If you're a fiend for cold, dry antipodean video -- and you just know you are -- you're going to ... |
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| 4/27/06 |
Your "People With Too Much Time On Their Hands" Example for Thursday posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) A live re-enaction of Super Mario Brothers (video). You can't help but think that somewhe... |
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| 4/27/06 |
In a Word: Moods posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) For this week's Photo Shoot, I asked folks to show themselves in one of the mood listed for AOL J... |
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| 4/27/06 |
Weekend Assignment #109: Your New Music posted by johnmscalzi (24 comments) Here we see Athena rocking out, as she is wont to do from time to time. Aren't all kids. What is ... |
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| 4/27/06 |
The Secret To Eternal Love posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) The Sun newspaper in the UK offers the Six Steps to Get a Lover, as determined by psychologists h... |
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| 4/27/06 |
Topping Off the Tank in the Future posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) I seem to be fuel-obsessed recently, but with gas at $3 in a lot of places, I'm not the only one.... |
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| 4/26/06 |
The Greatest Discovery in the History of Man posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Could this be the end of the magical fruit? TWO st |
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| 4/26/06 |
Your Wednesday Moment of Vehicular Insanity posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) How expensive is gas in California? Expensive enough that people are intentionally letting their ... |
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| 4/26/06 |
"Living Well" in the US posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Forbes has a bunch of articles and charts about what it costs to "live well" in the US -- "Living... |
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| 4/26/06 |
The Further Adventures of Flat Scalzi posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) In this episode, Flat Scalzi skips the country and develops disturbing, dark powers. In Canada. G... |
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| 4/26/06 |
Fun With Digital and Other Rights posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) For those of you with geek-like tendencies, and a concern about what your Internet is, here are t... |
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| 4/25/06 |
Pushing Back the Veil on the Publishing Industry One Thread at a Time posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) I've pointed to book editor Anna-Louise Genoese before, when she's had useful and practical advic... |
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| 4/25/06 |
Forget King Size posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Feeling a little snacky? Maybe more than a little? Maybe want to make an ass of yourself swallowi... |
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| 4/25/06 |
Pack 'em In! posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) If you think airflight is uncomfortable now, just you wait until these "fresh new ideas" start sh... |
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| 4/25/06 |
Teef! Teef! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Off to the orthodontist this morning; we need to make sure Athena has enough space in her adorabl... |
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| 4/25/06 |
A Small Moment of Sanity posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This will be good news for some of you who, ahem, occasionally visit non-work related Web sites w... |
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| 4/24/06 |
Lesser Works, Great Artists posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) For last week's Weekend Assignment, I asked people to share lesser known works from some of their... |
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| 4/24/06 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Get Into the Mood posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) Last Friday, while discussing some of the features of the upcoming AOL Journals update, Journals ... |
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| 4/24/06 |
Classical Robots posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) A particularly clever contest over at Worth1000.com today: What great classic works of art would ... |
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| 4/24/06 |
Mundanity posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) First: The crabapple tree in the front yard. It's pretty! One of the interesting things about spr... |
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| 4/24/06 |
Timeout Issues posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Just as an FYI, there are some timeout issues with AOL-J this morning. The tech folks are aware o... |
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| 4/23/06 |
Home Again, Home Again posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) I meant to update earlier in the day, but then there were more the panels at Penguicon, and then ... |
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| 4/22/06 |
Tea Party! posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Hello, everybody, just checking in this Saturday to see how you're all doing. How are you? ... |
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| 4/21/06 |
A Little Friday Frivolity posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Before I go out and hang out with the other geeks, I thought I'd leave you with a fun little game... |
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| 4/21/06 |
Arrived posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Okay, I've arrived here in Livonia, Michigan, and have now snapped the least inspiring "Here's th... |
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| 4/21/06 |
On the Road Again posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Heading off for Michigan and Penguicon; I'll check in when I get there, possibly with the patente... |
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| 4/21/06 |
A Memorial CarnivAOL posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) In case you missed it earlier in the week, AOL Journaler and CarnivAOL keeper PLittle put togethe... |
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| 4/20/06 |
Weekend Assignment #108: Lesser-Known Art posted by johnmscalzi (21 comments) Since we all had so much fun the other week with sharing favorite poems for the Weekend Assignmen... |
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| 4/20/06 |
What You Pay, What Everybody Else Pays posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) I've been dreading going to the gas station -- I paid $2.78 a gallon not half an hour ago -- but ... |
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| 4/20/06 |
Breaking Down IFRAME posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) On Monday I chatter about using the IFRAME tag here on AOL Journals, which prompted a few questio... |
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| 4/20/06 |
Surprise! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) For this week's Photo Shoot, I asked for pictures of the unexpected. Here are some of the surpris... |
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| 4/20/06 |
Traveling Update posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) A small procedural note to all y'all: Tomorrow I'll be on the road to the state of Michig... |
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| 4/19/06 |
Two Tastes That Don't Exactly Taste Great Together But Which Are Still Oddly Appropriate posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) First: Sex cues ruin men's decisiveness: "Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to th... |
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| 4/19/06 |
Dogs! And They're in Bathtubs! posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) You've seen Cats in Sinks. Now get ready for... Dogs in Bathtubs! Seriously, Kodi ... |
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| 4/19/06 |
Watch Out for That Lawnmower posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Looks like lawnmower accidents are up: A new study out today concludes lawnmower injuries ... |
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| 4/19/06 |
How to Turn Yourself Into Frankenstein posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Want to turn yourself into the infamous monster of the famous book Frankenstein? (Who, by the way... |
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| 4/19/06 |
When Mushrooms Get a Tan posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Boy, just when you think you know a fungus, it goes and pulls something like this: Mushroo... |
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| 4/18/06 |
A Tuesday Timewaster posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) You know, as I stare at you through the secret closed-circuit system I've installed in ea... |
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| 4/18/06 |
Talking About High-Def posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) If you're looking for a high definition TV but confused as to whether 720p, 1080i or 1080p is sup... |
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| 4/18/06 |
From the "Oh, ICK" File posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Definitely the most disturbing example of extreme mothering in the animal world: An intern... |
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| 4/18/06 |
A Birthday Shoutout posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) A happy birthday to my wife Kristine, shown here with her "super weekend softball" accessory set.... |
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| 4/18/06 |
Playing With IFRAME posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) As some of you may recall, one of the recent additions to the AOL Journals feature set was the ad... |
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| 4/17/06 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Something Unexpected posted by johnmscalzi (20 comments) I went out on my front porch yesterday and found something I wasn't expecting, which inspired me ... |
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| 4/17/06 |
Tagging Beta posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Journals Editor Joe has posted information on the "tagging beta" he wants AOL Journalers to try o... |
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| 4/17/06 |
The Tech You Can't Do Without posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Given my disastrous disconnection from the World Wide Web last week, I asked AOL Journalers and o... |
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| 4/17/06 |
An Easter Moment posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Here's a juxtaposition for you: Athena, in her Easter dress, all proper and cute, out paying soft... |
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| 4/17/06 |
Pamela Hilger posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Please take a moment in your day to think on Pamela Hilger, aka AOL Journaler |
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| 4/16/06 |
Easter posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) For those of you who celebrate Easter: Happy Easter! I hope you have a chance to celebrate it wit... |
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| 4/15/06 |
The Fundamental Fundamentals posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) They asked Nobel prize winners and other top scientists: What questions about science should peop... |
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| 4/15/06 |
Waiters and CEOs posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) This is a very good article from USA Today, in which CEOs expound on how someone treats a wait |
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| 4/14/06 |
Your Friday Music posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's a fun little thing I wasn't entirely clued in about before, called "Just Stopping ... |
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| 4/14/06 |
Perfect Spring Picture posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) The reason it's perfect is that it captures what I think are the great spring colors of g... |
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| 4/14/06 |
Are Blind Links Rude? posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Chicago Tribune columnist and blogger Eric Zorn has a bee in his bonnet about "blind links," whic... |
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| 4/14/06 |
Seeing What You Can't Usually See posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) For those folks who want to see how sharp their eyesight really is -- or have a small telescope o... |
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| 4/14/06 |
Back At Home posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Ahhhhhh. The folks at Sprint have finally reconnected my phone and DSL, so once again I am able t... |
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| 4/13/06 |
Weekend Assignment #107: Tech You'd Miss posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) So, for the last day or so, my house has been without phone and Internet, because some idiot ... |
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| 4/13/06 |
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| 4/13/06 |
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| 4/12/06 |
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| 4/12/06 |
You Want to Stick What Into Your Computer? posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Every computer these days has several USB ports, into which you can stick any number of useful ga... |
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| 4/12/06 |
Taxes, Taxes, Taxes! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) The good news is that thanks to April 15 falling on the weekend this year, you've got until the 1... |
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| 4/12/06 |
Rolling Pets posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Hey! Pet blogging! Here's Lopsided Cat disproving the notion that cats are always ... |
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| 4/11/06 |
Update Update posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Journals Editor Joe has further updates on the update that's happening very early tomorrow mornin... |
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| 4/11/06 |
Busy As A posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) The dwarf cherry tree in my backyard is abuzz with bees doing their pollination thing, so I got a... |
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| 4/11/06 |
The Platonic Ideal of a Blog Comment Thread posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Go and you'll see what I mean. It's funny because it's true. Also, deeply metaphysically sad beca... |
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| 4/11/06 |
Possibly Much Too Much of a Good Thing posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Oh, dear. Beer-flavored ice cream from Ben & Jerry's. America's obesity problem just got twic... |
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| 4/11/06 |
Adventures in Hybrids posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Here's an interesting rumor: The next Toyota Prius will get over ninety miles to the gallon. Nine... |
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| 4/11/06 |
Updates and Additions posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) AOL Journals has been doing some updating -- we had an update this morning from about 4-6am easte... |
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| 4/10/06 |
The Further Adventures of Flat Scalzi posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) "Flat Scalzi" -- the cutout doll with my goofy face on it which AOL Journalers do horrible, horri... |
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| 4/10/06 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Get Close, Part II posted by johnmscalzi (24 comments) Time to revisit a fun idea for the Monday Photo Shoot: Your Monday Photo Shoot: Take a pic... |
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| 4/10/06 |
The Wikipedia Birthday Meme posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) This meme is going about the Internet right now, so allow me to import it here into the AOL-J: Wh... |
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| 4/10/06 |
They'll Break Your Kneecaps -- Quietly posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Got overdue library books? Really, really overdue library books? You might get a letter from a co... |
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| 4/10/06 |
Which Degrees Make More posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) How much can college graduates expect to make from their shiny new degrees? Fortune has its list ... |
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| 4/9/06 |
Birthday Suggestions! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Ooooh, lots of suggestions for birthday ideas for my wife. I knew having this as a Weekend Assign... |
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| 4/9/06 |
Overenthusiastic Hamsters posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) A hamster so funny it could have only come from Sweden (video link). Or whatever. Regardless, thi... |
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| 4/8/06 |
Blāk Attack posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) This morning Krissy brought home some Coca-Cola Blāk, the coffee-infused cola I wrote about last ... |
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| 4/8/06 |
He Blinded Me With Blogging! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) 80s new wave master Thomas Dolby has started a blog, to coincide with his first tour in 15 years.... |
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| 4/7/06 |
The Weirdest Thing You'll See Today, April 7 2006 Edition posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) A man covers himself in live microphones and walks into a room full of speakers. (quicktime file)... |
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| 4/7/06 |
Your Friday Music: Voxtrot posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Got a hankerin' for Smiths-like mopery but worn down the grooves on your "How Soon is Now?" 12-in... |
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| 4/7/06 |
Coolest Plush Toys Ever posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) First there were the finger puppets -- now there's the plush |
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| 4/7/06 |
Podcasts, the Fourth Amendment, and Joe! posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Moving away from the astronomy thing and now more toward the tech tip, here's a couple of interes... |
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| 4/7/06 |
Blue Rings, Yellow Suns, Dark Planets posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) No, I'm not enumerating the marshmallowy portions of a certain favorite breakfast cereal, I'm tal... |
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| 4/6/06 |
Weekend Assignment #106: Scalzi's Somewhat Pathetic Cry for Help posted by johnmscalzi (51 comments) So, here's the missus. She's got a birthday coming up, and honestly, I haven't the slight... |
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| 4/6/06 |
Play Ball! posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Some nice photos from this week's photo shoot celebrating baseball's opening day: ... |
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| 4/6/06 |
Tagging Posts posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Starting today, I'm going to start "tagging" my posts here on By The Way, to make it easier for p... |
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| 4/6/06 |
Researching the Obvious posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Popular Science, which I have recently discovered my subscription to lasts until sometime in the ... |
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| 4/6/06 |
Lord of the Brokeback Mountain posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) I'm not usually one to share advertisements outside of a Super Bowl context, but I have to say, t... |
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| 4/5/06 |
Something for the Birthday Wish List posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Oh, I definitely want this: A lawnchair, actually made out |
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| 4/5/06 |
Apples With Windows posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Big tech news from Apple today, which is that the new Intel Macs now can offically dual-boot Micr... |
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| 4/5/06 |
Blossoms! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) It's still a bit cold -- and windy! -- here at the Scalzi Compound, but the trees have decided en... |
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| 4/5/06 |
Get a Curve Going posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Here's a fun game called Curveball. It's not unlike a 3d version of Pong (a version of which I'm ... |
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| 4/5/06 |
A Passionate Moment of Imploring, One Man to Another posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) Men are apparently going for Brazilian Bikini Waxes. These men are insane. I'm no... |
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| 4/4/06 |
Taking a Walk posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Scientists suggest a rational explanation for a certain famous carpenter walking on water. ... |
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| 4/4/06 |
Our Drunken Presidents posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) For some reason, I find |
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| 4/4/06 |
Your Ticket to the CarnivAOL posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) The latest iteration of CarnivAOL is up, highlighting a number of the entries AOL Journalers cons... |
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| 4/4/06 |
Download That Movie posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Movie studios are finally going to allow people to buy and download movies online. That's good ne... |
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| 4/4/06 |
Memorable Steel posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) I didn't know about this: The US Navy is constructing a ship with steel from the World Trade Cent... |
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| 4/3/06 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Opening Day! posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Opening Day is here, when all good baseball fans go out of their ever-lovin' minds at the prospec... |
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| 4/3/06 |
More Poetical Moments posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Lots of poetry came forth via this week's Weekend Assignment, which asked AOL Journalers and othe... |
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| 4/3/06 |
Meanwhile, in Ohio, People Need to Get a Grip posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Over the weekend here in Ohio, a bunch of teenage girls thought it would be cute to make real liv... |
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| 4/3/06 |
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Orion Nebula posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) The Hubble Telescope has put together what is the most detailed picture yet of the Orion Nebul... |
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| 4/3/06 |
Big Lightning posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Last night's storms did quite a lot of damage all over the midwest, but here at the Scalzi compou... |
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| 4/2/06 |
Now THAT'S a Prank! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Just in case you're still wanting a little bit of April Fool's afterglow, here's a list of the 10... |
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| 4/2/06 |
Poetic Expressions posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This week's Weekend Assignment asked you all to show off your favorite poems, and the poetry is r... |
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| 4/1/06 |
Your Canonical List of April Fool's Pranks posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Here you go. Just in case you wanted to spend an entire spring Saturday indoors, staring at the c... |
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| 4/1/06 |
An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Gone, Come Again, Gone Again and Come Round Once More posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Google Romance! Google Romance is a place where you can post all types of romantic informa... |