March 2007
| 3/31/07 |
Another Living in the Future Moment posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) I know, I know, I'm a dork. But stuff like this gets me excited: The ability ch |
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| 3/30/07 |
Your Whoa! Cool! Web Site for the Day posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) All (known) bodies in the solar system larger than 200 miles in diameter. It's a biiiiiig picture... |
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| 3/30/07 |
Your Friday Game: Skywire posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Here's a game that's simple yet challenging, childlike and yet clearly designed by people... |
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| 3/30/07 |
Online Photo Fiddling posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Most of you know I use Photoshop to fiddle with my photos, but I don't have it installed on all o... |
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| 3/29/07 |
Workin' Out posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) This week's photo shoot asked people to show folks working in the great outdoors. Here's what we ... |
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| 3/29/07 |
Weekend Assignment #158: Your Favorite Time of Day posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) Time keeps on ticking into the future, as the great moral philosopher Steve Miller once o... |
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| 3/29/07 |
Please Stand By posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) My Windows Vista installation has suddenly decided I didn't activate it, which I did, a month ago... |
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| 3/29/07 |
Some Fun News posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Well, I've been having an interesting day. As many of you know, I write science fiction novels wh... |
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| 3/28/07 |
CarnivAOL Time! posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) I've been informed that it's time for a new CarnivAOL, the participatory festival in which AOL Jo... |
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| 3/28/07 |
The Best of All Possible Inventions posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) You'll recall that last year I did the Mentos - Diet Coke experiment just before everyone else in... |
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| 3/28/07 |
A Little Something for All You Harry Potter Fans posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) The cover art for the final Harry Potter book is now out and available for your perusal. Those of... |
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| 3/28/07 |
My Mornings This Week Are Wasted posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Off to the auto shop to fix an oil leak in the minivan. Since the minivan was not leaking oil bef... |
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| 3/27/07 |
Verily, I Say Unto You That This is The Greatest Day in the History of Man posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) And this is why: Chemists Create Healthier Pizza By Boosting Antioxidants In Dough ... |
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| 3/27/07 |
The Prognosis is Wet posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Here's the little princess after a somewhat traumatic vet visit, in which she was made to... |
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| 3/27/07 |
A Pleasant Thought posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) You know, of all the small and simple pleasures this life affords, there's perhaps none so poigna... |
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| 3/26/07 |
Monday Photo Shoot: Working Outside posted by johnmscalzi (17 comments) Right now a bunch of guys are on my roof, making strange pounding noises, so I thought this would... |
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| 3/26/07 |
It Came From The Refigerator!!! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This weekend's Weekend Assignment asked folks to detail the inner lives of their refrigerators. A... |
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| 3/26/07 |
Don't Vote? posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Here's an interesting little online quiz from a group called Don't Vote, who aims to convince you... |
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| 3/25/07 |
Spring Cleaning: It Really Happens posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) And here's your evidence: The stuff my wife is currently hauling out of the garage to clean out t... |
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| 3/24/07 |
Could Be Worth All the Stares posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Dig these wacky shoes. They're like foot gloves -- down to a separate section for each toe. I rea... |
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| 3/23/07 |
And No, This Isn't Just a List of 32 Different Ways to Say "Drink It" posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) 32 Things You Can Do With Beer. Some of these are actually quite clever, and some of them I alrea... |
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| 3/23/07 |
When Paper Made From Sheep Poop Just Isn't Big Enough posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Yes, you remember the Sheep Poo paper: paper made from the poo of -- yes, can you guess? Can you?... |
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| 3/23/07 |
Welcome to the Solar Minimum! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Good morning! I have two stellar links for you today. No, it's not that they're good (tho... |
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| 3/22/07 |
The Rocket Car to the Moon, Alas, is Still MIA... posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) ... But until that great day in which you can hop into you Ford or Toyota and zoom to the moon to... |
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| 3/22/07 |
Working on the Night Moves posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Ooooh, got a lot of pictures for this week's photo shoot, featuring ni |
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| 3/22/07 |
Weekend Assignment #157: Exploring the Fridge posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) I thought I'd make this Weekend Assignment easy: Weekend Assignment #157: So, what's in yo... |
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| 3/21/07 |
The Rats Are Telling You To Give Your Younger Brother a Noogie posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) No, really. Turns out horseplay -- the sort that ends up someone's mom getting annoyed -- may be ... |
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| 3/21/07 |
This is Just About Perfect posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Hey, is this the first time I'm posting a link to the New Yorker? I think it might be. Be that as... |
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| 3/21/07 |
Things That Make Your Credit Card Moan in Ecstasy posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) My consumer muscle in my brain is getting a cramp -- in a good way -- looking at these |
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| 3/20/07 |
The Most Expensive Computer Glitch Ever posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This is amazing: Perhaps you know that sinking feeling when a single keystroke accidentall... |
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| 3/20/07 |
Pictures for the Taking posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) I know how much folks here at AOL Journals like to dress up their journals with pictures.... |
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| 3/20/07 |
Gaaaaah! The Sequel! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Holy cow, how did it get to be 2:20 pm? Oh, yeah, that's right, I slept until nearly 11 because I... |
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| 3/19/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Night Shots posted by johnmscalzi (25 comments) Taken a photo that's a little dark? Perfect: Your Monday Photo Shoot: It's Night! Take a p... |
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| 3/19/07 |
The Weekend Assignment's Greatest Hits! posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Three years into the Weekend Assignments, and I asked folks to share |
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| 3/19/07 |
You're Not Spending Enough! Spend More! posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) To get you started: The most expensive homes you can rent. Yes, if what you really want is to spe... |
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| 3/18/07 |
As Long As We're Talking Photos posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Dig this: Ten Photos Taken at the Right Moment. The very first one you see is a stunner, and no d... |
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| 3/18/07 |
A Sunset Soother posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Okay, I'm having a very weird day, so it's hard for me to think for more than two minutes at a ti... |
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| 3/17/07 |
A Big Bang posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) The story of the largest nuclear device ever detonated. One of the takeaways from the story is th... |
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| 3/17/07 |
Looks More Like Ralph Steadman to Me posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Paint your own Jackson Pollock. As I noted in the headline, I'm personally reminded of other arti... |
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| 3/16/07 |
I Want This Guy's Electricty Bill posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Why? Because it's nothing: Mike Strizki lives in the nation's first solar-hydrogen house. ... |
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| 3/16/07 |
The Answer You Always Wanted To Know posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Why men fall asleep after sex. And the answer is "because they got what they wanted, the pigs." R... |
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| 3/16/07 |
Starting Friday Frivolity Early posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) I'm having one of those days where my ability to focus is just -- hey look, puppies! -- s... |
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| 3/15/07 |
Things That go "Moob" posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Here's your "whoa!" video of the day. Enjoy. |
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| 3/15/07 |
Weekend Assignment #156: Your Favorite Weekend Assignment Entry posted by johnmscalzi (14 comments) Today marks the 156th Weekend Assignment, which means -- using the powers of math! -- tha... |
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| 3/15/07 |
Author Interview: Elizabeth Moon posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) As I noted earlier in the week, the author interviews I used to run here at By The Way are now be... |
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| 3/15/07 |
Final Winter Views posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) This week's photo shoot ask people to get in parting shots of winter. Here's what we have... |
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| 3/15/07 |
Partying Too Hard posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) When I was in college, done of our annual dorm projects was a "beeramid" -- a beer can pyramid co... |
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| 3/14/07 |
Pretty Science posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) It's like a Pink Floyd laser show -- with science! |
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| 3/14/07 |
Your Largest Organ, or, It's Not What You Think, Perv posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) 20 Things You Didn't Know About... Skin from Discover magazine. This is my favorite: Globa... |
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| 3/14/07 |
Happy Pi Day! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Today is March 14 -- or 3.14 -- which means today is Pi Day! Which you celebrate by m |
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| 3/13/07 |
Just Don't Tell Your Parents the Title of This Link posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) How to Idiot-Proof Your Parents’ Computer. Just remember: They think you're doing it for them, bu... |
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| 3/13/07 |
The Last Snows of Winter posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) This wanly whale-shaped scoop of snow was all that was left of winter this morning. Now i... |
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| 3/13/07 |
Bracket This posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) This is actually a lot of fun: Since we're all the midst of bracket with the NCAA tournament, can... |
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| 3/12/07 |
Your Monday Photo: Bye-Bye Winter posted by johnmscalzi (17 comments) Tomorrow the temperature around here is supposed to hit 70 degrees, and in my book when you hit 7... |
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| 3/12/07 |
Childish Stories posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Athena and her pink hands are back to bring you the results of this week's Weekend Assign... |
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| 3/12/07 |
Introducing Ficlets! Also, Some Changes posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Hey folks: Have a seat, I need to tell you about some stuff. A few months ago, AOL asked m... |
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| 3/11/07 |
For Those of You Who Need It posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) A printable page full of NCAA Men's Tournament brackets. Being that I live in Ohio, I might get a... |
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| 3/11/07 |
If Only It Were Real posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) But this fake version of Bob Dylan performing the work of Dr. Seuss is still am |
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| 3/10/07 |
Getting Over It, Too Late posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Apparently, yesterday was National Get Over It Day, in which you, in a marvelous burst of mental ... |
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| 3/10/07 |
Art Works posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) This is kind of cute: An online personality test that works by having you click a series of pictu... |
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| 3/9/07 |
Tick Tick Tick posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Folks who live in Queensland, Australia has better get versed in the fine art of taking a quick s... |
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| 3/9/07 |
Note: It Doesn't Actually Make Them Healthy posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Someone is making vitamin-enriched donuts: Each Super Donut packs 14 minerals, vitamins an... |
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| 3/9/07 |
A Very Thin Entry in the Annals of Awesome Spitefulness posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Gaze upon the "Spite House" -- a four-story, five-foot-wide building constructed for the express ... |
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| 3/9/07 |
Come See This posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Premiere Magazine is listing its picks for the 25 best movie posters in film history, and those w... |
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| 3/8/07 |
Perfect in its Sick, Sick Way posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) The Ten Most Awkward Television Interviews of All Time. Includes undoubtedly copyright-violating ... |
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| 3/8/07 |
Weekend Assignment #155: Childish Things posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) My daughter came home from school today with unusually pink hands, which, as such strange... |
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| 3/8/07 |
The Ring is the Thing posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) For this week's Photo Shoot, I asked folks to show off rings that mean something to them.... |
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| 3/8/07 |
Off to Fix the Car posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I've got a major tune-up scheduled for the van today, so I'll be spending the better part of my m... |
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| 3/7/07 |
Wednesday Author Interview: Jon Armstrong posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) For this week's Author Interview, we head toward the world of future cool with author Jon Armstro... |
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| 3/7/07 |
Also, Unless It's Actually His Name, Don't Call Him "Officer Bacon" posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) As I'm known to have a lead foot, I find this handy: How to Avoid the Costly Consequences of Gett... |
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| 3/7/07 |
"Here's a Ball. You Might Try Bouncing It." posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Think bouncing a little red ball is easy? Well, it's supposed to be. And yet, I'm finding this ga... |
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| 3/7/07 |
You Always Knew Hollywood Wasn't Like the Real World posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) I've posted links like this before, but it's always worth repeating for folks who still don't clu... |
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| 3/7/07 |
Just the Test You Want to Take to Feel Good About Yourself and Others posted by johnmscalzi (9 comments) It's the Stooopid Test, filled with trick questions to keep you on your toes and to make you feel... |
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| 3/6/07 |
Clearly I've Been Doing This Wrong the Entire Time posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Writer Maureen Johnson shows you How to be a Writer in 10 Easy Steps -- each step illustrated by ... |
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| 3/6/07 |
The Good News is That Soon We'll Have Bacon You Can Eat in the Dark! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) If you want to feel like science is filled with mad mad mad scientists doing crazy things for no ... |
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| 3/6/07 |
And Almost All of It Is YouTube Videos of Teenagers Making Fools of Themselves posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) How much electronic data did humanity create last year? 161 exabytes' worth. Well, that's swell, ... |
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| 3/6/07 |
If You Loved Me, You'd Take Me on a Cruise posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) From the Island of Unsurprising Survey Conclusions comes this tidbit: |
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| 3/6/07 |
The Best Summation As to Why The Internet is Filled With Cats posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) It's here. It's all true. Yes, I know I post pictures of my cats with alarming freq... |
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| 3/5/07 |
A Moment of Sanity From a Terrifying Source posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Okay, this is a genuine question: how totally messed-up does mainstream news have to be when the ... |
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| 3/5/07 |
This List is Inaccurate posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Why? Because it's The 50 Most Important People on the Web -- and yet I'm not on it! Not even at n... |
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| 3/5/07 |
Cars Vs. Computers:Who Wins? posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) The Weekend Assignment ask people to pick between their cars and the computers for the one they w... |
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| 3/5/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Rings posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) I think this will be a fun photo shoot for folks: Your Monday Photo Shoot: Show off a ring... |
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| 3/5/07 |
Quick Note: I'm Alive posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Sorry about the radio silence today -- I had to deal with some offline life issues. Don't you hat... |
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| 3/5/07 |
In Case You Missed the Lunar Eclipse posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) I wasn't able to see the lunar eclipse the other night because of cloud cover, and I can't even b... |
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| 3/4/07 |
Scientific Badges posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) For the scientifically-minded and easily amused: A series of "Science Scout Badges," |
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| 3/3/07 |
Lunar Eclipse Tonight posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) There's going to be a lunar eclipse tonight, and while folks in the US are not optimally position... |
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| 3/3/07 |
Because I Know How Much You Like Using Your Brain on a Saturday Morning posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Can you name (and, incidentally, correctly spell) all 50 US states in under ten minutes? Without ... |
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| 3/2/07 |
Your Friday Game: Chicken Wings posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Get ready for a dose of OMG Teh Cute!, as the kids would say. Chi |
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| 3/2/07 |
Have You Gotten Your Daily Recommended Allowance of Saturn Today? posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) No? Well, then, here, let me fix that for you: It's the latest photo from the Cass... |
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| 3/2/07 |
I Don't Need to Show You No Stinkin' Degree! posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) It's the generally accepted wisdom that these days a college degree is essential for a high... |
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| 3/2/07 |
One for the Star Wars Geeks Out There posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This is six shades of awesome: Star Wars characters imagined in a steampunk universe. I'd post a ... |
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| 3/2/07 |
The Picture and Story That Will Almost Certainly Convince You to Quit Smoking If You've Not Done So posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) It's here. Just go. Don't worry, it's not a picture of horrible m |
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| 3/1/07 |
Weekend Assignment #154: Your Car or Your Computer? posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) Last week for the Weekend Assignment, I asked folks to tell their stories of computer hor... |
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| 3/1/07 |
Magnetic Pictures posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) This week's Photo Shoot asked people to show off their fridge magne |
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| 3/1/07 |
The Great Firewall of China! posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) China has one of the largest-growing populations of Internet users -- but not every site out ther... |
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| 3/1/07 |
Hearing Dorothy Parker posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) You may not know this about me, but Dorothy Parker is one of my favorite writers: So witty, so br... |
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| 3/1/07 |
Sometimes My Inner Child Makes Lunch posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) And today is one of those days: Let's see. That's a pecan caramel roll, black cher... |