August 2007
| 8/31/07 |
Vacation, All I Ever Wanted posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's a really interesting story from the New York Times on how |
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| 8/31/07 |
Thank God We Avoided the Predicted Jumpsuit Craze! posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Travel back with us to the magical time known as 1979 -- Yes! Disco is still hanging on! -- and g... |
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| 8/30/07 |
One of Those Days I'm Glad for my Plain Jane 30-Year Fixed Mortgage posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Looks like things are about to get nastier on the mortgage front: Millions of homeowners a... |
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| 8/30/07 |
Weekend Assignment #181: Two Truths, One Lie posted by johnmscalzi (17 comments) I think we've done this before -- or something similar to this -- but it's been l |
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| 8/30/07 |
RWB: The Photos posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) What's red, white and blue and all over the Internet? The pictures from this week's Photo... |
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| 8/29/07 |
Good Lord I SO Need This posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) 10 Ways to Clean Up Your Computer. Because if your computer is anything like mine, it's a mess |
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| 8/29/07 |
Wrap it Up posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's an interesting development: Scientists are making edible films that might one day fend off... |
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| 8/29/07 |
Here, Have a Cookie posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Have several dozen, actually: This site purports to have the 50 Best Cookie Recipes on the Intern... |
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| 8/29/07 |
Have a Sunrise posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Because, golly, don't you deserve one? This one even has crespecular lighting in it, and ... |
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| 8/28/07 |
An Image That Will Haunt Your Dreams posted by johnmscalzi (21 comments) Well, probably not. But it's still kinda of a shocker: Me at 17! Yes, I had hair. ... |
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| 8/28/07 |
I've Been Looking Through My Secret Spy Camera and You've Not Been Spending Enough Time Online. posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) And if you don't spend at least six hours in front of the computer every day, I don't get paid. Y... |
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| 8/28/07 |
This Dorm Room Needs Some Duct Tape! posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) For those of you going off to college -- or sending someone off to college: 18 Overlooked Things ... |
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| 8/28/07 |
It's Like the World's Largest, Fishiest-Flavored Cappuccino posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) The Pacific ocean -- turned into vast amounts of foam: Foam swallo |
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| 8/27/07 |
Bumper Stickers! posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Last week's Weekend Assignment was easy: Make fake bumper stickers! What did peop |
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| 8/27/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Red White and Blue posted by johnmscalzi (11 comments) They're the colors of the American flag, and the French, and the Russian, and the Liberian! Every... |
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| 8/27/07 |
A Nice Way to Start the Week posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) A fellow wanted to propose to his girlfriend in an unusual way. He succeeded. This is a nice way ... |
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| 8/27/07 |
Some Organizational Notes posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Good morning! As Athena goes back to school, I'm shuffling my schedule around, the better ... |
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| 8/26/07 |
So Long, Summer posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Summer is not officially over for another four weeks, but tomorrow is the first d |
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| 8/26/07 |
Light Me! posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) From the "things you didn't know you didn't know" category: a brilliant (ha!) Washington Post sto... |
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| 8/25/07 |
When Geeks Meet Lions posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Nathan Myhrvold, who was the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft back in the day (which means h... |
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| 8/24/07 |
The Old Way to Give Someone an Out-of-Body Experience With a Stick Was to Beat Them posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) But now they've found a less traumatizing way to do it: Using virtual reality goggles, a |
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| 8/24/07 |
More Monkeys With Darts! posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) The other day I introduced you to "Bloons," a game which featured a monkey poppin |
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| 8/24/07 |
The Last Days of Summer posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Today is the last weekday before Athena starts school for the year, so naturally |
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| 8/24/07 |
Goths Trying So Hard to Be Happy posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Look! It's goth day at Disneyland! They're so happy it hurts them. Because they're goth. |
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| 8/23/07 |
No Flooding Here posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) I've gotten a few e-mails from people wondering if I've been at all affected by |
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| 8/23/07 |
The End of Redheads? posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Enjoy redheads while you can, because they may |
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| 8/23/07 |
Weekend Assignment #180: Build a Bumper Sticker posted by johnmscalzi (23 comments) For this Weekend Assignment I thought we'd do something easy. Because it's August, and that's jus... |
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| 8/23/07 |
Return to 2003 posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) It's 2003, and Athena's in the swing of things. This week's Photo |
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| 8/22/07 |
Cool Astronomy Tool posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) If you're one of the folks who has Google Earth lurking on your computer, you'll want to get toda... |
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| 8/22/07 |
Because There's Nothing More Fun Than a Monkey with Darts! posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) If you get a little harried by the end of the day, |
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| 8/22/07 |
Confucious Says: I'm Not Sure Why I'm in This Article at All posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Because nothing says "solid investment advice" like facetious Web collections of quotations only ... |
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| 8/22/07 |
This Makes That "Memories" Song From "Cats," Like, Unbearably Ironic posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) How long do cats remember some things? |
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| 8/21/07 |
He's Something That Rhymes With "Vick" posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) If you've been following the Michael Vick dogfighting case and have been a little confused about ... |
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| 8/21/07 |
My Badges. Let Me Show You Them posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) You look like you might have a little time to kill today, fiddling with graphics |
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| 8/21/07 |
Pretty in Pink posted by johnmscalzi (7 comments) Science is finding out some weird things these days, like this: |
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| 8/21/07 |
Happy Fourth, AOL Journals! posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of my first post on AOL Journals, but today is the a... |
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| 8/20/07 |
Four Years of By The Way posted by johnmscalzi (12 comments) As I noted in the Monday Photo Shoot, By The Way officially went online exactly four years ago to... |
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| 8/20/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: 2003 posted by johnmscalzi (18 comments) You may or may not know that today marks the fourth anniversary of By The Way, which was started ... |
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| 8/20/07 |
These Are Days You Remember posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Last week's Weekend Assignment encouraged folks to describe their favorite day of the work week. ... |
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| 8/20/07 |
Just in Case it's Already Turning Out to Be One of Those Mondays posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's a two minute video of four kittens enthusiastically attacking an empty 12-can Coca-Cola bo... |
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| 8/19/07 |
I Once Did a Wheelie Off a Curb With My Bike posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) This woman seems unlikely to be impressed with that skill. (Video link) I don't even want ... |
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| 8/18/07 |
Child Marriage in Arkansas -- Not Just a Cheap Joke at the State's Expense Anymore posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Really, children can get married in Arkansas. Yes, it's a typo -- but a legally binding one. The ... |
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| 8/17/07 |
Your Friday Music: High School Musical 2 posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Yes, the music that every single parent with a child under the age of 12 will be |
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| 8/17/07 |
25 Years of CDs posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Today is the 25th anniversary of the first widely available compact disc (the artist? ABBA. Oh, d... |
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| 8/17/07 |
How a Star is Like a Comet posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) This is an amazing photo. It's a star hurtling through space, |
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| 8/17/07 |
All Set For Another Year of Giving Parents and Students Status Anxiety posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Oh, look -- the US News and World Report College Rankings (i.e., the only reason anyone actually ... |
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| 8/16/07 |
Weekend Assignment #179: Your Favorite Day posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) Another Thursday, another Weekend Assignment -- a small fact which in itself has |
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| 8/16/07 |
These Phones Will Be Very Big in Some Parts of Russia posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) So there you are, waiting for the perfect moment to procreate. Who do you turn to for ovulati... |
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| 8/16/07 |
You Know, This Was Something We Did on Our Own Time posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) In Russia, the childbirth rate among ethnic Russians has dropped quite a bit over the last couple... |
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| 8/16/07 |
Angular Photos posted by johnmscalzi (0 comments) Before I get to the photos from at an angle from this week's Photo Shoot, I'm saddened to announc... |
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| 8/15/07 |
You Yawn Because You Care posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) You know how you'll yawn when someone else does? That's because you're empathetic: A study... |
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| 8/15/07 |
Liam Finn posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Once of the nice things about seeing Crowded House last night was catching Liam Finn as an openin... |
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| 8/15/07 |
Just in Case You've Forgotten What You Look Like on the Inside -- posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) -- here's a collection of (mostly) anatomically correct tattoos for you to enjoy. Don't worry, th... |
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| 8/15/07 |
I'm Back posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Did you miss me? I'm assuming not, since I don't think I told folks here I was going to be gone. ... |
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| 8/14/07 |
Ghlaghghee in the Garden posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) I think I sometimes give the impression that of our two cats, Lopsided Cat is the outdoor... |
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| 8/14/07 |
Because Tuesday is a Good Day to Bake Your Noodle -- With Science! posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Three links of vaguely scientific interest, about life, the universe and everything: * How... |
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| 8/14/07 |
Just Because You're Smart Doesn't Mean You Can't Do Dumb Things posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) More proof that being smart isn't always what it's cracked up to be: a report on a study that sho... |
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| 8/13/07 |
Appropriate For a Day of Pictures posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) I do most of my picture fiddling in Photoshop, but there are photographers who prefer to "get it ... |
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| 8/13/07 |
Some Flowers For You posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Because I thought you might enjoy them, that's why. |
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| 8/13/07 |
A Hazy Shade of Winter posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) In the middle of last week's heat wave, I asked folks to post pictures or memories of win... |
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| 8/13/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: At an Angle posted by johnmscalzi (13 comments) People sometimes say that I view the world askew, but I say, sometimes it's the world at a tilt, ... |
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| 8/12/07 |
See Some Night Lights posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) A quick reminder to folks that tonight is going to be a fine night to look at shooting star... |
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| 8/12/07 |
What People With More Money Than You Spend It On posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) The Top Ten Most Expensive Paintings (so far, anyway). You know, if I had $135 million, I ... |
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| 8/11/07 |
Some Days, All You Really Want to Do is Sit Back and Stare at Pictures of Funny-Looking Animals posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Dude. I've so got you covered. Tags: |
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| 8/10/07 |
Your Future Music posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Wired Magazine reports on The reacTable, which is "a new instrument that lets musicians man... |
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| 8/10/07 |
Serving All Your Cloud-Based Needs posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Yesterday afternoon was like Bob's Cloud Emporium around here; whether you were i |
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| 8/10/07 |
Be Glad If You Don't Have Them, Sad If You Do posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Time magazine lists The Worst Jobs in America. Surprisingly, "Britney Spears' Minder" is not anyw... |
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| 8/9/07 |
Films on a Tiny, Tiny Screen posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Today I was stuck at the car dealership for a couple hours, while the mechanics there tri... |
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| 8/9/07 |
Meet Me at the Cemetery posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) This week's Photo Shoot asked folks to take shots of, or in, cemeteries -- maybe a little... |
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| 8/9/07 |
Weekend Assignment #178: Cool Places posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) Gaaaaaah! This is the third time I've started writing this entry. The first time, my computer cra... |
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| 8/8/07 |
The New Sultan of Swing posted by johnmscalzi (6 comments) Danny Moloshok, Reuters So, any thoughts out there on Barry Bonds |
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| 8/8/07 |
Money Confessions posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) Here's some food for thought -- 25 money confessions, solicited by a money expert from the audien... |
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| 8/8/07 |
Wow, That Band is Unreal posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This site purports to list the 10 best fictional bands of all time. I say: Bah. No Archies? They ... |
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| 8/7/07 |
The Ultimate in Pileups posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) Now, here's a four-body fender bender |
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| 8/7/07 |
When Good Foods Go Very Very Very Bad posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) This in one of those pieces that come in handy for people like me, who generally have no clue: Ho... |
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| 8/7/07 |
The Terrifying Thing is, Someone IS Probably Making This posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) A trailer for Minesweeper: The Movie. Finally, the video game that comes bundled with Windows, in... |
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| 8/6/07 |
You Will Be APPALLED At How Cute This Cat Video Is posted by johnmscalzi (8 comments) Trust me on this. |
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| 8/6/07 |
The Apollo Landing Deniers Are Suddenly Very Nervous posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This is one of those geek moments: The entire run of films from the Apollo missio |
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| 8/6/07 |
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Cemeteries posted by johnmscalzi (15 comments) I hope you don't find this Monday Photo Shoot too morbid, but I think it could be an interesting ... |
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| 8/6/07 |
Quick Thanks for Weekend Assignment Feedback posted by johnmscalzi (2 comments) I want to take a minute here to thank each of you who gave me feedback ab |
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| 8/5/07 |
Possibly the World's Most Annoying Game posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Thing is, those annoyances are part of the game design. Play it for a few minutes and you'll see ... |
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| 8/4/07 |
Unnecessarily Crazy posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) Okay, this person is crazy. Seriously. And he's not just crazy because of what he's doing... |
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| 8/3/07 |
Thinking About Tap Water posted by johnmscalzi (14 comments) Now this is interesting. The New York Times had an editorial the other day talking about tap wate... |
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| 8/3/07 |
World Class Insults posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) This is kind of refreshing: A collection of insults that are actually witty and pithy, and not ju... |
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| 8/3/07 |
As It Happens... posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) I didn't have to travel today after all; things on my schedule got rearranged. But since I alread... |
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| 8/2/07 |
A Note For Tomorrow posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) I have to do some traveling tomorrow, so I'm not likely to update until very late in the day and ... |
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| 8/2/07 |
Possibly the Cutest Picture in the History of Cute Pictures posted by johnmscalzi (10 comments) It's here. If your brain doesn't explode from the unspeakable cuteness, you have have some so |
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| 8/2/07 |
Side by Side posted by johnmscalzi (3 comments) This week's Monday Photo Shoot asked folks to juxtapose -- put interesting things side by side an... |
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| 8/2/07 |
Weekend Assignment #177: Feedback and Suggestions posted by johnmscalzi (20 comments) Over the last month or so, there's been a downturn in the participation with the Weekend Assignme... |
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| 8/1/07 |
It Could Be Worse posted by johnmscalzi (1 comments) Just remember, when things are going badly, at least you're not (currently) experiencing one of t... |
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| 8/1/07 |
Meet the Earth posted by johnmscalzi (5 comments) NASA has released some of the most detailed pictures of the Earth ever, using |
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| 8/1/07 |
I Am So Behind This Article posted by johnmscalzi (4 comments) Ten Reasons To Throw Away Your Cellphone And I'm particularly behind it for its fina... |