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  • BlogACatMas

    Well, at least I have some pictures I could post for this occasion, even if I don’t have cats of my own.

    BlogACatMas This Friday!

    It may be only a one-year-old tradition, but it's still a tradition! Last year, Boss Ross and I declared that the first Friday in October shall be “Post a Cat on Your Blog Day”, or more simply, BlogACatMas. Yeah, posting a picture of a cat is nearly as old as blogging itself,

    but we figured why not have a designated special day for that most bloggy of blog practices?

    Here's some inspiration:

    why_some_guy_on_livejournal_hates_cats.jpg

    …

    So gather your kitty pictures, because Friday's the day! [via The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla’s Weblog]

  • Paper CD Cases

    This is quite cool. I wish they had one that was blank with spaces to fill in stuff.

    Make a paper CD case

    Make a paper CD case
    This site will create a PDF file which can be printed and folded to create a paper CD case. There’s an advanced form that allows you to add more tracks, and even graphics, and even let you add your creation to their cover database. Neat.
    [Incoming Signals] [via lonita.links.log]

  • Two Types of Sperm

    Just the text of this clip alone is bound to give me some good search traffic.

    Japanese men’s sperm comes in 2 types
    Japanese men’s sperm concentration changes seasonally and is categorized in two types according to the season when it becomes more concentrated, research jointly conducted by two universities revealed. [via Medical News Today]

  • How to Cheer Oneself Up After a Boring and Dull Weekend

    I’ve been in an absolutely crappy mood all weekend. I dunno if it’s the phase of the moon or that time of the year or what. In an act of desperation I sent someone some songs anonymously, and got an absolutely wonderful response to the second one. I am now smiling. The End.

    ps. please don’t kill me.

  • Cats Regarding Cats Regarding Cats in an Electronic Melieu

    From my friend Greg: The Infinite Cat Project. Pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats, looking at pictures of cats (help me! I’m stuck!)…

  • Wikipedia Hits One Million

    From Joi Ito’s Web:

    Wikipedia reaches one million articles

    Wikipedia has just announced that it has reached one million articles. Congratulations Wikipedians! Wikipedia is in more than 100 languages with 14 currently having over 10,000 articles. It is ranked one of the ten most popular reference sites on the Internet according to Alexa.com (trumping Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times). At the current rate of growth, Wikipedia will double in size again by next spring. [Joi Ito’s Web]

    Pretty cool. I keep thinking I should work on contributing more, especially in the anime section.

  • Shaun of the Dead

    Okay, I must agree with Suw that Shaun of the Dead is great. I’m not a huge fan of horror movies in general, but this is more than just a zombie movie. It’s a zombie movie with comedy, or actually it’s a romantic comedy with zombies. Whatever it is it is brilliant. It opens next Friday and everyone must go see it. Here’s the
    Official Website
    . Go there and check it out so I gain pint points.

  • SHOW TUNES 1, FUNDAMENTALISTS 0

    From a few sources, but I just had to share this for my friends who might not have seen it yet. Behold, the power of show tunes:

    This morning I had the most bizarre subway ride. I board the Number 3 train at Grand Army Plaza after 9 a.m. Find a seat, then settle into reading Henry James for class. I hear a woman’s voice gradually rising in volume. She is preaching the “Lord’s” word to the train car’s sleepy riders. Of course, I had forgotten the headphones for my subway evil sounds blocking device. The train stops and starts.
    The words denigrating “gay devils” reach my ears. I stand up.

    Me: “Excuse me, but do you mind keeping your voice down, I am trying to read.”

    Preacher Lady: (screams) “I got to testify.”

    Preacher lady hitches up her skirts and tells me that I am going to hell for interrupting you-know-who’s word. Two or three OTHER Christian ladies on the train start shouting at me and discussing my prospects as the Devil’s prison bitch. The last straw was a 50 something red faced man in a suit slamming his Bible towards my face.
    There was only one thing I could do.

    Me: “If you all don’t lower your voices and cease calling me Satan, I will have to sing show tunes.”

    The other straphangers look at me with stony faces.
    I begin to sing.
    “Its very clear, our love is here to stay. Not for a year, but forever and a day…” [read on…] [Livejournal: Koaloha]

  • How to Crash IE

    Eric Meyer posted a test file that tends to freeze IE6 and in some cases even cause a reboot of the computer. So if you’re running that, don’t click the link below.

    Freezer Case

    Since a few people asked for it, I’ve created a test file that reproduces the Internet Explorer freeze reported yesterday. You can find it with the title “Internet Explorer Freezes — BEWARE!“. …(254 words | CSS Browsers | comments and pings allowed) [via Thoughts From Eric]

    Behold, the power of CSS.

  • sine qua non

    For those of us who didn’t take Latin in school. Now you can slip these Common Latin Phrases into your daily speech to impress people. [via <lonita.links.log]