Random Thought-like Things

Blogs in comics. Sort of. Be sure to follow the link-trail back to the original post for more images.

Mark Evanier makes some interesting points about DC, the Silver Age, and Bob Haney.

Go visit Near Mint Heroes. He's been linkblogging again.

Christmas lights take down DSL connections in England. Ooops.

Can you place the state? I got most of them easily, and when I was off, I wasn't off by much. Via MetaFilter.

Sleep more, Lose weight?.

Wonkette has an alternate version of reality from a recent appearance by Donald Rumsfeld in front of troops. Check out MSNBC to see how Rummy really answered the tough questions. On a more serious note, read this opinion column on the same topic.

Here's an interesting tech guide for gift-giving and other things. I linked to the Boing Boing story because the file itself is a PDF.

What is the Strange Streak? Is it a meteor? An atmospheric effect? A trick of the camera? Is this a one-in-a-million shot, or just something normal that looks odd?

A tiny group is using technology to censor your TV. Basically, the same handful of people are e-mailing the FCC over anything they find objectionable, and the FCC is ignoring the evidence that they come from only a few people and giving out record fines. So, hey, if you object to anything on TV, just get some of your buddies together and spam the FCC. Apparently that's all it takes.

Christmas Mondegreens.

How to deal with frozen pipes. Good advice for all you homeowners out there.

Men should not use laptops on their... um... laps.

Lemony Snicket likes his movie.

And lastly, I broke three digits in my fund-raising for The Walk. Please feel free to contribute a bit if you can spare it. Breast Cancer doesn't discriminate. Anyone can get it.