Random Thoughts

I didn't get a chance to finish my thoughts last night, so here's the rest of them...

The Ocean Master on Resilience.

Flash Geography Quizes.

Curse you, Augie, for pointing out more fun stuff!

• Here you will find crazy signs. The top sign on page four was of particular interest to this Doctor Who fan.
  
• Here you will learn how to fold fancy napkins.
  
• Here is an article about Harry Potter and the Internet Pirates.
  
• Here is a music video that includes "Colin Mochrie for no discernable reason". It's also truly bizarre, both song and animation.

Solve The Rubik's Cube.

Preview image from upcoming issue of Dorothy.

Mike Sterling looks at Previews.

Shane is linkblogging again.

Why is pirating the software company's fault, when shooting isn't the gun manufacturer's fault? Boing Boing is asking the question.

File Sharers buy much more music than non-sharers. Probably because file sharers have a better idea of what they like and are willing to pay for than non-sharers. As Eric Flint points out, most people would rather be honest than dishonest. Give them the product they want in the format they want, and they will pay a fair price for it.

But, I don't want to be searched!

Amusing Police Blotter Write-Ups.

Michael Palin's Travel Books On-Line, Free and Legal.

V for Vendetta Trailer.

Angry Alien has the 30-second Rocky Horror Picture Show up. It makes even less sense than the original movie, if that's possible. Via Modulator.

Liftoff! And as a companion to it, The Top Ten Apollo Hoax Theories. All of which are neatly explained at Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Page.

Build Stonehenge in your own backyard.

The Rap Canterbury Tales. Oh dear.

Do you undertip? Watch out, you might make the database. The MeFi discussion about this obnoxious site is almost as amusing as the site itself.

Heavy fog, tall building, and a B-25 don't mix.

HPANA, a Harry Potter News Aggregator, tells us about a website that tries to explain what happened in the sixth book. NOTE: There is a spoiler in the title of the website, so don't go there if you want to read the book and enjoy the surprises. I found the clues intriguing, but inconclusive.

Changing Daylight Savings Time. No, it's not to abolish it, but extend it. Yuck. I am completely for abolishing Daylight Savings Time as a waste of money and effort. You want more hours of light? Get up earlier.

Your Printer May Be Spying On You.

Just for reference: DC for October, Marvel for October, and Image for October.

Everybody else is linking to this LA Times Opinion piece, so I'll link to it as well. The bit that really stood out for me was this: The last 10 years have seen the release of many popular violent games, including "Quake" and "Grand Theft Auto"; that period has also seen the most dramatic drop in violent crime in recent memory.