Here's a solid roundup of hurricane Katrina news, including some information about New Orleans that I didn't realize... if you are down in Lousiana reading this, WHY ARE YOU SITTING AROUND READING THE 'NET? RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
Jack Kirby's Birthday.
Dorothy's Journal lets us know when the next issue is due out, and has this intriguing comment: "Anyone out there want to submit their original comic or book to us for our publishing consideration? Dorothy really doesn't keep up busy. We're not nearly insane enough yet."
Alex Ross' model for Aquaman is playing a 'sensitive' ghost hunter. I may just have to check out the show to see the guy.
Many people have already linked to The Outbursts of Everett True, but I think I'll add a link. These are remarkably amusing, and strangely soothing.
The first person to stand up to the RIAA about their lawsuits now has a blog run by her lawyers to collect information and let everyone know what's happening with the case. Here's the direct link.
Best Metaphor For The Internet, Ever. From Cat and Girl, via Librarian.net.
BBC TV channels to be put on net. I'm watching this story very closely, in the hopes that we'll be able to legally watch Doctor Who at the same time it airs in England.
Walter Koenig is going to play Chekov again in a story written by D.C.Fontana.
Huh. The Placebo effect actually has physical, measurable, manifestations.
Robert Scoble justifies moderating or removing comments with a story about a blogger getting sued over what's in his comments... and then he tackles the "free speech" aspect of comments. May comments are on moderation due to an amazing explosion of poker spam, but avoiding getting sued isn't a bad reason to moderate.
Trash Heap's air conditioner story.
And then Trash Heap linkblogs. Go check it out. Gotta subscribe Brian Wood's new blog to my RSS reader.
The story of the 27th Amendment, and how lawmakers are completely ignoring it.
Slate takes on Entourage. I still haven't been able to get myself to watch the last episode from last week. Sometimes I feel eager to see the show, sometimes I just cringe at the thought of watching it again.
Pastafarianism is catching on. Speaking of, I got myself an FSM Logo T-Shirt (with proceeds going to the National Center for Science Education (NCSE)). The logo was just way too cool to pass up on:
0 comments:
Post a Comment