Thursday, Post New-Comics Day

A note to start: my last linkdump began with a rant about spoilers being posted in the headline of an article on ComicList. I was extremely annoyed at the time, and I'm still a bit miffed about having the pleasure of the surprise ending ruined for me by that site. However, in the comments to my note, Charles LePage, the owner of the site in question, apologized and promised to do better in the future. He came across as polite and considerate, despite my snarky reply to him. While I still think I will not re-add his site to my feed (I have far too many sites to read as it is), I have pretty much forgiven Charles. Now, have I forgiven DC for releasing that information to the press before I could get the comic? Not really, but my opinion is worthless in that argument.

Fans are raising funds to help David Pirkola, a comic retailer who was robbed and then shot in his shop. As a small business owner, he has no insurance. If you have a couple of dollars to donate, please do. This guy needs the help.

Big Bird is a Dinosaur.

ComicMix points us to a fan video of scenes from the Christmas episode of Doctor Who. This is from the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas episode, not the previous ones.

How would LOL: The Gathering work?

I do believe that LEGO Wesley was made by David Oakes, who made my custom Aquaman LEGO minifigs.

I really wish I had the equipment to do this. I would love to be able to make my own chocolate.

Fashion... or gang sign?

I've always hated hard lemonade, because I don't drink alcohol and I hate having to make sure that what I'm ordering is actually lemonade and not alcohol. I suspect the father in this article dislikes hard lemonade even more than I do.

Blogging from Mt Everest during a crackdown on protesters.

I've always hand-coded my HTML, and I'm not the only one.

More LOLCat Theology.

Linkdump

Comics Fairplay on Playboy's Wonder Woman.

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #137: Brave and the Bold, the Punisher, and Death's Head.

An Iraqi reviews The Pride of Baghdad, and finds it good.

An Interrupted Mind: Robin Balzer's Buffy Tale.

Star Wars Guide to the Presidential Candidates.

Merv Griffin's Grave.

Pacifist World of Warcraft player tries to make it to the top without killing anything or helping any players that kill.

Is it legal to blog about a failing marriage?

This can't be real, and if it's real, there must be some drawback I'm missing.

I was just reminded of my favorite HTML reference site: W3Schools. If you plan on doing any website design, this is a site you probably ought to have bookmarked.

The no-fly list is complete bull, and these kids will have troubles all their lives because of this bogus list that some idiot dreamed up that doesn't help keep us safe at all. The no-fly list ought to be abolished and the TSA turned over to monkeys... they'd do ten times a better job than the current morons.

Ars Technica explains why a recount in New Hampshire is necessary:

The fact that optical scanners leave a paper record is totally irrelevant if a random audit of the results is not mandatory by law after every election. And in New Hampshire, there are no mandatory audits. As I've said before, mandating a paper trail without also requiring post-election audits is like buying a security system for your house and then not turning it on.

If democracy is worth having, then it is worth checking to make sure the results are certain.

In Kenya, a Kiva.org borrower is spotted on the news at a refugee camp.

How literacy changes your way of thinking.

Self-Link: Aquaman Links, including the gaslight Aquaman and reaction to Teen Titans Year One. I'd like to proudly note that I got the in-line comments working on the Aquaman Blog too.

And finally, the Seahawks lost, no surprise. They were even spotted 14 points by the Packers at the beginning of the game. They were completely outplayed in the snow. Oh well... next year.