Another Linkdump

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #169: Marvel, Death of Aquaman, Wild Wild West.

Polite Scott looks at Doctor's Head Mirrors.

Want.

How to make really simple garden lights for a single use (like a party) out of LEDs, coin batteries, and mason jars.

For stupid customers: the lollipop policy.

An idea for electric cars: stations quickly replace the batteries instead of recharging them.

Duh, not handholds. From the comments: "As a commercial pilot I can assure you that those instruments are clearly labeled. That one MAY have had the markings, Warning hot, and No Handhold, and No Step. Probably at least two of those markings, possibly all three." TSA inspectors should NOT be illiterate. And it's a good thing the airline re-inspected the planes, or that TSA flunkie could've murdered hundreds of people. In the name of "security". I think the TSA should be grounded and replaced with something useful and intelligent.

Diebold admits their voting machines are crap. PAPER AND PENS. Voting on a closed source voting machine is as good as throwing away your vote.

Computer junkie finds apparent proof that China lied about the age of some of its Olympic athletes.

Olympic Logos over the years.

Lovecraft fan harassed when paying respects at Lovecraft's grave.


It's Pug Attack! Beach pugs! Jailed pug! Stroller Pug! Tough pug! (been there, done that) Authoritative Pug! and Snuggle Puggle!

Wow... Evil Twin only needs $55 more to reach $500 in the MS 150! If you've got $5 to spare, you can donate, or just watch to see if she makes it.

Tardy Linkdump

The 100 Most Powerful People in British Culture.

More from Mike Manley on babymen. While I don't agree entirely with everything he says about fandom, I agree with most of it.

Polite Scott has a cool article that links to a very cool short story. Thanks Scott!

Making Light reports on a book cover that would just annoy me.

Teen creates Chemistry Card Game: I want. Can you add your own cards, I wonder? Expansion packs would be cool.

As of July 1st, Washington state is going to have a tax like this, and it's insane. Especially since the state's tax affects small businesses that really can't afford to figure out the tax for every single municipality in the state. Sales taxes are regressive, anyway. I think they aren't the best way to get money for government.

The Bad Astronomer makes a webcomic about Creationist "logic".

Doctor Who Quiz Answers.

Earthquakes off the coast of Oregon are probably Godzilla.

Invasive species are BAD.

LOLcats are developing their own theology. I like it a little better than FSM in some ways. Happycat is happy. Ceiling cat is a pervert.

Last Links

Polite Scott's Worst Comic Book Medicine of 2007 and Best Comic Book Medicine of 2007.

Benazir Bhutto was one of us.

Oh my, Ken Jennings had an interesting flight home.

Pancakes in a Can. Hmmm. Wanna try it. Watch the video on their website, it's hilarious.

Google Sightseeing 2007 Awards.

And also check out Archaeology's Top 10 Discoveries of 2007.

And then there is Vintage Seattle's Year in Review 2007.

I want to make Flying Spaghetti Monster Cookies for Christmas next year.

Pterodactyl distracts driver. A commenter on Cryptomundo may have the answer to what he really saw.

I think this article is mostly bull. If I've proved anything, it's that it is possible for an obese person to change habits enough to become... er, not obese. As I lost weight, my hunger and cravings also changed, which this article implies is impossible because such things are genetically determined. While that's no doubt true of some small percentage of people, I think most people can lose weight if they can find that switch in the brain that allows them to commit to lifestyle changes.

Huge Linkdump with Chocolate Milkshakes and Giant LEGOs

Comic Book Idol is returning. I really enjoyed the last round they did, so I'm looking forward to seeing this one. The winner gets a trip to New York, but the real winners are the fans who get to see a lot of great artwork throughout the contest.

New Comic Book Day Bingo.

Mike Sterling reports on the robbery at his store.

Pal Dorian (and quite a few others actually) reports on a server attack on GayGamer.net. Dorian writes about the problem much more eloquently than I could, so go read.

Garrett alerts us to an interesting story involving works licensed under the Creative Commons. Apparently an ad agency in Australia is using CC licensed work without notifying the photographers or the subjects of the photo.

Here's an interesting interview with Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs on Discovery Channel. Well, I found it interesting. We don't usually look at the infrastructure of our society. Perhaps we ought to be paying more attention. This is one show that isn't afraid to look deep.

Welcome to Cleveland. Only...

I'm not getting up at 3 am to see the total lunar eclipse, but I wish I could. I have seen one, once. It was amazing.

I want one of these to wash up in front of my house. I love the shirt. "NO REAL THAN YOU ARE". Hmmm.

Animation for Short Attention Spans. Including an Oz film. Cool!

Presenting 12 Memorable Newspaper Comics Strip Deaths. I like the last entry a LOT.

The Ten Best Bands That Never Existed. Again, I like the last entry.

Yangtze river dolphin declared extinct. More from the late Douglas Adams.

I love minions.

The Seattle Times explains tips and what happens to them behind the scenes.

Brooklyn Tornado, no, not a sports team.

Arrested for not watering her lawn? Well, not exactly, but still!

Skeleton in Diving Gear found in Puget Sound.

Do you love science enough to get a DNA tattoo?

AT&T censors Pearl Jam. This is another example that shows why Net Neutrality is essential. Imagine AT&T in charge of what you can see on the internet. Now imagine they don't like your opinion. Oops. You are silenced. Net Neutrality NOW.

Speaking of AT&T, Boing Boing has a story of how they fought for privacy against an intrusive government wanting to wiretap... 80 years ago.

Vintage Seattle visits the old brewery and takes some fantastic pictures.

Paul Merton (wonderful Brit comedian), hanging out in China, hunts down a robot farmer. "With a university education, he'd probably be running the Chinese space program by now." (Aside: Paul Merton was brilliant in the memorable Tub of Lard episode of Have I Got News For You)

Chocolate Milkshakes Can Save Your Life!

Sunny Monday Links

Best wishes go out to Polite Scott who is in hospital after a heart attack. Get well soon, Scott!

Oh, I'm SO glad I didn't go downtown Friday afternoon. I'd rather meet Bully than Blake any day (sorry Blake, Bully is cuter).

Linda Medley asks us to Help Greensburg Kansas by remembering it as it was before the tornado.

There has been a reaction to Doctor Who being pre-empted by a stupid song contest.

Speaking of, Doctor Who has a Prologue.

Interview with Hiro. Ah, a fellow nerd.

E-mail scammers getting desperate?

Candle update: I did indeed take a nice hot bath, and burned a "Green Apple" candle. I burned the tealight for a little over an hour, and after I blew it out and let it cool, it looked like I'd burned it for only a couple of minutes. On the negative side, the room only smelled faintly of apples, but then I had the fan going, which no doubt dispersed some of it. On an unrelated note, I found another activity that is much improved by having lost so much weight. On Sunday I burned the other tealight in the small bathroom until it burnt out... five hours later! The room smelled of citrus the rest of the evening.

Yet Another Lunkdimp

New auctions for Unscrewed are up. I wouldn't object if someone bought me that James Owen original art item so I could request a most incredible Aquaman drawing.

How loud is the Canary's Scream? A little bit too loud.

Dave presents us with a bunch of Doctor Who related ads with WhoTube!

A good review of Age of Bronze.

Speaking of, Colleen Doran points out that you can read the first issue free. Oh, and something that she created, too.

Good wishes go out to Elayne.

More on cultural differences from the Sandbox. If you didn't read the first one, check it out.