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Entry #3393: A Dollar in Nineteen-Sixty?

2013-05-18T15:16:07-04:00

Animal of the week: The Mary River turtle.

Watch an amazing pod of a thousand dolphins showing off for a whale watching boat.

Today’s slide show is what minimum wage would get you from the 1050’s to now.

Entry #3392: And I Think I Maced a Crane

2013-05-16T20:45:14-04:00

What would happen if you tried to fly a normal Earth airplane above different Solar System bodies?

I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about anything coming up on television since I waited for Star Wars to run (back when it was five years before movies showed up on TV). Ten days 'til fifteen episodes of Arrested Development. I plan on not sleeping on the 26th. Like Cole, I’ve been devouring episodes all week.

Here are forty-two of the best quotes from the original three seasons. Watch the Season 4 trailer.

Entry #3391: A Field Guide to Sushi in the Works

2013-05-14T15:07:04-04:00

I'm getting tired of forgetting which item is which when I go out for sushi, which I'm doing more and more of lately. So I'm putting together a field guide to sushi, which means I take a photo of each dish as it arrives. Makes a great impression when you're on a first date. Especially moving the ginger and other sides around trying to get a nice shot. I'll have the guide laminated so you can bring it into the restaurant with you. This one's smoked salmon roll, which was actually kind of disappointing.

Entry #3390: Blue-ringed

2013-05-12T00:58:40-04:00

Here's my Kos essay on the blue-ringed octopus.

Cartoon laws of physics, with amendments.

Adam and Dog, an animated short by Minkyu Lee.

Entry #3389: Get Your Movie Rights Here

2013-05-11T15:41:49-04:00

I'm a big Bill Maher fan, but here's Greenwald schooling him.

Entry #3388: Killing the Line

2013-05-10T22:14:30-04:00

Anatomical body art made with Sharpies.

What makes an editorial cartoon an editorial cartoon? Syndicates are now offering the same cartoon with two completely different viewpoints, which kind of defeats the purpose of having an editorial cartoon to begin with.

Researchers have tracked down all 39 living relatives of Hitler. Three of them live in the U.S. and all three have vowed not to have children in order to help kill the line.

Entry #3387: Man

2013-05-09T22:10:00-04:00

It's nice to see Hyperbole and a Half back. Allie's first post in ages is a brutally honest take on depression.

Fifty-six years of tornado tracks.

“Man”, by Steve Cutts.

Entry #3386: Just a Drop of Rain

2013-05-08T22:37:06-04:00

Boxes sealed with “atheist tape” are ten times more likely than unmarked tape to be lost or delayed by the USPS.

What makes rain smell so good? It’s a combination of plant oils, produced during dry periods and released in moisture, geosmin, a substance made by soil bacteria, and ozone.

Hump day musical interlude: The bee dancer. And here’s how she removed the bee blouse after the video was made.

Entry #3385: Toad in the Hole

2013-05-06T22:58:49-04:00

The Dodo Blog.

Pet corner: Watch a dog teach a puppy how to climb down stairs.

In An Atheist Manifesto, Sam Harris argues that belief in God, and appeasement of religious extremists of all faiths by moderates has been, and continues to be, the greatest threat to world peace.

Now we’re cookin’: The “toad in the hole” looks like an awesome breakfast.

Entry #3384: Penguin Fail

2013-05-05T19:13:39-04:00

How a can of Coke is made.

Penguin bloopers.