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2012-04-21T00:00:00-07:00

George Zimmerman Contradicts Himself on Stand | Workbench
George Zimmerman Contradicts Himself on Stand http://t.co/0ihtcsVr – Rogers Cadenhead (rcade) http://twitter.com/rcade/status/193387448280162305

It Has Sprung

2012-03-20T19:02:00Z

Links for 2012-03-17 [del.icio.us]

2012-03-18T00:00:00-07:00

This American Life - Retraction
"We've discovered that one of our most popular episodes contained numerous fabrications. This week, we detail the errors in Mike Daisey's story about visiting Foxconn, which makes iPads and other products for Apple in China. Marketplace's China correspondent Rob Schmitz discovered the fabrications. "

I Am Ready

2012-03-16T11:34:00Z

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2012-03-11T00:00:00-08:00

Dangerous Minds | Kate Bush: ‘Wuthering Heights’ slowed down to a gorgeous 36-minute symphony
Brilliant: #KateBush’s “Wuthering Heights” slowed down to an oceanic 36-minute symphony (via @flavorwire): http://t.co/9srDuHBM – Kurt Loder (kurt_loder) http://twitter.com/kurt_loder/status/178537105918668800

Balcony Snow

2011-11-30T02:55:00Z

It can be pretty, as long as you don’t have to drive in it.

Links for 2011-10-16 [del.icio.us]

2011-10-17T00:00:00-07:00

Dear Megan's Publicist: STFU, you're doing it wrong. http://bit.ly/8vqafJ
Dear Megan's Publicist: STFU, you're doing it wrong. http://bit.ly/8vqafJ – l.m. orchard (lmorchard) http://twitter.com/lmorchard/status/7388241563

Adventures in Amusing Pet Behavior

2011-09-19T00:26:00Z

When we selected Bailey at the pet store, he was in a cage with 3 or 4 other small rabbits. They were all cuddled together at one end of the cage, as small mammals tend to do. I realized quickly that it would ease his adjustment to his new home if he had a companion in his cage when we brought him home.

We stopped at a Dollar Tree on the way home and bought a very small stuffed animal, a brown puppy (it was almost exactly the same length as Bailey at the time.) We placed the stuffed puppy into his cage before we put him in it, with the hope that Bailey would think it was another bunny.

Sure enough, after a few hours, we noticed Bailey cuddling up to the stuffed puppy. We were always careful to keep them together — when we took Bailey out of the cage to take him somewhere, we’d bring the puppy too. Over the next few days and weeks, as Bailey grew larger than the puppy, he continued to be very attached to it. If we gave Bailey timothy hay, he’d always drop a few stalks next to the puppy. He pulls the puppy around the cage to keep him close.

We bought him a stuffed elephant yesterday from the same store where we got the puppy. It’s the same size, from the same company (so it’s made from the same fabric).

And Bailey is terrified of it.

He grabbed his puppy and took it over into the opposite corner. He’s keeping them both far away from this weird new intruder. We’re going to give him another day or so, I think, to get used to it before we give up.

Bailey Stares Out of the Window

2011-09-05T01:47:00Z

Apparently, cats aren’t the only pets who stare out of windows.

Welcome Home, Bailey Higgins

2011-07-07T00:23:00Z

Sorry About Being Off The Air

2011-02-25T17:00:00Z

Hardware problems, the usual, whatever.

I haven’t actually tested it externally, but dynamic page generation should be much, much faster. It still doesn’t get around the problem of me not ever really writing anything, but “Small moves, Ellie. Small moves.”

Links for 2011-01-03 [del.icio.us]

2011-01-04T00:00:00-08:00

Karaoke - Karokí - Karíókí - Karoke - Karaókí... við erum allt það!
RT @bjork: kæru vinir mig langar til að bjóða ykkur að syngja á maraþon-karaókí http://fb.me/RQS4irl6 *the problem with ffg Bjork LOL*
– Rabin Harduth (RabinHarduth) http://twitter.com/RabinHarduth/status/22040453876547584

Goodnight, Sweet Girl

2010-12-23T14:42:00Z

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2010-12-17T00:00:00-08:00

Is Yahoo Shutting Down Del.icio.us? [Update: Yes]

Links for 2010-12-09 [del.icio.us]

2010-12-10T00:00:00-08:00

'Uncharted' exclusive: Your first look at 2011's must-play videogame 'Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception' | PopWatch | EW.com

Miniature Faking

2010-11-21T14:37:00Z

A further update on my recent obsession with jacking my old photos to hell and back with cheap post-processing tools.

Altered

Original

This particular photo was messed about with using Art & Mobile’s “TiltShift Generator” for iOS. There’s apparently an Adobe Air version, but I’ve given up Flash and its bastard stepchildren for not-Lent so I haven’t seen it in action.

Día de los Muertos in Mexico

2010-11-06T00:11:00Z

I didn't plan for it to work out this way, but a business visit to Querétaro, Mexico coincided with Día de los Muertos. A colleague and I took a walk through the downtown plazas, which were an amazing blend of sights, tastes, and aromas. It was a tremendous amount of fun. I took quite a few pictures; you can find the Flickr set here.