I have a pretty dim view of suburban SUV drivers and some real disgust for Hummer H2 owners who have symbolically declared war on nature and civilization at 10 miles per gallon. There’s an implied “fuck you” message that H2 … Continue reading →

So I’m 180 or so miles away from the epicenter, but even at that distance it was a pretty good shake once you account for being on the third floor of an old apartment building that basically sits on sand. … Continue reading →

See what happens when a power station’s 500 KVA switch is thrown. RealMedia link

Stuck with a CD for a present? Don’t worry, here’s what to do! Go to What A Crappy Present.com

The latest Crypto-Gram points out a list of famous unsolved codes and ciphers.

Boing Boing links to cranky architecture critic James Howard Kunstler’s “Eyesore Of The Month“, a monthly case study in design stupidity with hilarious commentary. His May 2003 entry is priceless. The mother of all Modernist public places: Empire State Plaza, … Continue reading →

Jack Chick, meet H.P. Lovecraft.

Following up my previous post on the licensing issue between DirecTV and Trio, Trio has set up a web page at savetrio.com to automate the letter writing.

Cory describes this a lot better than I can: The Anti-Terror Line is the reverse of a Fed snitch line — it’s a number you can call when The Man is giving you a hard time in the name of … Continue reading →