I would remove the maggots before eating

Or at least squish them. Ewwww.



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Nontent

My buddy Greg coined the term nontent yesterday, but sadly it's already been invented. I'm proud to supply you with nontent sporadically.




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Things I will not be doing any time soon

If you're addicted to adrenaline, here's one way to feed your habit.



(Via Letters From Exile)

Urbanspoon

urbanspoon.com does for restaurants what rottentomatoes.com did for movies.

Monkey Fluids: Hail Xenu!

Temporarily broken LCD screen

Over at Fontblog gecrashed is some wonderful desktop wallpaper: it looks like your LCD screen is smashed. Confuse your friends, annoy your family. I would never do such a thing.

OS X + Firefox + AdBlock Plus + Flash = Annoyance

If you have OS X and Firefox and Adblock Plus 0.7.5.1 and Flash, then lots of flash applications will have display problems. This turns out to be a bug in Adblock Plus. Workaround: go to about:config, set extensions.adblockplus.frameobjects to false. Works for me, anyway.

(Found here)

Domesticated hippo

Proof that there is an intersection between that which is scary and that which is cute.

YAHPP

I finished reading that pesky new Harry Potter book yesterday. It's very long. If you would prefer to read a shorter version that includes all the major plot elements, yet is more entertaining, try Diogenes Sinope's condensed sarcastic version.




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Photo of the day

No comment needed. Just go and look at it.

Friday game (a day early)

Play Onslaught.

Instructions to the residents of Mountain View

Dear residents of Mountain View:

If you're trying to use your home Wi-Fi network and your Windows XP computer keeps connecting to a different network with a stronger signal:

1a. Right click on task tray icon corresponding to your wireless connection, choose "View Available Wireless Networks"
-OR-
1b. Start / Settings / Network Connections / Wireless
2. Click "Advanced..."
3. Select the "Wireless Networks" tab
4. Click "Advanced"
5. Uncheck the box "Automatically connect to non-preferred networks"
6. Click "Close"
7. If any networks appear under "Preferred networks" that you don't want to use, select them and click "Remove"
8. Click OK
9. Enjoy your home network

Alternatives:
a. Don't use Windows XP.
b. Use a Mac.
c. Use Linux.
d. Use (cough) Vista.



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Edible babies

One edible baby, anyway. Scary.
(Thanks, Mark!)

Friday comic

Friday comic, wherein we settle for second best.

Run Vista Legally Without Activation (For Awhile)

Use Vista without activation for up to 120 days, rather than the default 30.

When you get to the 30th day, just run slmgr -rearm and you get another 30 days. You can do this 3 times.

Freakish traffic intersections

ATTAP Unconventional Arterial Intersection Design shows you how lucky you are not to live in a place where they have the dreaded Continuous Flow Intersection.

Wee planets

Must see: Wee planets made from 360° panoramas.

Video of the day (audio required)

I'm not sure if I should watch Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen.

Camera autofocus test chart

Here's a handy and free test chart that you can use to test the autofocus of your camera and lenses.
(via Ian L)




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Goodbye, Rich

My friend Rich Girerd died this morning after a long struggle with cancer. Rich was the first friend I made when I came to California with my former employer. Always active, always outgoing, and a brilliant mind too. We'll miss you, Rich, and look forward to seeing you again when our time comes.


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Radio Licensing Scam Alert

I just got a letter from "Business Radio Licensing" of 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA, telling me it was time to renew a radio license that I hold. They charge a mere $180 for this service. For a $85 license that can be renewed instantly by credit card at the FCC Universal Licensing System, or by mail direct to the FCC, what value are they providing? Smells like a scam to me.

They appear to accept email at info@businessradiolicensing.com, but their web site isn't set up yet.




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Free Sound Effects

What's not to love about Free Sound Effects?