The Lair

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup

Best Beer Names Ever → Or maybe just in the US #
more from the anonymous internet hate machine → I just love this. I really really do. #
CSS minifier → been intending a peek at these toys at some point #
whee. The big guns join the OpenID alliance → both provider and consumer service provisioning, please! #
Vertical branding taken to extremes - an encryption tool for err.. the mujahideen → with the marketing reading something like - “use the tool approved by the terrorist overlords to encrypt all your messages!” #
this is relevant to my interests → I swear. 20 odd years of school and I still can’t tie my laces properly. Sometime ago, I just stopped caring. #
Limericks, now in a convenient database form → uses the same software as the famous bash.org, I believe. #
Discover which candidate you would support in the US elections → if you were like … able to vote or even cared to do so. #
A Post-IntelliJ world → Yeah, but you know.. that was version 2.5 or 3.0. Everything after 4.0 has been on a downward spiral #
Victim of His Own Success: The Tragedy of Bobby Fischer → A balanced look at one of the game’s greats #
Raising the Steak → Kobe Beef : the myth and apparent reality #
five new yorkers who face extreme stress → 11th grade student? Oh please. #
prove that you are indeed a leet gamer when playing online → or not. #
everyone say it with me → scam scam scammity scam #
Top 50 British writers since 1945 → I’ve read maybe half of these people. And I already have nitpicks about the list. #
The Smart Set: Scent of a Führer → Yet more proof that vegetarians are the cause of most of the world’s problems. And you know who else was a vegetarian? yes, that’s right. #
everyone needs a bit moar lolcat in their websiet → It’s been done for lots of other pidgin languages, but it’s still funny in lolcat #
Life as a series of receipt stubs → Awesome #
Coffee Drinks Illustrated → Because pretty pictures are better than wondering why your coffee is that muddy colour #
Won’t someone please think of Vietnam? → I laughed when I heard the comparison being made. This article explains why. #
Unintentionally Sexual Comics Covers/Panels → Comics and innuendo. Old skool scans. #
MoanMyIP.com - yes, what it says → NSFW and don’t listen with the speakers turned up. You have been warned #
People aren’t what they seem over IM → News (and several films) at 11 #
A Soviet Poster A Day → Just what it says on the tin. A new Soviet era propaganda poster every day. #
Vanilla (the nifty forum software) embeds sponsored links in the product → inevitable, I suppose. Everyone needs to make some cash for their hard work. This is rather sad though. #
LOL Feeds → make a lolcat for each of the titles on your blog, twitter, jaiku or wherever #
The Chicken Fried Pork Belly Caesar → dammit. feel hungry now. #
Spite is apparently not a chimpanzee emotion → chimps are however, susceptible to vengeful behaviour #
In a blindingly obvious result: Ruby is faster to setup; but not yet as scalable as Java → The same team are expected to proclaim their findings on the colour of the daytime sky shortly #
Making Bacon → is there anything it can’t do? from an anonymous tipster #
Stephen King reviews Harry Potter → Not a huge fan of King’s recent work, but I think this review is awesome on many different levels. #
Eating meat as a dating strategy → why ordering meat can make someone seem down to earth and less finicky. Amen. #
The vast majority of people are unwilling to take another human life → fascinating read about how this reluctance is overcome #
Schneier interviews the chief of the TSA → lots of fascinating insight on airport security in the US #
Ransomizr - a Flickr ransom note generator → Generates old skool ransom notes from random Flick pics. Very cool. #
sickening, isn’t it? → cheese pie that doesn’t taste quite as good the second time. #
Microsoft Project now has an open-source competitor → imaginatively named OpenProj. Supposedly cross-platform. Looks nifty #
walking causes more damage to the environment than driving → so.very.confused now #
All men are liars, apparently → A fascinating read, if for no other reason than that my perspective is so different from his. #
237 reasons to have sex → some people take their research very seriously #
On a Ramen theme → I may have mentioned Ramen before - but this looks tasty. #
inverse relationship between grades and sex drive posited → what if you’re really smart about getting laid? Ah. Paradoxes. #
A-List Bloggers: It’s a fad. Everyone go home now. → Well I’ll be. They’re not tech gods? #
it’s apparently national orgasm week. This week. → One week a year just isn’t that great, is it? #
Scarlett Johansson will play Jenna Jameson → zomg bewbies #
The Kremlin is like something conceived by Mario Puzo → Kasparov on Putin and politics in Russia today #
being aggressive leads to higher pay. Umm. duh. → But then the article had to go and bring gender into it. #
from flirting to fornication → like this is a bad thing… Granuiad writer sounds like nose is distinctly out of joint here. #
childrens books are banned from the NYT bestseller lists → err. right. Not that I use the NYT bestseller list for my reading decisions, but ok. #
eating beef is less green than driving → that’s too bad for the planet then. I’m probably close to being classed as a militant carnivore. #
Collaborative filtering for news sources → this is an idea that sounds like it should work in practice - but one man’s news is another man’s propaganda. I expect it to be gamed viciously if it ever becomes popular. #
a new superhero for this day and age - splogfighter → the database of 13m blogs sounds rather creepy though #
PHP4 will not be supported after this year → end of an era? I just hope everyone upgrades. #
let loose the badgers of war, they said. → may I be only about the millionth person to chant “badger, badger, badger, badger, mushroom, mushroom”. #
joke comprehension may decrease with age → laugh it up, junior. laugh it up. #
smacks ever so slightly of elitism, but there is a lot to agree with in this review → jumped the shark. Over. I still watch the Simpsons though. #
rent a house and get richer → skippy pointed me to this a while ago. It flies in the face of everything I thought made fiscal sense. So. Confused. #
is anything safe to eat anymore? → can’t help but feel slightly aggrieved at this. #
how to retain people → lots of interesting stuff there #
Time notices 37Signals → ultimately not a great deal of new insight, though #
not sure this article is enough to reform GWB in the public eye but … → the human touches were very nicely done. #
blog and social network by proxy → ghostwriter? Who’s that? oh, but this is Facebook. It’s different. #
fried chicken → it’s the spice mix that counts #
why poor countries remain poor → the rest of the site is a bit suspect for my left leaning self, but this article mirrors my observations elsewhere #
map of social networks → yes, another one. #
what families eat, around the world → the pictures are a tad “You Are What You Eat”, but it’s interesting to see the variations #
want to dodge the smoking ban? become an embassy → of an uninhabited island. Yeah. That’ll work. #
Food photography aggregator → Truly one of the most brilliant places I’ve visited recently. Do not go there if hungry. You have been warned. #
customer feedback for a store which deals in sex and bondage toys → I love the velvet handcuffs. Now, about that malfunctioning key? #
“clearly, to save a woman you need a man. It’s a question of muscles” → Italy’s first? all-woman beach opens for business. Italian wumminz also ask for moar eunuchs. These Romans are crazy. #
myspace vs facebook: it’s about class, apparently → correlation is not causation and all that sort of thing #
Vimperator: Firefox with Vi key bindings → make it stop. Dear gawd, make it :wq! #
continuous partial attention → some call this multitasking, but it’s not quite that #
facebook in 40 years → face what? #
don’t say this to us. apparently → worth a snigger. Probably going to get me a “fine. read those silly articles” too. #
an earth without people → been done in a pictorial form before, but this is specifically about Manhattan’s problems #
pay us more for our wine or merlot will flow → cabernet and pinot too #
who participates and what people are doing online → I’ve dissed Forrester Research findings before, but this is useful looking information #
yet more geography factoids from my childhood which are now proven wrong → Amazon pwns Nile. Who’s yer river daddy now, eh? #
annual per capita consumption of alcohol, by country → Luxembourg? 15.5 liters per annum? pfft. amateurs #
a measure of economic time → in keeping with my recent econ topics week #
one of the most startling pro-immigration arguments I’ve seen → and unsurprisingly, anti-protectionist #
e-petitions, e-democracy and other issues → a certain number of signatories to an e-petition automatically triggers a debate in parliament. interesting #
lettuce all pray → premature wilting - hoped for in one context, undesirable outcome in another. #
do people really know the origins of the food they eat? → Soylent green? Yes. It’s people. #
Akamai traffic visualization → this is just … so… awesome. #
how he spent the war → ex-Waffen SS member and his memoirs #
no stealing plz → completely blasphemous. rather funny. #
Today is the 40th anniversary of the 6 day war → possibly one of the most influential conflicts in modern day Mid east geopolitics #
Truemors - the flop → I wuv u, Valleywag. Nothing more to say here, just read that linked article #
Shochu - more popular than sake → as an additional bonus, also easier to mispronounce when shitfaced and slurring words #
wear your gnazi badge with pride, trooper → grammar activists ftw. they be chillin. #
yoghurt is cool again. darn → redmango! pinkberry! froyo! the cute word obsession continues #
seating hierarchy on the London Underground → one of the coolest articles evah. I’m a longtime #6 person myself. #
hare of a dog → also known as a corgi. cooked, served with apples and onions. Mmmmm. #
last guy in the world to see Star Wars → was it worth it? #
can’t take the spam? just retire from email → nancy boys! stay and fight, I say! *snigger* #
want to be at Stanford? → now you can. offer of a place is optional #
staying in an echo chamber for long enough makes an opinion seem authoritative → broadly applicable to all the sides in the local propaganda war #
how to make great burgers → champions league final tonight. nuff said. #
accurate but nonetheless depressing sumup → errm. muslim minority group? who’s that? #
the bayesian advantage of youth → contains a beautiful analogy on the fallacy of outdated expertise #
viagra may help with jetlag → waking up with a stiffy? priceless. #
coming soon to a school near you → chess jocks! adoring teachers everywhere will do their PT for them. yay! #
the end of the petrodollar → with implications for continued use of the USD as the international currency of trade #
the other russia → in democratic russia, anything goes. #
my life for aiur → Blizzard announces Starcraft 2 #
how to survive an internet ass beating → right. sympathy, exit stage left. #
innovate not litigate, says Jon Schwartz → but uh. You’re not Microsoft #
lovely piece on global warming which has implications for many other messages → newsflash: the sky is falling approach only works once. #
population movement patterns in the US of A → and their consequences for politics? very interesting read. #
look. wumminz play chess too! → I never realized. heh. #
how much textual information do we consume daily? → less twitter, more email and more reading online for me. Still not 10 megs a day, though. I think. #
outsource … your local newspaper journalist? → if the news in your area has a depressing generic feel to it, now you know why #
city council staff in Toronto banned from using Facebook → quick. create a group in protest. #
are you a really lazy person? → I’m so there. #
Google polices web → I’ve noticed the “potentially harmful” tag under some pages myself. interesting. #
Mmmmm. horse. → yes. I said horse. Hey, I’d eat it. In a heartbeat. #
dog whistle politics → specific portions of a message that appeal to extremes or segments of a voterbase. never seen that anywhere else. no sir. #
The Streisand effect → AKA the law of unintended consequences #
11 colour myths → black isn’t always death, white is… depends on the culture, innit? #
too hot to trot → get out of my way, I’m in a hurry #
if you find any stuff that glows in the dark → Pakistan may like to have a word. #
why, yes. this curry does taste like shite → and what are those squishy bits? #
the art of being incompetent at an unwanted task → or how to avoid work you don’t want to do #
what would your daemon be? → golden compass movie thingiebob. requires flash. Gah. #
game to help foreign students get over culture shock → drinking, snogging, random acts of gun violence. Right. A game. #
Turkish citizens call for a secular state → separation of religion and state. that’s crazy talk, right there. #
find a unix command and reinvent it for the web → Pipes is more like cat and old school redirects, isn’t it? #
average everything → documentary on Channel 4 tonight #
Visit Gun Town, USA. Firearms mandatory for residents → suck it libs. low low crime rate. #
lolcat language explained → way to overanalyze it, dude #
wow. just wow. misogynistic or merely pragmatic? I can’t tell → even the comment thread following is interesting #
fastfood, advertising versus reality → I’d still eat almost all of the “reality” section. I am a sad junk food guzzling excuse for humanity #
good time atheists → or so the strawman goes #
why Arsenal doesn’t want American “investment” → I lol-ed at the first comment. Still laughing. #
what are the odds? → Virginia Tech student also escaped the Columbine shooting 8 years earlier. #
sex theme park. yes, it’s err.. real → because groping plastic mannequins groped by millions of others before you sounds like exactly the thing you should be doing. yeah. #
the ideal girlfriend → craigslist never ceases to amuse and amaze #
how many styrofoam cups are equivalent to a ceramic or plastic mug? → answer: about a thousand. I still wouldn’t give up my ornate ceramic tankard for stupid styrofoam though. #
just like they do on the discovery channel → bunny suits not provided #
great debut albums and signature tunes → Gah. He mentioned Jeremy. #
having an orgy is safer than driving → unless the orgy is in your car. and you’re the designated driver… or something #
Gaim is now called Pidgin → in the long tradition of Windows Commander -> Total Commander and the like. I like the name Pidgin though #
10 worst rap album covers ever made → ok, so the KKK reference was over the top but the others are … merely bad, not horrific trainwreck material. #
life in rural mongolia - in pictures → nothing too surprising in there, but still interesting #
lighttpd - the basics → lack of decent windows support hinders experimentation in this interesting alternative. for now. #
not about motorcycles, not about blogging → generally applicable, I guess #
another one for the taboo quiz → rapist of a ten year old girl is acquitted on “exceptional grounds”. And that’s just the tame part of the story #
hackergotchi → because the world really needs more pictures like this. #
Serenity is the top Sci-fi movie → online polls, unreliable blah blah blah whatever. Not sure about beating out Star Wars but hey, I’m not arguing #
fascinating piece on Gordon Ramsay → his bark is worse than his bite. most of the time. either that or he’s got an awesome PR firm #
charcoal? why I get that all the time → peanuts that have spent too long in the oven and then become a delicacy. serendipity? why, yes. #
The Fools Gold Loaf sammich → one hollowed out loaf of warm bread, one jar of peanut butter, one jar of jelly (jam?) and one pound of bacon. Sounds yum. #
Italian is now the national language of Italy → Suck it, northern league. #
10 things your boss hates about you → slightly tongue in cheek. I hope. #
what type of nerd are you? → science/math nerd. unsurprisingly. turns out I don’t game enough to be a computer geek, I am off to hand in my geek card now. #
conservative coding → put away the five dollar words when writing an install guide, put away the fancy stuff and write code for us mortals #
more information than you ever needed to know about “purity testing” → no gerbils in the list. for shame. #
a blogger code of conduct? → I gots ya code of conduct right here. Bite me #
first ever human chimera? → even more interesting phenomenon linked in the article - the vanishing twin #
how to beat google → including my personal favourite - small teams get more work done #
pick up your nap sack → and stuff it full of micronaps #
a namechange in the unexpected direction → why is it mandated that the wife adopts the husband’s surname? Why not … the other way around? #
in ur internets wastn ur timez → mad props to Rustifer. This is genius. #
oh that british accent → vocal chords made of tweed. I need to try that #
swimsuits or sweaters? now we know → no. not swimsuits #
Calculate your caffeine intake → Dr Peppers, Coke and other indulgences are now occasional instead of daily. I’ll live #
innovation comes from PhDs, apparently → and that’s why America is apparently doomed. omgz the skies are falling #
how to be a gentleman (apparently) → standing on entrance and exit? really? #
lawyer makes a tit of herself in court → make that both tits #
Hermione Granger gets first stalker → petrificus totalus ftw! #
is that a baseball bat in your pocket or? → men apparently stare at each other’s crotches. intently. I don’t know where to begin commenting on this, honestly. #
teenager tosses a promising career down the tubes to drink, dance and make merry → oh and he’s a 15 year old peruvian chess IM and his girlfriend is 14 years older than he is. Call this the Brazillian gambit #
man who plays devil’s advocate is really an asshole → satire imitates real life #
are big product launches necessary? → *sigh* this validates the sneaky viral marketing tactic. viva la astroturfing now, I suppose #
ISPs sell clickstream data → see anonymous internet surfing. #
surfing anonymously on the internet → reasonably balanced article about various services #
the canon of computer games → played 8 of the 10. have obsessed over 5 in that canon at one point or the other. not bad. #
Netcraft confirms: AMD is dying → I never jumped on the bandwagon myself, but AMD did keep Intel honest. Not anymore, apparently. #
British and Irish share lots of common genetic material → still won’t make it a United Kingdom #
sending out an SOS → messages in bottles are better recycled instead. Let’s all print out grouphug.us messages and use them for … #
and it was how big? → there is a doctor who is an expert on masturbating elephants. who needs a cure for cancer when you can be an expert at jerking off pachyderms? #
I will lead you to a land of milk and honey → but I’m a vegan! and forget about the loaves and fishes. Do you do soya? #
no one saw it coming! it was like a rogue asteroid!! → or not. nappy wearing astronaut turned attempted kidnapper Lisa Nowak fired by NASA. and no, there were no rockets involved. #
the story of mp3 → brandenburg and the fraunhofer institute #
50 most important people on the web → rob malda underrated, drew curtis underrated, blizzard overrated. No bias here, eh? #
the curse of expansion → The best bits of a brand can sometimes be diluted or neutered by the requirement for breakneck expansion and scaling #
59 things that the Freedom of Information Act uncovered → most deal with cop and MP excesses so yawn. A few nuggets in there, though #
manipulating Digg - for cash → you know something is wrong when people start doing this for real money #
very bad parenting, apparently → mother of 8 year old 218 pounder may lose custody of kid. will someone please think of the … #
8 of 10 nations with the fattest inhabitants are in the south pacific → overweight.nu? Yes, we do. #
Creative Commons Licenses v. 3 → still seem more or less the same, but with a few clauses on derivative works #
Yahoo Pipes with Dojo → JSON-P endpoints ftw! #
Yahoo UI hosts their YUI libraries for anyone to use → awesome #
infomaniacs are worse than pot smokers → roll up your email into a spliff and smoke it #
Scientists “a bit weird” and do “boring jobs” → to quote the email I got on the subject, it’s time to unite and fight back or never be invited to your kid’s parties again #
Yorkshire puds are UK’s favourite food → with gravy. and roast beef. *drool* #
tagging - when it works and when it doesn’t → librarything vs amazon - not your run of the mill winner #
first woman to win Turing award → woot for Fran Allen #
interfaces, clicks and latency → some bleedin’ obvious but well written #
should we get together and stone them? → yes, most of these are from Leviticus, which doesn’t count #
life as an intern in the big three search engines → nice article, lots of insight #
Sn…er. Sex on a plane - legal or not? → the more you know #
honey, do I look fat in this dress? → umm. no. Genius move by M&S. Bravo! #
hardline hindus declare war → on valentines day. No, really. #
Pipes now supports JSON objects → *drool* #
some more cool Pipes hacks → the last.fm mashup sounds scarily similar to one of my little projects #
how not to talk to kids → might even work for adults #
Schneier on DRM in Windows → in summary: Vista sucks, do not buy. #
good engineer bad engineer → lazy engineer, paranoid engineer etc #
natural language search → oh my. A quest for an old old holy grail begins anew #
The inner platform effect → too much customization ability and flexibility is bad, mmkay? #
Why women fall for Mr. Average → high powered career men were “too good to be true”. Cynical? Women? Of course not. #
pass the hair of a dog please → 27 million UK workers call in sick due to hangovers. Amateurs. #
music and indie bands → an instant classic #
is grad school a financial mistake? → a bit late to ask that of myself, eh? #
experience does not a better programmer make? → not sure what else will, though #
programmers dont like to code → they like to problem solve. Oh hell yes! #
Peyton and the Colts win the bowl → despite a first minute TD punt return, numerous fumbles and being 8 points behind in the first quarter. Good game #
why women are finding it hard to marry (in the UK) → I didn’t say this. Boris Johnson did. Blame him. #
tagging takes off for online users → yup. I’ve seen the anonymous tags on Ach too. #
suicide bombers are like cigarette smokers → when they’re finished, only the smoke lingers #
Oh look, sheep! Licking the road? → where else but in Wales? #
A New Sith → via psy #
A list of unusual wikipedia articles → and I had visited three! in the last 10 days. yikes #
the persona of typography → Calibri is a new font shipped with MS-Office 2007 #
procrastination hacks → I need these. um. now. ok, maybe tomorrow #
tightwad syndrome → or the lack thereof #
prostitutes in a hospice, oh my → not the ending you’d imagine #
Firebug goes 1.0 final → use it for development and love it. But I don’t keep it enabled all the time because Firefox becomes a bit unstable. #
a science experiment doomed to failure → you can take a sloth to cardiff, but can you make him move? #
when you see “young and good looking”, this isn’t the job you think they’re applying for → rent-a-protestor. Woo. Anguished protesting on demand for cold hard cash. #
downloading music, movies ok if not for profit → viva italia! #
SHA-1 cracked → if anyone is still using it, don’t #
the affluenza virus → life, liberty and the pursuit of money. Actually, just the last one #
why does everyone hate me → interesting if you watch celebrity big brother; worth a read if you don’t #
earthquake in the UK, EVERYBODY PANIC! → Oh, wait. It’s in Scotland. Never mind then. #
the vanity of mineral water → but but but … evian has special anti-aging properties! Honest! #
Rouxbe - cooking by video → it’s like food porn, only without the porn #
the ununited states → in climate, that is #
why yes, I do crap diamonds. What of it? → he did it to say his ass is a girl’s best friend. I would too. #
in a move that surprises no one, really → Beckham moves to LA #
there are no polar bears in this story → but there is a sri lankan. who died. in a freak accident. #
patient dies while ambulance crews were on mealbreak → the other side of the story #
Brazilian judge gets hit with a cluestick → reverses youtube ban on video because it is … gasp, shock … unenforceable #
how the middle class is getting screwed → written from an american perspective, but broadly applicable in most places #
common errors in english → no cure for contorted dribble writing yet, soz! #
are you taking the piss? → no, just the urinal thanks. maybe later. #
have scientific papers include their data and graphs/tables in a standard executable format → via kottke. I’ve often wished for this, but it won’t happen in the next few years - if at all. #
meet an ordinary Houston Texans cheerleader. Oh, and she’s also an aerospace engineer at NASA → all kinds of awesome #
the rights of an atheist → all hail FSM! #
wikinomics → a new buzzword for collaborative sites #
this just in - mixing red bull with alcohol is bad for you → drunkenness, drunk dialling and projectile vomiting merely unpleasant side effects. narf. #
lectures in pubs - where’s the free beer? → special credit for barfing on lecturer during class. New drinking games. Scores adjusted for degree of inebriation. #
snakes at ground zero → reptiles for earthquake prediction. It’s like a seismograph that bites. #
television over sex, says UK men → is that the telly position? #
The American Foreign Legion → if you survive in Iraq, you’re a citizen of the US of A. Beats the visa lottery odds, doesn’t it? #
it’s good to be king. Or dictator → autocrats unanonymous #
Religion causes more harm than good → says the land which brought fine secular controversy such as veilgate, wear-crucifixes-at-the-BA-gate and other entertaining news items #
I keep getting invited to the wrong parties → “the fourth most frequently lost item at seasonal festivities — after phones, purses and wallets — is underwear” #
pillow talk → public pillow fights with strangers. This will end well, I’m sure #
salty dawgs → iodated salt the new brain food. Or, perhaps, the old one. #
Cook at home, eat better → It’s all fun and games till the first batch of inedible spaghetti hits the colon #
Higher IQ folks are more likely to be vegetarians → 3 IQ points (average) for bacon, steak and chicken breasts? No contest. #
reddit passwords stolen → or, shit happens, deal. Reddit has been having some DNS problems recently too. #
Java SE 6 released → cool stuff like a built in HTTP server included. Will probably be the last non-GPL major release. #
wordpress.com stats → pageviews and new blogs are particularly interesting #
I go when you go → the iraqi military promises ne’er to be parted from the US #
airline passenger gets posthumous upgrade → flight must have been a real killer, huh? #
The Polonium Bar and Grill → experience their cuisine and you will positively glow with satisfaction #
Twice as many 120+ IQ males as females → stupid IQ tests, biased results, why bother with this gender shite anyway blah blah blah #
buncha wankers, the lot of them → or liars. same thing. #
fashion tips for the junglist in you → please don’t hurt me, dems all jokes. #
Quebec is free → except that nothing really changed. Carry on. #
Say hello to cheap beer → where? where? #
Wiki-How - the world’s largest collaborative how-to manual → includes classics such as “how to seat dinner guests”, “survive a plane crash” and more mundanely, “save a wet cell phone” #
still no cure for cancer? → confirms that biologists are a bunch of lazy layabouts. hehehehehe. #
World’s best functioning democracies → the nordics win it #
Snap Anywhere - Javascript based site previews for hyperlinks → what SVG could have been. sigh. #
ephebophilia - not exactly the stuff pedos are made out of → your ancestors were probably serial ephebophiles #
the rich have it easy → whilst the poor don’t. Captain Obvious seen lurking around the Times offices. #
Super Lions → coming to an island near you #
“secure” UK passport cracked → stop doing that! #
perfectly matched by the - top ten bond girls → Denise Richards was a bad Bond girl? omgwtf, people! #
The Top Ten Worst Bond Girls → er. yeah. ok then #
space tourism - book now, fly in 2009 → sub-orbital flights the cut price option #
free java! → it’s like free willy, but without the whales and stuff #
MoFo releases Firefox 1.5.0.8 → which should hopefully provide an automatic upgrade path for Firefox 2.0 as well #
PSA: beware of toothbrushes. They can be swallowed → but only if you’re practising doing what they do in some porno movies. #
honey, I broke teh slashdot → 4 billion comment ids is enough for anyone. Right? Right?? #
the brotherhood (and sisterhood) of bloggers → so, where was the blogspot of the day? #
top 10 lies of web 2.0 → bubble? there is no bubble #
Britney Spears may be available. Order now and avoid disappointment → oops did anyone not see this one coming? #
heart attack burger! → clog, arteries, clog! #
Tamarin: ECMAScript version 4 → Integrates ActionScript and some enhancements to the existing 3rd edition of ECMAScript. Oh my #
Slashdot goes all Diggity → voting on submissions? Oh my #
Firefox 2.0 released → People who have RC3 need not update or reinstall #
Finland loves … latin?! → Tenere me ama indeed #
it wasn’t me, guvnor → we all look the same to you, so that has to be my evil twin #
Paris syndrome → no, this has nothing to do with the Hilton. Really. #
US bans vegemite → when vegemite is outlawed, only outlaws will eat vegemite on toast #
it’s cats, the webpage! → via 4zumanga #
Kazakhs invite “Borat” to visit their homeland and see their fermented horse urine drinking culture for himself → don’t go, Borat! They’re going to shoot you like a dog #
the architecture of security → building security as compared to internet security. By Schneier #
Iceland prepares to have a whale of a time → lots of blubber about the ban on whaling by the three main whale hunting nations #
Large collection of Charles Darwin’s written work → Creationists need not apply, kthx #
what goes up must come down → Dow Jones hits 12k mark. I see bubbles #
trolls beware - web rage is upon us → You want a piece of this? huh? Do ya? #
Evolution - good for dawang → No, I didn’t mean Darwin. #
condemned prisoner gets pregnant while in solitary confinement → hail mary! or not. #
the muck that slows you down → “70% of an application developer’s time is spent on non-differentiating components”. Sadly, this article also pimps Rails at the end. #
Deep fried … Coca Cola → because deep frying adds flavour to anything #
last christmas, I gave you my heart?! and you didn’t stay away → Wham reunites. No, really. Stop laughing. #
Russia is dying → netcraft confirms it #
GooTube - it’s official → “Paying $1.65 billion for a company that loses over $2 million a month is just a more sensible manifestation of the bubble-acquisition archetype” - Valleywag #
browser support for various features → covers only IE 6, 7, Firefox 1.5 and Opera 9. No Konqui *scowl* #
simple is beautiful → so is average #
letter from iraq → SNAFU, in a letter form #
top 10 geek business myths → where am I and why am I in this handbasket? #
JavaScript leak monitor → Wordpress, Dojo and Scriptaculous offences highlighted #
the biology of b-movie monsters → cgi freaks need not apply #
the downside of wikipedia, for biographical descriptions → “I’m intrigued by Wikipedia … [by] how the project has evolved elaborate rhetorical responses to criticism” #
who are you, how did you get into my house? → bonus question: why are array indices inconsistent? #
Ubuntu bug #1 → interesting rallying cry #
are manic thinkers happier? → certainly more caffeinated #
Mona Lisa in infrared → was she painted layer by layer? Amazing #
supersize me under medical supervision → human bodies can put up with a lot of dietary abuse and still adapt #
linkware licenses - use this WP theme, but put a link back to the site → murky waters ahead #
linux kernel developers are unhappy with GPLv3 in draft → “The release of GPLv3 portends the Balkanization of the entire open source Universe … “ #
I hate linguistics → no, really. Maybe I just meant English. #
oh dear. they’re onto me! → only step missing is the copious number of reports to be written #
RFID chips in passports → say hello to driveby identity theft #
RIP lilo :( → his nick still idles in some channels in freenode. No one wants to k-line it (obviously) #
inflight announcements - what they say → and what they really mean #
tetrachromats - its in the genes → that’s not red, that’s green! #
marry me and have lots of children. Oh, and the future Pope → get a date in 6 months or your money back. No, really. #
contracts to attend lectures → at universities. Whatever happened to “I don’t care what you do, just pass the fricking exam?” #
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