Via SustainLane: Ten U.S. Cities Best Prepared for an Oil Crisis – – a.k.a., “Where you want to be when the economy collapses. Ranked on dimensions such as average commute times/distances, public transportation ridership, and (gasp!) wireless connectivity, the folks at SustainLane ranked the 50 largest U.S. cities according to how well they would survive […]
“Fall Down Six Times” is a series of short-shorts by Ran Prieur that are essentially meditations on apocalyptic collapses. Or a “Ridiculous Best Case Scenario”. Most of these have elements that remind me of conversations I’ve had recently with friends about “what we’ll do when the economy collapses.” It’s reassuring that I’m not the only […]
Firefox updated to Universal Binary but still basically sucks. (Seriously. Stick with Camino.) Gruber points out the obvious again. This time about Google’s calendar app. This time making sure to insert the jab about spelling and grammar. Ben points out that Mainers are legally permitted to be more verbose. No wonder I want to move […]
After about a week with BenNevis (a MacBook Pro), I have a few more observations…: Front Row. …sucks up memory. If I’m not mistaken, it’s just a wrapper and an alternate front-end for certain applications. That said, the Desktop slides off into the background and you’re left with four big fat icons that you control […]
Via M.G.: NPR’s piece “Where the 10-ounce Bud is the King of Beers” — I believe M.G. summed it up best already: The bizarre idiosyncracy of St. Mary’s hits primetime. Ah… Does anything else beat a 10-ounce Budweiser? Not in St. Mary’s county.
A. showed this to me and I’m pretty stunned. There’s some images up on Washington Post’s site about Australian-born sculptor Ron Mueck. They’re pretty incredible. And you should check them out.
Via BoingBoing: Quite possibly the best use for Marshmallow Peeps ever.
The end of the world! The flood waters are coming! Imminent watery destruction for everything and everyone! There’s but one chance. One hope to survive. An Ark-esque airship – – hydrogen filled and ready to be set aloft. Big enough for all. We need merely to get there. Orderly, single-file through the city. If we […]
Brief personal update… Finally (!!!) getting back on the exercise horse after the little foot ouchie from snowboarding in February. A week of mild pain cannot translate in six weeks of being lazy. That’s just silly. In other news, A. finally moved out of her Hanover, NH place and we’re back to living together full […]
A couple weeks ago, I posted the first 503 words of my story. For anyone interested in another taste (from chapter two): When the call came in, I was flat on my back, floating in a warm, viscous solution. I was defined by relaxation and perfectly content to dwell on the visions of sugared fullerenes […]