Participating in the Grand Democratic Experiment, one post at a time.
What the Democrats’ win means for the sustainable-food movement by Tom Philpott (in Grist): Victual Reality column (15 Nov 2006) (tags: food environment productivity essay todo) Take better cameraphone photos via Lifehacker (tags: photography tutorial)
A. & I kept hitting refresh last night slowly watching the precincts report in. 25%… 26%… Things turned out all right here. I’m still bitter about my attempts to vote yesterday. Such a Baroque and system of voter security. The state can’t keep track of my registration, won’t let me register on the same day, […]
VOTE411.org (tags: politics reference voting)
How to Roll Maki Sushi via Sushi Day (via LifeHacker) (tags: sushi food blog howto) THANK GOODNESS! by Daniel C Dennett via Edge (via B^2) (tags: atheism essay todo) idGettr Find your Flickr ID (tags: api flickr tools photography) US Presidential Speeches Tag Cloud via Chirag Mehta : chir.ag (via B^2): like a del.icio.us or […]
OK, I admit it, this is a blatant B^2 rip but imitation is the highest form of flattery and (let’s face it) this is the choicest quote in the Salon article: SALON: What do you do with consciousness? I mean, do you really think the mind is totally reducible to neural networks and the electro-chemical […]
Just in case you didn’t notice: October is national Breast Cancer Awareness month here in The States. And I (for one) think we should fight this disease in every way that we can. And what better way to do it than through the 5th Annual Boobie-Thon!? (That one is my favorite.) So, to honor the […]
What to say about Doctorow‘s write-up of This Film Is Not Yet Rated? My inner libertarian is screaming out: “Heck yes! Fuck ’em and their so-called ratings! Vive le Rated X! Vive le NC-17!” And there’s a lot of compelling reasons to rally around those cries if what he’s saying about the film are true. […]
Seriously, why aren’t we using secure email? Interesting /. slug on getting an African-language Wikipedia(s) up and running. “What use is an encyclopedia when literacy rates among a language’s speakers approach zero?” Flickr appears to have streamlined geo-tagging. w00t! Also: Croque-monsier? Look delicious! currently playing: Blonde Redhead “Elephant Woman”
43 Folders on “12 ways to better sleep” – – almost all of these are things I’d discussed with my doctor last year when I had my last really serious insomnia bout. I’m right there with him on the melatonin, too. That always helps but I’ve heard you’ll want to be cautious with your long-term […]
Via B^2: Philip Sandifer is a graduate student in U. Fla’s English program, and keeps a personal creative writing journal called “Pulp Decameron,” where he posts very short stories in the styles of various pulp genres. The stories are released under a Creative Commons license. One story, I am Ready to Serve My Country, is […]