Archive for August, 2008

A new quotation for the quotes file

♥ 28 August 2008 , Tags : , Comments Off

“The world is governed more by appearances than realities, so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it.” – Daniel Webster

eBay are still morons, but at least they’re being semi-reasonable

♥ 22 August 2008 , Tags : , , , Comments Off

I hope this will be the last entry in the ongoing saga of my unfair suspension from eBay (more entries on my unfair eBay suspension, the letter I sent to eBay regarding this unfair suspension, and an entry on my father-in-law’s unfair eBay suspension, and yes, I’m deliberately “seeding” those links so that search engines Continue reading →

I always knew magpies were clever

♥ 21 August 2008 , Tags : , Comments Off

Mirror test shows magpies aren’t so bird-brained

How Anti-Intellectualism Is Destroying America

♥ 17 August 2008 , Tags : , , , Comments Off

Sad but true: Intelligence is a political liability in the US. Author of The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby explains why.

Redesigning the Stop Sign

♥ 15 August 2008 , Tags : , , Comments Off

A corporation designs a stop sign. I’ve had web design clients like this…

Where the Hell is Matt 2008

♥ 13 August 2008 , Tags : , , , Comments Off

I find this video and the accompanying music incredibly joyful. Wow. Read more about Matt and his travels at Where the Hell is Matt?