Dave Kellam

That’s not a real word
An New Yorker article on the practice of putting fake words in the dictionary to protect copyright.

Mini Lego Star Destroyer
They’re actually fairly big in terms of being a desk toy. I picked one of these up while buying a cribbage board.

Why good programmers are lazy and dumb
Lazy because they want computer to work for them and dumb when they need to think like a user.

Playing the fool
Working 9 to 5 as a court jester.

The P-Mate allows women to pee standing up
It’s essentially a card-board funnel but I guess it could be handy if you were in the woods. Probably not work safe.

Photos of pets that sleep like dead people
One of the weirder threads that I’ve come across on the internet.

Google Talk
The long-rumoured Google IM client arrives using the Jabber protocol and supporting voice calls. You need a Google id though, if you’re jonsing and still don’t have one I’ve got a few invites left.

The Piri Reis Map
A Turkish map from 1513 that offers detailed costlines of West Africa, parts of South America and Antartica.

CBC Unplugged
A weblog keeping track of media produced by locked out CBC employees.

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