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WOXY lives! … [Read more...] about WOXY lives!

Flapper slang — 1920s slang glossary … [Read more...] about Flapper slang

Fun with Google Code search — Admittedly, these problems mostly arise from developers being silly, but revealing a ton of database passwords kinda violates that whole "don't be evil" precept, no? … [Read more...] about Fun with Google Code search

Gizmondo's Spectacular Crack-up — bizarre Wired story. Combine Guy Ritchie plot with dot-com excesses of truly spectacular proportions; shake, stir. … [Read more...] about Gizmondo’s Spectacular Crack-up

How to become an organ & tissue donor in your state. — I could have sworn this used to be a checkbox on the back of the Texas driver's license, but not anymore. (via Making Light, indirectly) … [Read more...] about How to become an organ & tissue donor in your state.

SxSW CommunityWalk map — A nice map of hotels, restaurants, and bars in downtown Austin. (6th St. needs some work.) … [Read more...] about SxSW CommunityWalk map

Attn: Veronica Mars fans. Open up the appropriate link: Windows Media Player — and don't say Microsoft never did anything for ya. … [Read more...] about Attn: Veronica Mars fans.

The family stylesheet … [Read more...] about The family stylesheet

The LG Fusic phone — A utopia of phone/mp3 player integration? Not so much: "In the meantime, if, say, hypothetically, you were pausing because you live in a country where the police brutalize people, and a policeman was brutalizing you, and you wanted to stop the music so … [Read more...] about The LG Fusic phone

Peter Jackson has optioned all the Temeraire books, including unwritten future ones. Crikey. Does that ever happen? … [Read more...] about Temeraire movies