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Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller and his friends during their day off. Impersonating a peace officer: class 4 felony. Contributing to the delinquency of minors: class A misdemeanor. Odometer fraud. Trespassing. Altering public records. Numerous things that were not illegal in … [Read more...] about Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller and his friends during their day off

When your book description includes the phrase, "… armed only with an oracular penis," you are doing it wrong. Thank you for playing. Next? … [Read more...] about Instant disqualification

Via the Miles Vorkosigan threads on Tor.com, I learned that 'The Mountains of Mourning' is available online. This short story would be a fantastic thing to read if you haven't read the books and are curious about them. … [Read more...] about The Mountains of Mourning

I Married a Novelist — the footnotes are priceless. … [Read more...] about I Married a Novelist

Digg fails at life. Gruber is on top of the situation and has linked to many blocking tools for every major CMS and coding framework. … [Read more...] about DiggFail

Amazon fails at life. There's a new term for this sort of stupidity: Amazon Rank, which quite possibly represents the Smart Bitches' fastest Googlebomb ever. See also #amazonfail on Twitter and the LA Times article. … [Read more...] about AmazonFail

Here's a profile of the Plastic Logic reader, the one described as Jesus-like in Michael Tamblyn's presentation on changing the publishing industry. … [Read more...] about Plastic Logic

Shadow Unit chronology — if you've wondered where to start, or you missed some of the Easter eggs, here's the complete index. (via Bear, who says a guide to the character's blogs is forthcoming) … [Read more...] about Shadow Unit chronology

'The world will continue brewing success beer.' Great writing advice. … [Read more...] about ‘The world will continue brewing success beer.’

Sleeved blanket throwdown — Gizmodo answers one of the pressing questions of our time: which sleeved blanket is best? Internet, I confess: I own a Slanket. The spouse bought it for me a few months ago, and I must say that my late-night reading marathons are now delightfully … [Read more...] about Sleeved blanket throwdown