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Archive for July, 2008

• Anyone for tofu?

  To say that I am not a big fan of Kristof would be putting it mildly, but this column, especially the paragraphs about geese that immediately follow these, ought to give any carnivore serious pause:
  A Farm Boy Reflects on Animal Rights - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
  … Our cattle, sheep, chickens and goats certainly had individual [...]

• Brilliant

  Every so often the Onion hits one clear out of the park:
  Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet | The Onion
  EARTH—Former vice president Al Gore—who for the past three decades has unsuccessfully attempted to warn humanity of the coming destruction of our planet, only to be mocked and derided by [...]

• Oh boy!

  geekhack forums
  A whole forum (largely) devoted to esoteric computer keyboards.
  Some of us actually find this exciting.
  They even have audio files of the keyboards….

• Right on schedule.

  U.S. in ‘Heightened Alert’ Stage
  Government officials have been quietly stepping up counterterror efforts out of a growing concern that al Qaeda or similar organizations might try to capitalize on the spate of extremely high-profile events in the coming months, sources tell ABC News.
  …
  Anti-terror officials in the U.S. cite this summer and fall’s lineup of [...]

• While we’re on the subject…

  This looks nice, but, at $129, it’s a bit steep.  Actually a lot steep.
  Das Keyboard: The mechanical keyboard that clicks

  Shore is purty, though.

• The keys! They shine!

  Care and feeding of an IBM Model M 1391406 keyboard
  Yes, I’m obsessed.   But I’m not alone.