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Pat Me Down. Please.

Pat Me Down. Please.

For the First Time, the TSA Meets Resistance – Jeffrey Goldberg – National – The Atlantic: Apparently, I was the very first passenger to ask to opt-out of back-scatter imaging. Several TSA officers heard me choose the pat-down, and...

Plotting Harry Potter

Plotting Harry Potter

via kottke.org I love this hand-written plot sheet from J. K. Rowling’s work on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. As someone who can spend days/months/years procrastinating by picking out *just* the right plotting software, I’m...

Testing, Testing

Testing, Testing

See the full gallery on posterous   This post is just an experiment: I’m seeing what will happen when I use the new Posterous app to attach more than one photo to a post.    So: here are three random, never-before-seen images...

Blockbuster’s New Logo

Blockbuster’s New Logo

via plixi.com Via Scott McCloud: here’s a preview of Blockbuster’s new logo. Heh. As you may recall, for decades Clyde’s independent video store fought Blockbuster — and won! — by offering a level of service and variety...

OKTrends Profiles Straight vs. Gay Behavior

OKTrends Profiles Straight vs. Gay Behavior

  The subtext to a lot of homophobic thinking is the idea that gays will try to get straight people into bed at the first opportunity, or that gays are looking to “convert” straights. Freud called this concept schwanzangst; the U.S...

Scariest Republican Ever

Scariest Republican Ever

via boingboing.net I'm thinking this guy and Sarah Palin should get busy, produce some kids together, and start a new American Republican dynasty. Posted via email from Mark's posterous

EuroCruise Top 20

EuroCruise Top 20

Ready for a virtual vacation? Click here to see a flickr.com slideshow featuring 20 of the best photos from our western Mediterranean cruise.