it’s about time

He has blundered his way through four different centuries and Edmund Blackadder's fifth outing could have seen him return as a 1960s entrepreneur, writer Richard Curtis has revealed.

very cool!

Falcon 1 Flight 4 music video done to Crystal Method's "High Roller" - unbleievably cool, as a space buff AND crystal method fan:)

A Colbert Report re-run about the financial crisis has just ended, so I turn the tv off, grab my jacket and the leash, and head out for a walk with the dog. She's oddly pensive as we head up the street. After a little while, she stops and asks, "What was that all about?"

If your business hasn’t added an online shopping cart yet, why not? The technology has been around for years now, and there are solutions for just about every skill level: you can do it yourself, outsource the work, pay companies for hosting, or even turn a WordPress blog into a simple shopping cart using plugins. Here are over 35 shopping cart solutions for your business.

We are two days away from Blue Day 2008! What is Blue Day?

Well it is a day to recognise depression and anxiety within society.

In this article, I'm going to discuss the process that the computer goes through to compile source code into an executable program.
Thanks to Claire at New Linux User - head over there and say hi:)

An amazing interactive tour of quarks, neutrinos, anitmatter, extra dimensions, dark matter, accelorators, and particle detectors!!!

The good news is you don't need a team of developers to create a mobile-optimized version of your site or blog, just a couple minutes and one of the following free online tools:

But the herbal extract St John's wort now has more than just cheerful converts to testify to its mood-lifting powers.

In what is billed as the most thorough study of the plant, scientists have found it is just as effective as Prozac at treating depression.

The 1000H is the best Eee PC yet. It's got a larger screen and a larger keyboard than its predecessors, it's faster and it has also got a much larger storage capacity. It's perfect for on-the-go types who want something light and functional to work on.

The Mail Goggles feature requires you to solve a few easy math problems in short order before hitting "send." If your logical thinking skills are intact, Google is betting you're sober enough to work out the repercussions of sending that screed you just drafted.

The latest revelation is that erstwhile Doctor Paul McGann, who made one solitary on-screen appearance at the controls of the Tardis in the 1996 US TV movie, has been added to the cast list for 2009. McGann, a frequent contributor to Doctor Who audio adventures, is believed to start filming for his thus-far-unknown role in October/November

ACTING legend Patrick Stewart is to make a giant leap across space — from Star Trek to Doctor Who. He has agreed to a major role in the Time Lord’s next series after teaming up with the Doctor (David Tennant) on stage.
And I just nerdgasmed. Seriously.

Linux Turns 17 Today — article related to Linux.

Stephen Fry explains the principles of cloud computing and recommends a few services

Because if you dont vote, you have surrendered your right to choose. A right that people die for daily. A right people dream of for generations. A right your ancestors fought for, yearned for, struggled for.

Give up that right, don't vot. But you will be responsible then. For all that you don't want.

Watch Neil Gaiman read The Graveyard Book on a 9-city video tour. At each stop on the tour, Neil will read one chapter from The Graveyard Book. Beginning on October 1st, we will post the video readings daily. By the end of the tour, on October 9th, you will be able to watch the master storyteller himself read The Graveyard Book in its entirety right here.

On the sci-fi series BABYLON 5 the alien races onboard the space station Babylon 5 (Narn, Centauri, etc) partake of a various native foods and beverages. The following is a select list:

Anecdotal, but falls into the realm of a mountain of damnig anecdotal.

With the internet absolutely a’blaze over the recent announcement that Kenneth Branagh could possibly be the director on Marvel’s upcoming “Thor” film, Splash Page decided to get current “Thor” comics writer J. Michael Straczynski’s take on the news.

“Honestly, I can’t imagine anyone better suited to this,” said Straczynski, who is more widely known as the creator of “Babylon 5” and more recently, the screenwriter of the upcoming Clint Eastwood-directed Oscar contender “Changeling.”

completely nerdy. merp ice games, to be precise:)

because i am a nerdy dm type.