The Inbox of the President
A while ago we were privy to an instant message interchange between the shrub and his North Korean counterpart, and much hilarity ensued. Well, as we know, no secrets are safe on the … Read more
Flowers by Katinka Matson
Manhattan-based artist Katinka Matson is featured in this short CBS news feature, FLOWERS by Katinka Matson. The article briefly touches on the development of the flatbed scanner, (I didn’t realize Ray Kurzweil was … Read more
Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients 2 1/2 C flour 1/2 tsp Baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 Lb butter (2 sticks), salted 1 C firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 C granulated sugar … Read more
Movable Type 2.64
With only one glitch (must use existing mt.cfg and mt-db-pass.cgi files) the upgrade of this blog to the latest version of the Movable Type software, 2.64, completed without further incident, as this post … Read more
When Galaxies Collide
Here’s a fascinating photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope that shows many thousands of galaxies, including two that are apparently close to colliding, and many others that are almost as old as … Read more
When Humans Faced Extinction
According to this BBC article, we’re actually quite lucky to be here. Based on the results of analyzing human DNA, some scientists are starting to believe the human race had dwindled down to … Read more
Martha Stewart: Lockup Living
Armed with the latest edition of you to can turn this: into this: or this: Images courtesy of: Worth1000.com | Photoshop Contests | Are you Worthy? where you can see full size versions … Read more