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Happy 4th of July!

When setting off your fireworks tonight, be sure to follow all safety precautions and don't light anything within five miles of a dachshund.

Year End Links

With the new year beginning I have a good excuse to clear out some of the old links I've collected over the past few months. Here we go:

• Listen to the Duck Tales theme song in Finnish.
• Someday I'm going to buy one of those Christian fish thingies to stick on the back of my car, but I'll get a lot of other fish to keep it company. (I particularly like the Satan fish.)
• Crackheads getting you down? Write a letter to them on Craigslist.
• Some people enjoy putting stuff on their cat. (Others prefer doing this to rabbits and guinea pigs.)
• Every town needs a signature statue as unique as the SuperLambBanana.
• I don't think He versus She really has anything to do with the diferences between men and women, but that doesn't make it any less hilarious.
• If you're ever in Britain, do not  call a police horse gay. You'll end up in gaol.

An Entry with a Picture of a Sunflower

I've had a fairly uneventful week. I'm still in the process of getting my house ready to be rented out, which is a very expensive process. I'm having a new furnace installed in a few days, and that's going to set me back $3300. I could have gone with a cheaper one, but it's an old house and needs all the heating power it can get.

In terms of weight loss, I've pretty much plateaued somewhere between 20 and 25 pounds. In other words, I've definitely lost over 20 pounds but most certainly have not lost 25. My guess is that this is where my weight will be staying, which isn't too bad. My goal for the summer was 32 pounds, but more than 20 is nothing to sneeze at.

I've somehow managed to get way behind on my blog reading. (I doubt that Bakerina and Orionoir even remember me anymore.) My strategy for catching up is to read ten entries every day. Currently I'm hacking away at Youngest of One. Honestly, you people are way too prolific. Why can't everyone be like me and just post once a week? (Or, better yet, be like mg and blog never.)

Now for some links.

For those who liked last week's cultured meat story, here's something else that is equally weird and controversial.

Ever wonder where digital photography is heading with all the improvements to resolution? Well, check out these images taken with a 4-gigapixel camera.

Tim over at Reality Sandwich has been having a much more eventful life than I. First his blog gets mentioned in the New York Times. Then, just eleven days later, he gets married.

Dick Tracy sells out. (from Mike)

Art Cat

It would appear that I'm just not going to be blogging on a daily basis this summer. In fact, I seem to only be posting about once a week. I'm sure that, once I get back to Oregon, I'll be posting with my regular frequency. In the meantime, I'll try to make every entry count by seeing to it that each one is chock full of quality. Let's see; what can I cram in here?

Well, for starters how about another picture? This is my parents' cat admiring the two photos I entered in a local gallery exhibition I mentioned a few weeks back. No one was interested in buying, so I got to keep my work. Actually, from what I hear, no one there managed to sell a single piece of their work, so I don't need to feel too bad about it.

Okay, now how about some more links? Here we go:

Scientists are working on cultured meat, in other words, meat without animals. I wonder if this could be considered vegetarian meat. It would also be cool to grow human meat, so I could practice cannibalism without all the guilt.

Leo claims to have big news, about Call for Help but won't yet say what it is. It looks as though the show may go back to being aired here in the US. Let's hope.

A helpful pamphlet for everyone who blogs: What Everyone Should Know about Blog Depression (And if things get really bad, there's always The Layman's Guide to Suicide.)

A Few Links

Feline Aerial Maneuvers

Scientists Detect Bad Vibes

Islamic Fast Food Restaurant Opens in Paris

A New Use for Piercings

Microsoft Wipes Apple off the Map

West Bank Graffiti

Elevator Hacking

Some Quick Links

Wow, I'm actually posting two days in a row! Perhaps I'm making a comeback. Probably not, though. Anyway, this is just a brief entry with some interesting links that I'm putting up before I go out for my first 10-mile run of the year.

The 50 films you should see by the age of 14 is an interesting list, but it seems a bit lacking. I would have included Bill & Ted and House. (from hackingnetflix)

Apple's done it again with the iPod Flea.

Longhorn will be out soon, but not quite yet, because it's still a bit annoying.

I love the concept of the new Optimus Keyboard, which will be available next year. Each key is a small color video screen that displays what the key does at the moment. In other words, if Caps Lock is on, all the letters will be capital. Otherwise they will be lowercase. If you're in a program like Photoshop, each shortcut key will display an icon for its function (so you don't have to memorize the keys). I would use it to switch between Dvorak and Qwerty and also for foreign language configurations. (from Zannah)

I'm off to run.

More Interesting Links

In the scary christianity department, we have this and this.

In the misguided science department, we have this.

And in the bizarre Japanese electronics department, we have this.

That is all.

More Links

Comics I Don't Understand is just what it sounds like.

Here's a blog I don't understand.

Remember Hardware Wars? Well, now there's Grocery Store Wars. (And, if you liked that, you may like this.)

Spam Video

Time Magazine has compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time. Hmm, I think they missed a few.

Test your knowledge at the Geography Olympics.

Mmm, Hello Kitty sushi.

Hey, someone else made a stained glass Hello Kitty, only mine is much better.

Leo found an iPod vending machine.

To see some truly innovative furniture designs, go here. Be sure to check out "bad table" under the furniture category.

A Lame Post is Better Than No Post

I've been having a pretty hectic week with little time for blogging, but, since I didn't post yesterday, I'd better put something up today. How about a single link? Check out this article about technologically-enhanced wildlife, and be sure to look at the pictures. (from Brin)

A Few More Things

Today they released the trailer for Joss Whedon's new Firefly movie. It looks pretty good. Who knows? Maybe they'll even base a series on it. (Thanks to Will for the trailer info.)

One thing that never gets old is when someone comes across a food item that vaguely resembles something and sells it on eBay.

They're redoing the micronauts. Personally I prefer the old ones. The only improvement needed is increased durability. (The old ones always broke within the first ten minutes after removing them from the packaging.)

Patrick Norton must be one of the most talented bloggers in the world. He started a blog last month, posted a single entry, and now has over 564 comments. I wish I could blog like that.

Never ever heat your lava lamp on a stove.

And for today's game, how many times in a row can you Guess-the-Google? (from Mike)