Archive for the 'Asides' Category
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Check this out: the Eggcorn database. What exactly is an eggcorn, you may ask? An eggcorn is the confusion of two different but similar-sounding words in a phrase or cliché. For example, turning “role model” into “roll model”. Comments Off
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“Happy Birthday!” goes out to electronics demigod Mike Mackay who turned 23 today. No rez night at WiseGuys wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
ETA: Only Molson products? WTF, mate? Comments Off
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I’ve added new functionality called “asides” to my weblog (this block of content you are reading is an aside.) It lets me mention something on the weblog without creating a full-blown post about it.
As another aside, let me know what you think of the new design… (1)
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Interesting reading passed along by Mike Froese: The American Physical Society wrote a report in 2003 discussing the feasibility of boost-phase ICBM interception. A more readable magazine summary is also available here. They’re not overly optimistic. Comments Off
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Puzzle Alarm Clock. This is exactly what I need to actually get me up in the morning: you need to solve a jigsaw puzzle before you can shut off the alarm. I imagine pulling the batteries out of the device would be an easier puzzle to solve in my just-woken state. Comments Off
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