Irrsinn.net: taking joy in human unreason

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Coding Horror: The Non-Programming Programmer - Unfortunately, I've worked with a programmer who truly could not program, and it wasn't pleasant. He talked a decent game and was crunk about technology, but he couldn't bang out solutions to problems, and we all paid for it. That said, I'm in ...

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Robert Sapolsky: The uniqueness of humans | Video on TED.com - Finally, details on the human-female-ovulation-synchronization idea that I was taught back in Gender Studies. It's a good and funny talk, and not just about that. The League of Moveable Type - Wow. Gorgeous open-source fonts. Race Card: If Successful ...

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A new “onload” scheme - Easy! Reader - This is a really clever way to avoid having page-specific JavaScript files (which I've done on larger projects). Tomorrow’s Women, Tomorrow’s World - A more British look at the decline of women in the IT industry. Clients From Hell : Of course I want ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links!

These are my links for June 15th through June 18th: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe - Everyone probably already reads xkcd, but I loved this one. "DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary" By Erika Moen - This whole comic series is ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (April 21st)

Links for April 21st from 15:32 to 22:38: Michael Jackson's Credit Card - Another absolutely hilarious prank. Read all four pages for a gut-buster of an prank. The Visa Prank - I'd never heard of this prank site before, but this Visa prank is hilarious. Read all three pages of ...

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Welcome! - Okay, nevermind on the link below. This intro provides some good insight into the Tiny Living thing, which is more than just 60 sq. ft houses. Not sure that I want to downsize my house in particular, but it's an interesting movement. Tiny House In Asheville - ...

“Ensuring Safety” posted

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than "what in the hell happened to my life?". "Ensuring Safety" follows the Transhuman Congress story "Expanding Borders". It's probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the ...

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10 Weird Miniature Versions of Normal Animals - Weird Worm - These are quite adorable. Puppy! - Joel on Software - "Although I appreciate that many people find Twitter to be valuable, I find it a truly awful way to exchange thoughts and ideas. It creates a mentally stunted world in ...