Archive for January 26th, 2007

Frozen Ice Silo Climbing.

What do you do for fun in Cedar Falls, Iowa? Apparently, climbing a 70-foot frozen silos! Link – via Tom McMahon

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The Devil’s Dictionary 2.0

The Devil’s Dictionary [wiki] was originally written by Ambrose Bierce, published in 1911. The book has inspired countless imitations, including this one which is very well done: The Devil’s Dictionary 2.0. For example:

digital rights management (DRM), noun
A technology that allows pants to be sold with a filching hand pre-installed in the pocket.

mash-up, noun
Media produced with all the delicacy and nuance of a fork vigorously working over a baked potato.

Web 2.0, proper noun
The name given to the social and technical sophistication and maturity that mark the – Oh, screw it. Money! Money money money! Money! The money’s back! Ha ha! Money!

Link – via Look At This …

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Omniglot.

Omniglot and it’s blog are a fantastic resource for everything having to do with the written language.

Take, for instance, their alphabet section, which lists pretty much all of the world’s alphabet both in-use and extinct.

Link – via J-Walk Blog

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