Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Can You Recognize the 10 Greatest Swords Of All Time? [Daily 10] – I’m pleased to say that I recognized all the ones I’ve actually been exposed to (a few game-specific ones I’d not seen before).
- Vivian’s Blog-o-rama: Firefly Cupcakes – A happy birthday indeed!
- Why we can’t have a full-size AT-AT from Star Wars, or an app that makes your iPhone look like a PADD from Star Trek – This is why we can’t have fun things.
- The best sci-fi film never made: Also-rans take a bow • The Register – This is the also-ran list, and there are some books here I’d dearly love to see turned into movies: “Agent to the Stars,” “Caves of Steel,” “Citizen of the Galaxy,” “Glory Road,” “Inferno,” “Mutineers’ Moon” … but I’d sacrifice them all to avoid having to deal with the prospect of a “Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” movie …
- Philosophical Referee Signs – This one’s for Dave N.
- Fischer: Muslims Don’t Have To Convert, Just Renounce Islam – Stay classy, Bryan! (Dolt.)
- David Barton on Thomas Jefferson – In the Year of Our Lord Christ – David Barton attributes to Thomas Jefferson boilerplate text on a form Jefferson signed in order to make it seem that Jefferson was a particularly devout Christian? Inconceivable!
- Climate Pollution Is Killing Pikas, The Mountain Bunnies Of The Rockies – Awwwwwwww … I love pikas (and the sounds they make).
- Multitasking Differences: WP7, Android, and iOS – Kind of interesting.
- 10 Charts About Sex « OkTrends – Comparisons, correlations, and quirky trends about sex. Always fun.
- Chutzpah: Indianapolis Observer
- Kyl Throws Fake Fact Down Memory Hole [Dispatches from the Culture Wars] – Stay classy, Jon! And don’t forget … THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.
- Organize & Create Your Short Stories & Novels With StoryBook – This sounds very cool — but also a great way to distract one from actually writing.
- Tom The Dancing Bug – News of the Times: Library System Terrorizes Publishing Industry – Funny, because it’s true. And … hey, look, the GOP is trying to shut down libraries. Nice!
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