{"id":9175,"date":"2006-02-02T08:54:57","date_gmt":"2006-02-02T15:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/02\/02\/potpourri-for-800-alex.html"},"modified":"2006-02-02T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2006-02-02T15:54:57","slug":"potpourri_for_8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/02\/02\/potpourri_for_8.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri for $800, Alex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bits and pieces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I may not be published, but I&#8217;m not <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/new-for-you\/top-sellers\/-\/books\/all\/books\/0\/1\/169144\/1\/104-1827810-3607158\" target=\"_blank\">one of the worst-sellers at Amazon<\/a>.  <small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/remainder\/06\/02\/10353.html\" target=\"_blank\">kottke<\/a>)<\/small>\n<li>You&#8217;re a lot more likely to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sas.org\/tcs\/weeklyIssues_2006\/2006-01-27\/mimsci\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">catch a cold by flying on an airplane<\/a> &#8212; not just because of the closed air system, but because that air is so dry (which dries out the mucus membranes). <small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/02\/01\/dry_air_in_planes_ca.html\" target=\"_blank\">BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<li>I&#8217;m not sure why this is surprisingly despicable &#8212; I mean, these are Columbian drug cartels, after all, not the Sisters of Mercy &#8212; but &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/nm\/20060202\/od_uk_nm\/oukoe_uk_crime_drugs_puppies\" target=\"_blank\">smuggling heroin in puppies<\/a>?<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/technology\/060131_western_union.html\" target=\"_blank\">Western Union is no longer sending telegrams<\/a>, after a 145 year history of doing so.  Understandable, but still wistfully sad. <small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/remainder\/06\/02\/10350.html\" target=\"_blank\">kottke<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<li>They didn&#8217;t get to the moon in a Vernesque cannon, but astronauts say that <a href=\"http:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/headlines\/y2006\/30jan_smellofmoondust.htm?list3244\" target=\"_blank\">moon dust smells like gunpowder<\/a>. <small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/02\/01\/the_moon_smells_like.html\" target=\"_blank\">BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/waiterrant.net\/?p=267\" target=\"_blank\">What your drink says about you<\/a>.  Heh.<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/eitheror\/sets\/1687654\/\" target=\"_blank\">Killing yourself with Legos<\/a>.  <small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/remainder\/06\/02\/10347.html\" target=\"_blank\">kottke<\/a>)<\/small><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bits and pieces: I may not be published, but I&#8217;m not one of the worst-sellers at Amazon. 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