Sillybean

The recent troubles here evidently broke the LJ crossposter… which is now fixed, and has just spammed my flist with the last several posts. Sorry, LJ peeps.

Buy n Large — a link for people who have seen WALL-E

If geeks talked about cookbooks the way they talk about RPG books

Text Prefs — a UK design firm is conducting a survey on web users’ text preferences. Tell them how you like it! They promise to publish the results when they’re done.

‘There is no longer any doubt that the current administration committed war crimes,’ Taguba says. ‘The only question is whether those who ordered torture will be held to account. (via BB)

Fizzy Geography — should your character call it “soda,” “pop,” “Coke,” or something else? Depends which county they live in (or came from).

If you’re thinking of getting a new iPhone, this price comparison might be useful.

This week’s free Tor ebook is In the Garden of Iden, by Kage Baker. I love this book. If you haven’t read the Company series, here’s your opportunity for a free sample. Tor’s wallpapers this week are pretty great, too.

The Sock Obama — 100% pure hand-knitted offensiveness! And in breaking news elsewhere, Fox News is staffed entirely by racist morons. Oh, wait, we knew that.

The Keynote: Dramatic coverage of WWDC 2008… in several acts! — hysterical

Kucinich introducing articles of impeachment — he’s got 35 of ‘em, and he’s reading them all. Iraq, Iran, Valerie Plame, the attorney firings — it’s all there. I don’t think this is going to fly, but I love Kucinich to pieces for doing it. (Care to write your rep?)

Versions — Subversion client for Macs. I love it.

12-year-old environmentalist lays the smackdown on the UN — stuns adults into silence. “If you don’t know how to fix it, stop breaking it.”

The etymology of ‘OK’ (via Jay Lake)

Shadow Unit season finale in progress, one installment per night all week. It’s a nail-biter.