Month: February 2008
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Valentine’s Day
Saint Valentine. Patron saint of engaged couples, bee keepers, plague and travellers. Martyred by the Romans around 270, and buried north of Rome. Nothing else is known. He was possibly even two different people martyred seventy years apart. According to 13th century legend, he refused to deny Christ before the Roman Emperor and had his…
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Thoughtcrime
[David Suzuki proposes jail time for climate skeptics](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/124862.html). I understand the thought. But seriously, a little bit out of whack? And where does it end? Jail time for 4WD owners?
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How to pack like a pro
[Bundle Wrapping](http://www.onebag.com/pack.html#bundle). How to avoid creases and wrinkles through clever wrapping techniques when packing your bags. The only disadvantage I can see is that you need to completely unpack and repack each night. That’s good if you’re just going to one place, but if you have a series of one-night stays it could be a…
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Brains are weird
[A mind blowing optical illusion](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/08/color-tile-optical-i.html). A really good example of just how much is going on in our brains. Most photographers know this already, but the brain and the eyes aren’t just a camera – they do a *lot* of processing.
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The Man Guide
[25 skills every man should know](http://men.msn.com/articlepm.aspx?cp-documentid=5741230>1=10716). Sexism apart, of course. I can do ten out of twenty-five…
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Time for a present?
[How to wrap a present properly](http://www.wikihow.com/Wrap-a-Present). My personal method is a little simpler: 1. Pay someone else to wrap it for you.
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Hillary versus Obama: The continuing saga
I honestly thought we’d be done by now… Wasn’t [Super Tuesday](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tuesday) going to be the killer blow for the Democrats? Well, I suppose it’s almost over for the Republicans, although John McCain really could still lose it from here. But [Hillary](http://www.hillaryclinton.com/) versus [Obama](http://www.barackobama.com/), that’s going to be with us for a while. I don’t have…
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Can’t get enough of the bus?
[Why not catch the London to Sydney bus](http://www.ozbus.co.uk/). Twelve weeks, $9000. Of course, the bus will be late and then three will turn up at once.
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Translation for a galaxy far far away
[An english to R2 droid translator](http://www.r2d2translator.com/). Please let me know if you find any plausible actual use for this…
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The unending horror
[A Hello Kitty rifle](http://blog.riflegear.com/archive/2007/12/26/hello-kitty-ar-15—evil-black-rifle-meets-cute-and.aspx). It’s hard to imagine why you would mix an icon of such unending evil with a rifle…