Category: Web

I just went through my bookmarks, which have been transferred from browser to newer browser to internet bookmarking service to different browser to FTP site via FF plugin to even shinier browser over the past eight years and not really cleaned for the past three.
Its amazing how many sites are gone, mostly replaced by domain sitters now. I figure about 80% of the blogs I’ve ever bookmarked are either deserted (in the case of a free hosting service like blogspot) or just gone.
Blogging feels so old school… I remember the moblogging and videoblogging fads very well. Hell, kid, when I was your age we walked to our blogs ten miles and back – through the snow!

This article about lightning strikes on animals is interesting but the comments about people’s experiences with lightning strikes and electrofishing are even more so: Death by lightning for giraffes, elephants, sheep and cows

I couldn’t possibly bring myself to do this sober, so it just isn’t going to happen anytime soon. Besides, I’m pretty sure it will be hard to top this one:

Now that’s a sendoff: Sincerely, John Hughes
I’m pretty sure everyone my age is a huge fan; I have a cousin who at times totally looks like Ferris Bueller.

This has got to be one of the greatest webcomic series, ever: vulcan & vishnu

Very interesting article on food allergies: Food allergies get curiouser and curiouser

…for profit, just like they stated they would in their terms of service. If you’re logged into FB, change the setting on this page to “No one”:
Of course, they’re being very nice about letting you change this setting at all, because they really don’t have to.