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Today is bloomsday, the day of the year that we celebrate Ulysses by drinking guinness….

Walk of Ideas

[From Walk of Ideas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

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this is a brilliant idea.

10 peaches

1 cup skim milk

1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger

2 tablespoons sugar

2 shots rum

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

step 1.

peel peaches…. bring big pot of water to boil, when water is boiling make small pot of ice water too. put peaches in boiling water for 2 minutes, then transfer to ice water, then the peels slide off. 3 or 4 at a time is best

step 2.

remove pits from peaches and mush them with hands

step 3

blend peaches to smooth consistency, mix in other ingredients, blend until smooth and creamy, though some lumps will add character.

possible additions: 1/4 cup of yogurt, pine nuts, chopped figs, nectarine bits.

A copyright is supposed to protect a creator’s intellectual property and ensure that the copyright holder’s work isn’t nefariously misappropriated. However, they don’t always work so well; just ask anyone who has fond memories of Napster circa 2000. Not all copyright battles are Metallica-initiated, though. Take, for example, these three instances of infringement.

[From mental_floss Blog » How Chuck Berry Became a Beach Boy (and other copyright infringement cases)]

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nice set of copyright infringement examples.

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Hello,
This may be late news for some but for rest i must tell you that shortly before midnight…
[From Utah Phillips]

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He was an inspiration for so many, he will be missed.

Be Nice Or Leave
You know you want to say it — let this sign do it for you!

[From tin signs]

ultraportable notebooks

[From Liliputing: Comprehensive list of low-cost ultraportables]

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well… here’s a nice little list of all the tiny computers coming out soon. very hand to have.

Restrictions sprout creativity. And so I gave five people this morning the following task: Tell me a story that starts with “Whether” and ends with “pudding” and has 27 words.

Can you do any better?
[From A tale of pudding]

Bill Bryson Against Litter

I just noticed that in Dictionary.app (at least in Leopard), under to “Go” menu, there is an option labeled “Front/Back Matter.” Clicking this brings up a whole slew of useful reference material, including a language guide (complete with a list of clichés to avoid), a list of the chemical elements, and the text of the Constitution. Next time I’m on a place, I think I’m going to brush up on the Bill of Rights.

It’s true: the Ready Reference area of Dictionary.app’s Front/Back Matter is a treasure trove of good stuff for writers or anyone who wants to see if they can name the capital of all fifty states in the U.S. Thanks, Ben!

[From Get to More Than Definitions in Dictionary.app [Mac Tip]]

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this is great! tons of secondary and funly esoteric knowledge to peruse at leisure.