Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?

Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'


Natter 40: The Nice One  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Dec 06, 2005 7:41:05 am PST #9690 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

This might have to be a miniseries.


Emily - Dec 06, 2005 7:47:39 am PST #9691 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

If there are to be as many crashes as were present in the originally presented concept, I think the car whose crash caused the whole incident needs to have its brakes cut.


Scrappy - Dec 06, 2005 7:51:16 am PST #9692 of 10006
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Speaking of cars (notice the subtle segue there?), my BF is writing for a car blog and if you want to read his stuff, please go to [link] If you are inspired to leave a comment, that would be fabulous and give the site some support, too!

His name is Jason, by the way. And he is the WBB.


§ ita § - Dec 06, 2005 7:52:39 am PST #9693 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Speaking of blogs...okay, not that useful a segue. Whatever.

Anyone have any interesting podcasts or places to look at listening of podcasts? I really don't know what's out there, but am putatively interested in technology and science stuff.

In theory.


Emily - Dec 06, 2005 7:54:18 am PST #9694 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

All I know about is iTunes's podcast directory, and I don't find it that helpful.

Putting the call out here as well for anyone who understands the axiom of separation and can explain it in the next half hour or so to please let me know, here or at profile address or on AIM (profile address contains my ID).


§ ita § - Dec 06, 2005 8:00:19 am PST #9695 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

All I know about is iTunes's podcast directory, and I don't find it that helpful.

iTunes made some sounds at me like it was loading a directory, but I don't know where it went.

Posts on LJ yesterday inspired (that's a big word for a little thing) me to make a playlist of cover songs. The effort underscored why I'm not in the music thread. Man, I know crap all about music. Lots of guessing and web searching, just to come up with 14.


tommyrot - Dec 06, 2005 8:05:06 am PST #9696 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

MAKE's Mostly Under $100 Gift Guide 2005!

MAKE proudly presents a gift guide for the holiday season with listings you certainly won't find anywhere else. We asked a few MAKE staffers and pals to send in their favorite maker-friendly gift ideas for mostly under $100, as well as Associate Editor Phillip Torrone's personal picks...happy holidays! May all of your warranties be voided!

Lots of cool ideas.... (MAKE is a blog of do-it-yourself tips on making stuff, hacking other stuff, etc.)


sumi - Dec 06, 2005 8:05:20 am PST #9697 of 10006
Art Crawl!!!

Doesn't the new Bornean carnivore look like some sort of lemur (the round head) or ring-tailed cat?


tommyrot - Dec 06, 2005 8:12:12 am PST #9698 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

How to make your own robotic M&M sorter: [link]

Identifying color is easy with the new Texas Advanced Optical Systems (www.taosinc.com) TCS230 frequency to color sensor. This is a high-sensitivity low-noise light-to-voltage optical converter that incorporates on board blue, green, and red optical filters. The sensor combines a photodiode and an amplifier on a single monolithic CMOS integrated circuit with a color filter over the photodiode. What’s really neat about this sensor is that it provides standard RGB color values with 90% accuracy!

I wonder if it will work with Skittles?


Trudy Booth - Dec 06, 2005 8:19:01 am PST #9699 of 10006
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Doesn't the new Bornean carnivore look like some sort of lemur (the round head) or ring-tailed cat?

You just know some local guy is going to look at the "discovery" and be all, "Yeah, those are good with this mango/chili chutney my mother always made..."