And the winner is… SPIKE! (sorry, not that Spike, Sarah)
Sep 17While I’m loath to post anything boingboing covered in any week that Xeni abuses the word “zen”, this is just way too much fun to watch.
Screw capes, go with the safari jacket.
Sep 07This one’s for you, Matt.
LeaAid? LeAid? Whatever. Pony up, Fankid.
Sep 06So, the short version is that Lea Hernandez had her house burn down, leaving her family in a bit of a bind. It sounds like insurance will help them rebuild, but in the meantime they need to take care of the basics – food, shelter, shoes (for the love of god, shoes!), and Lea needs art supplies so she can work. At all levels, Lea needs to work.
So, house gone, some number of beloved pets lost, and two kids that are “special needs” (I don’t know what this means, but it’s special and there is need.) Lea has PayPal, which means if you’re a big fan (as our very own Sarah is) or just a big hearted person, contribute what you can. Even small amounts add up – look at it like this; five bucks is a really fancy schmancy art pencil.
[update] Because Matt, like Charlie, don’t surf. Lea’s PayPal email is divalea (at) gmail.com
Lost Girls found… for $75
Aug 30My local comic shop (soon to be listed in International Nerd, just you watch) got in three copies of Alan Moore’s comic/porn/societal commentary/collectible. Three hardcover editions, in a cloth covered slipcase, for $75. Holy crap!
Has anyone had a look inside? Thoughts?
Scientists prove themselves dumb by proving how smart they are.
Aug 24(clap. clap. clap)
Nice work guys. So, at a time when science is under attack, you decide now is the perfect opportunity to show how much smarter you are than, oh, the rest of the world.
Here’s the deal. If it’s big and it orbits the sun, everyone in the world (still a world, for the time being) thinks it’s a planet. And it’s been that way ever since the scientists first fought long and hard to prove Pluto was there in the first place.
The average Joe doesn’t even realize there’s other shit out there past Pluto, let alone understand or care why Pluto doesn’t make the arbitrary cut as a planet. Astronomy is full of arbitrary firsts – what’s an AU? What’s a parsec? First guy into the pool got to call it. First guy to go, “hey, there’s something big out there” got to call it a planet, not realizing that his historic first would be tossed out the window by a bunch of elitist pedants who want to be in on their own historical first – and Clyde can suck it.
It’s not like the astronomers club couldn’t have their little insider esotericisms (if that isn’t a word, I’m making it one) – join the gang and you get to be part of the hip crowd that doesn’t treat Pluto as a planet, just as you’re the only group that takes all those other rocks into account when you’re doing your math. You know, like the math nerds – to us, Pi is 3.14. To the math wonks, it’s a lot longer.
The rest of us still think Pluto is a planet.
WikiWikiWhack: Pluto
