January 2010
4 posts
Know Your Stuff! - Coffee →
University of Oregon student Wen Lee travels to Costa Rica to find out what all goes into making a cup of coffee. Very cool video, split into 16 or so YouTube segments.
December 2009
31 posts
Updating an icon: behind the scenes with Planet... →
M.U.L.E. is back! I have fond memories of playing M.U.L.E. on my Commodore 128, back in the day. I’ll be curious to see how the game holds up, 20+ years later.
Category:In-jokes - Wikipedia, the free... →
Sometimes, Wikipedia is even more addictive than it usually is. Behold: the Wikipedia collection of inside jokes.
Fiasco →
The tabletop roleplaying game of “small time capers gone disastrously wrong”. If it’s half as good as The Shab-al-Hiri Roach RPG, then it’ll be fantastic. Now available for pre-order at IPR.
Paul and Storm: It Might Be Xmas →
Been meaning to post this one for a few days now. Performing duo Paul and Storm are releasing Christmas songs done in the style of They Might Be Giants. Pay what you want for the songs; MP3s can be downloaded for free, if you like.
Holiday Havoc: An Evening With John Hodgman &... →
An hour-long podcast for all you John Hodgman fans out there.
Tanja Askani » REH & WILDKANINCHEN (DEER & WILD... →
Dying… of… CUTE!
The Wonder of Ice Caves | Scienceray →
Just gorgeous! The full picture set can be found here.
Andrew McDonald » A Pictorial Guide to avoiding... →
Too funny. The full picture set is on Andrew McDonald’s blog.
Charter for Compassion: At one with our ignorance... →
A good article on compassion. The associated website, Charter for Compassion, looks pretty interesting, too.
The Doctor Who Roleplaying Game →
The Doctor Who Roleplaying Game: The box that’s bigger on the inside.
(Reposted from the forums at www.yog-sothoth.com.)
Solar-Powered Camel Clinics Carry Medicine Across... →
Adopt-a-Soldier Holiday Contest « Kobold... →
The D&D gaming magazine Kobold Quarterly is running an “Adopt-a-Soldier” holiday contest. Check it out!
Panda Family Enjoys the First Snow | Reverto →
PAAANDAAAAAAAAAS!
LED traffic lights don't melt snow, do cause... →
Desaturated Santa at San Francisco Santacon →
Christmas... Toys? →
Have some delicious Christmas I-Don’t-Know-What. (Via Engrish.com. Link yanked from Tom Smith on LiveJournal.)