Barry’s BlueSky- Untitled May 2, 2024I love that Caterpillar boots were among the returned items, and in this photo an Amazon worker took, you can clearly see the "CAT" logo near the cat. Cat climbed into Amazon return box, found alive 630 miles away wapo.st/3JJ3vqT
- Untitled May 1, 2024A new cartoon for May Day! This has been an incredible year for unions in the USA - may next year be even better. Unions Have Always Done The Impossible! #PoliCartoon #Union #LaborDay2024 #MayDay2024 #May1st #UBI #LivingWage
- Untitled April 30, 2024People on reddit are fighting about a cartoon I did about why the US health care system sucks and I am enjoying this too too much. https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/1ch0l0r/why_us_health_care_is_such_a_terrible_system/?sort=old
- Untitled April 30, 2024I just posted a new cartoon! It's patreon supporters only for now, but in a week or so I'll make it public. :-) https://www.patreon.com/posts/deus-ex-machina-103359912?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
- Untitled April 30, 2024Nothing against Brian, who of course needs and should make a living. But I'm increasingly frustrated by the Substackization of blogging/news writing. To read Brian's work I have to subscribe, which at the lowest price level is $75 a year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
- Untitled April 30, 2024Cartoonists and illustrators: Watch out for this scam (it's been going around for a while, but I only heard about it recently). Person emails you wanting to commission a bunch of illustrations to go with a presentation. Pretty high offer. At the end, they mention they want to pay you by check.
- Untitled May 2, 2024
Category Archives: Mind-blowing Miscellania and other Neat Stuff
Today is a palindrome
2010.01.02, or if you prefer, 01-02-2010. It’s one of only 331 palindronic dates in the YYYY-MM-DD (or MM-DD-YYYY) format. The next one will be on November 2, 2011; after that, there won’t be another until February 2, 2020. The next … Continue reading
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The Reason for the Season
There is a reason that Mithras’ birthday was celebrated this time of year. A reason that Bacchus’ birthday, the Saturnalia, Jesus’ birthday, and the New Year come this time of year as well. For those of us living in the … Continue reading
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My Mind Has Been Blown
This looks like the sort of technology that will be available in the 28th century: PhotoSketch: Internet Image Montage from Tao Chen on Vimeo. Seriously, this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. The abstract is here. If … Continue reading
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"There never were any good old days": new communications tech is always feared
I liked this interview with Dennis Baron, the author of A Better Pencil. Historically, when the new communication device comes out, the reaction tends to be divided. Some people think it’s the best thing since sliced bread; other people fear … Continue reading
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To Hug the Mountain, to Envelop That Mountain
Robert Wright gives us a little bit of sublime: Incidentally, that is William Shatner talking about the opening to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, a movie that most fans of Trek argue never actually happened. (Much like Rocky V … Continue reading
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The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog
Literally: (Via Jezebel)
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First the Twine Ball, Now This
Minnesota is not just home to the world’s biggest twine ball made by a single person; it’s now home to the world’s biggest cupcake: A 151-pound cupcake in Minneapolis has been certified as the world’s largest. The 1-foot tall, 2-foot … Continue reading
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Frickin' Sweet
Because there must be room in the world for fun, here’s a random timewastin’ web site: Apocryphacts. With the tag line of “Trivia so good you’ll wish it was true,” how can it go wrong? A sample: The film Love Actually, … Continue reading
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Sometimes I Sit and Wonder…
…what exactly the Internet is for and what it has unleashed upon our society…
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At Last!
Okay, everybody, CALM DOWN. You can stop panicking now. I am delighted – no, relieved – to announce that we finally have a klezmer song about toxoplasmosis. Via JVoices: What is toxoplasmosis, you ask? Why, it’s the scary brain parasite … Continue reading
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