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Eclipse features that Richard Stallman would like to have in emacs. The astonishing thing here is that someone so intimately involved with one prominant …
gulfstream/2417120 calories’ worth of different foods.
gulfstream/2322The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Includes sections on The Bible (the handwriting on the wall), proverbs (he who laughs last, laughs best), idioms …
gulfstream/2349“How To Actually Win A Fist Fight.”
gulfstream/2378You Suck at Photoshop #4—Photoshop tips (this one on the selection tool) from the depressed.
gulfstream/2385One Trappist beer, Westvleteren, is regarded as one of best beers in the world, despite (or because of?) being available in very limited quantities (one …
gulfstream/2402“The Charms of Wikipedia,” by Nicholson Baker. The first section neatly captures the charms of Wikipedia, and the last is a nice account of Baker’s …
gulfstream/2407Angry bed positions.
gulfstream/1712How to cut different things.
gulfstream/1725Spotting the fake: the (new) New Oxford American
Dictionary contains a copycat-busting fake word starting with E.
gulfstream/1826List of current international border
disputes—given
that just about every country has one or more, it’s a puzzle that anything gets done.
gulfstream/1827Pretty reference maps. (Printable versions too.)
gulfstream/1836What the “@” sign is called in different
countries.
gulfstream/1839 gulfstream/1847Personal filing system—involves no
categorisation!
gulfstream/1848Somewhat interesting report on the reliability of
Apple laptops, a subject somewhat close to my heart. I suspect the
absolute numbers aren’t …
gulfstream/1920OED-compiled word FAQ. They want to call CamelCase medial capitals though, which so isn’t gonna work out.
gulfstream/2022Scene from the Miami Vice pilot, uses Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight.” Bill Simmons, in his pretty useful YouTube Hall of Fame, says: “Two …
gulfstream/2116“Weasel words are words or phrases that seemingly support statements without attributing opinions to verifiable sources. Weasel words give the force …
gulfstream/2159Iceland is about the only proper country on the list.
gulfstream/2196Wikipedia for conservatives! Seems like a lot of effort to go to; of their six commandments, the spelling problem (they want American spelling) and the …
gulfstream/2242Google search of all the pages you’ve ever visited. You need to have the Google Toolbar installed. Must require a really nasty amount of computing …
gulfstream/2273Nice graph prepared by a bride and groom showing the relationship between guests at their wedding. (more info)
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