This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 26, 2008). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Sometime between June 25th and June 26th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- Albanian Custom Fades – Woman as Family Man: For centuries, in the closed-off and conservative society of rural northern Albania, swapping genders was considered a practical solution for a family with a shortage of men.
- He let them down. He ran around and hurt them.: "Robert" had just pulled off the most epic rickroll in intertubes history. The author of the game had never really intended for it to be a game at all. He just thought it would be funny to put up some creepy notes and see what sort of attention they got.
- The Big List of Things I Like About LibraryThing: I've been using LibraryThing for quite some time now to track my book collection and what I'm reading. This post has a nice roundup of some of LT's best features.
- Olympic start gun gives inside runners an edge: Runners in lane eight got off the mark on average about 150 milliseconds after runners in lane one, Dapena found. A time delay of that magnitude translates to about a metre's difference at the finish line.
- Chrysler will offer wireless Internet access in 2009 models: "With the added Internet connectivity, drivers and passengers will be able to get such devices as laptop computers and Nintendo Wii consoles online." Terrifying, though there's a certain dark humor to it. Steering wheel in one hand, Wiimote in the other
- The Fly: The Opera: Directed by David Cronenberg, music by Howard Shore, and conducted by Placido Domingo. No, I'm not kidding.