Today is bloomsday, the day of the year that we celebrate Ulysses by drinking guinness….

A copyright is supposed to protect a creator’s intellectual property and ensure that the copyright holder’s work isn’t nefariously misappropriated. However, they don’t always work so well; just ask anyone who has fond memories of Napster circa 2000. Not all copyright battles are Metallica-initiated, though. Take, for example, these three instances of infringement. [From mental_floss […]

???????? Hello, This may be late news for some but for rest i must tell you that shortly before midnight… [From Utah Phillips] —– He was an inspiration for so many, he will be missed.

Be Nice Or Leave You know you want to say it — let this sign do it for you! [From tin signs]

ultraportable notebooks [From Liliputing: Comprehensive list of low-cost ultraportables] —– well… here’s a nice little list of all the tiny computers coming out soon. very hand to have.

Restrictions sprout creativity. And so I gave five people this morning the following task: Tell me a story that starts with “Whether” and ends with “pudding” and has 27 words. Can you do any better? [From A tale of pudding]

Bill Bryson Against Litter

I just noticed that in Dictionary.app (at least in Leopard), under to “Go” menu, there is an option labeled “Front/Back Matter.” Clicking this brings up a whole slew of useful reference material, including a language guide (complete with a list of clichés to avoid), a list of the chemical elements, and the text of the […]