I’d like to draw your attention to the right-hand column of detritus, where, under the heading of blogs, there are two proud additions: WFMU’s Beware of the Blog Lifehacker I’m less excited by Lifehacker than I am by the fact that WFMU (radio station, wacky, Jersey City) has a blog, but both are interesting, and […]
If you like what you see, tell a friend
Ed Emberly has a website, which is fantastic by its own right. But what’s more, you can get instructions on making a valentine’s day mask… A valentine’s day monster mask.
Posted by Ben on February 12, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/if-you-like-what-you-see-tell-a-friend/
Did you know?
More than one billion birds crash into buildings in the US every year. Mirrored office blocks are a particular hazard. Having breaking news alerts delivered to your mobile phone may seem cutting edge, but the Daily Express pioneered the service back in 1914, offering personal war updates via telegram for a shilling each. When people […]
Posted by Ben on January 31, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/did-you-know/
General disorder
Nalgene, forever! Or not. Over at Grist, Umbra makes a case against Nalgene bottles. (Although the column is actually a clarification of an earlier column, so if you’re new to the Nalgene question, you may want to do a little reading.) How about Orangene? A research team at Cornell has apparently discovered a way to […]
Posted by Ben on January 26, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/general-disorder/
The_future
Due to the fact of being “on the road”, posting will undoubtedly be sporadic. (More than it has been, that is.) Also–and this is related –I’m gonna have to apologize for the deranged mumbo-jumbo in the post titles. Sorry.
Posted by Ben on January 13, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/the_future/
And the cynicism mounts
Well, apparently the alleged “crystal skulls of doom”1 are no more than fakes. Which is somewhat unfortunate, because it’s (they’re) actually kind of neat. (And which begs the question: are there genuine skulls of doom out there?) (via Guardian Unlimited news blog: “The ancient and wholly rubbish prophecy of the crystal skull”) Note: 1 See […]
Posted by Ben on January 10, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/and-the-cynicism-mounts/
Quick: who’s the ‘Alstrom-Olson Syndrome’ named for?
Give up? Of course you do. Then check out Who Named It?, a would-be haven for medical eponyms. This biographical dictionary of sorts contains 7079 eponyms, and has plans to eventually describe a total of 15,000. (FYI, the aforementioned syndrome is “autosomal recessive cone-rod dystrophy of the retina,” named for/by Carl-Henry Alström and Olof Olson) […]
Posted by Ben on January 8, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/quick-whos-the-alstrom-olson-syndrome-named-for/
On a related note
Fake bands and science songs: two databases you pretty much can’t do without. Let’s face it, they’re essential. The former’s a comprehensive list of fake bands, musical groups which do not exist. The latter’s a list of actual songs about—you guessed it—science. And math, too. Though there probably aren’t as many songs about math. (If […]
Posted by Ben on January 4, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/on-a-related-note/
It’s the idea that counts
My initial last-day-of-the-year post idea was to do something clever, but not too clever—like, for instance, 365 links, or things, etc. Something amusing, but not too thorough (no diatribes, essays, etc.—not that they tend to show up here anyway). Something light. Then I realized that 365 of anything is a lot. And that’s when I […]
Posted by Ben on December 31, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/its-the-idea-that-counts/
Banana-lovers, rejoice
Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Yes!!! Our unique, patented device allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere. At long last. About time, I say. (via BoingBoing)
Posted by Ben on December 19, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/banana-lovers-rejoice/