- Rasterbate this. Using the wonders of modern technology, the Rasterbator takes any image you feed it and turns it into a massive, massive poster that you can print out on your standard printer. To date, it’s rasterized enough images to cover 2.39% of Vatican City. (via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog)
- Build your own. Read all about the guillotine at The Guillotine Headquarters.
- Holy Mole-y. The star-nosed mole is apparently the most voracious mammal known to humankind. It may be tiny, but it can stuff down ten mouthfuls of earthworm in 2.3 seconds. By comparison, all other mammals require at least one second to devour a mouthful of food. (NYT: “Underground Gourmet: Mole Sets a Speed Record”)
- Chicago in your pocket. Postcards you can craft into Chicagoan landmarks. (via MeFi)
- Needs improvement. Bush scores a C on this year’s “Presidential Human Rights Performance Report Card.” While the card, issued by the Center on Democratic Performance, is only in its second year, previous presidents’ performances are used as a means of comparison.
Strange and Good
Posted by Ben on April 2, 2005
https://www.swordbilled.com/strange-and-good/