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Pile on in the signature! Fugly.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:35 -0800

Pile on in the signature! Fugly.

Good information on New Mexico chile nomenclature and cooking.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:53 -0800

Good information on New Mexico chile nomenclature and cooking.

Photo

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:04:01 -0800

Winter rain (via kirainet)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:02:33 -0800

Winter rain (via kirainet)

Downtown from Alaskan Way Viaduct, 1959 (via Seattle Municipal...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:28:00 -0800

Downtown from Alaskan Way Viaduct, 1959 (via Seattle Municipal Archives)

Compare to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/manwhoyells/4389274938/

So clean! Judging from the cloud formations, local weather experience, foliage visible on Beacon Hill, and brown grass on the railroad tracks, I estimate this photo was taken in late Summer or early Fall, when the evenings have just started to get a bit chilly.

I have posed the question to local atmospheric scientist Cliff Mass. I hope he replies.

UPDATE: Cliff Mass said,

I would guess spring….those are cumulus clouds associated with instability…which is a max in spring. April or May?…cm

Ah, I had ruled out early Spring due to the full trees, but mid or late Spring may be possible. Well played, Mr. Mass.

Inside the Low-Paying Cheezburger Empire - Ben Huh - Gawker

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:22:00 -0800

Inside the Low-Paying Cheezburger Empire - Ben Huh - Gawker:

The world’s first meme sweatshop, right here in our backyard!

Tokyo’s rail network grows like slime mold Our new mayor should...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:39:00 -0800

Tokyo’s rail network grows like slime mold

Our new mayor should propose this method for planning the transportation network ‘round Seattle. We know where the dots are, let the slime figure out how to connect them and pay for it!

SOUND TRANSIT 3: THE BLOB
SLIME: THE SURFACE OPTION
RIDE THE GREEN LINE
I AM SLIME. YOUR NIMBY ARGUMENT IS INVALID.
…

BREAKING NEWS: A COW IS AFLOAT OFF OF ALKI POINT. I’m...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:58:00 -0800

BREAKING NEWS: A COW IS AFLOAT OFF OF ALKI POINT.

I’m declaring this the official start of Spring in Seattle.

“Cow” afloat off Alki Point

Lady Gaga & Beyonce Telephone Music Video Wow! It could end...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:49:56 -0800

Lady Gaga & Beyonce Telephone Music Video

Wow! It could end up better than the real one.

RA RA AH AH AH ROMA ROMA MA GAGA OOH LA LA

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:42:35 -0800

RA RA AH AH AH ROMA ROMA MA GAGA OOH LA LA

via hayao-miyazaki.tumblr.com

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:51:54 -0800

via hayao-miyazaki.tumblr.com

A foreigner’s Japanese video resume/introduction. Could...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:50:00 -0800

A foreigner’s Japanese video resume/introduction. Could this be me in a few years?

http://www.japan-career.jp/e-index

It’s her city, we’re all just living in it. KING5’s...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:04:22 -0800

It’s her city, we’re all just living in it.

KING5’s QA tower cam snaps pic of falcon

I came across this really bad server room janitor closet. When I...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:58:00 -0800

I came across this really bad ~~server room~~ janitor closet. When I showed this to my coworker he said,

Back in the 80’s I had a customer that had put the Mainframe in the Men’s room. When I told the person in charge that it wasn’t a good idea, I told him that he was the only customer that I had with a computer in the bathroom. He quickly corrected me and told me they had a urinal in the computer room!

Fucking Epic. Thief in the Fortress : i, cjw ~.::.~ hiking...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:50:37 -0800

Fucking Epic.

Thief in the Fortress : i, cjw ~.::.~ hiking and climbing in japan

The kraken awaits. Your tea. DEEP MAT TURQUOISE BLUE Squid...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:08:00 -0800

The kraken awaits. Your tea.

DEEP MAT TURQUOISE BLUE Squid Octopus Stoneware by skybirdarts

"always so hard to explain to americans that no other country has “children’s..."

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:13:44 -0800

“always so hard to explain to americans that no other country has “children’s food”—kids elsewhere eat what adults eat, no fuss, no drama.”

- Twitter / lia bulaong

I always wondered about this. Some time ago I started to look into what toddlers eat in different countries, and I was shocked to see them eating ‘adult’ food.

I saw a trailer for an indie film which follows 4 mothers raising babies in different cultures around the world — rural African was represented and three others. Wish I could remember what it was.

tiffehr: PALAEOBLOG: Asteroid Impact Did Kill Dinos However,...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:36:20 -0800

tiffehr:

PALAEOBLOG: Asteroid Impact Did Kill Dinos
However, the reviewers find that what appears to be a series of layers neatly laid down over 300,000 years near the impact site were actually violently churned and then dumped in a thick pile in a very short time. Models suggest the impact at Chicxulub was a million times more energetic than the largest nuclear bomb ever tested. An impact of this size would eject material at high velocity around the world, cause earthquakes of magnitude >10, continental shelf collapse, landslides, gravity flows, mass wasting and tsunamis and produce a relatively thick and complex sequence of deposits close to Chicxulub.

Incidentally, the rest of the post has probably the most amazing bullet-point talking point “Quick Facts” ever.

‘Gravity flows’ and ‘mass wasting?’ That just sounds badass.
This paragraph also describes the consequences of Indian curry.

The Best of Google Buzz - PCWorld

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:55:23 -0800

The Best of Google Buzz - PCWorld:

People saying stupid things on the Internet is hardly news. Thanks to Google Buzz, however, we know exactly when—and where—it’s happening.

Looks like it could have been taken today. August 1937....

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:02:44 -0800

Looks like it could have been taken today.

August 1937. “Indian girl and her baby cousin. Blueberry pickers’ camp, Littlefork, Minnesota.” Medium format nitrate negative by Russell Lee for the Resettlement Administration. View full size.