Thursday linkdump

[yendi]

Man, my Firefox is screaming at me in pain. Too many open tabs, too little time.

1. Peter King explains how the NFL playoff officials are chosen. Like King, I also didn't know how this was done until this week.

2. PMLA Alternative Source Citing. Ever wonder how to document alien mind transmissions on your poli sci paper? Now you know!

3. The early history of Clue/Cluedo.

4. Much as I hate to ever let the Phillies off the hook, if what Peter Gammons writes is true, J.C. Romero got screwed.

5. Free screening of Metropolis at the Brattle this Saturday! Woohoo!

6. According to Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 is the "best version of Windows ever." That's an example of a statement that can be perfectly true without in any way being a positive thing. Sort of like saying that Ted Bundy was the nicest serial killer ever.

7. Polar plunges may be getting to be too popular. Guess they're turning into the new walk-a-thons.

8. Application-level spellcheckers vs online search-engine spellcheckers.

9. The Electric Company is back! I just want to know if Spider-Man will be a part of the show.

10. Finally, for the Watchmen fans, The New Frontiersman has a website, although there's no content there yet. I'm assuming it'll have something up soon, though.

Comments

[theloriest.livejournal.com]

You know, I was planning on seeing Metropolis at Arisia... but this would work out better for me. I am so there on Saturday!

windows seven

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Actually it is pretty damn good. I've been using the beta for a while (perk of family-of-microsoft-employee, I got an early beta) and my uptime has been phenomenal, no BSODs, and it is really quite easy to use.

note: i have also used the most recent MacOS, so yes, I do know what the other side is like.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Man, my Firefox is screaming at me in pain.

It's all an act. Your Firefox is actually masochist Firefox. ("Masochist Firefox" has never been uttered before anywhere.)

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

Spidey wont return to the Electic Company until he gets a deal worked out with Mephisto to erase the last three decades of Morgan Freeman's career so that he comes back as Easy Reader...

[jeff-morris.livejournal.com]

Are you aware that this post comes up on CNN.com as a link related to the Windows 7 beta release announcement?

Dude, you're famous!

[yendi]

Ha! No, I'd actually never even seen the blog links there, as I use Noscript in Firefox, which kills a lot of widgets like that one. But I just took a look in Safari, and there I am!

[yendi]

Also, the Corsican Twins? Clones.

Re: windows seven

[voltbang.livejournal.com]

Does it give you cool facial hair like that awesomely cool guy in the mac commercials? I want to be just like him.

Re: windows seven

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

That's probably in service pack one. Hair is difficult: ask any animator. <3

[cscottd.livejournal.com]

The Electric Company is back!

"Heeeeeey youuuuuu guyyyyyyyys!" :)