Planarity.net is a big timewaster. But now I know you’ll go there anyway. Found at Lifehacker.
Category: ASIDES
Mad Charlie’s Trike Update
For those who know my friend Charlie, who’s cycling round Australia on a recumbent trike right now, you might want to check out his site about the trip. You can also subscribe to his mailing list, and if you’d like to know how, just email me for the info!
Poptrash
Over on the UKMIX forums I found a link to Poptrash, a site built to allow likeminded antifans to bash certain mainstream stars.
Republican Mammonite Haiku
Found a lovely haiku in the comments section of a post at Daily Kos on The Lies & Depraved Indifference of Republicans. It goes like this: every turtle knows Bush and the Republicans worship just Mammon It’s always in verse that the truest truth is spoken. Okay, not always, but this poem’s dead-on.
News From Up North
Found this among a pile of old links I planned to blog. Source unknown, but I’d guess it’s from the Marmot sometime back. North Korean TV really sucks. Trust me. Or see for yourself.
Famous Asexuals sounds like a book by Lytton Stratchey, but actually it’s a link in Wikipedia.
Researching composer Erik Satie, I ran across a note in Wikipedia claiming he was mainly asexual. There was a link on that last word; of course I followed it. Look whose company he shared: Newton; Tesla; Dali; Gould; Lovecraft; and Kant. Wow. But you know, people who like sex have achieved things too. Whatever.
Probably Don’t Need a New Bike Seat…
but this New York Times article makes me want one. (via Gatorlog.)
Atlas Games: Charting New Realms of Imagination
You can get a copy of Ars Magica 4th edition in PDF free here. Since I’ve never checked out the system, looking around for free sounds good to me.
For You Monster Lovers
The listing is pretty extensive–though not quite exhaustive–at Gareth Long’s Encyclopedia of Monsters, Mythical Creatures and Fabulous Beasts. Fun fun!
DriveThruRPG.com – Marc Miller’s Traveller
Note to all gamers: the PDF of Marc Miller’s Traveller is free at DriveThruRPG this month.