Monthly Archives: June 2005

Ghost Fleet

Posted on June 24, 2005 by bturnip

Google Maps doesn’t reveal a lot of minute detail, but there are some neat things that can be picked up… Continue reading →

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Flickr: Photos from bturnip

Posted on June 23, 2005 by bturnip

I recently took my digital camera and snapped some pictures of the flowers that are blooming in the yard. Snapped here being a stretch, though my digital camera does make a “chick-chick” sound like a shutter snapping. Rather than upload … Continue reading →

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War of the Worlds

Posted on June 21, 2005 by bturnip

A gorgeous comic available in installments at an Internet near you… Continue reading →

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Flash that doesn’t suck

Posted on June 21, 2005 by bturnip

Interesting art, and fun site to play with: hello Got the scoop from Boing-Boing. Of course.

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Detroit Pistons blow a big one

Posted on June 20, 2005 by bturnip

Bill Simmons says all that needs to be said about Game 5 in [ESPN’s page 2] editorial: (That reminds me. We’re always too quick to demolish athletes who make dumb plays or screw up at the worst possible times, from … Continue reading →

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puzzles and games

Posted on June 15, 2005 by bturnip

the best are both maddening and addicting Continue reading →

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Drinks on the house

Posted on June 13, 2005 by bturnip

Vonnegut and Busch Continue reading →

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neat google tricks

Posted on June 10, 2005 by bturnip

This may be old news, but I’m not above that… Continue reading →

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6 degrees of Dustin Hoffman

Posted on June 7, 2005 by bturnip

A month ago, had I been asked to name some Dustin Hoffman films, I would have spit out “Tootsie”, “Rain Man”, maybe “The Graduate”. All older classic films. By what I first thought was sheer coincidence, within the span of … Continue reading →

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Underappreciated Albums – Part 4 of 4 – Punk, Off-The-Beaten-Path-Rock Including But Not Limited to Drug-Soaked Rock Operas Featuring Giant Cheeseburgers

Posted on June 2, 2005 by tjm

First, let me say that my categories were obviously forced. I came up with a list of 20 albums and then I tried to force them into categories to split this into five digestible portions. In retrospect, I may have … Continue reading →

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