Courtesy of xkcd: Hallelujah. Nice to see the classics still getting some respect.1 When you get there, be sure to read the alt text on this one. ↩
Tag: Humour
The Future
Happy Valentine’s Day from Facebook: Happy Valentine’s Day! Just logging in for a quick scroll? Take your time. You’re not on here as much as you used to be. Still, we’ll never forget you. In fact, we at Facebook love celebrating the moments and people you’ve worked really hard to forget. So now that you’re… Continue reading The Future
Herr Gruber
Charlie Connelly1 on the author-turned terrorist who led the attack on the Nakatomi Plaza building… Charismatic, cultured and hugely intelligent, Gruber was perfectly equipped to become a shining light in the reunified Germany that was only a matter of months away at his death. If the ambition, daring and meticulous planning employed in the Nakatomi… Continue reading Herr Gruber
Ack! Ack! AckAckAck!
By the time Tim Burton came to making Mars Attacks he was (rightly) pretty darned famous, which explains the cast he could get at the height of his powers: Between 1988 and 1993, Burton made a string of classics: Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. So it was no surprise that some… Continue reading Ack! Ack! AckAckAck!
Notchmeister
I wish I still had a working Mac so that I could festoon the screen with a Notchmeister. Very silly, but then so is the very idea1 of the Notch. [Via The Tao of Mac] Granted, it’s a stopgap until Apple are either satisfied that their implementation of behind-the-screen sensors and cameras can perform at… Continue reading Notchmeister
Many a true word spoken in jest
Oh so true xkcd: Incident Report.
Trains to Omelas
John Holbo brings us The Ones Who Take the Train to Omelas: A couple years back I made a post about Le Guin’s “Omelas”. I teach it, and it’s been rattling around up there in the attic. I had this idea for a visual gag. And that led to a story, which led back to… Continue reading Trains to Omelas
Canine performance review
Caroline O’Donoghue on How I imagine an annual performance review with the dog would go: Hello, dog. Please take a seat. I’m so glad we could find time for this little chat. Are you… Ok, you’re still sitting down. So to begin… Still sitting down. Right. Maybe the tight circular movements can wait until after… Continue reading Canine performance review
Overthinking it
I should have linked to this when it was originally posted, but never mind: I like it when Randy Milholland shares some parenting wisdom with his audience.
Roy Kent!
Mean, moody, magnificent. Roy Kent : He’s here, he’s there, he’s every f***ing where: [Via @hondanhon]