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There is a great collection of science fiction writer blogs at SF Signal.  There are nearly 200 feeds to choose from alphabetized by author. Now all you need is some free time to actually read them. -Dave

If you’re a fan of Jonathan Coulton’s quirky music, you might want to check out an interview he did with the New York Times.  Yep, he’s bigtime now. Link (via The Sound of Young America)

What do you call carbonated beverages? This is an interesting study that mapped the regional differences we all have for the same sugary beverage.  So what do you call it?  I grew up calling it “soda” in Pennsylvania, but that state seems to be divided – “soda” on the Philadelphia side and “pop” on the [...]

Somewhere out there a chocolate Chewbacca just howled sadly.  This is possibly the coolest candybar I have ever seen. The link below takes you to a site where you can learn how to make your own “Han Solo frozen in carbonite” candybar. Link (via BoingBoing)

For some crazy reason, I cannot stop playing this song. The song is called “Someone Great” by LCD Soundsystem off their album “Sound of Silver” and it is pretty catchy. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] I blame the Daubs for this case of I-can’t-get-this-song-out-of-my-head. -Dave

What’s that line about the one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest? Or was it the long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs? Regardless of the cheesy analogy, I’ve been slammed at work over the past few days. My boss is out of town and so is one of my designers. Funny enough, this [...]

“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.” – Carl Sagan

Report: 70 Percent Of All Praise Sarcastic

When you need to make sure your daughter’s global warming shoe-box diorama is cut to perfection – you need these laser-guided scissors. Whatever happened to the dull, rubber-coated, left-handed scissors I had to use as a kid to cut my hand-shaped Thanksgiving turkey with? You kids have it easy these days. -Dave