January 2008
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The Abominable Charles Christopher →
The first of a totally excellent, adorable, very-well-drawn comic. Thanks Ryan North!
Twenty-Six Types of Animals →
Absolutely incredible typography!
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Scientists performing destructive brain deep-scan →
Transhuman Space isn’t a roleplaying setting, it’s a history book from the future! Can’t wait for my AI implant…
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Money is a bloody big balancing act of having a job, eating, and working out which Apple product(s) you can afford.
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Every now and again I rediscover Pokey the... →
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Continuing my journey into completely fucking insane, made-up, useless, yet really cool languages, I came across this: in Ilaksh, “uccuẹilšrokö’z” can be roughly translated “concerning a hypothetically puzzling desire for an end to everything having to do with ewe-wool clothing”. I feel like I’ve just looked insanity directly in the eye.
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The ‘cello is the finest orchestral string instrument. It has meat – a good cut of beef. The viola has a couple of rashers of bacon. La contrebasse est tout bonnement une grande caisse. Loving the way French farts are feminine, and also the sudden burst of alliteration. Violins… I have on-days and off-days. If I’m not craving cooked animal flesh, a violin tune can be pretty.
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The genius of the Penguin Café Orchestra (especially Simon Jeffes, RIP) was making a complicated piece sound simple. What a fascinating effect!