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Polish and The Mythical Man Weekend

There’s a great thread on Hacker News right now talking about the myth of “I could make that in a weekend!” Of course, there’s always some truth to this. To my mind, any project that can be completed by a single developer in a ‘reasonable’ amount ...

What's on your desk?

update: oops, I think I’m wrong. They’re very similar but not the same photo. I’m browsing through today’s Big Picture, and was surprised to find a photo of Callie Shell’s on President Obama’s desk in the oval office. Here’s the photo, taken by ...

Well, duh

A post on Daily Kos echos my sentiments on American energy independence: “The logic is hard to avoid. If we invest in energy efficiency, alternative technologies, and green jobs, and for whatever reason global warming turns out to be much adieu a...

Photo Friday

The Big Picture, today, has a collection of 35 pictures taken from the International Space Station, including one of the Puget Sound region. The resolution is spectacular. Even though you obviously can’t see my house from there, you can easily ...

John Hodgman at the Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner

As consistently funny as everything else he does. Despite his spockish calm and gangly frame, the president is known to dabble in sports...and not just bowling, but the hard stuff. What they call 'basketsball.' </param></param></param></embed>

Obama speaks to the 65th TV Correspondents Association Dinner

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Holy jesus, indeed

I am so embarrassed for these guys. </param></param></param></embed>

Iran's Disputed Election on The Big Picture

Great coverage as always of the unrest in Iran from the Big Picture. Really tremendous photos of what’s going on in Iran right now.

The Tiananmen Solution

From Dan Savage: The massive demonstrations in Prague in November of 1989 that came to be known as the Velvet Revolution began with protesters—students mostly—being beaten in the streets and ended with the fall of that country's communist regime ...