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We are the heaven in which our dead reside. — Zapski, on Skepchick

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You should do poetry slams. (imagine “run superduper wi-fi haxor proggy” to the sound of a bass slapping. )

I’m imagining it, but it’s really hard to get a good rhythm out of a dead fish.

(Slashdot, here and here)

security is an illusion. It’s a heuristic we draw from observing the coincidence of things not going badly for a while at a stretch. — Merlin Mann

A full coffee cup is a two-handed affair. The coffee must be blistering hot and a threat sitting three inches to the left of my keyboard. Reaching for my mug is a commitment. It is a reminder that, “Hey, we’re focusing elsewhere for moment. Don’t screw this up. I’m hot.” My coffee mugs are ginormous. My sips — carefully orchestrated. — The Coffee Mug Affair

The entire article is worth reading; this is a man who takes his coffee experience with the gravity it deserves.

Sometimes the comments are better than the article:

Extreme Christians call him a terrorist Muslim plotting to overthrow the USA. Terrorist Muslims plotting to overthrow the USA call him a Jew plotting to take over the Middle East. I think I just confused myself. — OneAegis, in a comment on an article in The Economist