Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Ode to Maher: Bill Maher
Bill Maher is spot on. His wry and honest commentary on the recent Cheney shooting and the Bush administration in general is a must see. Lordy lordy.
More Maher:
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A pretty neat idea called airtroductions. It's airplane social networking. Passengers arrange who they sit next to on a flight. Meet new people, learn about different companies, date, or talk with people your age on flights, cab rides, etc.
Gladwell on social services.
More Huraki Murakami in the New Yorker.
Wild beyond belief. Wasps make good pimps. So wasps. Wasps are motherfuckers. They'll sting a roach, temporarily paralyzing it, sting it again—this time in the head to disable its escape reflex, thereby suspending it in a zombie-like state where the wasp can control its every move—then steer it to the wasp's burrow where it will then be used to roost the wasp's larvae. These larvae eventually hatch, bite their way into the roach, weave themselves into cocoons, and then come out all fresh and clean—so fresh and so clean—in about four weeks.
More Maher:
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2.
A pretty neat idea called airtroductions. It's airplane social networking. Passengers arrange who they sit next to on a flight. Meet new people, learn about different companies, date, or talk with people your age on flights, cab rides, etc.
Gladwell on social services.
More Huraki Murakami in the New Yorker.
Wild beyond belief. Wasps make good pimps. So wasps. Wasps are motherfuckers. They'll sting a roach, temporarily paralyzing it, sting it again—this time in the head to disable its escape reflex, thereby suspending it in a zombie-like state where the wasp can control its every move—then steer it to the wasp's burrow where it will then be used to roost the wasp's larvae. These larvae eventually hatch, bite their way into the roach, weave themselves into cocoons, and then come out all fresh and clean—so fresh and so clean—in about four weeks.
