Archives for: July 2007, 22

High Tea

07/22/07 | by Adam | Categories: Potpourri
I know that Wikipedia can be dodgy on its information, but goldarnit, it's absolutely correct with this definition: High Tea (also known as Meat Tea[1]) is an early evening meal, typically eaten between 5 and 6 o'clock in the evening. It would be eaten… more »
 

Jerks And Their "Malware Scanners"

07/22/07 | by Nimble | Categories: Thoughts, Ethics, Internet
We show no referrers to the world, but we still get referral spam, i.e. something pretends to have visited your site through someone else's clicks. Referrals used to be a fun way to show who was visiting you. Spammers have crapped all over that feature.… more »
 

Cool Dinnerware Always Doomed

07/22/07 | by Nimble | Categories: Distractions
Okay, okay, I'm exaggerating, but I feel the sting of lines of dinnerware and flatware being discontinued because it seems to affect the stuff I really like... disproportionately. When you're on the hunt for plates and such, you generally have choices… more »
 

Nut On The Run

07/22/07 | by Nimble | Categories: Thoughts, People, Religion, Science
Wired picked up on the saga of an overly-enthusiastic off-kilter creationist making escalating insults and threats to University of Colorado professors, as well as a few other folks online. Well, he has absconded. more »