The Ultimate Insult

Cryptograma! One of my favorite puzzles.

Starting tomorrow, it’s the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week.

Benny’s Postcards, a collection that spans from 1906 - 1918 (approximately) and features cards made in Russia, Poland and Germany.

It’s bad enough that there are way too many web2.0 sites out there. Do we really need to see how people jump from site to site and chat with those same folks as well? Get out the Ibuprofen and prepare yourself for the Swarm!

The Hans Holbein Dance of Death, illustrations from 1538.

Music thing is a weblog that writes about some non-traditional musical instruments. Good stuff.

Do You Believe in Conspiracies?

Has it been a year already? It’s already Talk Like A Pirate Day. Yarr.

ForteeTwo, a page about highway 42’s.

The Lindbergh Baby or just another kook?

Pac-Man meets one of my favorite games, Qix: Pac-Xon.

Memory Lane…circa dot-com bust: PC World offers the worst 25 sites ever. Some are still standing while others have moved to that great archive.org in space. I love that MySpace is #1. Who’s you favorite?
25. Rentmychest.com, 24. IKissYou.org, 23. InmatesForYou.com, 22. Digital entertainment network (den.com), 21. Golden Palace Casino, 20. Hotmail.com, 19. WebVan, 18. [...]

Boing Boing looks at the Amazon Unbox user agreement and highlights a few items of interest.

This C|Net review of the new Yahoo! Mail actually makes it sound good. I’ve used Gmail before, but I currently have 1,114 pieces of spam waiting for me so I think I’m ditching it.

Keep up with things via the Viral Video Chart.

Make your own seal with the Official Seal Generator.

Match pairs to make a Castle of Cards. Oh, and turn down the volume.

Todays history lesson: Chronicle of the Berlin Wall.

Stream 5 different Fox television shows legally. American Dad, Prison Break, Bones and 2 more. Good quality and excellent streaming. Amazing for a network.

Miss Pickwick’s Warm and Snuggly Bedtime Facts.