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Homestarrunner has a wiki. Now instead of linking to the main site and urging people to go there, over and over and over again, I can just explain the various viral memes from HR by pointing at the wiki instead.

Must post this link (think of the kittens!)

Post author:HFM
Post published:February 24, 2006
Post category:Recently Read

I just can’t stop myself. [link deprecated: http://www.uffish.com/2006/02/requiem_to_all_the_toys_ive_lo.html] Uffish: Requiem to all the toys I’ve loved before

That’s something I never thought of writing down in a public space. I could write something similar, but I’ll refrain.

Cool unusual architecture

Post author:HFM
Post published:February 15, 2006
Post category:Recently Read

Unique Daily ~~has a photo gallery of cool unusual architecture~~, such as this upside down house.

2022-03-15 Update:
My original link of unique architecture is long gone, but there are at least 10 upside down houses in the world. Stephanie and I saw the one in Niagara Falls on our honeymoon.

Toppels Haus - Affoldern, Germany — Toppels Haus – Affoldern, Germany

Graphic Artist Ian Albert

Post author:HFM
Post published:January 26, 2006
Post category:Art Recently Read

Ian Albert is an awesome graphic artist who has some interesting hobbies – like constructing huge maps of game worlds by grabbing screen captures. I was fascinated by Super Mario world, which I played with my old roommate back in 1993.
He also has some other colossal images, like and enormous map of the world, that if printed, would be something like six feet tall.
He’s also recreated online versions of all the US Government’s Hazmat Placards.

Bill Monk

Post author:HFM
Post published:January 26, 2006
Post category:Recently Read

(original link, no longer active – http://www.billmonk.com | Bill Monk) is a website that helps you to keep track of who owes what between friends, but without the social tension. It looks pretty fun.

Bill Monk

2022-03-15 Update:
Alas, Bill Monk is no longer. May he rest in peace. You’ll have to do your own financial friend math.

Amazon Credit Notification

Post author:HFM
Post published:January 2, 2006
Post category:Recently Read

Amazon will give you credit if things you’ve purchased go on sale within 30 days… and this site will track the prices of items you enter and e-mail you if the price drops.

The NonSequitur

Post author:HFM
Post published:December 30, 2005
Post category:Politics Recently Read

My new favorite political blog is The NonSequitur — a blog run by Logic professors that analyze failure of reasoning and logical fallacies of right-wing pundits. Found via one of my other favorite blogs, Americablog.com.

I also discovered that Overheard in New York, a site the recounts funny conversations that people overhear, is now a blog. It used to be a yahoo group that I linked to long ago, but I lost track of it. Now it has an RSS feed, so I can read it regularly.

Chick #1: My underwear’s so cute! Its got a bulldog on it.
Chick #2: Why’s it got a bulldog on it?
Chick #1: It’s so cute, it’s protecting my vagina from intruders.

I also added The Big Gay Picture to my RSS feeds. It’s a gay political blog that looks like it might be funny. I’ll give it a shot.

Another great Gay Blog/News site that I’d heard of once before but lost track of: Good As You. I added them to my newsreader also.
And last but not least: Buyblue.org now has a RSS feed: last time I checked, they didn’t. So they’re in my newsreader also. Too bad GLAAD hasn’t gone that direction yet.