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Parking Lot at Sunset December 31, 2010

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Happy new year! This panorama of six shots is one result of my new camera, a Casio Exilim EX-S8 on sale at Radio Shack earlier this year. It was real cheap, or I wouldn’t have considered it. I found out this morning that the camera has a bunch of nifty settings including one for sunsets, so I needn’t have relearned PhotoShop for this. Click on the photo for the full, zoomable panorama from closr.it. The unretouched version from the camera is pretty unimpressive, but at least in focus:

Phobos Eclipses the Sun December 28, 2010

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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mer/mer20101222/eclipse20101222-640.swf

How cool is it to watch an eclipse from Mars?

Xmas Morning December 27, 2010

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Brought to its Logical Conclusion December 23, 2010

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Stolen from The List Which Cannot Be Named:

> Whenever stupid copyrights/patents like this come up, I’m reminded
> of a joke an old friend of mine used to tell, back in the Amazon
> one-click patent days:
>
> "I’m going to take out a patent on chewing food".
>
dibs on digestion!

But I think we all can make good guesses on who holds the patents for shitting, though it’s not clear to me who owns the shit, or what the shit transmission protocols and fees covering same would be. Comcast is the clear reference example/precedent holder there.

–

I’m pretty sure [favorite corporate whipping boy here] already holds
the patent on being an asshole.

Pollution Mutation from China December 21, 2010

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See what happens when you use coal as your first choice?

Why I No Longer Ride a Bike December 21, 2010

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Always wanted this, although illegal in California.

Minivans are Totally Babe Magnets December 18, 2010

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Words fail.

Festive Yet Tasteful December 18, 2010

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You would be surprised at the number of persons who have a Christmas scene of some kind featuring eight tiny flamingos and a fat, bearded fellow trailing. This is the only one I found with nine flamingos, meaning Santa has undergone some strange avian metamorphosis or Rudolph is now canon and Santa couldn’t make it.

In either case, my Christmas is ruined.

Exciting update: