Google hosting the ‘Pedia?

Whoa!Google has apparently made an offer to host several Wikimedia projects! This could help solve many of Wikipedia‘s bandwidth and server issues, while still allowing editorial independence (which has never really been a problem anyway since Anybody Can Edit Wikipedia). And that announcement states pretty unambiguously that there’s no inducement to advertise, though I can’t [...]

Quick screed-moment

Two of ‘em, referred to me by others. Juan Cole throws down. Day-um. I almost feel sorry for Jonah Goldberg. Why hate-crime laws are necessary, or “some motives are more reprehensible than others, fuckheads”. (The word “fuckheads” never appears in that [excellent] post. i just like it.)

Tinkering in the kitchen…

So as I was moving out of the old beloved apartment a few months ago, I began seriously tinkering in the kitchen in an attempt to burn through some perishable foodstuffs that I didn’t want to have to deal with. Most of the resulting dishes were only slightly acceptable, and there were a few nights [...]

Anybody want a GMail invite?

I only have 50 left. See? So if ANYBODY wants one, please say so. [Because I just know somebody's going to ask, this is what GMail is.]