Another pointer from T.M.. A collection of pornographic photographs—with the figures removed. Those of us with over-developed imaginations and an affinity for porn have a whole new way to pass time. I found myself just sitting, staring at the images. Head tilting to one side, then the other, as if to get a better view.

raelity bytes After all the fuss I’ve been making about blogging tools (mostly to myself), I find that Blosxom (pronounced “bloss-um” I believe) has gone 1.0. It’s unique because it uses the file system for rendering and displaying posts. Create a text file in your blog directory on the server and it’s automatically listed and linked. Pages can be static or dynamic. The “flavour” system (templates) are simple. Installing now…

You may have noticed, or maybe not, but I’m not planning on talking about the war (or should I say potential war) with Iraq or anyone else. It’s very much on my mind, but do you think I really have anything useful to add to the debate? I didn’t think so. Funny, but most bloggers I read seem to think that suddenly everyone is interested in hearing their political opinion. Let’s get back on topic and leave warblogging to the warbloggers.

Jeremy Z asks the question about scripting.com that’s occurred to me many times.

I’ve been sitting here reading weblogs and such for about 3 hours. I’ve got so many things I want to and have to do that I’m completely locked up. Probably should hit something billable for a while, then play with Jabber/Python/Flash/Whatever.

I’m supposed to be watching yojimbo right now… but I’m not. This is a symptom of a bigger problem, I think. I love Kurosawa, but for some reason I’m having trouble finding the energy to watch anything that makes me think too much. Today, my excuse is that I don’t feel like reading subtitles. I’d rather watch Undercover Brother for the fifth time instead. What the hell is wrong with me?

Midway Games has a few shockwave games which are identical to the arcade originals. I’ve been playing Joust.

Not a single person outside of the advertising industry wants commercials before movies. Let’s hope a series of lawsuits filed in Cook County recently will put a stop to the practice. link

Rageboy gives us [5 more ways to leave your lover]1, and some limericks. My favorite… There once was an artist perverse who only could speak in reverse. Whenever she said, “No, our love is not dead,” she really meant “Call in the hearse.”

America gets blasted regularly for its nationalist, unilateral and sometimes arrogant attitudes. Many times we deserve it. But a fella has to pick a team after all. If Iraq had a shuttle program and lost 7 crew members to an accident like that of the Columbia, I’ll bet George W. and the American people would send our heartfelt condolences, even as we prepare for war. We most likely wouldn’t cheer and call it “vengeance from God.

“But for that to be true, then time also has to get in on the act. For you and your pal to see the same ray go by at the same clip, her idea of time must be off from your idea of time!” Read it

Russian Ark is a film shot with 2000 actors, spanning 300 years of Russian history, in one take. No outtakes or deleted scenes on the DVD I guess.