Thom Browne Spring Collection

Uh, I don't think so. I wouldn't be caught dead in any of those.

In fact, I might wind up dead if I wore them out in public around here.

These very well might fit the definition of eldritch.

See more at: Thom Browne Spring 2010

Coaster Mishap

Buena Park, Calif. (September 16, 2009) – Two guests were transported to the hospital today when a cable came loose from the Xcelerator roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm. The incident caused lacerations to one 12 year old guest who came in contact with the cable. A male adult guest complained of back pain. All other guests were asked for a statement and released.

Internet Firsts

The first image posted to the 'net:



From the website:

The first image in web history was... four women, all of whom now probably regret being part of the first image in web history.

A programmer named Silvano de Gennaro worked for CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research, located in Geneva, Switzerland... aka the birthplace of the World Wide Web).

In 1992, the non-ManBearPig-focused founder of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, had just built this new information system called the World Wide Web, and created the first website, http://info.cern.ch.

Berners-Lee asked Gennaro to scan some photos from a CERN party and post them on that page. Gennaro didn't really get what he was talking about but scanned in the photos, FTPed them to the server and linked them to a page. The picture of the four women, complete with their early '90s "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead" fashion sense, was the first one ever viewed in a web browser.

Included in the list are the first e-mail, the first spam, the first banner ad, the first YouTube video and others.

11 Firsts In Internet History

Zombies Need Not Apply

From Craigslist:

(I've seen some weird stuff there, but this one might very well be the strangest)

Need Housing - Zombie Prepared (Salt Lake City)

Date: 2009-09-22, 1:41AM MDT
Reply to: hous-8z6x4-1386386973@craigslist.org

Single white Male seeking place, Owns guns and Zombie attack kits, is well prepared incase of the apocalypse. Excellent marksman and weapons improviser and Hunter. Portly, Prone to drink, of Irish and Scandinavian descent. Roomate must like Battlestar Galactica. Like to wear a Kevlar helmet to bed

* Location: Salt Lake City
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

PostingID: 1386386973

Storm Chasers

Promo for the third season of Storm Chasers, first episode will be Sunday, October 18 at 8:00 pm CST on Discovery.

One of my favorite shows.

cognoscente

cognoscente \kon-yuh-SHEN-tee; kog-nuh-; -SEN-\ , noun:
1. A person with special knowledge of a subject; a connoisseur.

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This is a word that definitely doesn't describe me. Oh, I know a little about a lot of things, but not much about any thing.

I Ain't Marching Anymore - Phil Ochs

From Wiki:

Philip David Ochs (pronounced /ˈoʊks/) (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight albums in his lifetime.

Ochs performed at many political events, including anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies, student events, and organized labor events over the course of his career, in addition to many concert appearances at such venues as New York City's Town Hall and Carnegie Hall. Politically, Ochs described himself as a "left social democrat" who became an "early revolutionary" after the protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago led to a police riot, which had a profound effect on his state of mind.

After years of prolific writing in the 1960s, Ochs's mental stability declined in the 1970s and eventually he succumbed to a number of problems including bipolar disorder and alcoholism, and he took his own life in 1976.

Some of Ochs's major influences were Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Bob Gibson, Faron Young, Merle Haggard, John Wayne, and John F. Kennedy. His best-known songs include "I Ain't Marching Anymore", "Changes", "Crucifixion", "Draft Dodger Rag", "Love Me I'm a Liberal", "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends", "Power and the Glory", "There but for Fortune", and "The War Is Over".