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Interesting things found around the Webernets and stored on ma.gnolia

Woolgathering… 01/05/08

My friend Lee just started blogging. If you’re looking for “well-fed white guy stuff” (his words not mine, but come to think of it that’s basically what you’re getting here too so you must like it) check out Woolgathering, looks like good stuff (and he’s using the old song-lyrics-as-titles trick so … Filed Under: Blog, Philosophy, Sociology, Writing comments on Woolgathering...

Photo of Babe Ruth with the Red Sox 01/04/08

Awesome old glass plate photo of Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry and Del Gainer of the Boston Red Sox in 1916. Filed Under: History, Photos, Sports comments on Photo of Babe Ruth with the Red Sox

24 ways: Unobtrusively Mapping Microformat… 01/04/08

Simon Willison on using jQuery to do some interesting things with Microformats. Makes me wish I was better with Javascript. Filed Under: Programming comments on 24 ways: Unobtrusively Mapping Microformats with jQuery

Python Code: pymaps 01/04/08

Nice looking python library for interacting with Geo services. Filed Under: Programming, Python comments on Python Code: pymaps

Python Code: markdown2 01/04/08

Haven’t switched over to this yet, but I plan to since the version I’m using doesn’t appear to be actively under development anymore. Filed Under: Programming, Python comments on Python Code: markdown2

django-atompub - Google Code 01/04/08

adding atom feeds to django. haven’t done it since I use Feedburner anyway, but good to know it’s out there. Filed Under: Django, Programming, Python comments on django-atompub - Google Code

Bookworm Interview with David Foster Walla… 12/23/07

Filed Under: Authors, Books, Writing comments on Bookworm Interview with David Foster Wallace ('96)

Hieronymus Bosch Action Figures 12/18/07

Must have.. now… must have… now… I had to create a whole new “awesomeness” tag just to classify this find. If you’ve been wondering what to get me for my birthday/christmas now you know. Actually last time I tried the links to purchase led to a 404 page otherwise I’d already … Filed Under: Art, Artists, Awesomeness, Bizarre, Humor comments on Hieronymus Bosch Action Figures

Stunning Temples Secretly Carved Out Below… 12/15/07

Next time you think your hobby is occupying too much of your free time, consider this guy’s project, which is most likely a bit larger in scope and goals: Nestling in the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, 30 miles from the ancient city of Turin, lies the valley of … Filed Under: Amazing, Architecture, Art, Artists, Beauty, History, Nerd, Religion comments on Stunning Temples Secretly Carved Out Below Ground

Tombs of the Grand Masters of the Knights … 12/14/07

Nothing gets the conspiracy fan tongues wagging like the Knights of Malta (the Knights Templar might be the one exception to that rule), but in this case these are just really cool and somewhat macabre watercolor sketches of their tombs. In 1523, after a continual onslaught by the Ottoman forces, the … Filed Under: Art, History, Mystery, Mysticism, Mythology comments on Tombs of the Grand Masters of the Knights of Malta