Just a little FYI here… on Sunday my car was stolen, and I noticed it was gone right before I left to go on a big bike ride. I had everything packed, but there was another car where I had parked. In any case, it only took the Oakland PD about 3 days to find it, and thankfully they hadn’t done much of anything to it. All that was missing was my floor jack, some CDs, and about half a tank of gas. It was found waaay out in east Oakland, not far from where the city-sponsored towing place takes your car. So anyway, I’ve got it back… the only downside is that you can now start the car with anything similar to the shape of a key. (And you can drive it with no keys in the ignition! Wheeee!) Oh, and I bought myself a CLUB to put on it. Nobody’s driving away in MY piece of shit car.
Well, I’ve heard that the California wildfires are starting to die down a little. Here is a map from CNN showing the areas in question, and an amazing satellite shot showing just how massive they are. It’s really incredible how far the smoke travels. In this panoramic picture you can get a sense of the size, too. Although they say we have similar conditions up here, I think we’re pretty safe down here near the bay.
Thanks to global warming, experts say Bangkok could be under water within this century. Considering that some of the first things to go would be the astonishing temples right on the Chao Phraya River, that really sucks.
Alright, this is about the trillionth time I’ve heard about the continent-sized plastic stew floating in the Pacific Ocean. However, there has never been photographic evidence along with any of these articles! The linked article features one shot of a few bottles sitting on the ocean floor, but if this thing is really the size of a continent, can someone get their ass out there and take some pictures?! I mean, this could be some award-winning photojournalism! Go go go!
Who knew that Val Kilmer has a rad treehouse? I hope he can come out to play, ’cause I heard he got grounded.
A giant new marketplace is going up in Jack London Square, here in Oakland. I know it won’t be as awesome as the West Side Market, but I’ll be happy to avoid the supermarkets any time I can.
Did you know that women in Europe and Canada have been using a birth control device called the Lady Comp for years? All it does is take your temperature and somehow forecasts whether or not you’re fertile that day. It apparently has about the same success rate as other methods, too. I think the most important thing for the author in particular is that it has no side effects. Oh, and get this, it’s not actually legal in the US. Now why the hell would that be?
Wild turkeys have returned to Massachusetts, and they’re everywhere. Also, after just making sure I spelled that right, I realized what a strange word Massachusetts really is. Where the hell did that come from?
The history of Windows startup sounds. God, every one of them is annoying. So is the Mac startup sound, which I have disabled.
Top 15 manipulated photos. Some good ones in there.
