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Operating Instructions

Really? You mean you can't just hose em' down? Well color me embarrassed!

The full set of images are a must-see.

"I don't want to be this way. But I am, so don't be mad. Be understanding."

This piece, about a girl with Autism who communicates lucidly through her computer, completely blew me away. Powerful, powerful stuff.

Additional video here. Carly also answered some viewer questions here.

It's amazing how little we understand about Autism (and about the brain generally). I heard a piece on NPR recently that discussed how Autistic children sometimes emerge temporarily from the disorder when they have a fever, as if there is a perfectly "normal" child trapped beneath a veil of Autism. (I just did a search -- that piece can be heard here.)

Here's hoping all of these breakthroughs lead to a cure -- or at least some newer, more effective treatments for Autism.

links for 2008-02-19

• The World's Greatest Music Collection - eBay (item 140206309501 end time Feb-21-08 06:00:00 PST)
  WOW. Anybody got a spare, errm, 3 million?
• Fun Size Countries: The Insane Histories of the World's 6 Tiniest Nations
  I hereby declare my bed a country: Snoozslyvania.
• Alltop.com Moms
  Guy Kawasaki sent me a link to this yesterday -- a convenient little aggregator, no? And it's nice to be listed alongside such fabulous bitches. (By the by, there's also a Celebrity blogs section featuring MamaPop! Woot!)

links for 2008-02-16

• Parent Shock: Children Are Not Décor - New York Times
  I'd pretty much like to punch all of these people in the face.
• Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle
  Is he awesome? You decide.
• top 9 unique structures soon to be built | deputydog
  Holy freakin' crap!

No good can come of this.

Stupid humans.

Seriously, does anyone know of a reanimation story that goes well?

Yeah, me neither.

links for 2008-02-11

• Sci Tech News - Marriage may tame genius
  Oh crap. Well, that explains a lot.
• YouTube - The True Story Of The Traveling Wilburys
  Part one of a documentary on the late 80's supergroup (did I ever mention I'm an ELO geek?)
• YouTube - Stewart & Colbert vs Conan
  Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert & Conan O'Brien duke it out

links for 2008-02-06

• 10 Ways to Sabotage Your Marriage
  In case you were looking for, like, tips and stuff. snort.
• YouTube - 20 minutes or so about why I am 4Barack
  Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig on why Barak Obama is the right choice for America.
• Breaking News: Series Of Concentric Circles Emanating From Glowing Red Dot | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
  Freaking HILARIOUS

"Lost" Easter Eggs

This one goes out to my fellow "Lost" geeks: you really, really don't want to look at this site until you've seen the first episode of this season.

Fair warning, kiddos.

Fox likes stealing people's stuff, apparently

From Pitchfork: "Yes, That Was an Arcade Fire Song in a Super Bowl Ad":

We knew these guys were sports fans, but would Win, Regine, and the gang really sell their music to Rupert Murdoch so that he could advertise his football television program?

No, no they wouldn't.

Turns out Fox never even asked the band if they could use their song, and they certainly weren't given permission to do so.

NIIIIICE. Truman's in good company though, I guess.

links for 2008-01-30

• jennsylvania: It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again*
  Dudes. People like to steal blogger's shit, no? (PS: GO JEN GO!!)
• YouTube - Fuck Planet Earth
  NSFW, but oddly hilarious.
• THE SLANKET, THE BEST BLANKET EVER
  A blanket with sleeves? Why not just wear a freakin' robe?
• What font says 'Change'? - The Boston Globe
  Type designers decode the presidential candidates
• Most Emailed Photos - Flocke
  Today in cute...

links for 2008-01-28

• http://whitewhine.tumblr.com/
  White people. Complaining.
• Lifestudies: A diary of a rock 'n' roll divorce
  Dean Wareham of Galaxie 500 & Luna on his affair with Luna's bassist, and resultant divorce
• You Suck at Photoshop, Hilarious Tutorials by Donnie Hoyle
  This precisely what the internet was made for.
• January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day
  I may just do this. You?

links for 2008-01-27

• Booksthatmakeyoudumb
  (Is feeling smarter for having read Lolita)

links for 2008-01-26

• ABC News: More Than Gossip, Britney Brings in Bucks
  But what about the cost of my pain and suffering, huh? How is THAT accounted for?

links for 2008-01-22

• Razzies© 2007 Nominees
  Poor Li Lo. Snort.
• Flickr: The Mah Fridge: Let Me Show It To You Pool
  It's blowin' up! You should JOIN US!
• 10 Incredible Old Computer Ads
  Wow, 80mbs for under $12K? Where do I sign?

links for 2008-01-17

• ThinkGeek :: SnūzNLūz - Wifi Donation Alarm Clock
  "Connects via WiFi to your online bank account, and donates YOUR real money to an organization you HATE when you decide to snooze!"
• The Sound of Young America: Podcast: The Wire's Bubbles and Bunk: Andre Royo and Wendell Pierce
  Because you so know this show is teh awesome!
• Flickr: Photos from The Library of Congress
  LOC's flickr photo page -- "more than 3,000 photos from two of our most popular collections are being made available on our new Flickr page, to include only images for which no copyright restrictions are known to exist." WOOT!
• Hollywood Hair Virtual Makeover - Try On Celebrity Hairstyles at InStyle.com - Trends - In Style
  Not that you need one. You're gorgeous just as you are.
• Computer decodes dog communication - tech - 17 January 2008 - New Scientist Tech
  Not sure I really want to know what Truman has to say, to be perfectly honest

links for 2008-01-16

• Exclusive: The Cruise Indoctrination Video Scientology Tried To Suppress
  If you haven't yet seen this video of Tom Cruise appearing more than a little batshit crazy, ohmahstinkin' heck you MUST
• The Raw Story | US drafting plan to allow government access to any email or Web search
  Uhh, this is bad
• ROFLCon
  "...an effort to assemble every famous internet meme or celebrity to come to Harvard in the spring of 2008 to attend a conference." AWESOME!