Archive for August, 2006

Eating a Live Wasp

A user at Ask MetaFilter asks, “Can I eat a live wasp?” At the time of this writing nobody has yet said yes… One person did, however, say that wasps and bees can be eaten after being boiled and even gives some tips as to how to prepare them. Technorati Tags: bug, insect, survival, wasp

New Desktop Picture

Of Monument Valley in Utah. Technorati Tags: desktop, flickr, photograph

Youth Against Sudoku

From the girl in my class who fills out the square puzzles instead of listening to lectures to newspapers from as far away as India, it seems that nobody is safe from sudoku. However, a group as been formed that is attempting to fight this plague. They call themselves Youth Against Sudoku and they hail [...]

Buy 2000 fake identities

Now, with the power of the internet and just two American dollars, you can buy 2000 fake identities and have them shipped directly to your email. This basic package comes with fake names, addresses, telephone numbers and credit card accounts. If that is not good enough for you, for an extra thirteen dollars, you can [...]

Note Taking Hacks

As you might have read in a previous entry, I have recently begun carrying a Moleskine notebook around, almost religiously. As an acolyte in the cult of molskinery, I am always on the look out for neat tips and tricks that can help me organize my notes better. So today, I was reading the 43Folders [...]

Quin Starts a Blog

My good friend Quin will be leaving tomorrow for a year in Belgium. So us back here in the states can keep up with his adventures, I have talked him into starting a blog. It is hosted on unbrain.net and can be found at je.suis.un.pizza.unbrain.net. As of the time this post was written, he has [...]

Occupation is a Crime (and College Tours)

Last week, I took a trip to the east coast to check out colleges. I’m only going to be a junior in high school this year but I figured I could get a head start and actually find something that I like. On Thursday morning I went on a tour at Georgetown University. It was raining [...]