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Day November 22, 2004

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Kevin Sites

Nov 22, ’04 11:56 AM

Kevin Sites was present when that Iraqi POW was killed and weighs in with his account.

So here, ultimately, is how it all plays out: when the Iraqi man in the mosque posed a threat, he was your enemy; when he was subdued he was your responsibility; when he was killed in front of my eyes and my camera — the story of his death became my responsibility.

The burdens of war, as you so well know, are unforgiving for all of us.

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The Hand Up Project

Nov 22, ’04 10:50 AM

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Helping homeless hermit crabs.

Based on what we know about the new needs of these animals in their current environment, the Hand Up Project proposes to manufacture alternative forms of housing, specifically designed for use by land hermit crabs, out of plastic. This solution offers multiple benefits. Not only will the project afford the animal badly needed additional forms of shelter, but we also contend that, by utilizing current technology, we may now be better equipped to meet the needs of this life-form than nature ever has.

I love the way the article starts out.

Right now, 30 percent of all hermit crabs on our shorelines are living in shells that are too small for them.

THE HORROR!!

(via Metafilter)

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Fun With Street Boxes

Nov 22, ’04 10:03 AM

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This is a terrific gallery of art drawn on street boxes. (I especially liked the fish tank one)

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Photo Gallery of Japanese Sewers

Nov 22, ’04 9:47 AM

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There are some interesting pictures of Japanese sewers in this gallery although I could swear that some of these are screen captures from Half Life 2. And yes, I did buy the game and played it way too much this weekend.

Since I am on the topic, I have to say that the game is wonderful and all except for the fact that everytime I start a new game it connects to Steam to verify if I have a legitimate version and not a pirated copy. So, if I don’t have an internet connection the game is worthless. I realize that software piracy is a big issue but at the same time I hate that I have bought a game and then have to go through a verification process everytime I start it.

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Chainsaw Art

Nov 22, ’04 6:52 AM

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A gallery of sculptures created with chainsaws.

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The Rules of Dueling

Nov 22, ’04 6:47 AM

I checked but surprisingly didn’t find this on Zell Miller’s website.
(via Backward’s City)

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Pepsi Spice Project

Nov 22, ’04 6:40 AM

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This guy tries to do the Supersize me thing but with Pepsi Holiday Spice instead of Mcdonalds. Oh, and he has a blog of course.

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Celestia

Nov 22, ’04 6:21 AM

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This is a very nice, and FREE planetarium program.

Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn’t confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy. All travel in Celestia is seamless; the exponential zoom feature lets you explore space across a huge range of scales, from galaxy clusters down to spacecraft only a few meters across. A ‘point-and-goto’ interface makes it simple to navigate through the universe to the object you want to visit.

(Thanks Eugene)

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Deliberately Concealed Garments Project

Nov 22, ’04 6:05 AM

This is interesting. I didn’t realize that garments were concealed in buildings, nevermind there being a website dedicated to them.

Despite the fact that this term may conjure images of underwear, it is used to describe instances where items of clothing have been deliberately hidden or buried in a building. The evidence for this practice dates back to the Middle Ages.

Builders, owners or residents appear to have hidden clothing and other objects in the fabric of buildings, intentionally sealing the space afterwards. Garments have been discovered at a later time when changes are being made to a building. They have been found most commonly near entrance and exit points in buildings, for example windows or chimneys.

(Thanks Jabberwocky)

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