Why'd Baarle-Hertog have to go and make things so complicated?

An interesting town on the Belgium-Netherlands border, where random bits of the town belong to, and follow the law of, one country and random bits to the other. Some restaurants and houses are divided between the two countries.

Last year I killed a man

The conductor of a train that hit a man committing suicide tells his story.

GOG.com Teaser

Buy old PC games for $5.99 and $9.99 that are DRM free and XP/Vista compatible.

The Website Is Down

Looks like it's up to me…

Writers' Rooms

Photos and descriptions of many author's workspaces.

41 Medical Secrets: If You Only Knew …

Reader's Digest offered two dozen doctors a chance to anonymously say what would normally be inappropriate to tell patients.

NDP to introduce 'net neutrality' private member's bill

Nice to see positive government action in this.

B.C. severed foot mystery continues

Four severed feet have washed up on our shores, the first three with sneakers still attached, and no one knows where they're from.

10 Free E-books for Writers

The first two are great resources that I've spent time going through in the past. I haven't had a chance to look through the rest yet.

Fully-functional NES controller coffee table

This is actually pretty cool.

Tours Where You Get to Be Indiana Jones

A company that organizes vacation itineraries for you and throws in random encounters - robberies, kidnapings, ghosts, etc. I guess you need a pretty vivid imagination for this.

Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming!

Please let it be so!

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Radio Waves Cure Cancer?

An exciting discovery that may lead to a cure or better treatment for cancer.

BC Ferries board gives itself $18,000 pay increase

An $18,000 pay increase for each part-time board member is a bit much when ferry fares have been rising so much recently. I'm going to start swimming to the mainland soon.

DreamWorks to make 'Ghost' in 3-D

DreamWorks has acquired rights to Ghost in the Shell and plan to make it into a 3D live action movie.

Choice Reviews of Lonely Planet Colombia from Amazon.com

Some reviews from the fraudulent Lonely Planet guide.

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22 Blogs Every Writer Should Read

Still making my way through the list, but it looks like there's some good weblogs here.

Lonely Planet Fraud

Lonely Planet writer admits he never even visited Colombia while writing about it.

Steampunk Star Wars Action Figures

Obi-Wan Kenobi looks especially cool.

Peanut Butter, The Atheist's Nightmare

Of course! It's all clear now.

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SoapBoxxer - What’s Your Opinion?

Interesting new social website. A question is posted, people choose whether they agree or disagree, and then it’s discussed in the comments.

Baidu Loves Barack

Chinese search engine, Baidu, is using an image of Barack Obama in their logo, and they have a tribute page for him as well. A bizarre endorsement…

Richard Dawkins: ‘Growth in creationist beliefs a problem for schools’

“I have spoken to a lot of science teachers in schools here in Britain who are finding an increasing number of students coming to them and saying they are Young Earth creationists. Now this is a belief that the Earth is only 6000 years old”

Digsby

Great multi-protocol, cross-platform chat client that also has Twitter, Gmail, and Facebook support.

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The Graveyard: A Tale of Tales

Five minute computer game. Walk through a graveyard to a bench, listen to a nice song, and walk out again. More of an art piece than a game. The paid version is exactly the same, but it adds the possibility of death.

The Best of Lifehacker in Upgrade Your Life

108 “lifehacks”.

Universities with the Best Free Online Courses

Free courses from leading universities, with text, audio and video.

Stephen King vs. the Violent Videogame Bill

King’s thoughts on Massachusetts’ controversial “games as porn” House Bill 1423.