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    Le Drool (as they say in Western Europe)

    I’ve seen these before, hanging on a rack in the kitchen of a very shi-shi seafood place in New York. At the time, I did not realize what I was looking at, nor was I qualified to appreciate it.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • October 18, 2020
    • Art, Things That Delight Me

    Trolleyology Done Right

    I was thinking about “trolley car problem”s the other day and thought, “I have a friend who has kids, maybe I should give them a trolley car experiment playset for Xmas”*

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    • October 17, 2020
    • Art, Philosophy, Things That Delight Me

    Take Advantage of My Mistake!

    I made a mistake, the other day. (“what, one?” I hear you mentally snark)

    Update: The DVDs are spoken for; they are going to corrupt some youth!

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • October 11, 2020
    • Art, Science, Silliness, Things That Delight Me

    Gooby And Bowl

    A while ago, I auctioned off a “winner’s choice” gooby. So, here it is:

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • October 6, 2020
    • Art, Badger Forge, Things That Delight Me

    Hypnotism: An Update

    I have gotten side-tracked.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • September 30, 2020
    • Science, Things That Delight Me

    Cake

    I had not heard of this thing, before, but apparently it’s a new fad: cake that looks like non-cake.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • August 14, 2020
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    Things That Delight Me: Lightsaber Kendo

    I’m impressed that the lightsabers survive.

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    • August 8, 2020
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    3 Strikes and You’re Far Out

    This is a pretty funny story.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 16, 2020
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    From the Annals of Dubious History

    I don’t know if this is accurate or photoshopped. But, it’s funny enough to share with that warning.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • May 5, 2020
    • Things That Delight Me

    Stresses On a Blade

    Back in November 2018 I posted a link to a video of the deflection on a katana blade as it cuts through some rolled-up matting. [stderr]

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    • April 23, 2020
    • Art, Things That Delight Me
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