Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things

Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things:

"The last captive thylacine died in the Hobart Zoo on September 7, 1936. Today in Australia, the day is now known as “Threatened Species Day.” Ten years ago it was known as “National Thylacine Day.”"

the amount of species wiped out in the 20th century makes me angry when I think about it,
which is rarely...

LBJ Night Before JFK Assassination: "Those SOB's Will Never Embarrass Me Again"

LBJ Night Before JFK Assassination: "Those SOB's Will Never Embarrass Me Again":

"Brown said that in the immediate aftermath of the convention Hunt and Johnson mapped out a strategy to kill Kennedy.

'It was a total political crime and H.L. Hunt really controlled what actually happened to John Kennedy - he and Lyndon Johnson,' said Brown."

Nikola Tesla's 'Black Magic' Touring Car: Tesla's Free Energy Pierce-Arrow | 150th Anniversary of Tesla's Birth | What powered the electric 1931 Pierc

Nikola Tesla's 'Black Magic' Touring Car: Tesla's Free Energy Pierce-Arrow | 150th Anniversary of Tesla's Birth | What powered the electric 1931 Pierce-Arrow?: "As the story goes, Tesla inserted the two metal rods and announced confidently, 'We now have power' and then proceeded to drive the car for a week, 'often at speeds of up to 90 mph.' One account says the motor developed 1,800 rpm and got fairly hot when operating, requiring a cooling fan. The 'converter' box is said to have generated enough electrical energy to also power the lights in a home."

Tesla.
death rays and free energy.
right on.

so...

left my phone at the axiom

good thing

otherwise
I'd be
making calls
I have no business
making...

as it is blogging
to avoid
e-mails
I shouldn't send

coming home
instead of going to notsuoh
to avoid saying things
I shouldn't say...

this was not
the night
I had planned.

it never is.

I take this as evidence
that plans are bad
not that mine are faulty...

best laid
aft gang agley
all that.

g'night.