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I used to think the BMW memory watch that █████ bought me a couple of Christmases back was the pinnacle of cool. But that was before she sent me a link to this.

Be still my ticking heart.

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William Shunn
William Shunn

Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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Cool Shit

The Incredible Utility of Christmas Tree Tinsel

I learned something very cool yesterday. Of course, I'm a science geek, but I still thinks it's cool enough to share. I'm in Los Angeles this week, doing what I hope will be ongoing programming work for a new client. The client is a

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Bugs

Crunchy!

The cicadas have arrived in Chicago! I'm relieved, because I was a little worried about how we would eat when we get there.

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Snakes & Arrows
Cool Stuff

The Snakes and Arrows of Outrageous Good Fortune

I just barely put the album on, but holy shit, I'm flipping through the Snakes & Arrows booklet and there are not one, not two, but three instrumentals. Good God, it's a Rush lover's fantasy.

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Cool Stuff

29 of 365

I sneaked out of the office for a while this afternoon and met photographer+ Bill Wadman at Grand Central Station. The goal was to shoot portrait #29 for his excellent 365 Portraits project, where he shoots and posts a portrait a day for a year. We—I say we but

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