Flotsam & Jetsam

 True Bacon porn.

via: http://ize.hu/

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We all have ‘em – times during the day when want something to do, but either don’t have anything productive lined up, or just want to wile away the time and do something brain dead for a bit.  My usual fallback (usually when I’m on the phone) is Freecell (73% win rate).  It’s small, fun, [...]

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From the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/09/internationalcrime.italy)
Bernardo Provenzano’s rules for running a successful organization.  If he ever gets out of Jail, he could make a nice tidy profit on the speaking circuit.
Rule 1: Submersion
When a company is failing, the first step is to take it below the radar. You want to lose that cursed epithet “troubled” as quickly [...]

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A social networking like site that I can actually get behind.  A place to list books you’ve read, find out what books your friends are reading, and talk about ‘em.   *sigh*  my bookshelves are already packed to the brim.  If I get anymore I’m going to have to start making piles on the floor again.
http://www.goodreads.com/

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I think this is the week of lists.  They’ve been appearing all over the place:
IFC’s 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time.  CLASSIC’s
http://www.nerve.com/dispatches/nerveeditors/50GreatestComedySketches/01/
 Then of course, there’s the List of Bests.  There are some good ones here.
http://www.listsofbests.com/

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