Alas, the day's ruminations have produced no coherent theme, so let us give gnotalex's Big Box O' Links a shake and see what tumbles out.
This looks like a parody, but the address of Georgetown Law School is for real, and so is the case, apparently. It's about some dryasdust patent dispute, but note the names of the litigants. (Via Oxblog.)
Automation rides to the rescue of HTML illiterates such as myself. The Strange Banana will construct an endless series of webpages, suitable for blogs or what-have-you. If you don't like the design, just reload the page and generate another.
Ever notice how cars in movies always burst into flames the instant they collide with anything? Our favorite is when a car falling from a high place explodes the instant before it hits the ground. It's as though its gas tank gets panicky and detonates at the mere thought of striking Earth. Fortunately, the physics are not so cooperative.
From the Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics website, which explains in layman's language why a lot of Hollywood's most beloved conventions just don't translate to real life.
Ya think? Informative and entertaining.