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Many, many years ago I owned and ran asciifun.com. Mostly it was created as a way to paste figlet output into code comments and other random stupidity happening on irc networks. Back in 1999, this…

The first U.S. mission to return samples from an asteroid to Earth, addressing multiple NASA Solar System Exploration objectives. — Read on www.asteroidmission.org/ Once again, landing on asteroids is still awesome.

[wpvideo aqPX4sLI ] Brought to you by the Encountering Buddha exhibition at the Smithsonian Sackler and Freer Galleries in Washington DC.

My friend's documentary film about a soldier, a portrait, and her father is free on Veterans Day in the US. Watch at http://www.thesilentsoldier.com. A prior story is available at SS Léopoldville Troopship Memorial

View of Hawthorne, Nevada and Walter Lake from 12,000 m altitude. Fascinating history.

A rainy day in NYC is best spent at The Met.

Roughly 9 years ago, I cashed out some stock options and bought my road bike, a Felt F95X. Over the years, I've kept it fairly stock. I changed the tires to Continental Gran Prix 4000…

FreeBSD Day | FreeBSD Foundation — Read on www.freebsdfoundation.org/national-freebsd-day/

After a great brunch in Fairfax, CA, my partner and I walked across the street to the Marin Museum of Bicycling. It's a fairly small place with a ton of history contained within. It's run…

[wpvideo sy49nQaS ] The high technology loop of its day.