Talk about a hard knock life: He spent life picking himself up (via null)

You geeks with your puny HDTV sets think 1080p is sharp? Try 4320p (with 7680 pixels in each horizontal row): BBC | Europe gets glimpse of HD future

It’s not getting any smarter out there. You have to come to terms with stupidity, and make it work for you.
- Frank Zappa

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A month or two ago, we were walking through a parking lot on our way to Fresh Choice when we walked by a young sycamore tree. There were a few sycamore seed pods lying on the ground: Small, round, hard green things with spikes sticking out all over.
Clara [...]

San Francisco literary festival October 6-14: Litquake » The Festival

Now that Talk Like a Pirate Day is over, Clara and I are wondering: When is National Talk Like a Parrot Day?

One of the minor irritations of being an adoptive parent is the probing, too-personal questions that strangers feel like they’re entitled to ask you. I usually find these questions easy to deflect, but some parents get really upset by them.
So, if you’re an adoptive parent and you get angered by these kinds of questions, [...]

Growth is inevitable, therefore, it “should be channeled into already urbanized areas.” Thoughtful ideas here: Coastsider: Letter: Smart Growth and the Coastside

Sept 14 is World Hearing Voices Day: Can hearing voices in your head be a good thing?