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Briefly Noted for March 25, 2008

March 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Wikihistory is a short science fiction story about a group of future time travelers’ journeys to the mid-20th century. Structured as a series of posts to a message board or wiki, Wikihistory is good mix of alternative history and science fiction, which in several ways again makes the point that science fiction is often just […]

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Tags: Alternative History · Briefly Noted · Film · Food & Drink · Science Fiction · Tops of All Time

Briefly Noted for March 11, 2008

March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

How to make a Leyden jar out of a two-liter Coke bottle, from MAKE Magazine.
Top Ten Moments in Sitcom History. I think you’d have to put Lucy and Ethel’s stint at the conveyor belt at the top of the table, but a good list nevertheless. (Thanks, Jerm.)
Prolific “junior ranger” Chance Finegan on the history of […]

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Tags: Briefly Noted · History of Technology · Hobbies · Humor · Local History · Management · Television · Tops of All Time

Briefly Noted for February 27, 2008

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

A Year Before is a WordPress plugin allowing users to display titles of articles posted n number of days ago. Its developers suggest using it in a “historical corner” to show “what happened in your blog e.g. 30 days, 6 months or a year before.”
Tenspotting. Chock full of “best ever” lists.
28 Weird Al Yankovic Parodies […]

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Tags: Ambient History · Blogs · Briefly Noted · Music · Tools · Tops of All Time

Ridiculous, Ludicrous

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

It has been a while since I posted in the Tops of All Time category. That isn’t because it’s any less popular. Here are a few (”bad”) examples:
The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History
The 10 Most Ludicrous Moments in The History of 24

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Tags: Humor · Music · Television · Tops of All Time

Best and Worst

April 4th, 2007 · No Comments

It has been a while since I posted something in the Tops of All Time series, but I noticed two recent articles in PC World that fit the bill. The first is a wistful look back at the 10 Worst PCs of All Time. The second lists the 50 Best Tech Products […]

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Tags: History of Technology · Mozilla · Tops of All Time