Rotundus.com

• Some good advice on complaining
• Warren Buffet complains about not paying ENOUGH taxes
• Apparently you can float a diamond "iceberg" in liquid diamond (the sort of behaviour that was AFAIK previously thought limited to water)
• How to prune your library - this is the sort of thing that seems to become more difficult over time, but I've been trying to tackle this again
• Replacing my oversize point-and-shoot digicam with one of these (the lens on its predecessor was starting to die... but it got a lot of use in its short lifespan)

I would say that if you don’t believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, and that he rose again from the dead and by his sacrifice our sins are forgiven, you’re really not in any meaningful sense a Christian.

- Christopher Hitchens (author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything) in Portland Monthly

This was in response to an interview question from a liberal "Christian".

Last night: homemade ribs + baked potatoes (plus some token proper veggies in the form of coleslaw), and watched Dresden with a couple friends.

Now: Taking a break from staring at the ceiling to catch up on email and the like.