June 2011

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EDWARD is a diwheel. That is, it’s a vehicle with both its wheels axially aligned, instead of one in front of the other like a bike. The motors in the wheels are controlled by a joystick, and this means that, by spinning them in opposite directions, you can quite literally turn on a dime (or...

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I've been slowly working through Five Dials's  Parenting Issue, mostly on the train and likely to the dismay of commuters who've had to endure the gasps and facial contortions elicited by each revelation it contains. Parents not only fuck you up, it seems they like to indulge in near-incoherent pathography detailing how you're the source...

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Exhibit A Deep Cosplay: Buddhism geek [caption id="attachment_2667" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Kuya Shonin (903-72) with little Amida Buddhas coming out of his mouth"][/caption] Exhibit B Meta Cosplay: '80s 8-bit fan [caption id="attachment_2668" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Legend of Zelda (ca. 1986)"][/caption] ...

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This is the most exciting blog I've seen in a long time. You don't have to be Catholic (or make a mockery) to have fun with it. If I were a religion major, I'd choose it over Wikipedia to cram for the Liturgical Seasons exam, for sure. Make every day a Feast Day! [caption id="attachment_2657" align="alignnone"...

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Sometimes the things that make you sick and obsessive you cannot talk about in public without alienating yourself, unless those things make you sicker and crazier, in which case you get a show on TLC.* So Chibi had to go away for a while to deal with some stuff until she was ready to obsess about...