The little octopus picks up two halves of a coconut shell and carries them across the ocean floor with her suckers. Suddenly, startled, she drops the shell halves and dives inside.
Like a lot of you, I watched that video and wondered, "Just how smart are cephalopods, anyway?"
Turns out, on a sca... More.
BB reader Laszlo Thoth writes,
I've always been puzzled by the strong opposition to same-sex marriage. I just don't see what's so bad about it. I have no idea what the harm is. I've talked to many supporters of CA Prop 8 but they haven't been able to tell me either.
Last night I was reading an Oc... More.
Over at the Smoking Gun today, a series of photographs that show a teddy bear rescued from enslavement by drug traffickers who stuffed its plushy little nether-orifices full of nearly a dozen bags of hallucinogenic mushrooms.... More.
I got a chuckle out of this geek graffiti in the bathroom of a Chinese restaurant near UC Berkeley. I've seen this gag before in San Francisco, but larger on an outside wall.
Previously:C graffiti - Boing Boing
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Adidas released a line of Star Wars trainers. Some of them are inspired by various characters or spaceships, like a Stormtrooper, Tie Fighter, or X-Wing pilot (above). One style has several iconic scenes emblazoned right on the shoes. Each pair comes in a blister pack, inspired I guess by the old ... More.
Tonight, I'm launching my latest novel, Makers in Canada, at the excellent Toronto sf reference library, the Merril Collection, at 239 College St. (3rd floor), east of Spadina. The event starts at 7PM, and I'll be doing a reading, taking questions, and signing books.
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YAY! I get to bask in your glory, and buy the book for my wife because she refuses to read it off a 10 year old Palm IIIx (Was eventually gonna buy it anyway, but reading MAKERS on refurbished hardware just seems right).
Cool. Hope this gets repeated every second day!
Snicker... my sarcastic side wants to say (in pure devotion) "free soldering gun with every book purchase!" .. if only. : ) Looking forward to it!!
~K.
I just finished the book. Really great read.
Thanks Cory!
Congrats, Cory!
I was hoping to drop by tonight, but couldn't work out the time. All the best - hope to see you again soon.
Cheers,
ben